Title I Family-School Compact

Vision

Empowering Minds, Inspiring Futures: Cultivating a Community of Lifelong Learners Committed to Excellence, Innovation, and Compassion.

Mission

Our mission is to holistically educate all students in a positive educational environment. We will challenge our students to reach high standards and assist them in evolving into lifelong learners and responsible, open-minded citizens of the world.  

Student Agreement

We will …

• Keep my parents informed about events at school.  
• Read
• Practice math fluency.   
• Join clubs and athletics.   
• Get rest to ensure I am ready to learn at school every day.   
• Respect peers and adults. 

Family/Parent Agreement

We will … 

• Discuss child progress and any concerns with your child and their teachers.   
• Attend and participate in afterschool activities and family nights.   
• Stay informed by checking the school webpage and ParentVue.  
• Ask your child what they are learning in school daily.   
• Monitor and limit electronic usage.   
• Set a time to encourage your child to read and practice math fluency

Teachers/Staff Agreement

We will … 

• Set and maintain high expectations for all students.   
• Provide targeted instruction to meet student needs.   
• Communicate with families about upcoming events and academic progress. 

Title I Parent and Family Engagement School Policy

Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) Title I program is established to improve student achievement so that every student will graduate on time with the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind necessary to create a thriving future for themselves and their community.

Hampton Middle School will ensure effective involvement of families and will support a partnership among the school, parents, guardians, and community to improve student achievement in the following ways: 

School Family Engagement Policy

• Review the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy which is jointly developed and distributed to parents.
• Provide all parents with information about the schools’ participation in Title I at the Annual Meeting and inform parents of their right to be involved.
• Invite and encourage all parents to attend all Title I Family meetings and events. Inform parents that the school may provide support for them to attend meetings.
• Involve family participation in the planning, review, and improvement of the schools’ Title I Schoolwide/Continuous Improvement Plan
• Provide parents with information about the Title I program, the curriculum, academic assessments, and students’ expected proficiency levels.
• Notify the PWCS Title I Office if the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children. 

Shared Responsibilities for High Student Achievement

• Invite parents to volunteer, observe, and/or participate in their child’s class(es) and school.
• Include a schedule for parent-teacher conferences and progress reports.
• Invite parents to participate in events related to academics.

Building Capacity for Engagement

• Assist parents to understand the state’s academic content, achievement standards, and assessments.
• Communicate with families on a regular basis regarding their child’s progress in school; including school performance information and student assessment results.
• Provide materials and training to help parents support their children’s academic progress.
• Develop, in consultation with families, a Family-School Compact, stating how the school and families will share the responsibility for high student performance. Review the Family-School Compact annually with families and school staff.
• Educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and how to communicate and work with parents as equal partners.
• Coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement programs and activities with other federal and state programs supporting preschool, multilingual students, and students with disabilities.
• Ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to parents in a format that is practicable and in a language that parents can understand.
• Distribute annual parent surveys encouraging parents to respond to additional support needed to participate in parent and family engagement.
• Provide opportunities to participate in decision-making at Parent Advisory Council meetings, Parent Teacher Organization meetings, and meetings related to Title I program planning.

Accessibility

• Provide opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency and parents with disabilities, in a format that is practicable and in a language that parents can understand.

Important Dates and Upcoming Title I Events

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Elementary Schools

• November 6, 2023
• January 26, 2024

Middle Schools and High Schools       

• Touch Base Day: November 6^th, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 

  *Parents are invited to meet with teachers to discuss their child’s needs in 5 -7 minute conference intervals.*

Last Day of Grading Periods

• November 3, 2023
• January 26, 2024
• April 8, 2024
• June 7, 2024 

Title I Parent & Family Engagement Events (additional events may be added)

• Annual Title I Family Engagement Meeting: September 13^th and 18^th, 2023 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Title I Family Engagement Meeting: February 3^rd, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Title I Family Engagement Meeting: April/May 2024
• Title I “Summer Thrive” Family Engagement Meeting: June 2024