Family-School Compact

A Family-School Compact for Achievement is an agreement that parents, students, and teachers develop together. It explains how parents and teachers will work together to make sure all students get the individual support they need to reach and exceed grade level standards.

Effective Compacts:

  • Begin with standards

  • Focus on student learning

  • Respond to school data

  • Define everyone’s responsibilities

  • Depend on us to believe in and use it!!

Family’s Responsibilities to Support Child’s Education

  • Help child complete homework nightly.

  • Read with child.

  • Review basic math facts with child.

  • Make sure child attends school regularly and is on time daily.

  • Regularly check child’s agenda.

  • Have access to Remind App and School Website for communication from school.

Students’ Responsibilities to Support Their Learning

  • Attend school regularly.

  • Read 20 minutes every night and complete homework.

  • Practice basic math facts.

  • Pay attention in class and complete classwork.

  • Write down daily assignments in agenda.

  • Be respectful and responsible.

  • Be organized.

Big Elm Goals:

  • 80% of students will increase WVGSA ELA and Math scores by 10%.

  • 80% of students will reach grade level proficiency or will go up one grade level measured by iReady End-ofYear Reading and Math benchmark.

  • 90% of our students will attend 90% of instructional days.

  • To create positive learning environments.

  • To utilize advanced integrated technologies.

  • To maximize student achievement.

  • To promote family, school, and community partnerships.

Big Elm Goals:

  • 80% of students will increase WVGSA ELA and Math scores by 10%.

  • 80% of students will reach grade level proficiency or will go up one grade level measured by iReady End-ofYear Reading and Math benchmark.

  • 90% of our students will attend 90% of instructional days.

  • To create positive learning environments.

  • To utilize advanced integrated technologies.

  • To maximize student achievement.

  • To promote family, school, and community partnerships.

District Goals

  • Increase student ELA success

  • Improve student Math success

  • Reduce chronic absenteeism

Jointly Developed

The parents, students, and staff at Big Elm developed this Family-School Compact for Achievement. Teachers suggested home-learning strategies, parents added ideas to make them specific, and students told us what would help them learn. Yearly meetings are held to review this compact.

Building Partnerships

Parent Involvement Activities Big Elm Math Night- event for students and families to complete math activities and get math strategies to use at home to increase math skills. Bingo for Books- students and families play Bingo, take home books, and learn reading strategies to use at home to increase reading skills. If you would like to volunteer or have questions, please contact (304) 326-7280.

Parent Resources to Assist Students with Learning

  • Parent resource table

  • Annual Title I informative meeting

  • Parent/teacher conferences

  • Parent involvement nights/trainings

  • List of websites with strategies

  • Strategies located on individual teachers’ websites, Schoology, or Remind App

Parent ResParent/Teacher Communicationources to Assist Students with Learning

  • Parent/Teacher Conferences

  • Remind App

  • School Website

  • Schoology

  • Notes home or phone calls during teacher’s planning

  • Agenda

  • School Newsletter

  • School Text Messages