School-Parent Compact

The Rupert Elementary School, 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 2015-2016.

School Responsibilities

Rupert 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:

• Small-group and individual instruction

• Intervention for students based on students’ needs

• Research Based Core Program

1. Hold parent-teacher conferences during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement.  Specifically, these conferences will be held:

   • November 23, 24

   • February 4        

2. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress:                           

   • Teacher communications by phone and written note on an as-needed basis

   • Report cards at the end of each marking period

   • Progress reports each marking period for students receiving interventions

   • Progress Monitoring updates for appropriate students at the end of each marking period

   • Online access to grades: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

3. Provide parents reasonable access to staff:

   • Back-to-School Night

   • Scheduled meetings with at least 24-hour notice

   • Conferences

   • Activities and Events

   • Personal contact by phone, letter, or email

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

   1. Grandparent’s Day

   2. American Education Week

   3. Reading Picnic

   4. Field Trips

   5. Latte for Ladies

   6. Java for Gentlemen

   7. Reading Olympics

   8. Field Day

   9. Fall Fest

   10. Parent Literacy Nights

   11. Family Activity Nights

   12. Activities and Events

       Parent Responsibilities

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

• Monitor attendance.
• Make sure homework is completed
• Monitor amount of television.
• Participate, when appropriate, in decisions relating to my child’s education.
• Promote positive use of my child’s extracurricular time.
• Stay informed about my child’s education and communicates with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or the school district.

Student Responsibilities 

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

• Do my homework every day and ask for help when I need to.
• Read every day outside of school time.
• Give to my parents or guardian all notices and information received by me from my school every day.