Garden City Elementary School
Grade Level Compacts
School-Parent/Family Compact
K-2nd Grade
Garden City Elementary School
School Year 2025 - 2026
Revision Date: 04/28/2025
Garden City Elementary 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. 1% is reserved for parent and family engagement activities. Each year, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System reserves 1% of the total amount of Title I, Part A funds it receives to meet family engagement requirements.
Accessibility
In compliance with the parent and family engagement requirements established in Section 1116 of the ESSA, the district's family engagement coordinator will communicate and collaborate with the Office of Student Support Services to ensure full participation opportunities for parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migrant children, including providing information and school reports in a language parents can understand.
JOINTLY DEVELOPED
The parents, students and staff of Garden City Elementary developed this School-Parent/Family Compact for Achievement. Teachers suggested home learning strategies, an Annual Survey was conducted to gain parent feedback, and students told us what would help them learn. A Parent Forum is held each year to review the Compact and make changes based on student needs.
Parents are welcome to contribute comments at any time.
If you would like to volunteer in the classroom, please contact: Zuleyka Lopez Rosa, (912) 395 – 6820 ext. 71745 zuleyka.lopezrosa@sccpss.com, or go to our school website and click on For Parents.
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:
Information to insert here will be provided at the beginning of the school year.
Describe in family-friendly language what your school district’s overall goals are in core content areas (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies). District goals are the same for all Title I school-parent compacts in the district.)
A sample district goal: The percentage of students scoring at Developing Learner or above on the Georgia Milestones Assessment System English Language Arts End of Grade will increase by five percentage points.
Garden City Elementary School GOALS:
Increase reading and math achievement as measured by LEXILE and iReady.
K–2: Phonic Skills and sight word development
3–5: Vocabulary development and comprehension
K–5: Place value, estimation, numbers and operations
COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:
Garden City Elementary 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:
· Weekly homework folders
· Monthly “check-in” notes or phone calls
· Updates on the school web site and current grades in PowerSchool
· Parent-teacher conferences / Review Compact for Achievement
Do you have questions about your child’s progress?
Contact your child’s teacher by phone (912-395-6820) or e-mail. E-mail addresses are on the school website at www.sccpss.com.
ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS:
Garden City Elementary offers ongoing events and programs to build partnerships with families.
· September – Title I Annual Parent Meeting
· November – Family Feast
· December – Family Math Night
· February- Family Literacy Night
· March – Kindergarten Orientation
· April – Family Forum
· May – Awards Day
**Event/Workshop dates may be subject to change. Additional events will be scheduled throughout the year. Families will be notified of all events at least two weeks in advance.
To help your child meet the district and school goals, the school, you, and your child will work together to:
SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Garden City Elementary School will:
· provide a list of sight words to help with fluency.
· provide parents and students with weekly reading skills practice.
· provide math resources/information to promote student growth.
PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:
We, as parents, will:
· practice sight words with their child to help reinforce fluency.
· monitor that their child is reading 10 minutes daily using materials provided by the teacher.
· ensure your child is using math resources/information provided by the teacher.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
I, the student, will:
· practice sight word list.
· read 10 minutes daily using materials provided by my teacher..
· use math resources/information provided by the teacher to complete work at home.
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
3rd-5th Grade
Garden City Elementary School
School Year 2025 - 2026
Revision Date: 04/28/2025
Garden City Elementary 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. 1% is reserved for parent and family engagement activities. Each year, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System reserves 1% of the total amount of Title I, Part A funds it receives to meet family engagement requirements.
Accessibility
In compliance with the parent and family engagement requirements established in Section 1116 of the ESSA, the district's family engagement coordinator will communicate and collaborate with the Office of Student Support Services to ensure full participation opportunities for parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migrant children, including providing information and school reports in a language parents can understand.
JOINTLY DEVELOPED
The parents, students and staff of Garden City Elementary developed this School-Parent/Family Compact for Achievement. Teachers suggested home learning strategies, an Annual Survey was conducted to gain parent feedback, and students told us what would help them learn. A Parent Forum is held each year to review the Compact and make changes based on student needs.
Parents are welcome to contribute comments at any time.
If you would like to volunteer in the classroom, please contact: Zuleyka Lopez Rosa, (912) 395 – 6820 ext. 71745 zuleyka.lopezrosa@sccpss.com, or go to our school website and click on For Parents.
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:
Information to insert here will be provided at the beginning of the school year.
Describe in family-friendly language what your school district’s overall goals are in core content areas (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies). District goals are the same for all Title I school-parent compacts in the district.)
A sample district goal: The percentage of students scoring at Developing Learner or above on the Georgia Milestones Assessment System English Language Arts End of Grade will increase by five percentage points.
Garden City Elementary School GOALS:
Increase reading and math achievement as measured by LEXILE and iReady.
K–2: Phonic Skills and sight word development
3–5: Vocabulary development and comprehension
K–5: Place value, estimation, numbers and operations
COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:
Garden City Elementary 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:
· Weekly homework folders
· Monthly “check-in” notes or phone calls
· Updates on the school web site and current grades in PowerSchool
· Parent-teacher conferences / Review Compact for Achievement
Do you have questions about your child’s progress?
Contact your child’s teacher by phone (912-395-6820) or e-mail. E-mail addresses are on the school website at www.sccpss.com.
ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS:
Garden City Elementary offers ongoing events and programs to build partnerships with families.
· September – Title I Annual Parent Meeting
· November – Family Feast
· December – Family Math Night
· February- Family Literacy Night
· March – Kindergarten Orientation
· April – Family Forum
· May – Awards Day
**Event/Workshop dates may be subject to change. Additional events will be scheduled throughout the year. Families will be notified of all events at least two weeks in advance.
To help your child meet the district and school goals, the school, you, and your child will work together to:
SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Garden City Elementary School will:
· provide parents and students with weekly reading skills practice. Teachers will supply a reading log that will be collected as a grade.
· provide math resources/information to promote student growth (flashcards to reinforce multiplication and division facts).
PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:
We, as parents, will:
· monitor that their child is reading 20 minutes daily using materials provided by the teacher and sign a reading log provided by the teacher.
· ensure your child is using math resources/information provided by the teacher (flashcards to reinforce multiplication and division facts).
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
I, the student, will:
· read 20 minutes daily using materials provided by my teacher and track what I read on my reading log.
· use math resources/information provided by the teacher to complete work at home (flashcards to reinforce multiplication and division facts).
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!