Home School Compact

Family and School Partnership Compact

It is important that families and schools work together to help students achieve high academic standards. Through a process that included teachers, families, students, and community representatives, the following are agreed-upon roles and responsibilities that we as partners will carry out to support student success in school and in life.

Staff Pledge:

I agree to carry out the following responsibilities to the best of my ability:

• Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction.
• Endeavor to motivate my students to learn.
• Have high expectations and help every child to develop a love of learning.
• Communicate regularly with families about student progress.
• Provide a warm, safe, and caring learning environment.
• Provide meaningful homework assignments to reinforce and extend learning (e.g. 15-30 minutes for grades K-2 and 30-60 minutes for grades 3-5).
• Participate in professional development opportunities that improve teaching and learning and support the formation of partnerships with families and the community.
• Actively participate in collaborative decision-making and consistently work with families and my school colleagues to make schools accessible and welcoming places for families, which help each student achieve the school’s high academic standards.
• Communicate respectfully with students, staff, and families.
• Create opportunities for access to staff to discuss student progress and opportunities to volunteer, participate in and observe the educational program.

Student Pledge:

I agree to carry out the following responsibilities to the best of my ability:

• Come to school on time ready to learn and work hard.
• Bring necessary materials, completed assignments, and homework.
• Know and follow school and class rules.
• Ask for help when I need it.
• Communicate regularly with my parents and teachers about school experiences so that they can help me to be successful in school.
• Limit my TV watching and instead study or read every day after school.
• Respect the school, classmates, staff, and families.

Family/Parent Pledge:

I agree to carry out the following responsibilities to the best of my ability:

• Provide a quiet time and place for homework and monitor TV viewing.
• Read to my child or encourage my child to read every day (20 minutes K-2, and 30 minutes for grades 3-5).
• Communicate with the teacher or the school when I have a concern.
• Ensure that my child attends school every day on time and gets adequate sleep, regular medical attention, and proper nutrition.
• Regularly monitor my child’s progress in school.
• Participate at school in activities such as school decision-making, volunteering, and/or attending parent events.
• Communicate the importance of education and learning to my child.
• Communicate respectfully with staff, students, and other parents at the school.