GIVE West Title I Newsletter

Welcome Message Letter from our Principal

Dear GIVE West Students and Families,

Welcome to the 2026–2027 school year! On behalf of the entire GIVE West staff, I am excited to welcome both our returning students and those joining our school community for the first time. We hope you have enjoyed a safe, restful, and enjoyable summer.

As we prepare for a new school year, we are looking forward to partnering with you to ensure every student has a successful and meaningful educational experience. At GIVE West, we remain committed to creating a school environment that is safe, supportive, and focused on helping every student reach their full potential.

Dress Code Reminder
Please take time to review the 2026-27 GIVE West Student Dress Code. To ensure a positive and consistent learning environment, the dress code will be fully enforced beginning on the first day of school. Your support in helping students arrive dressed appropriately for school each day is greatly appreciated.

Our Focus for the Year

At GIVE West, our priorities continue to be:

Safety and Security
Excellence in Teaching and Learning

These priorities guide our daily work and our commitment to providing students with the best possible educational experience.

Our school theme for the 2026–2027 school year is "Hope Is a Discipline." Throughout the year, we will encourage our students to understand that hope is more than wishful thinking—it is the intentional choice to persevere, grow, and believe in what is possible even when challenges arise. We look forward to embracing this theme together as a school community.

We are excited about the opportunities this year will bring and look forward to working alongside our students and families. Thank you for your partnership, trust, and support. Together, we will make the 2026–2027 school year one of growth, achievement, and success.

We can't wait to welcome our students back!

Warm regards,

Kelly Walter
Principal, GIVE West

"Hope is a discipline."

Title I Documents The Plan / The Promise

This Plan/Promise describes how the school and families will build and develop a partnership to help students achieve the challenging State and district academic standards.

Students participating in the Title I program and their families agree that this Plan/Promise outlines how the entire school staff, the students, and their families will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement at GIVE Center West.

The Plan/The Promise is accessible on Parent Square and the school website under the Title I section.

Please read it and sign it.

Printed copies are available in the Parent Center.

Thank you.

Attendance and Family Orientation Meeting on August 26, 2026 at 1:10 PM

At this meeting, we will discuss about student attendance, Extended Learning Program at GIVE, resources and tools used by GIVE Center West to support student well-being and learning, such as: Student Portal & Assessment, Parent Square, ParentVue, Edmentum, etc.

Testing Information

8/10- 8-21: iReady and MathTest for 6th and 8th Grade students

Resources from Our Counselors

Welcome back to GIVE.

We hope that you had a restful and relaxing summer break.

Meet our counselors:

Andrea Younger MS: 6th & 7th grades
Sharon Tate: MS: 8th Grade (Lead Counselor)
Tawanna Riddick: HS: 9th Grade (A-Z) & 10th Grade Last names (A-L)
MaKeyla McCray: HS: (10th Grade): Last names (M-Z) & 11th Grade (A-Z)
Mariela Medina: 12th Grade
Leshon Dempsey: Social Worker -Supports ALL grade levels

The Importance of a Healthy Self-Awareness

Having a healthy self-awareness promotes emotional wellness and self-esteem. Self-Awareness helps students understand, reflect, and practice self-control. It provides students insight into who they are, and why they react as they do, and gives them a direction for self-improvement. Self-awareness for students is crucial for success. Self-aware people have a fundamental belief in their ability to achieve a goal, and this trait helps students thrive in everything they do. Teenagers could reflect and improve emotions through (1) Reflective journaling, (2) Positive awareness - have students write a list of things they like about themselves, (3) Establish and work towards goals and (4) Help students to identify their strengths. The act of identifying things that your students are good at reinforces a positive self-image. Working to improve their strengths builds confidence, setting them up for success.