YOU Matter!

The Garvey Team welcomes the new school year with great anticipation and excitement as we celebrate the unique talents and contributions of every one of our students, families, and staff in achieving our collective mission.

Every Student Matters

Garvey embraces the core belief that every student, regardless of their diverse cultural and learning backgrounds, is a leader and can further their growth in a nurturing learning community. Despite the prevailing challenges over the past few years, we stay committed to attaining the Garvey vision of developing future-ready global leaders – leaders who are academically competent, mentally and emotionally strong, and morally driven; leaders who can lead today and build tomorrow; leaders who can advance the local and global communities in both prosperous and turbulent times. To this end, our schools continue to strengthen the “Leader in Me” program to build a culture that fosters the growth of leaders through the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” School teams implement with increasing creativity and impact the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) system to support students with diverse behavioral needs. Teachers, working in collaboration with counselors, continue to refine the implementation of the adopted social-emotional learning (SEL) programs. Schools are optimizing the purposefully designed “wellness center” to provide a physically and emotionally appealing environment for group and individual SEL activities. Social-emotional health surveys are used to identify high-need students for timely intensive support services. Resources are dedicated to support high-priority students to unleash their potential and cultivate their leadership qualities. Academic and behavioral support staff, including intervention teachers and behavioral specialists provide differentiated services to students with learning and behavioral needs to ensure their success. A variety of research-based intervention programs are utilized to accelerate learning.  In addition, the District is reinvigorating our signature academic programs, including the Dual Language Plus program, STEAM program, and Dual Enrollment program (with the East Los Angeles College), to promote global leaders with multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and cognitive competencies.

Every Family Matters

Garvey values every family and the cultural assets each brings to attain the mission of developing the whole child. We are expanding a variety of support services to nurture the whole family. We organize cultural showcase events to foster cultural proficiency and build connections among families and staff. Through the partnership with community agencies, we offer ongoing parent education to expand parent and family capacity in providing academic support at home, we conduct physical and mental health workshops to promote self-care practices and parents’ skills in ensuring their children’s wellness; we offer families on-campus health services, including vaccinations, dental services, and vision screening at the school-based clinic; we provide counseling services to assist families in addressing crisis situations; we gather physical resources for families in need. The annual Community Wellness Fair provides parents with the opportunities to gain understanding of and access to the district and community resources. The array of support programs and services exemplify our commitment to celebrating each family and promoting their continued growth.

Every Staff Matters

Every staff member, with our unique passion and talents, serves in different roles and contributes to the team synergy essential to the attainment of the collective vision. With a robust system of mutual accountability and support, we collaborate, support and hold one another accountable for fulfilling our responsibilities. Each of our teammates is a unique and significant piece of the Garvey masterpiece!

In the 2025-2026 school year, Garvey is committed to celebrating every student, every family, and every staff as leaders and investing in their continued development. Please visit our schools’ and the District’s websites at www.gesd.us to learn more about our programs and services in supporting our students, and community and partnership opportunities.