Mission:

The Mission of Chesney Elementary is to develop successful life-long learners and productive citizens by maintaining high expectations for personal responsibility and academic excellence in an environment that fosters the joy of teaching and learning.

Chesney Elementary will become a world class school Committed to Excellence for all Students.

Motto:

Our motto at Chesney Elementary School is "Learning and Leading Like Champions"

Beliefs:

We believe that:

every child can learn.

every child has a special gift or talent and it's the educator's and parent's responsibility to help them discover it.

learning should be fun and engaging.

it is our job to empower creative thinking.

every educator, parent, and child should have high expectations.

being positive has significant benefits and is quite contagious.

a safe environment is essential to maximize student learning.

collaboration and communication are key to supporting our children's education

every child belongs to the Chesney Elementary family.

About Us:

Chesney Elementary School is named in honor of Charles Brant Chesney, a fire fighter from the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services. In addition to his fulltime employment, Mr. Chesney was a volunteer firefighter and training officer with the Forsyth County Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

Mr. Chesney dedicated his life to teaching children about the dangers of fire. Mr. Chesney served as a fire safety instructor and as a liaison between the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services and Gwinnett County Public Schools. In his years of service to the community, Mr. Chesney taught thousands of children fire prevention and how to survive a fire. Mr. Chesney lost his life in an apartment fire in Forsyth County in 1996.