The Plan The Promise 2025-26

KNIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 

THE PLAN… THE PROMISE… 
2025-2026 

401 N River Dr. SW 
Lilburn, GA 30047 
770-921-2400
www.knightelementary.org 

May 7, 2025

Where is the plan available?

The Family and Community Engagement Plan and all other  Title I information are available on our school’s website at www.knightelementary.org under the Title I Section. Families can also find paper copies of this Family and Community Engagement Plan in our Family Engagement Center. The Plan is also located on the Knight Elementary School eCLASS page. In addition, the plan is linked to each student’s MyPaymentsPlus account.

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, 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.

Our District Goals

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.

What is a Family and Community Engagement Plan?

It is a plan that describes how our school will provide opportunities to improve family engagement that will support student learning at school and at home. All students and their families are invited and encouraged to fully participate in the opportunities described in this plan. The school will provide information and as many opportunities as possible for the participation of all family members.

Activities to Build our Partnership

• Curriculum Night
• All Pro Dad Chapter Monthly Meetings
• Limitless Kids Monthly Meetings
• Annual Title I Meeting
• Literacy Night
• Gifted Workshop
• Multilingual Learners Workshops (Fall/Spring)
• Special Education Workshop
• Family Center Connections Monthly Meetings
• Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences
• October 22-23
• Math Night
• Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
• March 4-5
• Title I Planning Meeting
• Kindergarten Transition Meeting
• Knight in the Garden

How is the plan developed and revised?

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.

Did you know?

• Title I is a federal program designed to support school reform efforts to improve teaching and learning for all students.
• Title I programs are based on effective means of improving student achievement and include strategies to support family engagement.
• The Title I Office reserves at least one percent of the district’s allocation to fund family and community engagement programs. The use of these funds is based on suggestions gathered at our spring Planning Meetings from families and community members. Funds are distributed equally to all our Title I schools.
• Childcare and/or transportation may be provided for meetings and school events.

Our School Goals

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

Staff and Student Well-Being

We will continue to build a social and emotional learning (SEL) program that provides professional learning and resources for staff, students, and families. We will continue to implement PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports), school-wide morning meetings and Joyful Learning to facilitate a positive school experience for all students.

Multi-tiered System of Supports

We will implement high-quality instruction for all students that includes targeted small groups, grade-level curriculum, differentiated tasks, ongoing assessments, and progress monitoring. Teachers will collaborate weekly with grade-level teams.

Results-Based Evaluation System

We will promote continuous academic improvement by identifying staff members’ strengths and areas of growth and working collaboratively to improve instructional practices.