When Everyone Works Together, Students Succeed!

TALLADEGA CITY SCHOOLS

Raymond. L. Young

2013-14  SCHOOL - PARENT COMPACT

Raymond L. Young Elementary, and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (participating children), agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

This school-parent compact is in effect during school year 2013-2014.

School Responsibilities

The faculty and staff at Raymond L. Young Elementary School will:

1.                Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards as follows:

·        Recruit and retain highly-qualified principals and teachers.

·        Provide high-quality professional development for all employees based on the latest research into best practice.

·        Maintain a safe and positive school climate.

2.                Hold parent-teacher conferences (at least annually) to discuss the individual child’s achievement. Specifically, these conferences will be held:

·        At times mutually convenient for teacher and parent during  planning time, before school, or after school.

·        Meeting will be used to discuss grades, build positive relationships, set goals for the future or any topic where the teacher and parent can work together for the benefit of the student.

3.                Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically, the school will provide reports as follows:

·        A weekly folder containing work sample.

·        A report card at the end of each grading period and a progress report at the midpoint of each six weeks.

·        Notes from teacher to parent as needed.

·        Phone calls from teacher to parent as needed.

4.                Provide parents reasonable access to staff. Specifically, staff will available for consultation with parents as follows:

·        By appointment during the teacher’s planning time.

·        By appointment after school.

·        By appointment before school.

·        On a daily basis by phone. (Teachers return calls on a daily basis).

5.                Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and to observe classroom activities, as follows:

·        Listening to children read.

·        Helping with classroom decorations, art projects, etc.

·        Presenting a program on your culture, your occupation, a different country, etc.

·        Assist with holiday programs or parties, educational trips, etc.

Parent Responsibilities

We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways:

• Monitoring attendance and seeing that child is on time each day (beginning at 7:45 a.m.).
• If at all possible, schedule appointments after the end of the school day at 2:35 p.m.
• Making sure homework is completed and all forms or notes are signed and returned to the school.
• Ensure that electronic devices and cell phones remain at home.
• Volunteering in my child’s classroom.
• Helping students to get plenty of rest each night.
• Participating, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my children’s education.
• Promoting positive use of my child’s extracurricular time.
• Staying informed about my child’s education and communicating with the school by promptly reading all notices from the district received by my child or by mail and responding, as appropriate.
• Serving, to the extent possible, on policy advisory groups, such as being the Title I, Part A parent representative on the school’s School Improvement Team, Title I Policy Advisory Committee, District Wide Policy Advisory Council, State’s Committee of Practitioners, School Support Team or other school advisory or policy groups.

                                                    Student Responsibilities

We, as students, will share the responsibility to improve our academic achievement and achieve the State’s high standards.  Specifically, we will:

• Come to school prepared with homework and supplies.
• Ask for help, if needed.
• Show respect for myself, others, and the school.
• Alert adults of bullying situations.
• Read 20-30 minutes every day outside of school time.
• Give to my parents or the adult who is responsible for my welfare all of the notices and information received from my school every day.
• Get plenty of rest.
• Come to school on time and limit checkouts.
• Believe I can and will learn.
• Complete homework and turn it in on time.

• Obey classroom, school, and bus rules.
• Leave all electronics and cell phones at home.
• Always do my best work.

 Thanks to everyone for working together!