The Community Schools Strategy works in partnership with a variety of stakeholders to remove barriers from students, families and communities in order to thrive. Ways a community school does this is by providing an array of wraparound services.

Community School Coordinators partner with students, families, and stakeholders to identify and fill in the gaps where our students need more resources and support in order to ensure their personal and academic success. A CSC provides comprehensive support and resources that are selected to meet their students’ and families’ needs and interests, which are rooted in the understanding and perspectives of the surrounding community. A Community School Coordinator is a resource for families helping them stay connected with the school community. They are advocates for students and families.

Through strategic partnerships, community schools work to provide access to high-quality academics, health services, mental health support, academic enrichment, out-of-school time programming, crisis support, adult education classes, leadership development, and more.

In the first year (2022-2023) of being a Community School a needs assessment is completed. The needs assessment looks at a variety of data such as surveys from staff, students (4th and 5th grade) and families, focus groups, asset mapping and archival data

Once survey's were completed, all the data collection was reviewed with the Community Schools Steering committee. The Steering Committee involves the Community Schools Coordinator, Principal, Teachers, School Counselors, PTA members and Stakeholders.

As a team, the Steering Committee identified the schools greatest needs based on the data collection. Below are the three areas of need determined. Moving forward GES will implement a plan to meet the need and close the gaps to improve success for all students and families.

The Care Closet is a resource available to all students at GES. It provides students with everyday items, such as personal hygiene products, school supplies, and snacks. The goal is to provide students access to any basic need items they may have, so that they can focus on their education. All students regardless of income are eligible to use the Care Closet, without any cost to them or their family. Please contact the Community Schools Coordinator for assistance with any items you may need or ways to donate to our Care Closet.

Congratulations to our 2nd grade Let’s Play Soccer Students! They finished an 8 week program that ended with a scrimmage and award ceremony to celebrate all their hard work. Students proudly wore their medals all week long!

Special thank you to Mrs. Willoughby, Mrs. LaBelle, Ms. Shara and Mrs. Phillips for being super fun coaches and being flexible when we had to move indoors due to the weather.

We are so proud to be able to provide this opportunity to our students through Community Schools and our partners at Maryland State Youth Soccer Association!

Families joined us for a night full of fun games and a chance to walk the hallways to see students creative projects! We had such a fun time partnering together with our GES Judy Center Early Learning Hub. Students entered raffles to win prizes to take home and continue the fun!

5th grade band students and 4th grade students visited Dover High School to watch a performance and interact in a musical mystery while listening to the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.

Career day was such a fun time! We wanted to give a big thank you to a few of our amazing community partners for coming out. The kids loved it! Thank you, Denton McDonald's, Tuckahoe State Park, Caroline County EMS, Tenchi, Caroline County YMCA, Shore United Bank, Anne Arundel County Fire Department, Greater Impact Church, Town of Greensboro and Choptank Community Health!

The Environmental club had the opportunity to participate in creating a Choptank Watershed Mural!These students participated in a 6 week mural making project with the Choptank Tolomato Legacy project. We are so excited to display the final project at GES!

Mrs. Webster (school counselor) and Mrs. Ashley (community school coordinator) just completed another 6 week program with 11 young ladies! The Rise Girl Program is designed to encourage exercise, healthy body image, positive mindset, nutrition, stress management, friendship, and connection. Each week, the girls engage in a unique blend of confidence-building activities and a 30-minute fitness class of various styles. Rise Girl has been a great addition to after school opportunities for our students through community schools!

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Join us in a school wide challenge to strive for perfect attendance this last month of school! If you have perfect attendance for the following dates, your student earns the incentive!

Students that have perfect attendance ALL five weeks, have a chance to win a prize!

Please turn in your monthly challenge by Friday, May 30th. Winners will be drawn on Friday June 6th!

You don't want to miss out on the special prizes donated by Greensboro Volunteer Fire Company!

Food pantry open Thursdays from 4-6pm

Did you know the Caroline County Humane Society provides a public pet pantry for the residents of Caroline County? The pantry provides food for cats and dogs when their owners are not able to provide for them.The pet pantry is entirely supported by generous donations from individuals and businesses. The shelter does not require proof of need, but do ask for proof of residency. The Pet Pantry is open daily during shelter hours.

Tues, Wed 11 to 7 Thur, Fri 11 to 5 Sat 11 to 3

407 W. Belle St Ridgely, MD

Ashley Zdradzinski, LMSW

Email: Zdradzinski.ashley@ccpsstaff.org
Website: https://www.greensboroes.org/
Location: 627 North Main Street, Greensboro, MD, USA
Phone: 410-479-3885