School Parent Compact

Faculty and staff of University Place Elementary 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:
   1. Strive to maintain a safe learning environment in which each child is motivated to learn.
   2. Maintain and promote the belief that all children can learn.
   3. Show respect for each child, parent, and their family.
   4. Ensure planned lessons meet or exceed the requirements of the Alabama Course of Study for in all subject areas.
   5. Regularly assess both teacher and students’ performance and adjust curriculum and instruction as needed.
   6. Assure that all materials necessary for instruction are available in the classroom.
   7. Continually monitor students’ academic and social progress.
   8. Seek to continually improve professional competence and skills of all teachers by scheduling on-going professional development activities.
2. Hold parent-teacher conferences (at least annually in elementary schools) during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement. Specifically, those conferences will be held:
   1. At a minimum, one parent conference per nine weeks or semester with discussions related to this compact and the achievement level of the student. Additionally, parent conferences will be scheduled by October 15th for the first nine weeks and as data indicates a need thereafter to stay abreast of student academic progress or lack of progress.
3. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically, the school will provide reports as follows: 
   1. Provide regular progress reports and report cards to parents at least once every 4.5 weeks through student distribution and/or parent mailings.
4. Provide parents reasonable access to staff. Specifically, staff will be available for consultation with parents as follows:
   1. Staff will be available for consultation with parents as needed and scheduled during planning periods before school, after school, or upon request.
5. Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and to observe classroom activities, as follows:
   1. Provide opportunities for parents to volunteer through school-wide committees, and/or PTA activities.

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

• Ensuring that my child is on time, has healthy meals, and attends school regularly.
• Talking with my child regularly about schoolwork and activities, including making sure that homework is completed.
• Monitoring screen time, content, and out-of-school activities.
• Volunteering at school through class projects, school-wide committees, and/or PTA activities in my child's classroom.
• Participating, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my children's education.
• Promoting positive use of my child's extracurricular time. 
• Staying informed about my child's education and communicating with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or the school district either received by my child, phone, email, or mail and responding, as appropriate.
• Serving, to the extent possible, on advisory groups, such as Title I advisory committees and parental involvement committees. 
• Reading and discussing the Student/Parent Resource Guide and Code of Student Conduct with my child.
• Discussing work assignments and report cards.
• Attending school conferences and meetings.

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

• Do homework as assigned and ask for help when needed. 
• Read at least 20-30 minutes every day outside of school time. 
• Give parents or the responsible adult all notices & information received from the school daily. 
• Read the Student/Parent Resource Guide and Code of Student Conduct.