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139. Title 1 Parent Involvement

The School District of Springfield Township:

• Is committed to the belief that all children can learn and acknowledges that parents share in this commitment to the educational success of their children.
• Recognizes that a child’s education is a responsibility shared by the school and family and agrees that to effectively educate all students, the schools and parents must work together as partners.
• Promotes clear two-way dialogue between home and school and support parents as leaders and decision makers at all levels concerning the education of their children.
  

To this end, parents and school staff will jointly develop a school compact for Title 1 parent involvement that establishes programs and practices to enhance parent involvement and reflects the needs of students and families. The compact will support the development, implementation, and regular evaluation of the parent involvement program by parents.

A Learning Compact is an agreement between the home and school that defines goals, expectations, and shared responsibilities of schools and parents as partners in student learning. The Learning Compact is a sharing of expectations, and will provide direction for designing and implementing activities.

The Learning Compact will describe ways the parents and schools will be responsible for student learning and will address the importance of communication between parents and teachers. It will clarify responsibilities and expectations, designate specific goals for parents, teachers, and students, and will enhance the child’s education by providing effective support at home and at school.

Parent and family involvement requires two-way communication between home and school. The purpose of the Learning Compact is to involve parents in all stages of the development of the plan: in its planning, implementation, review and improvement as the parents and school work together for the success of all students. This partnership is intended to achieve high standards for our program.