Parent-School Compact

The purpose of this Parent-School Compact is to communicate a common understanding of home and school responsibilities to assure that every child accomplishes high standards and receives a quality education.

School’s Responsibility: The Staff at Pleasant Grove Elementary will:

Encourage parent and community input regarding the education of the students we serve by offering Parent-Teacher Meetings, Site-Based Decision Making Committee (SBDM)Meetings, parent conferences and other monthly parent contact(s).
Offer flexible scheduling of parent meetings/conferences, assemblies and school events for parental involvement.
Communicate clearly with parents in two languages (English & Spanish) in order to make everyone aware of school events and student progress.
Respect student time by assigning homework that is an extension of schoolwork.
Communicate individual student accomplishments to parents through Weekly Calendar of Events, Thursday’s Folders, Special Progress Reports, Monthly Parent Contacts, and Special Notes.
Convey instructional thrusts and initiatives to parents at school-wide meetings and parent conferences.
Focus on the development of the whole child.
Provide a variety of instructional strategies that are research based so that all children have the opportunity to be successful on a daily basis.

Parent’s Responsibility: As a parent, I will:

Support my child by ensuring that he/she attends school daily.
Ensure my child is arriving no later than 7:55 a.m. each morning for Read Aloud.
Establish daily routines for school days and provide a quiet workplace at home for my child to complete homework assignments.
Provide assistance and constant encouragement for my child.
Volunteer and participate in the activities of the school so that I may communicate to my child the importance of learning.
Monitor the amount and quality of television that my child engages in at home.
Read aloud or listen to my child read daily for at least 30 minutes.
Promote the social, emotional and physical development of my child by encouraging participation in extra-curricular activities.
Ask questions regarding my child’s progress by conferencing with teachers during planned parent conference days and at other times throughout the year.
Expect my child to bring home his/her Thursday’s Folder each week so that I can monitor my child’s academic and behavioral progress, sign and return it to the campus on the next school day.
Encourage my child to respect school personnel and to display proper self-discipline on a daily basis as appropriate for his/her age.
Respond to teacher requests and discuss school-related concerns in a responsible way.
Model the belief that learning takes place at school and at home and that learning is a life-long process.