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
• The Plan/Promise is scheduled for review during Parent/teacher conferences in October and March and at meetings scheduled upon request. The Promise goals will be visited throughout the year during all parent workshops that focus on reading comprehension.

Winn Holt Elementary will…

• Provide weekly teacher newsletters focusing on grade-level appropriate strategies for reading

• Provide workshops modeling specific strategies for parents that they can practice with their children at home to increase academic achievement in reading

• Provide additional strategies to families via Learning Space

As Students, we will…

• Share the newsletters from my teacher with my family so I can practice grade-level specific reading

• Ask my family to attend reading workshops. Practice reading strategies with my family

• Explore the school’s webpage and my teacher’s Google Classroom page with my family to find fun websites that will help me with my reading skills

As Families, we will…

• Read teacher newsletters for grade-level specific reading skills and practice with my child several times each week

• Attend workshops to learn reading strategies

• Visit the school website and the student learning page for resources/materials to assist with reading skills and contact the Parent Instructional Coordinator if I need help.

LET'S TALK

Winn Holt strives to provide ongoing communication with our families via the school website, text messages, and the school marquee to ensure all are informed of school events and activities. 

If you need interpretation and/or translation services, please contact: yuderkis.nivar-brito@gcpsk12.org or 678-376-8629. 

• Title I Planning Meeting

• Title I Annual Meetings

• Meet the Teacher Night

• Parent Teacher Conferences

• Knights of Learning (Fall/Spring)

• New Kindergarten Parent Workshop

• Title I is a federal program designed to support school reform efforts to improve teaching and learning for all students.

• Title I programs are based on effective means of improving student achievement and include strategies to support family engagement.

• The Title I Office reserves at least one percent of the district’s allocation to fund family and community engagement programs. The use of these funds is based on suggestions gathered at our spring Planning Meetings from families and community members. Funds are distributed equally to all our Title I schools

• Childcare and/or transportation may be provided for meetings and school events.