Centerville Elementary School
Principal: Bonita Banks
3115 Centerville Highway, Snellville, GA 30039
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Centerville Elementary School is fulfilling Gwinnett County Public School's four strategic priorities of Empathy, Equity, Effectiveness, and Excellence. Visit the School Profile Dashboard to find more detailed data on our school.
- Centerville offered several student leadership programs and clubs in 2023-24 including Jr. Beta, Young Ladies of Distinction, Peer Leaders, Student Advisory Council, and Student Ambassadors.
- Centerville utilized the Book Vending Machine donated by Walton EMC to support Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) and Literacy. Each month students were recognized and rewarded for demonstrating positive behavior and academic growth. They were able to receive a book that promoted student engagement in literacy.
- Centerville hosted several events to support parent and student engagement: Curriculum Night, Parent Teacher Conferences, International Night, Black History, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Night, Bring Your Parent to Math Class, Literacy on the Lawn, Sweetheart Sneaker Ball, Winter and Spring Chorus productions, and Cluster-wide Kindergarten Registration Event.
- Centerville has a schoolwide intervention block for all students (What I Need "WIN" Time) providing students with tiered interventions to support academic needs. Centerville continued schoolwide Social Emotional Learning (SEL) implementation with morning meetings and focused SEL lessons and events.
- Centerville students and staff participated in community and civic events, including Veterans Day Celebration, community toiletry drive, the United Way Campaign, student Principal and Assistant Principal for the Day, and community member Principal for the Day.
- Centerville offered an Extended Learning Program (after school) for students in grades 1–5 in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. Students also received additional support to master the curriculum by participating in Response to Intervention and the Early Intervention Program (EIP).
- Centerville offered several parent workshops that aligned to the school's Local School Plan for Improvement to increase student achievement in mathematics, reading, science, and technology. Workshops included information on how to support multi-language learners, how to prepare for academic assessments, and how to prepare for transitions for rising kindergartners and 6th graders.
- Centerville Elementary School was recognized by the Georgia Department of Education with Operational status for its implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in the last school year. PBIS encourages positive behaviors with recognition for students who exhibit appropriate school conduct.
- Centerville Elementary School's Guest Reader Program occurred quarterly. The school hosted over 30 community members and parents who volunteered to read a book to classes and encouraged the importance of developing a love for reading.
- Centerville Elementary School offers the Play 2 Learn Program to engage and support families for children up to 5 years old. Each Wednesday, children and their parents worked with a certified teacher to learn key skills through play, including numbers, letters and sound recognition, motor skills, mathematics, and literacy.