Spring City Elementary School Family Engagement Plan

Parent School Compact

Rhea County School System's Family Engagement

Spring City Elementary School

Family Engagement Plan

Spring City Elementary School, with the cooperation of parents, has developed a written family engagement plan and home-school compact, which will give parents the ability to be involved with their children and understand the expectations.  This plan will be reviewed annually and updated as needed when the school and needs for the parents change.  The persons that developed The Family Engagement Plan is on file and can be reviewed in the principal’s office and also at Rhea County Department of Education.  This Policy Plan is also at all Title I meetings as well as the annual system-wide meeting and parent-teacher conferences.

The Spring City Family Engagement Plan will hold annual meetings to inform parents of the following:

1.       translations of written notifications and interpreters at parent conferences, parent meetings, and training sessions,

2.       means of notification of parents of school events in a timely, efficient manner,

3.       the individual achievement levels of students,

4.       academic assessment measures for student achievement,

5.       the school’s curriculum,

6.       opportunities for parent involvement and suggestions in the school.

Involve parents/guardians in an organized, ongoing, and timely way in planning, revising as well as voicing suggestions to improve the need for changes in the future of the school by:

·         PTO Meetings,

·         Newsletters,

·         Phone calls,

·         Home visits,

·         Personal contact at school

Provide all parents/guardians the opportunity to make suggestions, or opinions that will better suit their child as well as their education by giving these opportunities:

·         IEP’s,

·         PTO Meetings,

·         Suggestion box on family table in foyer,

·         S-Team Meetings

Hold flexible meetings for the parents’ convenience such as:

·         Pre-school orientation at the beginning of the year,

·         Kindergarten orientation at the beginning of the year,

·         Parent teacher conferences during teacher’s planning time,

·         Parent teacher conferences held twice each year,

·         PTO meetings held monthly.

Provide information that is weekly and on a scheduled time such as:

·         Newsletters,

·         Mid-six weeks progress reports,

·         Report cards,

·         T-CAP scores yearly,

·        Web site for each teacher,

·        Web site for state standards.

PARENT SCHOOL COMPACT

SCHOOL MISSION:  We, at Spring City Elementary School, are committed to working together to provide a quality-learning environment in which all children can learn and develop to their maximum potential. 

PARENT/GUARDIAN AGREEMENT:  It is important to have my child reach his /her full academic potential.  Therefore, I will be encouraging by doing the following: 

• See that my child attends school regularly and is punctual,
• Establish a time and place for homework and check it regularly,
• Support the school staff, and respect the cultural differences of others,
• Have ongoing communication with my child’s school and teacher,
• Participate in parent groups and activities to contribute to the decision-making process in the school.

STUDENT AGREEMENT:  It is important that I do the best that I can.  Therefore, I will strive to do the following:

• Always try to work to the best of my ability,
• Come to school each day on time, with my homework completed and have the supplies that I need,
• Show respect for myself, my school, other students and have consideration for cultural differences,
• Conform to the rules of conduct at my school,
• Believe that I can learn and I will learn.

TEACHER AND STAFF AGREEMENT:  Students must be given the opportunity to succeed.  Therefore, we will strive to do the following:

• Provide an environment conducive to learning,
• Have high expectations for ourselves, the students and the school,
• Maintain open-line effective communication with our students and their parents, in order to support student learning,
• Seek ways to involve parents in the classroom for observation or participation in classroom activities,
• Respect all students, their parents and the diverse cultures of the school.