The Family and Community Engagement Plan and all other  Title I information are available on our school’s website at https://www.gcpsk12.org/nesbites under the Title I Section. Families can also find paper copies of this Family and Community Engagement Plan in our Parent Center.  It is also available via MyPaymentsPlus and eClass. Families enrolling new students receive a copy of these documents in the Registrar’s office.

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.

Our school communicates in family-friendly language and format through: Printed flyers, Parent-Teacher Conferences, APTT Meetings, Student Agenda Books, Parent Portal, E-mails, Phone Calls, School Messenger, Class Dojo, Teacher eCLASS pages, and School Marquee.

Parents may request a meeting through the Mustang Parent Center. The Parent Center will notify the Teacher, AP, or Counselor by email secure all stakeholders availability for the meeting. Parents will receive information about meetings within 24 hours. Meetings may be offered at convenient times for the parents. To schedule a meeting, please contact -

 Elibeth Torres, Parent Outreach Liaison - English/Spanish

 elibeth.torres@gcpsk12.org

770-414-2771

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.

LSPI Goal

Nesbit Elementary will make data-based decisions to ensure that students receive the support/interventions that are needed for both academic press and supportive community.

APTT Foundational Skills

*Literacy –Reading Comprehension

*Math-Fact Fluency

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 [Tell how your school will review the School-Family Promise with families throughout the school year. Include examples such as reviewing the Promise at building parent capacity activities and parent-teacher conferences.]

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.

Nesbit will…

• Set SMART goals while teaching parents educational literacy and math activities
• Provide literacy and math training and resources for families to practice at-home learning with their student
• Provide resources to help students improve scores on iReady diagnostics in Reading and Math

       Ms. Nakia Miller                             5/22/2023  

Principal’s Signature                  Date

As Students, we will…

• Practice math and literacy activities with our teachers and parents to meet SMART Goals
• Master the literacy and math foundational learning skills
• Improve our scores in Reading and Math based on the iReady diagnostics

As Families, we will…

• Attend APTT Team Meetings and parent-teacher individual conferences while setting and monitoring SMART goals for our children
• Use math and literacy foundational skills and strategies to support our children's learning at home
• Learn about resources for students to improve scores on iReady diagnostics in Reading and Math

Some of the ways we can foster effective communication include Printed flyers, Parent-Teacher Conferences, APTT Meetings, Parent Portal, E-mails, Phone Calls, School Messenger, Class Dojo, Teacher eCLASS pages, and the School Marquees.

If you need interpretation and/or translation services, please contact: 

Elibeth Torres, Parent Outreach Liaison (POL)

770-414-2771

• Title I Planning Meeting  (Families, Staff and Community Leaders)

• Title I Document Review (Families, Staff and Community Leaders)

• Title I Annual Meeting     (Families, Staff and Community Leaders)

• Academic Parent-Teacher Team (APTT) Nights  (3 events for Nesbit Families)

•  Schoolwide Parent-Teacher Conference   (Oct.  18^th -19^th  and Mar. 6^th – 7th)

• Digital Learning Days (DLD)   (Sep. 15, Nov. 3, Feb. 2, Mar. 15)

• "Kinder Readiness" Round-Up   (Rising Kindergarten(Pre-K) students and families)

• 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.

To educate, equip, and empower Nesbit students, parents, and staff.

Our Family Engagement  Center has learning games, books, and many other resources available for families to checkout and use at home. Our Parent Instructional Coordinator is Amanda Scott. She is available to help you find resources, navigate the Parent Portal, connect with teachers, and learn about ways you can help your children at home.

Family Engagement Center 

Nesbit Classrooms 1.253 & 1.255

Hours of Operation 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Please contact Amanda Scott for additional information about our Parent Center and resources available for

  checkout.

 Amanda Scott, Parent Instructional Coordinator (PIC)

amanda.scott@gcpsk12.org

Contact # 770-414-2752

Drop In - Pop In Volunteer Program

Parents are always welcome to sign-up to volunteer in the Parent Center. We will place parents in settings that fit their talents. Parents that work full-time jobs are encouraged to participate in our At-Home volunteer opportunities.

 Nesbit’s Classroom Observation Policy

Parents, call the Front Office @ 770-414-2740 to let the Grade Level Administrator know that you will be requesting a classroom observation, please call back within 24 to 48 hours to schedule the actual classroom observation.