Orville Wright Middle School

Parent Compact

Orville Wright Middle/Magnet School and the parents of the students participating in activities, service and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) agree that this compact outlines how the parents, 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 goals set forward by the Federal Government and the State of California.

This school-parent compact is effective for the 2008-2009 school year.

REQUIRED SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT PROVISIONS

School Responsibilities:
Orville Wright Middle/Magnet School will:

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:

Classroom teachers trained in strategies that will lead to high-quality instruction
Classroom teachers follow a standards-based program driven by the district instruction guides
Classroom teachers participate in professional development that involves collaborative planning within teams, cores, grade levels, and departments
Classroom teachers analyze data from periodic assessments in order to improve instruction and plan objectives for future professional development sessions
School Site Administrators monitor and ensure effective and quality instruction

Provide parents with ongoing information regarding the compact, student progress, parent access, and parent opportunities for participation as follows:

Academic report cards issued at the end of the Fall and Spring semester
Minimum of three progress report cards issued prior to the final report card
Special reports issued when appropriate (complimentary or unsatisfactory notices)
Parent conferences over two-days in both the Fall and Spring semesters
Regular communication (Homework, Projects and Classroom Behavior) via the Reminder Binder
Telephone conferences conducted as needed
Appointments with teachers during daily conference periods (those teachers who do not have an assigned conference period will be available to meet with parents before or after school)
A new website is under construction and will be available in the Fall 2006 for calendar items, special events and teacher information pages
Main Office houses listings and information regarding ways for parents to participate
Open classrooms for parental observations of instruction (guidelines for classroom visits can be obtained from the Main Office)

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

Monitor and promote attendance
Help with and make sure homework is complete by checking the Reminder Binder for nightly homework assignments
Volunteer in the school
Join committees so I may participate in the decisions that will affect my child’s education
Encourage and promote the uniform policy
Stay informed about the happenings at my child’s school by promptly reading all materials sent home during Take Home Tuesday and responding in an appropriate time frame if necessary
Attend parent conferences and communicate regularly with my child’s teachers through the use of the Reminder Binder

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

Use our Reminder Binders to record school happenings and classroom assignments
Bring out textbooks and required materials to class daily
Arrive at school and each class on time and ready to begin
Give my parents or guardian all materials and notices given to me at school on Take Home Tuesday
Attend after school tutoring or intervention programs if needed
Behavior appropriately within classroom and other school settings

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