HOME/SCHOOL COMPACT

HOME/SCH= OOL COMPACT, TITLE I, PART A

Bon Homme School District

The Bon Homme School District and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Titl= e I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 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 Home/School compact is revised annually at the fi= rst Parent Advisory Meeting held each year.

Parents’ Pledge: I will

Notify my child’s teacher if I observe problems my child is having.
Check my child’s assignment notebook daily (if applicable) for communi= cation between home and school.
Provide a place for homework and review what my child is doing.
Encourage my child's efforts and participation in activities that interest my ch= ild, both academic and athletic.
Participate in educational opportunities and trainings the school offers for me.
Communicate with teachers regularly and attend Parent-Teacher Conferences.

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Students&#= 8217; Pledge: I will

Communicate problems I am having to my parents and/or teachers.
Use tutor days to work with teachers who will be able to help me.
Conform to the rules of student behavior during school days and at school activities.
Participate willingly in all classroom activities.
Complete assignments on time and to the best of my ability.
Complete assignment notebooks (if applicable) and give parents papers sent home from the school.

Schools’ Pledge: We will<= /b>

Create a partnership with the families in our school distri= ct by offering an opportunity to volunteer in their school as part of the Parent Advisory Council, volunteer parent program, visit classrooms, a= nd participate is special parties and events.

Offer two sch= eduled parent-teacher conferences annually.

Monitor student progress and inform parents of their child’s progress in a timely manner by sending home progress rep= orts at each conference and mid-term slips quarterly if a student’s g= rade is at risk of failing, and provide students extra help if needed.=

Provide a high quality curriculum by teaching to the South Dakota and/or Common Core Standards and = help students to understand the assignment, set realistic goals, and strive= for higher standards.

Continually try to grow professionally to better teach all students.

Offer professional assistance to parents to help them work = with their children, understand the curriculum, and communicate with the sc= hool and provide parents access to their children’s classroom teachers through conferences, phone calls, emails, and/or visits to the classro= om.