Carthage Elementary School

Parent/Teacher/Student Compact

Dear Parents/Guardian:

We value your role in working to help your child achieve high academic standards. It is our responsibility to join together to help your child achieve the State’s high standards. The following is an outline of some of the ways you, your child, and the school staff can build and maintain a partnership to share the responsibility for improving your child’s academic achievement.

School’s Responsibility:

! Provide high quality curriculum and learning materials

! Provide you with assistance in understanding academic achievement standards and assessments and how to monitor your child’s progress

! Provide opportunities for ongoing communication between you and teachers through, at a minimum:

· Annual parent-teacher conferences,

· Frequent reports regarding your child’s progress, and

· Opportunities to talk with staff, volunteer in class, and observe classroom activities.

Parent’s Responsibility:

! Encourage your child to attend school regularly

! Encourage your child to show positive school behavior

! Review your child’s homework

! Monitor television watching and encourage positive use of your child’s extra-curricular time

! Volunteer in your child’s school and classroom, if time or schedule permits

! Attend parent-teacher conferences and participate, when appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of your child.

Students Responsibility:

! Do homework everyday and ask for help when needed

! Read at least 30 minutes every day outside of school time.

! Give to my parents or the adult that is responsible for my welfare all notices and information received by me from my school every day.

Please sign and review this School/Parent/Student Compact with your child. This Compact may be discussed with you during a parent-teacher conference as it relates to your child’s school progress. Thank you for your support and involvement in your child’s education.

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Parent’s Signature Student’s Signature Schoolwide Curriculum Coordinator