Parent Involvement

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School-Parent-Student Compact

Nash County Public Schools 2023-2024 School Year

School-Parent-Student Compact

Nash County Public Schools is committed to providing each student with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world. NCPS understands that our families, school staff, and community create the educational environment necessary to accomplish this task. As a result, we have developed this compact to be read, agreed to, and distributed to our entire school family. We ask that you promise to do this by signing and dating the portion of the compact that applies to you.

AS A STUDENT, I PROMISE TO:

AS THE PARENT/GUARDIAN, I PROMISE TO:

AS A STAFF MEMBERS, WE PROMISE TO:

It is important that I be successful in school. Therefore, I will do the following:

Attend school regularly and be on time.

Have high expectations for myself.

Have a positive attitude towards self, others, school, and learning.

Know and obey all school and class rules and be respectful to others.

Work as hard as I can on my school assignments.

Ask for help when I need help.

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Student Signature          Date

It is important that all children are successful in school. I will work with my child to impact his/her learning by doing the following:

My child will attend school regularly and be on time.

Have high expectations for my child.

Support the school's efforts to maintain proper discipline.

Provide a place for my child to study and make sure that schoolwork is done.

Talk and work with the school and teachers to support my child's learning.



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Parent/Guardian Signature

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Date

It is important that your child be successful in school. Therefore, I will do the following:

Maintain high expectations for each learner.

Respect and encourage each student.

Model positive school behavior.

Provide motivating and interesting learning experiences in my classroom

to support student learning.

Establish communication with parents to discuss student progress, goals, and grading system.



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Teacher Signature          Date

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Teacher Signature          Date


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Teacher Signature          Date


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Teacher Signature          Date

School Year: __2023 - 2024_____ PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR: _Northern Nash High School

Sections 1118 of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires the involvement of parents of participating children in the design and implementation of Title I projects. NCPS

Policy 1310/4002 requires every Principal to develop a Parent Engagement Plan as well. A local educational agency may receive funds under this part only if such agency implements programs, activities, and procedures for the involvement of parents in programs assisted under this part consistent with this section. Such programs, activities, and procedures shall be planned and implemented with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children. Reference: Policy Code: 1310/4002 Parental Involvement

Describe the programs, activities, and procedures established to build the schools’ and parents’ capacity for meaningful parental involvement.

1. Each school under this part shall convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school’s participation in Title I (if applicable) and the right of the parents to be involved. School Improvement Plan goals and Student Accountability and Promotion Standards.

Describe: At the open house parents were provided with information through a meeting and PowerPoint, along with other necessary resources such as bus info and PowerSchool login. The guidance department offers a Curriculum Night with they talk to parents about required credit for each school year to ensure students graduate. As the year continues parents will be invited to other meetings that give information for students’ success.

2. Each school shall offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with Title I or Local funds, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement. Plan to ensure two-way communication and parents' input in school decisions.

Describe: During the 2023 - 2004 school year, home visits can be conducted by the Dean of Students, CIS, and/or Social Worker. Parents are encourage to call, email, or use ThrillShare has a way of communicating with staff.

3. Parents should be involved in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in planning, review, and improvement of schoolwide programs, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parental involvement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan (if applicable). Plan to promote parent involvement in the form of volunteering.

Describe: There is a parent representative that serves on our leadership team. Parents are invited to volunteer during PBIS celebrations, the Village Males to Men Program and the girls mentor group and the end of the year celebrations.

4. Parents must be provided with timely information about programs under this part; and a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet. Plan for promotion of resources to aid parents in understanding their child’s academic performance.

Describe: We provide paper copies of progress reports to ensure physical documentation is being displayed. Staff communicate weekly on ThrillShare platforms including social media, text, and email. Parents are encouraged to sign up for PowerSchool and ThrillShare’s Rooms to keep up with their child’s academic progress and daily attendance.

5. If requested, schools must provide parents opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible.

Describe: Parents are encouraged to set up conferences with teachers and other stakeholders concerning their child’s academic performance. Also parents are involved in creation of ILP’s, 504’s, ESL Plans, and IEP’s, and other learning plans for students who are experiencing academic difficulty. In addition, parents are invited to take part of attendance meetings with the Dean of Students who experience attendance issues.

6. If the schoolwide program plan (if applicable) is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school is required to submit any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available to the LEA.

Describe: Parents are able to communicate with the administration and staff about any concerns.

7. Each school shall have a voice in the development with parents a school-parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve State standards.

Describe: The 23-24 Student-Parent-Staff compact was reviewed with and revised based on feedback from Principals, Central office, the Teacher Advisory Committee, the Parent Advisory Committee, the Principal Advisory Committee, and the Student Advisory Committee.

8. LEAs and schools shall provide assistance to parents of children, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the State’s academic content standards and State student academic standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I (if applicable), and how to monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children. (Specific actions regarding grading, expectations, and promotions.)

Describe: Throughout the school year parents are encouraged to participate in events that are held by the school district that addresses student academic standards.

9. Parents will be provided materials and training to help them to work with their children to improve their children’s achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement. Parents must also be provided information that promotes student health awareness. Parents must be provided an opportunity to participate in parental training. (A minimum of one event per semester, that aligns with Parent Engagement Plan, School Improvement Plan, and/or Discipline Data Survey Data. The event must detail how it aligns.)

Describe: At parent information nights, parents will be provided with resources based on our school improvement plan and school needs. Parents are welcome to get access to their child Parent Portal and ThrillShare Room’s to see their child’s academic process and to see what students are learning at school.