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America Goes Back to School - August 1995

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SUPPORT THE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR LEARNING

STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG SCHOOLS

Family-School Compact for Learning

Schools and families across America are increasingly accepting mutual responsibility for children's learning. They are taking the initiative to develop family-school partnerships known as "compacts." By working together, exchanging information, sharing decision making, and collaborating in children's learning, everyone can contribute to the educational process. As a school community, we support family-school compacts and affirm the importance of family involvement in students' learning.

We commit to including families and community members in the daily life of the school by:

  1. Sharing responsibility at school and at home to give students a better education and a good start in life.
    -- Our school will be welcoming to parents, reach out to parents before problems arise, offer challenging courses, create safe and drug-free learning environments, include parents in school site decisions, organize tutoring and other opportunities for parents to help improve student learning, and
    _______________________.
    (ADD YOUR OWN ACTIVITY)

    -- Our parents will monitor student attendance, homework completion and television watching; become acquainted with teachers and administrators, when possible, volunteer in school and participate in school decision making, and
    _______________________.
    (ADD YOUR OWN ACTIVITY) .

  2. Providing effective two-way communication, including reducing education jargon and breaking down language barriers.

  3. Building the capacity for families to help children succeed in school and for school staff to work with families.

  4. Improving family involvement efforts by reviewing progress annually and strengthening cooperative efforts.

  5. __________________________________________________________
    ADD YOUR OWN COMMITMENT.

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President, Parents' Association

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Teacher/Faculty Representative

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Principal

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Student Representative

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Superintendent

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Community/ Business Partner

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Mayor

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U.S. Secretary of Education


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