School-Parent Compact

Oliver Elementary School and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) (participating children), agree that this compact outlines how parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which we will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards. This compact is in effect during the 2025-2026 school year ​.

We, as​ Oliver Elementary School, will support our student’s learning in the following ways:

1. Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to exceed the state’s student academic achievement standards as follows: 
   • Maintaining a faculty & staff of highly qualified and dedicated individuals
   • Collaborating on student and curriculum issues
   • Participating in staff development & providing mentoring programs to support new teachers
   • Conducting administrative observations and monitoring throughout the year
2. Hold parent-teacher conferences at least annually in elementary schools:
   • Teachers will schedule an annual conference during their planning period, on e-learning days, or before/after school
   • Additional conferences may be initiated by school faculty, parents, or students
3. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress:
   • Progress reports are issued at mid-point of each 9-week grading period
   • Report cards are distributed quarterly, according to the district’s calendar
   • Students’ work will be sent home the first school day of the week throughout the year 
   • Students’ grades may be accessed by parents using the PowerSchool Home Program (Grades 1st–5^th)
   • Teachers will update grades at least weekly
   • Testing data will be sent home to include Student Reading Individualized Plans (SRIPS), as needed 
4. Provide parents reasonable access to staff:​ 
   • Teachers are available during work hours (planning period or after dismissal) by appointment
   • Parents have access to communicate with teachers through notes, emails, phone calls, conferences, etc.
5. Provide parents opportunities to volunteer, participate, and observe  in their child’s class and throughout the school ​ as follows: 
   • Parents are welcome to schedule visits to the school to observe and/or participate in activities  
   • Parents should enter through the front doors and obtain a visitor’s pass from the office prior to going to the classroom
   • We have multiple school-wide volunteer opportunities. (Contact your child’s teacher, if interested)
6. Ensure regular two-way, meaningful communication between parents and school staff  in a language that parents can understand, to the extent practicable: 
   • Translation programs will be used to present written notices in native language 
   • Parent/teacher conferences will be held with a translator through Language Link, if needed 

We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways:

1. Having my child at school on time daily to meet attendance expectations 
2. Ensuring my child follows all rules and regulations set by the school, district, and state, so their behavior does not impede the learning and/or safety of others 
3. Being an active participant in my child’s education (volunteering, communicating, staying informed, attending meetings/events, checking and signing folders, homework, etc.)

I, as a Blue Jay Student, will: 

1. Participate, ask questions, and do my best on all assignments (take home and return school communication folder)
2. Know and follow the rules and take responsibility
3. Show respect and kindness to all students and adults