Heather Adkison

This plan outlines Guntersville City Schools' commitment to ensuring equal educational access and academic success for homeless children and youth, aligning with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act and the Alabama State Plan. Key areas of focus include eliminating enrollment barriers, providing a stable school environment, ensuring automatic eligibility for free school meals, and offering services comparable to those provided to other students. The plan also details the role of a homeless liaison, educational rights, and dispute resolution procedures.

This Campus Improvement Plan outlines the dedication to preparing all students for success and a commitment to continuous improvement. Its mission is to establish a school culture fostering excellence in teaching and learning, grounded in beliefs that all students can learn, collaboration is impactful, and results drive action. Key focus areas include increasing academic growth, improving student engagement, and strategically enhancing iReady growth for specific subgroups. The plan also addresses reducing chronic absenteeism and Class I behaviors through PBIS implementation, and improving instructional practices and the accountability of the PLC process.

This document outlines the Comprehensive English Learner District Plan for Guntersville City Schools. Its primary objective is to provide English Learners (ELs) with opportunities to participate in an EL program, fostering competence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English, and ensuring full participation in public education. The plan details procedures for EL identification and placement, program structures for instruction and support, grading and retention guidelines, staffing, data collection and accountability measures, and robust parental involvement strategies. It also addresses the use of Title III funds and engagement with non-public schools.

This strategic plan, the GMS ACIP for 2025-2026, outlines Guntersville High School's dedication to preparing every student for success beyond high school through continuous improvement and increased student achievement. The mission is to establish a school culture fostering excellence in teaching and learning. Key initiatives focus on enhancing collaborative practices through the PLC process, implementing instructional coaching, utilizing curriculum mapping and valid assessments for student progress monitoring, providing professional development for technology integration, and ensuring fidelity in MTSS student support plans.

This document outlines the Guntersville City Schools' Parent and Family Engagement Plan for the 2025-2026 academic year, designed to foster strong partnerships among parents, families, schools, and the community to promote academic success for all students, in compliance with ESSA §1116. Key aspects include involving parents in plan development and evaluation, coordinating support for effective engagement activities, integrating strategies across various federal, state, and local programs, providing parents with training and resources to support their children's learning, educating staff on the value of parental contributions, and ensuring equitable opportunities for participation for all families, including those with limited English proficiency or disabilities.