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

Lawrenceville communicates with parents in a family-friendly format by translating documents, publishing information on our school’s website, the school marquee, flyers in Friday Folders, grade-level newsletters, Parent Square, email, phone calls, and Family Center workshops.  

As a parent, you may arrange to speak with a teacher and/or administrator through a phone call or appointment. Please contact the school at  (770) 963-1813 for further information.  Teacher and administrator emails are available on Lawrenceville’s school website at https://www.gcpsk12.org/LawrencevilleES. 

Empathy: Cultural competence, staff and student wellbeing, educator diversity.
Equity: Multi-tiered system of supports, opportunity and access, equitable resource allocation.
Effectiveness: Results-Based evaluation system, talent management, educational return on investment.
Excellence: Preferred education destination, post-secondary and workforce readiness, world-class communication and engagement.

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

Lawrenceville Elementary students will increase the percentage of students scoring in the Proficient and Distinguished categories in the 22-23 Georgia Milestones and District Assessments in the areas of math and language arts. 

Targeted Foundational Skills: 

• Read for fluency and comprehension
• Build math fluency with counting, addition/subtraction, and multiplication

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 
• All families are invited to be involved in the joint development and revision of the School-Family Promise. The Promise is written and reviewed annually with input and feedback from families, teachers, community business partners, and other stakeholders at the Title I Planning Meeting and document review opportunities. 

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 Family 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.

Lawrenceville Elementary will ... 

• Provide workshops and school wide events that will engage students and their families in literacy, math, science, and social studies and SEL (Social Emotional Learning).
• Meet with parents as needed to help them implement the math, reading and social emotional strategies taught in school. 
• Provide parents with resources in the Family Center to assist their child at home in reading and math literacy.

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As Students, we will…

• Use hands-on materials, games, and practice skills at home, so we can improve our reading literacy and math performance.
• Ask my parents/family members to help me summarize and understand what I have read.
• Practice skills with parents using Family Center resources. 

As Families, we will…

• Attend workshops and school-wide events to learn strategies to assist our children's reading and math literacy, as well as learning strategies within Social Emotional Learning.
• Communicate and meet with teachers when additional assistance is needed in supporting our children at home with their literacy and math strategies.
• Utilize Family Center resources and materials to promote our children's reading literacy and math skills from home.

Lawrenceville Elementary is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about student learning. Some of the ways we can foster effective communication include:  

• Teacher Newsletters and eClass Page
• Friday Folders
• School Website and Social Media Accounts
• Phone Calls
• Email
• Parent Square
• Parent Conferences

If you need interpretation and/or translation services, please contact: Glenda Ramos at (678) 376-8634 or Glenda.Ramos@gcpsk12.org.

Here are some opportunities for parents and family members to engage with the school to support their student’s learning:

• Curriculum Night - Fall
• Annual Title I Meeting - Fall 
• 1st Parent/Teacher Conference - October 23rd & 24th
• Knights of Learning - Winter
• 2nd Parent/Teacher Conference - March 5th & 6th
• Tiltle I Planning Meeting - Spring
• Draft Document Review - Spring
• Parent Workshops - Ongoing
• School Council Meeting - Quarterly
• All Pro Dads - Monthly

• 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.

 

Mission

Lawrenceville Elementary will provide a learning environment where students strive to: 
Lead by Learning 
Embrace Diversity 
Achieve Excellence 
Develop Citizenship

Our Family Engagement Center has learning games, books, and many other resources available for families to use at home. Glenda Ramos is available to help you find resources, navigate the Parent Portal, connect with teachers, and learn about ways you can help your student from home.

Our Family Engagement Center is located near the front lobby of the school, in Room 2.126.

Parent Center Hours: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM 

Please contact Glenda Ramos for additional information about our Family Engagement Center and resources available for check-out.

(678) 376-8634

Glenda.Ramos@gcpsk12.org 

 

Parents and community stakeholders interested in volunteer opportunities at Lawrenceville Elementary should contact Glenda Ramos, Family Outreach Liaison, at (678) 376-8634 or email at Glenda.Ramos@gcpsk12.org.

Volunteering Opportunities include: Classroom Parent and School Activities