• Hello Garvey Families,

    Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We are thrilled to welcome our students and staff back to school on Monday, August 26th at 9:00 AM. We hope that you were able to relax and make special memories with your friends and families. Now it is time to look forward to a wonderful new school year as we are “On The Rise” at Garvey Academy!

    Our incredible staff of educators have been in professional development throughout the summer to prepare for the new school year. Garvey Academy is such a special place to learn and grow. We are proud of our beautiful school and have high expectations for each student.  Together with our dedicated staff, we strive to make connections with students to help them feel valued, accepted, and safe. Our motto of, 'I Can Learn, I Will Learn, I Must Learn. I’m a Garveyite!' will continue to guide our mission to provide a rigorous and joyful inclusive school environment.

    We are excited to embrace this school year.  Attendance is key to ensuring a successful school year.  Data has proven if students are chronically absent (absent 18 days of school or more), it affects their academics negatively.  Late arrivals and early dismissals have negative impacts too, and a new Garvey policy will be sent out at the start of school.

    Partnering with families is crucial to promote a healthy transition to school both socially and emotionally.   Sign-up now to volunteer to help Garvey rise.  Parents are needed to help with morning entry, dismissal and assist staff throughout the day. Adults may sign-up at https://dpscd.galaxydigital.com/. Plus, sign-up to become a part of Garvey’s PTA when school starts.

    Garvey Academy is a Class Dojo school.  All communications will be uploaded to the platform.  Families can access Class Dojo using their computer or an app on their mobile device.  Individual class links will be sent out the first week of school. Below is the link to sign-up for Garvey Academy’s Class Dojo. Also, we encourage families to stay connected and informed by following our social media outlets too.

    Class Dojo Link: https://teach.classdojo.com/#/schools/53ec90547e18e24051003f79/story

    Educationally yours,

    Mama Winston