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All in community are welcome to E.A. Gibson Elementary School for our annual greenhouse plant selling school fundraiser! All proceeds of plant sales will go towards PBIS rewards and incentives for students.

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Updates on progress towards goals will be addressed in schools social media as well as in PTSO meetings.

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PTSO Meetings: Opportunity for parents, teachers, members of the community and students to come together to plan events, discuss school and share ideas of change. Goals, community partners and program ideas are suggested to and supported by PTSO.

Board Meetings: Biweekly board meetings are open to public, recorded and shared to public. School administrators can share community involvement, goals, partnerships as well as school needs in board meetings.

Social Media: School goals, partnerships, programs and successes are shared on the schools social media pages such as facebook, instagram and twitter. Parents and community members are welcome to share in the successes of the school as we are one team!

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Every Child, Every Day

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PBIS
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence based framework made up of three tiers for improving and integrating all of the data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day.
PBIS is a commitment to improving student behavior through system change.

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DPS POLICY 1070: PUBLIC GIFTS TO SCHOOLS: Employees and volunteers (individual or organization) may not solicit donations without prior approval of the principal.  Except as specified below, the Board shall act on individual requests of offers of gifts from individuals to schools or to the school Division and on the limitations on advertising and commercial interests in purchasing and presenting gifts.

Gifts of consumable supplies (expected to last one year or less) and gifts of volunteer time may be approved by the principal.

Gifts of non-consumable items with a total estimated value under $5000 may be accepted only with prior approval of the Superintendent or designee following consultation with the School Board Chairman.

Gifts with a total estimated value of $5000 or more may be accepted only with prior approval of the Board.  In addition, any gift which includes alteration of buildings or grounds or any addition of a physical structure must have prior approval of the Board.

When any real or personal property is given to and accepted by the Board, it shall be vested in the Board and shall be managed by the Board, according to the wishes of the donor.  The Board shall, in addition to the regular settlement it is required to make of all school funds, settle annually before the commissioner of accounts so far as the management of the property bequeathed or devised is concerned.

In the case of any change in the boundaries of the Division, the Board shall make provision for continuing the fulfillment of the purposes of the donor as far as practicable and settlement shall be made as provided for above.

Legal Ref.:

Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, § 22.1-126.

DPS SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 1000: SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATION GOALS: The Board believes that school-community cooperation and communication begin with the student, the parents, and the teacher and extend to other community persons, to agencies and to other staff members. The school must help the home know the student’s progress.  The home must help the school understand the student’s strengths and problems. School-community communication is also needed at city-wide levels, so that the concerns and knowledge of the community can bear upon educational decisions, and that community support for educational programs can be secured.

Through its school-community relations programs, the Board will aim toward leading the community to:

1. take an active interest in the schools and participate in planning activities;

2. place a high priority on education and make funds available for an educational system that supports learning for all children;

3. establish partnerships with the schools to enhance learning opportunities.

Legal Refs.:

Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, §§ 22.1-79(8), 22.1-253.13:6.B, 22.1-253.13:7.C.4.

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Union Church- Provided book bags and school supplies for all students grades k-5.

West Main Baptist- Provided teacher supplies such as chalk, markers, bulletin boards etc. to all teachers k-5.

Thank you to both Union Church and West Main Baptist Church for assisting us in meeting our school supply and teacher supply needs. We owe much of our preparation and success to you, and appreciate your support!

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- Improve our attendance rate by 20% by completion of school year
-Improve student behavior by 30%

Asking to:
-Acquire resources for students school preparedness

We at E.A. Gibson Elementary School believe that if our students can come to school with all of their supplies fully stocked and their teachers with all the supplies they need, there will be only satisfactory performance and learning!

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Pictures:
[Foliage greenhouse]. Musselman Greenhouses.  Retrieved from https://musselmangreenhouses.com/

[Social Media]. School Webmasters. Retrieved from https://www.schoolwebmasters.com/Blog_Articles?entityid=234157

Web:
Policy Item 1070. (2018). Danville Public Schools. Retrieved June 14, 2020, from https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/dps/Board.nsf/Public#

PBIS. (2019). Getting started. Retrieved June 14, 2020, from https://www.pbis.org/pbis/getting-started

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Following district policy is always a must when making administrative decisions. District policy regarding aspects of the community are especially important to follow as policy protects the district from any legal concerns regarding community relations.
DPS asks that any public gifts more that $5000 be approved by the board. The donations of teaching and student supplies would need to approved by the board prior to acceptance of gifts. This would be an important policy to follow as it protects the district from any legal concerns as well as professional bias.