Meadowcreek Elementary School
Principal: Adrienne Tedesco
5025 Georgia Belle Court, Norcross, GA 30093
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Meadowcreek Elementary School is fulfilling Gwinnett County Public School's four strategic priorities of Empathy, Equity, Effectiveness, and Excellence. Visit the School Profile Dashboard to find more detailed data on our school.
- The Georgia Department of Education recognized Meadowcreek Elementary School with Distinguished status for implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) last school year. PBIS encourages positive behaviors with recognition for students who exhibit appropriate school conduct.
- Meadowcreek Elementary School formed various clubs for students to join, including Robotics, Chorus, Reader’s Rally, Girls on the Run, Student Council, Art, Boys to Men, Garden, Soccer, and Ladies to BEE. Our Student Council members could attend a legislative session with our Representative, Marvin Lim. They were also able to meet the Governor and his wife. Additionally, four 5th-grade students represented Meadowcreek Elementary at the Gwinnett Elementary Honor Chorus performance! Meadowcreek Elementary students had the opportunity to participate in many different clubs for the first time this year. Our Soccer club was a massive hit, with many students participating in practices and games against other elementary schools in the Meadowcreek Cluster. Meadowcreek High School’s soccer coach and team lined our field so the students could play on an authentic soccer field. Chick-fil-A on Jimmy Carter donated uniforms for our students. It was a fantastic experience for our students to exercise and learn teamwork and good sportsmanship. Meadowcreek Elementary School launched its First LEGO League Explore team for 2nd and 3rd graders. Students participated in a STEM group, building and designing solutions to various problems. They tackled challenges and solved unique scenarios.
- Meadowcreek Elementary fostered a positive climate and culture by implementing monthly Spirit Nights and school events for students and community members to spend time with one another and establish deeper relationships. These events included Stevie B's Spirit Nights, Skate Spirit Night, Literacy Night, STEM Night, Heritage Night, Valentine’s Dance, and Bruster’s Spirit Night. During our Heritage Night, various community members came to represent multiple countries and shared cultural activities with families.
- Hanna Tadesse was nominated as Meadowcreek Elementary’s Teacher of the Year. Hanna currently serves as an Instructional Coach and MTSS Coordinator. Previously, she taught 3rd grade.
- Meadowcreek Elementary’s grades 3-5 counselor, Mi’esha Reynolds, was recognized as the Gwinnett County Elementary Counselor of the Year. Mi’esha served as the lead Meadowcreek cluster counselor and supported many initiatives, including attendance incentives, support for MLLs within counseling services, and implementing trauma-sensitive practices.
- Aimee Ragsdale, Meadowcreek Elementary’s ESOL teacher, won Gwinnett County’s ESOL Teacher of the Year award. Her dedication to the multilingual learners at MES is inspiring.
- Meadowcreek Elementary hosted the Atlanta Braves Mascot, Boomer! Boomer and the team instructed the students and staff on how to make good nutritional choices and persevere in work and school.
- Meadowcreek Elementary celebrated the hard work and commitment of its teachers by providing multiple opportunities for them to connect with one another. Teachers enjoyed puppy time, a staff retreat, Braves games, and other events throughout the year.
- Meadowcreek Elementary maintained the number of students participating in the gifted program. Seven percent of our students are now receiving gifted services. Additionally, six teachers earned their gifted endorsement and will be able to serve more students in this program.
- Meadowcreek Elementary’s multilingual learners increased their English proficiency as measured by ACCESS. This year’s ACCESS scores show that 57% of students increased their band growth. We also met our CCRPI improvement target for progress toward English language proficiency by more than 10%.