School-Parent/Family Compact

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School

Kindergarten

School Year 2025 - 2026

Revision Date: 08/14/2025

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their families, agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement as well as describes how the school and parents/families will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

JOINTLY DEVELOPED

Gadsden Elementary invites all families to attend our Family Forum annually each spring to provide input on the development of the Family Engagement Policy and School Grade Level Compacts. Additionally, surveys are sent home. The feedback from the surveys/family events is gathered to ensure all family input is obtained for school improvement.  The policy and Family/School Compacts are jointly developed annually based on family, teacher and student input gathered by surveys and meeting notes.

If you would like to volunteer, participate in school activities, or observe in the classroom, please register online through VISTA or visit: www.gadsden.sccpss.com.

Contact Courtney Grant at Courtney.Grant@sccpss.com concerning questions related to your child’s education.

To understand how working together can benefit your child, it is first important to understand the District’s and school’s goals for student academic achievement. 

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM’S GOALS:

Strategic Goal 1: To ensure all student are College and Career Ready.

Strategic Goal 2: To provide a supportive learning environment that is conducive to Teaching and Learning.

Strategic Goal 3: To maximize family and community engagement that contributes to the advancement of student success.

Strategic Goal 4. To build professional capacity in order to achieve a premier, student focused workforce.

 Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School GOALS:

Gadsden administrators and teachers have studied our student performance data to decide on the most important areas of improvement for our school.

                              K– 5

·         Vocabulary Acquisition

·         Writing Across the Content

·         Differentiated Instruction

·         School Climate

·         STEAM Certification

·         Foundational Focus Areas:

·         Reading– Reading Fluency

·         Math– Math Facts

COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to reach you are:

·         Academic Progress Reports

·         Report Cards

·         Monthly Homework Folders

·         PTA Informational Sessions

·         Weekly Principal’s Newsletter

·         Monthly Behavior Calendar

·         Class Dojo App

·         Parent-Teacher Conferences w/Compact Review

·         Informational Call-Outs

 ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School offers ongoing events and programs to build partnerships with families.  

·         Join us at our Open House July 2025

·         Monthly Student of the Month Ceremonies

·         Volunteers in Schools Targeting Achievement Program

·         September 2025, Annual Title I Meeting

·         Parent-Teacher Conferences

·         Parent Workshops

·         Curriculum Nights

·         Parent Resource Center

·         April 2026 Annual Title I Parent Forum

SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School will:

The Kindergarten classroom teachers will work with students and their families to support students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key connections with families will be:

Conduct Parent Academies to increase achievement in the areas phonics, and sight word recall. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

Provide families with materials to reinforce student practice at home with phonological awareness, phonics, and sight word recognition.

Conduct Parent Academies to develop goals and increase achievement

PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

We, as parents, will:

Gadsden Elementary School parents joined staff to develop ideas about how families can support students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key at-home activities will be:

Participate in Parent Academies to learn strategies to assist my child in developing skills in phonics, and sight word recall Strategies will be utilized at home.

Have fun with skills. Use materials as provided by school (books, newspapers, or magazines) within the home to enhance phonological awareness and phonics skills and sight word recall.

Participate in Parent Academies quarterly to learn strategies to help my child increase achievement in the areas of number recognition. (1 – 100) counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

I, the student, will:

Gadsden Elementary students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed and reach the stars in math and reading. Students thought of the following ideas to make connections between home and school.

Practice strategies to improve my phonics skills and my sight word recall.

Have fun with skills. Use materials (books, newspapers, or magazines) at home to support my phonics skills and my sight word recall.

Practice my number recognition. (1 – 100), counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s.

    1% set-aside for parent and family engagement activities

Each year, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System reserves 1% from the total amount of the Title I, Part A funds it receives to carry out family engagement requirements.

  Accessibility

In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements established by Section 1116 of the ESSA, the district family engagement coordinator will communicate and collaborate with the Office for Student Support Services to ensure full opportunities for participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children including providing information and school reports in a language parents can understand.

As a sign of your commitment to working together to help your child succeed, please sign the SIGNATURES PAGE provided with this compact and return it to your child’s teacher. Thank you!

 

School-Parent/Family Compact

First Grade

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School

School Year 2025 - 2026

Revision Date: 08/14/2025

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their families, agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement as well as describes how the school and parents/families will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

JOINTLY DEVELOPED

Gadsden Elementary invites all families to attend our Family Forum annually each spring to provide input on the development of the Family Engagement Policy and School Grade Level Compacts. Additionally, surveys are sent home. The feedback from the surveys/family events is gathered to ensure all family input is obtained for school improvement.  The policy and Family/School Compacts are jointly developed annually based on family, teacher and student input gathered by surveys and meeting notes. If you would like to volunteer, participate in school activities or observe in the classroom, please register online through VISTA or visit: www.gadsden.sccpss.com. Contact Courtney Grant at Courtney.Grant@sccpss.com concerning questions related to your child’s education.

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM’S GOALS:

Strategic Goal 1: To ensure all student are College and Career Ready.

Strategic Goal 2: To provide a supportive learning environment that is conducive to Teaching and Learning.

Strategic Goal 3: To maximize family and community engagement that contributes to the advancement of student success.

Strategic Goal 4. To build professional capacity in order to achieve a premier, student focused workforce.

 Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School GOALS:

Gadsden administrators and teachers have studied our student performance data to decide on the most important areas of improvement for our school.             

K– 5

·         150 Sight Words Known

·         Know how to count up to 120

·         Adding and subtracting up to 20

·         Vocabulary Acquisition

·         Writing Across the Content

·         Differentiated Instruction

·         School Climate

·         STEAM Certification

·         Foundational Focus Areas:

·         Reading– Fluency, Comprehension and Writing

·         Math– Math Facts

COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to reach you are:

·         Academic Progress Reports

·         Report Cards

·         Weekly Homework Folders

·         PTA Informational Sessions

·         Weekly Principal’s Newsletter

·         Updated grades in Parent Access/PowerSchool

·         ClassDojo App

·         Parent-Teacher Conferences w/Compact Review

·         Informational Callouts

·         Event Flyers/School Social Media Sites

ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School offers ongoing events and programs to build partnerships with families.

·         Join us at our Open House July 2025

·         Monthly Student of the Month Ceremonies

·         Volunteers in Schools Targeting Achievement Program

·         September 2025, Annual Title I Meeting

·         April 2026 Annual Title I Parent Forum

·         Parent-Teacher Conferences

·         Parent Workshops

·         Curriculum Nights

·         Parent Resource Center

SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School will:

The 1st grade classroom teachers will work with students and their families to support

students’ success in reading and math.

1. Some of our key connections with families will be: Conduct Parent Academies to increase student achievement in the areas of blending sounds, sight word recognition, and reading fluency. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

2. Provide families with materials to reinforce student practice at home with blending sounds and reading fluency.

3. Conduct Parent Academies to develop goals and increase achievement in the areas of addition and subtraction facts. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

We, as parents, will:

Gadsden Elementary School parents joined staff to develop ideas about how families can support students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key at-home activities will be:

1. Participate in Parent Academies to learn strategies to assist my child in developing phonics skills for blending sounds and reading fluency. Strategies will be utilized at home.

2. Have fun with skills. Use materials (books, newspapers, or magazines) within the home to enhance phonics skills with blending sounds and reading fluency.

3. Participate in Parent Academies to learn strategies to help my child learn addition and subtraction facts.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

I, the student, will:

Gadsden Elementary students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed and reach the stars in math and reading. Students thought of the following ideas to make connections between home and school.

* Practice strategies to improve my ability to blend sounds and read fluently.

* Have fun with skills. Use materials (books, newspapers, or magazines) at home to enhance my ability to blend sounds and read fluently.

           * Practice my addition and subtraction facts.

            1% set-aside for parent and family engagement activities

Each year, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System reserves 1% from the total amount of the Title I, Part A funds it receives to carry out family engagement requirements.

          Accessibility

In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements established by Section 1116 of the ESSA, the district family engagement coordinator will communicate and collaborate with the Office for Student Support Services to ensure full opportunities for participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children including providing information and school reports in a language parents can understand.

As a sign of your commitment to working together to help your child succeed, please sign the SIGNATURES PAGE provided with this compact and return it to your child’s teacher. Thank you!

 

School-Parent/Family Compact

Second Grade

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary

School Year 2025 - 2026

Revision Date: 08/14/2025

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their families, agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement as well as describes how the school and parents/families will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

JOINTLY DEVELOPED

Gadsden Elementary invites all families to attend our Family Forum annually each spring to provide input on the development of the Family Engagement Policy and School Grade Level Compacts. Additionally, surveys are sent home. The feedback from the surveys/family events is gathered to ensure all family input is obtained for school improvement.  The policy and Family/School Compacts are jointly developed annually based on family, teacher and student input gathered by surveys and meeting notes. If you would like to volunteer, participate in school activities or observe in the classroom, please register online through VISTA or visit: www.gadsden.sccpss.com. Contact Courtney Grant at Courtney.Grant@sccpss.com concerning questions related to your child’s education.

To understand how working together can benefit your child, it is first important to understand the District’s and school’s goals for student academic achievement. 

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM’S GOALS:

Strategic Goal 1: To ensure all student are College and Career Ready.

Strategic Goal 2: To provide a supportive learning environment that is conducive to Teaching and Learning.

Strategic Goal 3: To maximize family and community engagement that contributes to the advancement of student success.

Strategic Goal 4. To build professional capacity in order to achieve a premier, student focused workforce.

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School GOALS:

Gadsden administrators and teachers have studied our student performance data to decide on the most important areas of improvement for our school.

K-5

·         Vocabulary Acquisition

·         Writing Across the Content

·         Differentiated Instruction

·         School Climate

·         STEAM Certification

·         Foundational Focus Areas:

·         Reading– Fluency, Comprehension and Writing

·         Math– Math Facts; Word Problems

COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to reach you are:

§  Academic Progress Reports

§  Report Cards

§  Weekly Homework Folders

§  PTA Informational Sessions

§  Weekly Principal’s Newsletter

§  Updated grades in Parent Access/PowerSchool

§  ClassDojo App

§  Parent-Teacher Conferences w/Compact Review

§  Informational Call-Outs

§  Event Flyers/School Social Media Sites

 

ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School offers ongoing events and programs to build partnerships with families.  

·         Join us at our Open House July 2025

·         Monthly Student of the Month Ceremonies

·         Volunteers in Schools Targeting Achievement Program

·         September 2025, Annual Title I Meeting

·         April 2026 Annual Title I Parent Forum

 SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School will:

The 2nd grade classroom teachers will work with students and their families to support

students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key connections with families will be:

1. Conduct Parent Academies to increase achievement in the areas of phonics and making inferences.  Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

2. Provide families with materials to reinforce student practice at home with phonics and making inferences.

3. Conduct Parent Academies to develop goals and increase achievement in the areas of addition and subtraction facts, and place value. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

We, as parents, will:

Gadsden Elementary School parents joined staff to develop ideas about how families can support students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key at-home activities will be:

1. Participate in Parent Academies to learn strategies to assist my child in developing phonics skills and making inferences. Strategies will be utilized at home.

2. Have fun with skills. Use materials as provided by the school (books, newspapers, or magazines) within the home to enhance phonics skills and making inferences.

Participate in Parent Academies to learn strategies to help my child learn addition and subtraction.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

I, the student, will:

Gadsden Elementary students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed and reach the stars in math and reading. Students thought of the following ideas to make connections between home and school.

* Practice strategies to improve my phonics shills and my inferencing skills.

* Have fun with skills. Use materials (books, newspapers, or magazines) at home to enhance my phonics and inferencing skills.

* Practice my addition and subtraction facts and identify a digit’s place value.

    1% set-aside for parent and family engagement activities

Each year, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System reserves 1% from the total amount of the Title I, Part A funds it receives to carry out family engagement requirements.

 Accessibility

In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements established by Section 1116 of the ESSA, the district family engagement coordinator will communicate and collaborate with the Office for Student Support Services to ensure full opportunities for participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children including providing information and school reports in a language parents can understand.

As a sign of your commitment to working together to help your child succeed, please sign the SIGNATURES PAGE provided with this compact and return it to your child’s teacher. Thank you!

 

School-Parent/Family Compact

Third Grade

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School

School Year 2025 - 2026

Revision Date: 08/14/2025

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their families, agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement as well as describes how the school and parents/families will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

JOINTLY DEVELOPED

Gadsden Elementary invites all families to attend our Family Forum annually each spring to provide input on the development of the Family Engagement Policy and School Grade Level Compacts. Additionally, surveys are sent home. The feedback from the surveys/family events is gathered to ensure all family input is obtained for school improvement.  The policy and Family/School Compacts are jointly developed annually based on family, teacher and student input gathered by surveys and meeting notes. If you would like to volunteer, participate in school activities or observe in the classroom, please register online through VISTA or visit: www.gadsden.sccpss.com. Contact Courtney Grant at Courtney.Grant@sccpss.com concerning questions related to your child’s education.

To understand how working together can benefit your child, it is first important to understand the District’s and school’s goals for student academic achievement. 

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM’S GOALS:

·         Strategic Goal 1: To ensure all student are College and Career Ready.

·         Strategic Goal 2: To provide a supportive learning environment that is conducive to Teaching and Learning.

·         Strategic Goal 3: To maximize family and community engagement that contributes to the advancement of student success.

·         Strategic Goal 4. To build professional capacity in order to achieve a premier, student focused workforce.

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School GOALS:

Gadsden administrators and teachers have studied our student performance data to decide on the most important areas of improvement for our school.

K– 5

·          Vocabulary Acquisition

·          Writing Across the Content

·          Differentiated Instruction

·          School Climate

·          STEAM Certification

·          Foundational Focus Areas:

·          Reading– Fluency, Comprehension and Writing

·          Math– Math Facts; Multi-step Word Problems

 COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to reach you are:

·         Academic Progress Reports

·         Report Cards

·         Weekly Homework Folders

·         PTA Informational Sessions

·         Weekly Principal’s Newsletter

·         Updated grades in Parent Access/PowerSchool

·         ClassDojo App

·         Parent-Teacher Conferences w/Compact Review

·         Informational Call-Outs

·         Event Flyers/School Social Media Sites

 ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School offers ongoing events and programs to build partnerships with families.  

·          Join us at our Open House July 2025

·          Monthly Student of the Month Ceremonies

·          Volunteers in Schools Targeting Achievement Program

·          September 2025, Annual Title I Meeting

·          April 2026 Annual Title I Parent Forum

To help your child meet the district and school goals, the school, you, and your child will work together to:

 SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School will:

The 3rd grade classroom teachers will work with students and their families to support

students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key connections with families will be:

1. Conduct Parent Academies to increase achievement in the areas of reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

2. Provide families with materials to reinforce student practice at home with reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary.

3. Conduct Parent Academies to develop goals and increase achievement in the areas of basic math facts and equivalent fractions. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

We, as parents, will:

Gadsden Elementary School parents joined staff to develop ideas about how families can support students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key at-home activities will be:

1. Participate in Parent Academies to learn strategies to assist my child to improve reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary. Strategies will be utilized at home.

2. Have fun with skills. Use materials as provided by the school (books, newspapers, or magazines) within the home to enhance reading comprehension and increase vocabulary.

3. Participate in quarterly Parent Academies to learn strategies to help my child learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts and equivalent fractions.

 STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

I, the student, will:

Gadsden Elementary students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed and reach the stars in math and reading. Students thought of the following ideas to make connections between home and school.

* Practice strategies to improve reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary.

* Have fun with skills. Use materials (books, newspapers, or magazines) at home to enhance my reading comprehension and increase vocabulary.

* Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts and identify equivalent fractions.

             1% set-aside for parent and family engagement activities

Each year, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System reserves 1% from the total amount of the Title I, Part A funds it receives to carry out family engagement requirements.

           Accessibility

In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements established by Section 1116 of the ESSA, the district family engagement coordinator will communicate and collaborate with the Office for Student Support Services to ensure full opportunities for participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children including providing information and school reports in a language parents can understand.

As a sign of your commitment to working together to help your child succeed, please sign the SIGNATURES PAGE provided with this compact and return it to your child’s teacher. Thank you!

 

School-Parent/Family Compact

Fourth Grade

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School

School Year 2025 - 2026

Revision Date: 08/14/2025

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their families, agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement as well as describes how the school and parents/families will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

JOINTLY DEVELOPED

Gadsden Elementary invites all families to attend our Family Forum annually each spring to provide input on the development of the Family Engagement Policy and School Grade Level Compacts. Additionally, surveys are sent home. The feedback from the surveys/family events is gathered to ensure all family input is obtained for school improvement.  The policy and Family/School Compacts are jointly developed annually based on family, teacher and student input gathered by surveys and meeting notes. If you would like to volunteer, participate in school activities or observe in the classroom, please register online through VISTA or visit: www.gadsden.sccpss.com. Contact Courtney Grant at Courtney.Grant@sccpss.com concerning questions related to your child’s education.

To understand how working together can benefit your child, it is first important to understand the District’s and school’s goals for student academic achievement. 

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM’S GOALS:

·         Strategic Goal 1: To ensure all student are College and Career Ready.

·         Strategic Goal 2: To provide a supportive learning environment that is conducive to Teaching and Learning.

·         Strategic Goal 3: To maximize family and community engagement that contributes to the advancement of student success.

·         Strategic Goal 4. To build professional capacity in order to achieve a premier, student focused workforce.

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School GOALS:

Gadsden administrators and teachers have studied our student performance data to decide on the most important areas of improvement for our school.

K– 5

·          Vocabulary Acquisition

·          Writing Across the Content

·          Differentiated Instruction

·          School Climate

·          STEAM Certification

·          Foundational Focus Areas:

·          Reading– Fluency, Comprehension and Writing

·          Math– Math Facts; Multi-step Word Problems

COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to reach you are:

·         Academic Progress Reports

·         Report Cards

·         Weekly Homework Folders

·         PTA Informational Sessions

·         Monthly Principal’s Newsletter

·         Updated grades in Parent Access/PowerSchool

·         ClassDojo App

·         Parent-Teacher Conferences w/Compact Review

·         Informational Call-Outs

·         Event Flyers/School Social Media Sites

 ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School offers ongoing events and programs to build partnerships with families.  

·          Join us at our Open House July 2025

·          Monthly Student of the Month Ceremonies

·          Volunteers in Schools Targeting Achievement Program

·          September 2025, Annual Title I Meeting

·          April 2026 Annual Title I Parent Forum

To help your child meet the district and school goals, the school, you, and your child will work together to:

 SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School will:

The 4th grade classroom teachers will work with students and their families to support

students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key connections with families will be:

1. Conduct Parent Academies to increase achievement in the areas of reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

2. Provide families with materials to reinforce student practice at home with reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary.

3. Conduct Parent Academies to develop goals and increase achievement in the areas of basic math facts and equivalent fractions. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

We, as parents, will:

Gadsden Elementary School parents joined staff to develop ideas about how families can support students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key at-home activities will be:

1. Participate in Parent Academies to learn strategies to assist my child to improve reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary. Strategies will be utilized at home.

2. Have fun with skills. Use materials as provided by the school (books, newspapers, or magazines) within the home to enhance reading comprehension and increase vocabulary.

3. Participate in quarterly Parent Academies to learn strategies to help my child learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts and equivalent fractions.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

I, the student, will:

Gadsden Elementary students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed and reach the stars in math and reading. Students thought of the following ideas to make connections between home and school.

* Practice strategies to improve reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary.

* Have fun with skills. Use materials (books, newspapers, or magazines) at home to enhance my reading comprehension and increase vocabulary.

* Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts and identify equivalent fractions.

             1% set-aside for parent and family engagement activities

Each year, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System reserves 1% from the total amount of the Title I, Part A funds it receives to carry out family engagement requirements.

           Accessibility

In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements established by Section 1116 of the ESSA, the district family engagement coordinator will communicate and collaborate with the Office for Student Support Services to ensure full opportunities for participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children including providing information and school reports in a language parents can understand.

As a sign of your commitment to working together to help your child succeed, please sign the SIGNATURES PAGE provided with this compact and return it to your child’s teacher. Thank you!

 

School-Parent/Family Compact

Fifth Grade

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School

School Year 2025 - 2026

Revision Date: 08/14/2025

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their families, agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement as well as describes how the school and parents/families will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

JOINTLY DEVELOPED

Gadsden Elementary invites all families to attend our Family Forum annually each spring to provide input on the development of the Family Engagement Policy and School Grade Level Compacts. Additionally, surveys are sent home. The feedback from the surveys/family events is gathered to ensure all family input is obtained for school improvement.  The policy and Family/School Compacts are jointly developed annually based on family, teacher and student input gathered by surveys and meeting notes. If you would like to volunteer, participate in school activities or observe in the classroom, please register online through VISTA or visit: gadsden.sccpss.com. Contact Courtney Grant at Courtney.Grant@sccpss.com concerning questions related to your child’s education.

To understand how working together can benefit your child, it is first important to understand the District’s and school’s goals for student academic achievement. 

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM’S GOALS:

·         Strategic Goal 1: To ensure all students are College and Career Ready.

·         Strategic Goal 2: To provide a supportive learning environment that is conducive to Teaching and Learning.

·         Strategic Goal 3: To maximize family and community engagement that contributes to the advancement of student success.

·         Strategic Goal 4. To build professional capacity in order to achieve a premier, student focused workforce.

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School GOALS:

Gadsden administrators and teachers have studied our student performance data to decide on the most important areas of improvement for our school.

K– 5

·          Vocabulary Acquisition

·          Writing Across the Content

·          Differentiated Instruction

·          School Climate

·          STEAM Certification

·          Foundational Focus Areas:

·          Reading– Fluency, Comprehension and Writing

·          Math– Math Facts; Multi-step Word Problems

 COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to reach you are:

·         Academic Progress Reports

·         Report Cards

·         Weekly Homework Folders

·         PTA Informational Sessions

·         Weekly Principal’s Newsletter

·         Updated grades in Parent Access/PowerSchool

·         ClassDojo App

·         Parent-Teacher Conferences w/Compact Review

·         Informational Call-Outs

·         Event Flyers/School Social Media Sites

 ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School offers ongoing events and programs to build partnerships with families.  

·          Join us at our Open House July 2025

·          Monthly Student of the Month Ceremonies

·          Volunteers in Schools Targeting Achievement Program

·          September 2025, Annual Title I Meeting

·          April 2026 Annual Title I Parent Forum

To help your child meet the district and school goals, the school, you, and your child will work together to:

 SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School will:

The 5th grade classroom teachers will work with students and their families to support

students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key connections with families will be:

1. Conduct Parent Academies to increase achievement in the areas of reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

2. Provide families with materials to reinforce student practice at home with reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary.

3. Conduct Parent Academies to develop goals and increase achievement in the areas of basic math facts and equivalent fractions. Strategies will be supported by a monthly newsletter.

PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

We, as parents, will:

Gadsden Elementary School parents joined staff to develop ideas about how families can support students’ success in reading and math.

Some of our key at-home activities will be:

1. Participate in Parent Academies to learn strategies to assist my child to improve reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary. Strategies will be utilized at home.

2. Have fun with skills. Use materials as provided by the school (books, newspapers, or magazines) within the home to enhance reading comprehension and increase vocabulary.

3. Participate in quarterly Parent Academies to learn strategies to help my child learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts and equivalent fractions.

 STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

I, the student, will:

Gadsden Elementary students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed and reach the stars in math and reading. Students thought of the following ideas to make connections between home and school.

* Practice strategies to improve reading comprehension and increasing vocabulary.

* Have fun with skills. Use materials (books, newspapers, or magazines) at home to enhance my reading comprehension and increase vocabulary.

* Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts and identify equivalent fractions.

       1% set-aside for parent and family engagement activities

Each year, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System reserves 1% from the total amount of the Title I, Part A funds it receives to carry out family engagement requirements.

      Accessibility

In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements established by Section 1116 of the ESSA, the district family engagement coordinator will communicate and collaborate with the Office for Student Support Services to ensure full opportunities for participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children including providing information and school reports in a language parents can understand.

As a sign of your commitment to working together to help your child succeed, please sign the SIGNATURES PAGE provided with this compact and return it to your child’s teacher. Thank you!

Family Engagement Policy and Plan for Shared Student Success

School Year 2025-2026

Revision Date: 08/14/2025

 

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School

919 May Street  
Savannah/ Georgia/31415
Phone: (912) 395-5940

FAX: (912) 201-5943

 

Principal: Ms. Latasha Quarterman                            Assistant Principal: Mrs. Carol Hines                           

What is a Family Engagement Policy?

A Parent and Family Engagement Policy is a plan that describes how Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School will provide opportunities to improve family engagement to support student learning.  We value the contributions and involvement of families to establish  an equal partnership for the common goal of improving student achievement.  This plan describes the different ways that the school will support family engagement and how families can help plan and participate in activities and events to promote student learning at school and at home  (Section 1116)  of the Every Student  Succeeds Act of 2015.

 

Where is the Family Engagement Policy available?

The Family Engagement Policy will be distributed to all families at the beginning of the school year through student communication folders. Additionally, copies are available in the Family Center, where you may also view it and provide feedback. The Policy will also be posted on the school’s website and shared at the Annual Title I meeting.

 

How is it jointly developed/revised?

The following actions were taken to involve parents/guardians in the joint development of  school-parent/family compacts that outline how school staff, parents/guardians, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the state’s high standards:

 

·   An invitation to attend the Annual Title I Family Forum was sent to parents in the spring of the previous school year, offering parents/guardians the opportunity to help plan for the upcoming school year.

·   A final Family Engagement Policy and School-Family Compact(s), with all of the feedback incorporated, will be posted on school website, presented at fall Annual Title I meeting, sent home with all students to serve as an agreement between the school, parents, and students of the shared responsibility for improving student achievement.

 

 What is Title I? 

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School is identified as a Title I school as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Title I is designed to support State and local school reform efforts tied to challenging state academic standards and reinforce and enhance efforts to improve teaching and learning for students.  Title I programs must be based on effective means of improving student achievement and include strategies to support family involvement. All Title I schools must jointly develop a written family engagement policy with all families. 

 

Who is the purpose of Title I?  

All students participating in the Title I, Part A program and their families are encouraged and invited to fully participate in the opportunities described in this policy.  The school will provide opportunities for the participation of families with limited English, disabilities, and families of migratory children. 

 

Implementation

The staff at Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School recognizes that the education of students is a responsibility shared with, administrators, teachers, parents and the community. Maximum learning occurs when parents are actively involved and supportive of the education of their children.  In an effort to enhance and expand parental involvement at the school level, parents will be invited to attend several meetings throughout the year in order to provide input in the planning, the review and the improvement of school-wide Title I programs.

 

In order to provide parents/guardians with continuous communication, opportunities for input, and to increase family engagement, the following mandatory Title I family meetings will be held each academic school year:

 

·   Title I Annual Meeting (Fall) – Introduces the School/Family Compacts, the Family Engagement Policy, the Title I budget, and the School Improvement Plan. Information about the school’s curriculum, assessments, and other important information is also shared at this meeting.

·   Family Forum (Spring) – Provides parents/guardians with the opportunity to provide input on School Improvement Planning, the Family Engagement Budget, the Family Engagement Policy, the School-Parent/Family Compact, and staff training.

 

School-Family Compacts

As part of our family engagement plan, Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School and our families develop a school-parent/family compact, which is an agreement that explains how parents/families and teachers will work together to make sure students reach grade-level standards. The compacts are reviewed and updated annually based on feedback from parents, students, and teachers during Title I Annual Meeting and from the Annual Family Engagement Survey. The school-parent/family compacts also are reviewed with families during parent-teacher conferences.

GOALS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

SCCPSS District Goals:

Goal 1: To Ensure all Students are College and Career Ready.

Goal 2: To Provide a Supportive Learning Environment that is Conducive to Teaching and Learning.

Goal 3: To Maximize Family and Community Engagement that Contributes to the Advancement of Student Growth and Success.

Goal 4: To Build Professional Capacity in Order to Achieve a Premier Student- Focused Workforce

 Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School Goals:

Insert Goals from School Improvement Plan– will need to be reviewed after summer break to ensure that none of the goals have changed. “Translate” the goals into family-friendly language.

Goal 1: Improvement in Vocabulary skills

Goal 2:  Improving our students writing skills across the board.

Goal 3: Making sure all students feel safe and protected in the school.

Goal 4: Tailor instructions to meet individual needs.

Goal 5:  STEAM Certification. Foundational Focus Areas:

                                                    * Reading- Fluency, Comprehension and writing

                                                    *Math- Math Facts; Multi-step word problems, and Multiplication

 

Parent and Family Engagement

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School believes that family engagement means the participation of parents and family members in regular two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring:

·        That parents/families play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning.

·        That parents/families are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school.

·        That parents/families are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child.

Family Resource Center

HOURS: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Come visit the Family Resource Center to check out books, study materials, and activities to use at home with your child. Computers are available for parents to log into PowerSchool/Parent Access and explore educational resources.

If you need support, please reach out to our Family Engagement Facilitator: Courtney Grant, 912-395-5940, Courtney.Grant@sccpss.com

 

2024-2025 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Events and Activities

Gadsden Elementary will host the following events to build the capacity for strong family engagement to support a partnership between the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement.

Title I Annual Meeting – September 24. 2025

We invite you to an evening of learning and sharing about our Title I program, including our parent and family engagement policy, the schoolwide plan, the school-parent compacts, and parents’ requirements. Dates and Invitations will be emailed and posted in the school newsletter, social media, and local media.

Curriculum Night 

Learn about the curriculum used in your child’s classroom - the academic standards, assessments, materials, and more!

Math Night 

Learn how to make math fun at home.

Parent-Teacher and Student Conferences

Scheduled updates on your child’s progress.

Lunch ‘n Learn

Gain knowledge about topics relevant to your child’s education.

Parent Appreciation

A celebration of family engagement and the recognition of its impact on school and student success.

Title I Annual Family Forum – Late February/Early March

Provides an opportunity for parents/family members to participate in discussions with the principal and staff regarding the school improvement plan, family engagement policy, school-parent/family compacts, and the family engagement budget.

 

Building the Foundation

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School will take the following measures to promote and support parents/families as an important foundation of the school in order to strengthen the school and reach our school goals. We will:

 

·     Communicate effectively by ensuring that information related academic standards/assessments, events, etc. is published in a language and format accessible to parents and is communicated in multiple ways.

 

·     Offer training for parents and family members to help further enhance their various educational levels.

·     Partner with early childhood programs, feeder schools, college and career ready resources, or other programs to help prepare parents and their children for successful school transitions.

 

·     Provide necessary materials and handouts for parents/guardians at conferences, meetings, and activities to help parents work with their child to improve their child’s achievement.

 

·     Collaborate with Community Partners to provide information and introduce resources to benefit families.

 

·     Based on parent/guardian feedback, provide staff training to improve communication with parents and ideas to increase family engagement with reading and math activities for our students outside of the classroom.

 

·     Collect feedback from parents and family members at all events, place input cards around the building and post a suggestion form on the school website in order to respond to parents’ requests for additional support for parent and family engagement activities.

 

Parent and Family Engagement Standards

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary School and our parents have adopted the National PTA Standards for Family-School Partnerships as the school’s model in engaging parents, students, and the community. These standards are:

 

1.       Welcoming All Families

2.       Communicating Effectively

3.       Supporting Student Success

4.       Speaking Up for Every Child

5.       Sharing Power

6.       Collaborating with Community

 

SCHOOL COUNCIL

The school council is an advisory body created to offer advice to the principal on matters pertaining to student achievement and school improvement. The school council initiative was created by the Georgia State Legislature as a method of involving parents, teachers, and community stakeholders in the educational process.  It is governed by state law; O.C.G.A § 20-2-85 and O.C.G.A § 20-2-86. The school council is made up of elected parents, appointed community/business members, elected teacher representatives, and the school principal, with the parent group constituting the largest segment. If you would like to learn more about the school council, please contact our principal.

 

Robert W. Gadsden Elementary’s school council members are:

 

Latasha Quarterman -Principal

Lakeisha Bacon -President

Billy McFadden- Treasurer

Courtney Grant - Secretary

Gail Terrell - Business Partner

L. Rivers - School Member

Octavia Thomas - School Member

Felisha Byrd - Parent Member

Hassan Reynolds - Parent Member

Salethia Brinson - Parent Member

Annual Title I Parent Meeting Presentation (English)

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ2q9h0gWeVivLVps7Oudt0Eq9Mgygl_jT3o2XOu5R5Q4FQ7792SpYnyBYMZp25JNjkqDNFoVjUBWnf/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Annual Title I Parent Meeting Presentation (Spanish)

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR9yzZTSZ12WzklYj-p4l77dee39makkEUP-BkutoLChIgN8iLDpauc0IyasSa8kw/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Family Forum 

Getting Ready for a Successful 2025-2026 School Year

School: Gadsden Elementary

Date:  March 20, 2025                                                     Time: 4:30 PM

 

Agenda

 

·        Looking forward to 2025-2026

·        Need for Parent/Family Input on:

o   Family Engagement Budget

o   School –Parent Compacts

o   Family Engagement Policy

o   School Improvement Plan

o   Training Staff to Partner with Parents in the Academic Achievement of Students

 

 

 

Rotating through Café Style groups to review: Budget, Compacts, Policy, School Improvement Plan and Training Staff                                                    

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PRESENTATION

 

 

https://www.sccpss.com/departments/academics/lss/compensatory-services/title-i/family-engagement