Hannah Ashton Middle School
Compact for Student Learning

The Hannah Ashton Middle School learning community of teachers, support staff, administrators, and families, have written this compact to outline how we share responsibility for student learning and academic achievement. This compact describes how the school and families will build a partnership that will help children achieve, Reynoldsburg City Schools and Ohio’s high standards.
This school-parent compact is in effect for school year 2017-2018.

Our School’s Responsibilities
Hannah Ashton Middle School administrators, teachers and support staff will:

1.  Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enable children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards as follows:
•	Provide targeted academic and behavioral supports to students ensuring all subgroups of students meet their learning targets
•	Ensure a safe environment conducive to learning
•	Progress monitoring with formative assessments are used for all students to ensure all students make a least a year’s growth in Reading and Math
•	Curriculum is aligned to Ohio Academic Content Standards
•	Enrichment activities are provided to enhance and support higher-level learning

2.  Hold parent-teacher conferences twice a year during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement. Specifically, those conferences will be held:

Scheduled conferences are held November 2 and 8, 2017 and February 15 and 20, 2018. Parents and teachers may also schedule conferences as needed throughout the school year.

3. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically, the school will provide reports as follows:
•	Interim Reports are available through the Parent Portal on PowerSchool for all parents. Parents can check grades throughout the school year at any time through the portal.
•	Report cards are sent home quarterly. Parents are invited to contact their child’s teacher with questions.

4.  Provide parents reasonable access to staff. Specifically, staff will be available for consultation with parents as follows:
•	Phone 
•	E-mail
•	Written notes in child’s Agenda (daily assignment log)
•	Two scheduled conferences a year and additional conferences as requested by the parent or teacher.

*5.  Provide parents opportunities to support their child’s education and the education of all students by participating in HAMS as follows:
•	Observe classrooms (with prior notification)
•	Serving on the PTO
•	Volunteering as a tutor, mentor or activity leader
•	Assist in an area of the school such as children’s classroom, library etc
•	Attend school events such as Open House, performances, field day etc
•	Help to review Title I plans and compacts
*Reynoldsburg City Schools requires that all school volunteers who have individual contact with students must be fingerprinted and have a background check. This is done free of charge by Reynoldsburg City Schools.

Family Responsibilities
HAMS families will support our children’s learning in the following ways:
•	Ensuring our children attend school and come to school on time.
•	Reading and signing student agendas daily.
•	Helping our children complete their homework to the best of their ability by:
o	Encouraging our children to do their best work
o	Helping our children understand directions for assignments
o	Talking with our children about learning and school in a positive way
o	Notifying the teacher when our child has difficulty completing homework assignments.
•	Keeping in contact with our child’s teacher
•	Attending our children’s parent-teacher conferences and other meetings pertaining to our children.
•	Monitoring social media mediums and encouraging positive use of devices to enhance academic and social growth.
•	Participating, as appropriate, in decisions relating to our children’s education.
•	Partnering with school to promote our child to be respectful and responsible at home and in the community.
•	Staying informed about our 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 or by mail and responding, as appropriate.