The Plan The Promise 2024

What is a Family and Community Plan?

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.

What is a School-Family Promise?

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.

• The Plan…The Promise will be regularly reviewed as a reminder to all stakeholders of the commitment to support the educational growth of the students.

A review will occur at the following times:

• During the Beginning of the Year Curriculum Night
• During Annual Title 1 Parent Meeting in the Fall
• During Parent/Teacher Conferences (Fall and Spring)
• During the Annual Planning Meeting in the Spring
• Posted on website.
• Copies are available in the Parent Center.

ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES WITH…

• 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.

Working Together to Ensure Success

Annistown Elementary will…                                        

• Provide Opportunities for intervention and enrichment through Generals Target Time focused on reading (45-minute CQI block).
• Provide Extended Learning Opportunities to support students with academic and non-academic learning opportunities. 
• Increase opportunities and pathways for all students to demonstrate eligibility for gifted/talented programming - train staff on multiple ways to identify GT students.
• Provide Extended Learning and Enrichment opportunities for students through podcasts and project-based learning.
• Provide AKS at Home workshops to support parents with curriculum and strategies to support students at home.

Please ensure all activities engage families in the education of their children.

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Gwenda Nimmo-Smith

Date: 05/21/2024

As Students, we will…

• Be engaged and attentive during instructional time, during Extended Learning Opportunities.
• Attend and actively participate in enrichment opportunities before or after school.

As Families, we will…

• Make every effort to allow students to participate in Extended Learning and Enrichment Opportunities when offered.
• Participate in as many parent/engagement activities as possible.
• Attending AKS at-home workshops as they are offered.
• Keep abreast of school activities by checking website postings, parent square communication, flyers that are sent home, and school marquee.