LAUREL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL/PARENT COMPACT

The Laurel Springs School will:

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

A. Laurel Springs School will continue to provide small class sizes wherever

possible.

            B. Laurel Springs School will continue to employ highly qualified certified

personnel.

            C. Laurel Springs School continues to provide updated curriculum and curricular

materials to all grade levels.

            D. Laurel Springs School will utilize a variety of positive, supportive and highly

effective strategies and programs to continue its safe learning environment

and high standards.  One such program that has had great success and will

continue is our “FISH” Program.

2.  Hold parent-teacher conferences (at least annually in elementary schools) during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement.  Specifically, those conferences will be held:

            Parent teacher conferences will be held twice a year once in the fall and once in the spring.  Parent teacher conferences may be held at anytime during the year upon either parent or teacher’s request.  Struggling students will automatically receive extra parent teacher conferences through intervention.

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

            Report Cards are sent quarterly

            Progress Reports are sent four times at the mid marking period

            Weekly Progress updates are provided in Friday Folders

            Grade 3 through 6 parents will be provided with passwords to enable them to view grades daily on PowerGrade.

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

            Weekly Wednesday Open House

            Daily access as scheduled between parent and teacher.

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

            Parent Visitation Days

            Wednesday Morning Open House

            Volunteer Program

            Room-Parent Volunteer

            Academic Volunteer Program

            Volunteer Readers

Parent Responsibilities

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

            Monitoring attendance

            Making sure that homework is completed.

            Monitoring amount of television our children watch

            Volunteer in my child’s school

            Participating as appropriate, in decisions relating to our children’s education.

            Promoting positive use of my child’s extracurricular time.

            Limiting / monitoring amount of exposure to technology.