The Plan/Promise

The Family and Community Engagement Plan and all other  Title I information are available on our school’s website at https://schools.gcpsk12.org/CentervilleES under the Title I Section. Families can also find paper copies of this Family and Community Engagement Plan in our Family Engagement Center.

It is reviewed and revised at least annually during the Planning Meeting in the spring. All feedback forms from the Planning Meeting are submitted to the Office of Federal Programs for review.  Families who are not able to attend the Planning Meeting have the opportunity to review draft documents and provide input during the draft document review period.

At Centerville Elementary, we promote collaboration between the school and home in a meaningful two-way communication where the common goal is supporting students. 

Our school system provides reserved times, twice annually, for parents and teachers to discuss students’ areas of strengths and growths.  In addition, teachers or families can request additional conferences. 

If you would like to discuss the progress of your child, meetings must be scheduled in advance and at a time when class is not in session. Staff hours are 7:30 am-3:30 pm. If you have questions about the classroom, your first point of contact needs to be the teacher.  Teachers will return communication to parents within 48 hours.  If you have questions that cannot be answered by an immediate concern, you can reach out to an administrator (770-972-2220). 

The Blueprint for the Future is the strategic plan for Gwinnett County Public Schools. This plan is organized into four strategic priorities, each with three specific goals. To ensure success, these goals have clear objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track and measure progress. Each year schools review their data to identify areas for growth and set long-term goals to improve them. This information is used to create a Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI) aligned to the district's priorities. School staff, families, and community members participate in providing input for the LSPI. Families can easily access the latest strategic plan on the Gwinnett County Public Schools' website.

We will provide all students with high quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment to meet high academic standards.

Empathy – Staff and Student Well Being -create a safe school culture focused on the well-being of ALL students and staff

Equity - Multi-tiered System of Supports - decrease the percentage of students performing below grade level on the reading portion of the Georgia Milestones Assessments

continue to focus on consistent implementation of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Program (PBIS) to promote positive behavior, improve school safety, and support the overall wellbeing of our students

Equity -Opportunity and Access -ensure our students have access and opportunities to engage in a high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum expanding beyond K-5 to include early learning access to all families in the community 

Effectiveness- Results-Based Evaluation System -cultivate a culture of continuous quality improvement by focusing on academic progress and reflecting on areas and strategies to help our students and teachers be successful

Excellence - World-Class Communication and Engagement - communicate in a way that reaches all parents

Family Engagement/Building Parent Capacity – build our parents' capacity to support their children's academic achievement by implementing the activities identified in the Plan/The Promise

It is a plan that describes how our school will provide opportunities to improve family engagement that will support student learning at school and at home. All students and their families are invited and encouraged to fully participate in the opportunities described in this plan. The school will provide information and as many opportunities as possible for the participation of all family members.

It is a written agreement that outlines how the school, the students, and the family will work together to ensure your child’s academic success. An effective School-Family Promise contains the following elements:

• Clear learning goals that are linked to the school’s improvement plan
• Specific skills students will learn during the year
• Strategies that staff, families, and students will use to improve student learning
• Ways to extend learning at home
• Methods teachers and family members will use to communicate about student progress
• Opportunities for family members to observe and participate in the classroom
• Jointly-developed by families, school staff, students, community business partners, and other stakeholders during our Planning Meeting

Reviewed and revised throughout the year Reviewed and revised throughout the year at Planning Meetings, Family Engagement Workshops, and Parent Teacher Workshops

• Title I Program Information: Program information is available during the Title I Planning Meeting in the spring and Annual Parent Meetings in the fall, on the school website, and in the Parent Center.
• Curriculum Information: Knowing what your child is learning at school is important. We will keep you informed throughout the year about what your child is learning during parent meetings, conferences, eCLASS, and on our school website.
• Student Progress Monitoring: The Parent Portal is an online resource that allows families to view grades, attendance, schedules, assessment, and your child’s results, course history, and much more. Monitoring your child’s progress in school is an important way to be engaged.
• Parent Resources: We have many resources available for checkout to use at home with your child. We also host several parent workshops to empower you as you work with your child at home.
• Staff Training: We will train our staff to effectively communicate with you. Your input on how we train our staff is valuable.
• Communication: We will communicate, to the extent feasible, all information with you in a language and format you understand.  Whenever possible, we will provide interpreters during parent workshops, and academic events. Translation is available for most documents.
• Transition Support: Entering a new school can be scary for both students and families. We will host events to make sure both you and your child are aware of what is expected and how you can prepare as your child transitions to a new school level, college, and career.

We will provide all students with high quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment to meet high academic standards.

Centerville Elementary School  will…                                        

• Offer literacy and math workshops to model best practices on how to best support students with reading and numeracy comprehension.
• Build parent capacity in areas of literacy and math through school wide events and resources in the parent center.
• Update and continuously support families with educational resources on our school website and eCLASS.

As Students, we will…                                            

• Spend time practicing reading and numeracy comprehension skills and apply them within their daily lives.
• Spend time with families applying reading comprehension skills and problem solving math skills.
• Use the digital resources provided by our teachers and staff.

As Families, we will… As Families, we will…                                             

• Attend parent workshops and school-wide events to learn literacy and numeracy strategies to support learning at home.
• Utilize the resources provide by the school to support literacy and numeracy.
• Continuously use the digital resources that support my child.