Weirton Heights Elementary

Weirton Elementary Parent/Teacher/Student Compact

The purpose of this compact is designed to create a home/school partnership that will help students achieve the West Virginia State Instructional Goals and Objectives and the Goals of Weirton Elementary School.

______(student), his/her parent(s) and teacher voluntarily make the following commitments. This compact is for the 2015-2016 school year. *This compact is voluntary and not legally binding.

PARENT TEACHER STUDENT I will encourage and support my I will encourage and support I will become an active partner in child’s learning by: student learning by: my own learning by:

 Requiring regular school  Demonstrating care and  Attending school attendance. commitment for each regularly. student.  Making sure my child  Respecting cultural,  Bring pencils, paper and arrives at school on time racial, and ethnic other necessary tools to differences. class.  Encouraging positive  Providing quality  Completing my attitudes about school. teaching and leadership. assignments.  Supporting school rules  Managing the classroom  Letting my teacher know and procedures. to provide a safe when I don’t understand environment that something or when I encourages learning and need help. helps students achieve State performance standards.  Providing a quiet, well-  Explaining and modeling  Respecting the rights lighted study area. behaviors and ways of and property of others. doing things that are expected of students.  Establishing a regular  Providing texts,  Following school and time for study. materials and supplies classroom rules. that support instruction.  Encouraging and  Providing parents with  Cooperating with my overseeing the assessments of student parents and teachers. completion of all class achievement and assignments and progress. homework.  Supporting my child’s  Responding quickly to  Reading to, and with, my efforts to improve and parent requests for parents at home. do good work. information.  Attending parent/teacher  Providing assistance to  Reading library books, conferences. parents who need help in newspapers, and other working with their child. things that interest me.  Communicating with the  Making parents aware of  school, any problems this compact and its that may interfere with implementation. my child’s learning.  Discussing report cards,   behavior reports and any assessments of progress or achievement with my child.  Supporting good reading   habits by reading with and to my child.

______(Parent’s Signature) (Teacher’s Signature) (Student’s Signature)