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The Plan / The Promise

Northbrook Middle School - The Plan... The Promise 2025-2026

 

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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. 

What is a School–Family Promise?

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.
  • 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, staff, students, business partners, and  stakeholders during our Annual Title I Planning meeting.
  • Reviewed and revised throughout the year via Parent Square, website, parent-teacher conferences, newsletters, PTSA meetings, and Building Parent Capacity activities.

Where is the Plan Available? 

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

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 can review draft documents and provide input during the draft document review period.

 

Communication 

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.  

Methods of regular two-way, teacher-family communication:

  • Email, text, website, Parent Square, bi-weekly newsletter, and phone calls
  • Zoom meetings
  • Paper correspondence
  • Surveys

If you need interpretation or translation services, contact our Parent Instructional Coach, Tyra Olivo, at (678) 407-7179. 

Engaging and Empowering Families

  • 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.

Activities to Build Our Partnership

  • Open House: July 31, 2025
  • Curriculum Night: August 25 & 26, 2025
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences:  October 23 & 24, 2025 and March 4 & 5, 2026
  • Title I Parent Meeting: September 2025
  • Math Family Night: September 18, 2025
  • International Night: February 5, 2026
  • Literacy Night: March 12, 2026
  • School-Wide Service Projects
  • Community Partnerships

 

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.

 

Mission and Vision Statement

The vision of Northbrook Middle School is to be grounded in excellence as we cultivate high performing students in a nurturing environment.  The mission of Northbrook Middle School is to pursue excellence in academic knowledge, skills, and behavior for each student resulting in measured improvement against local, national, and world-class standards.

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.

Our School Goals

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

  • Provide high-quality Tier 1 instruction for all students that includes targeted small groups, grade-level curriculum, ongoing formative assessments, and progress.
  • Engage families with effective two-way communication, partnering to support student learning.
  • Utilize formative assessments to measure student learning and  provide enrichment or remediation to support learning outcomes.

 

Working Together to Ensure Success

Northbrook 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.

Dr. Brooks Baggett, May 28, 2025

As students, we will… 

  • Actively engage in daily learning activities. 
  • Stay informed about our own progress.
  • Complete all assignments and ask for help when needed.

 As families, we will… 

  • Attend meetings and workshops to learn more about supporting our child’s progress.
  • Communicate with the school if I have questions or concerns.
  • Promote literacy at home by encouraging our children to read at least 30 minutes every night.

 

Visit Our Family Engagement Center

Our Family Engagement Center has resources available for families to check out and use at home. Our Parent Instructional Coordinator, Tyra Olivo, is available to help you find resources, navigate the ParentVUE, connect with teachers, and learn about ways you can help your children at home.  Our Family Engagement Center is located near the front office.

Hours of Operation:  Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM-3:30 PM

Please contact our Parent Instructional Coach for additional information about our Family Engagement Center and resources available for check-out.

Tyra Olivo
Email: Tyra.Olivo@gcpsk12.org
Phone: (678) 407-7179

Please contact your child’s teacher or the Family Center for volunteer opportunities and the classroom observation policy.