The Plan The Promise 2025-2026

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.

We will communicate effectively with SMS families by providing information in English and Spanish to the extent necessary and reasonable. Flyers, phone calls, student’s agenda, ParentVUE, email, telephone and virtual meetings, school website, and social media will be used to promote and increase parent engagement.

Families may contact the front office at (770) 448-3045 to schedule meetings at a parent’s request and /or email the teachers directly. Teachers have 24 hours to get back to parents when they call the school. Interpreters will be provided when needed.

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.

One of our goals at Summerour is to implement a system of supports to address academic and non-academic student needs and remove barriers to success.

Our action steps to support this academic school goal will be: 

• Ongoing engagement with family and community partners​
• Focus efforts on improved outcomes for students, families, and staff

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 document will be available on the school website. It will be discussed at parent meetings/ workshops throughout the year.

Summerour will…                                            

• Host series of social and emotional wellness workshops throughout the year.
• Host workshops and present academic strategies, offer families printed and online resources, and provide families with materials for check out through the Parent Center, that students can use at home to practice:
  • Reading comprehension and vocabulary
  • Operations with rational numbers
  • Mathematical problem solving
  • Number sense and math reasoning
  • Data analysis
•  Post a brief summary of all parent workshops on the website

Dr. Natalie Looney	02/26/25
Principal’s Signature	Date

 

 

As Students, we will…

• Spend time at home reading and writing using a variety of resources to develop better literacy skills.
• Use iReady reading / math or other school approved digital resources to support extended learning at home.
• Commit to using materials and resources that our families get from the teachers, parent center, and workshops to practice problem solving, math mental skills, and mathematical thinking. 

 

As Families, we will…     

• Attend family trainings on math, reading and writing, and SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) to support our children’s skill development.
•  Use online resources regularly to support learning at home.
• Ask for information and materials to help our children practice math and literacy skills at home.
• Monitor my child’s academic progress on ParentVUE
• Update myself using the school website about reading, math, or SEL workshops not attended.

• 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.