The Plan The Promise 2025-2026

The Family and Community Engagement Plan and all other  Title I information are available on our school’s website at https://DaculaMS.gcpsk12.org under the Title I Section. Families can also find paper copies of this Family and Community Engagement Plan in our Family Engagement Center.

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.

Written communication is available to all parents in both English and Spanish with additional languages available upon request. In addition, interpreters are available for parent-teacher conferences, family workshops, and individual parent meetings.  Dacula Middle School’s policy for scheduling meetings at a parent’s request is to respond within 24-48 hours. Meetings are offered in person and virtually.

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 a high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment to meet high academic standards.

Dacula Middle School will:

• Provide each and every Dacula Middle School student with the opportunity and access to high-quality, rigorous, and culturally relevant curriculum, advanced coursework, and enrichment activities.

Targeted foundational grade-level skills to support the school’s academic goals.

• Strengthening math operations, fractions, and problem-solving
• Improving reading comprehension and vocabulary
• Enhancing writing skills (grammar, structure, clarity)
• Developing study and organizational skills
• Building critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Fostering communication skills (oral and written)

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 via Parent Square, website, Parent-Teacher conferences, newsletters, PTA meetings and Building Parent Capacity activities.

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.

Dacula Middle School will…

• provide strategies that families and students can use
  to improve student achievement in reading and
  math.
  • provide resources and website links for families and
  students to practice activities.
  • create ongoing opportunities for two-way
  communication with families and students to
  strengthen achievement

Kimberly J. Bussey    05/14/2025

Principal's Signature       Date

As Students, we will…

• Complete assignments and submit on time
• Be engaged in daily activities
• Communicate needs with teachers

  As Families, we will… 

• Partner with teachers to ensure student engagement
• Volunteer and attend meetings and events
• Promote literacy with reading time at home.