Moreland Road Elementary School

Hello Mustangs!

My name is Anissa Andrews, you know me as the school's Library Media Specialist, but I also have the privilege of representing the Moreland Road Elementary staff as the Parent Liaison! As the Parent Liaison, I am your contact for any needs you may have while your children are attending MRE. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns.

Regular parent workshops and stakeholder meetings will be held throughout the year to better serve you as parents. These workshops are designed to give you information on topics that are relevant to the success of your children here at our school. We choose the topics based on the feedback we receive from the Fall and Spring Survey. If you have not yet completed the Fall Parent Survey, please follow this link to give your feedback. English or Spanish

If you have any questions or feedback, please contact me via email at anissa.andrews@gscs.org or telephone at 770-229-3755. The Parent Engagement page is updated regularly, so please check back often for information about past and upcoming events, newsletters, and other important information! I look forward to working with you!

The 2024-2025 Moreland Road Elementary School Open House on Tuesday, July 30th, was a fantastic success! Excitement filled the air as students, parents, and staff reunited with old friends and welcomed new ones. It was a special evening where everyone had the opportunity to meet our new Principal, Mrs. Nicki Gore, and Assistant Principal, Mrs. Dimitria Collier. Students eagerly picked up their school supplies, met their teachers, and explored their classrooms, while parents gathered important information and connected with the faculty. If you didn't get a chance to complete the Fall Parent Survey, please take a moment to do so using the following links: English or Spanish.

Title I, Part A requires that all schools receiving Title I, Part A funds must bring parents and families together for a parent meeting to inform participating parents about the school's Title I program and their right to be involved. This meeting will be held within the first 45 days of the new school year in GSCS.

Moreland Road Elementary School Parents are asked to join us on:

Thursday August 29th at 6:00 PM --Join us from anywhere 🌎 via Google Meet!

Google Meet joining info:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/pur-ubnf-kij

Friday, August 30th at 8:00 AM -- After our first 2024-2025 Mustang Stampede!

In this meeting, we will discussed the topics below

o Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

o Intent and Purpose of Title I

o Title I Funding

o Programs/Supports in Place to Help your Students

o Academic Standards Expected of All Students o Measuring Student Progress

o Parent Resource Centers

o District and School Parent and Family Engagement Policies

o School-Parent Compact

Title I is the largest federally-funded program for elementary, middle and high schools. Title I helps students teachers, and parents. Through Title I, school districts receive money based on the number of low-income families in each district. Each district uses its Title I money for supplemental educational services for children most in need of educational help. The focus of Title I program is on helping all students meet or exceed the same high achievement standards set by the local and state educational agencies. Griffin-Spalding County Schools is a Title I district.

In compliance with the requirements of Every Student Succeeds Act, the Griffin-Spalding County School System would like to inform you that you may request information about the professional qualifications of your student’s teacher(s) and/or paraprofessional(s).

The following information may be requested:

• Whether your child's teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction
• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived
• Whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
• Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

Students participating in the Title I, Part A program and their families, agree that this compact outlines how 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 will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the challenging state academic standards. Please take a few moments to access this document in your 2024-2025 GSCS Title I, Part A Parent & Family Engagement Handbook.

As part of the federal law, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), all Title I, Part A schools, as well as the district, are required to develop a Parent and Family engagement Policy and to invite parents of its annual revision. Please take a few moment to review this information in the Parent & Family Engagement Handbook.

All our our TItle 1 Documents can be found on the MRE website on the Parent Engagement Page.

Did you know that the Griffin-Spalding County School System also has a Parent Resource Center? Find hands on activities, books and brochures for your student in our District Parent Resource Center. The center is designed to provide educational resources for parents to help your student succeed academically. Parents can also find computers with internet access at the center. The best part is resources are FREE! You can find the Parent Resource Center located in the Parent Services Building, Room 121 on 234 E. Taylor Street, Griffin, GA 30224. If you would like more information or want to make an appointment, please contact LaJuana Love at 770-229-3700, ext 10321 or at Lajuana.love@gscs.org.

Moreland Road Elementary School Parents are asked to join us on:

• Thursday August 29th at 8:00 AM -- After our first 2024-2025 Mustang Stampede!
• Thursday August 29th at 6:00 PM --Join us from anywhere 🌎 via Google Meet!

Our newly renovated lobby contains our Parent Resource Center! You can find important and informative documents and resources.