The Plan & Promise

 

 

Britt Elementary School is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about student learning. Some of the ways we encourage effective communication include:  Parent/Teacher Conferences, email and phone calls with teachers and other staff, our Parent Instructional Coordinator, teacher and school newsletter, Parent Square, Student Vue, the Parent Portal or Parent VUE app, and the school’s website. If you need to contact either an administrator or your student’s teacher, you can call the front office at 770-972-4500 during school hours or email the specific staff needed. Messages are typically answered within 1 school day. You can find staff emails in our staff directory on our school’s website under the Academic tab.

 

The Blueprint for the Future is the strategic plan for Gwinnett County Public Schools. This plan is organized into four strategic priorities, each with three specific goals. To ensure success, these goals have clear objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track and measure progress. Each year schools review their data to identify areas for growth and set long-term goals to improve them. This information is used to create a Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI) aligned to the district's priorities. School staff, families, and community members participate in providing input for the LSPI. Families can easily access the latest strategic plan on the Gwinnett County Public Schools' website.

 

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

 

Britt Elementary School’s Local School Plan for Improvement (LSPI) goals focus on increasing the percentage of students performing at Proficient or Distinguished categories on the English Language Arts and Mathematics 2024-2025 Georgia Milestones and end-of-the-year district assessments.

Skills to support goals:

• ELA – Reading Fluency and Comprehension
• ELA - Decoding
• Math – Multiplication Fluency
• Math - Counting
• Math - Problem-Solving Skills
• Math - Addition and Subtraction

 

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 introduced to families at the beginning of the year or when they begin at Britt E.S. Then it is reviewed periodically at parent-teacher conferences. Additionally, The Plan…Promise is available to review anytime on our school website.

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, Google Classroom, 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.

Britt Elementary will…

• Share strategies families can use at home to improve reading fluency, comprehension, math fluency, and problem-solving skills. 
• Provide technology applications and technology support so that students can practice their reading fluency, comprehension, math fluency, and problem-solving skills.
• Increase parent communication via website, social media, and school newsletters and promote school and community involvement opportunities.
• Provide additional resources like academic games in our Parent Center and during parent workshops and events.     

        Melissa Madsen                   05/19/2025 

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     Principal’s Signature                  Date

As Students, we will…

• Practice reading at home for at least 20 minutes every day by reading books and magazines and by using reading technology apps found on Google Classroom. 
• Talk to my parents about what I am learning.
• Practice math facts and math problem solving by using technology resources found on Google Classroom.
• Give my family school communications like information about school events and my progress promptly.

As Families, we will…

• Communicate and meet with teachers and other staff to support my child’s academic success and social growth.
• Read with my child every night and ask questions to help my child check for comprehension.
• Help our child use the technology resources available to practice reading fluency, comprehension, math fluency, and problem-solving skills. 
• Visit the parent center to borrow resources to help my child at home with reading and math.
• Promote conversation which builds a school-to-home connection.
• Attend parent workshops to learn strategies to help our child become a more proficient reader and mathematician.