Family-School Compact for Achievement

The Heights Community School

Family-School Compact

2025-2026

 

What is Family-School Compact?

A Family-School Compact for Achievement is an agreement that parents, students and teachers develop together. It explains how parents and teachers will work together to make sure all students get the individual support they need to reach and exceed grade level standards.

Jointly Developed with Parents

The parents at The Heights Community School helped develop this Compact for Achievement.  Schoolwide meetings are held each year to update the compact during family events and complete revisions at the April PTA meeting. Parents are welcome to contribute comments at any time. 

For more information on the compact please contact Julie Wellman at 651-293-8815.

Activities to Support Partnerships

Conferences 2025-26

• Nov 6, 2:40-8:00pm
• Nov 7, 8:00am-1:00pm
• April 2, 2:40-8:00pm
• April 3, 8:00am-1:00pm

Family Events 

• Thurs, Aug 28: Outdoor Open House & Meet the Staff 3-4:30pm
• Thurs, Oct 30: Family STEM Night/Title I Mtg
• Mon, Feb 9: National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAAPID)
• Thurs, March 19: Family Reading Night 

Title I Annual Meeting

• Title I Slideshow Presentation: Oct 21 PTA & SCIP Update parent meeting & Oct 30 Family STEM Night

Title I Spring Budget 

The Heights’ 2025-26 budget will be discussed at the March & April PTA & SCIP Update meetings 

PTA & SCIP Update Meetings

• 2025-26 PTA, Site Council, SCIP Update meetings will be held virtually from 5:30-6:00pm on the following Tuesdays: 
  • Oct 21
  • Jan 13 
  • March 17 & April 21 ( includes Title I Budget Info)
  • May 19 PTA Budget & Officers

  PTA fundraising events: 

  All Fundraisers are Completely Optional!

• SchoolStore.net kickoff Sept 23
• Cherry USA catalogue fundraiser Oct 3-21
• Chuck E Cheese, Woodbury 3-9:00pm TBD 

Fri, Jan 16 

Thurs, March 13

Fri, May 15 

• World’s Finest Chocolate Bar Sale Mar/Apr 2026

Please attend scheduled meetings such as The Title I Annual Meeting, PTA/SCIP Update Meetings for opportunities to learn about parent rights, give suggestions and make decisions.

A light meal, interpreters, childcare and transportation will be provided as needed.

Communicating about Learning

The Heights Community School is committed to communicating regularly with families about children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to communicate are:

• Weekly Thursday take home folders
• Monthly “check-in” notes, and emails
• Teachers will give parents their prep time and email at the start of the school year.

Do you have questions about your child’s progress? Parents can contact their child’s teacher. 

 

Family-School Compact for Achievement

The Heights Community School

Focus for Student Success

 

Together for Success: The Heights Students

The Heights students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed in school and reach for the stars in math and reading. Students thought of the following ideas to make connections between learning at home and school: 

• Read every day.
• Bring home the Thursday Folder and return it every week.
• Complete assigned homework. 
• Practice self-help skills.

Together for Success: The Heights Teachers & Support Staff

Grade level teachers will work as a team to work with students and their families to support students’ success in reading, writing and math.  Some of our key connections with families will be:

• Provide a Thursday folder to send information home on a weekly basis.
• Provide information/activities for parents to help their child/ren learn at home.
• Provide homework appropriate for each grade level.
• Provide a monthly newsletter for classroom and school wide news and events.
• Provide information and educational links on the grade level Webpages at spps.org/heights.
• Provide information regarding student progress and academic achievement at regular intervals including conferences.  

Together for Success: The Heights Parents and Learning at Home 

The Heights Community School parents joined staff to develop ideas about how families can support students’ success in reading and math. Families may have other ideas to add to this list. To help support students’ success in reading, writing and math, families can do the following fun activities at home:

• Read with my child every night.
• Encourage my child to complete assigned homework. 
• Check the Thursday Folder and return it.
• Help my child practice their self-help skills.
• Attend Family Nights. 
• Look for and read the classroom and family newsletters.
• Check out the school and classroom webpages.
• Attend Parent Academy.
• Attend conferences in the fall and spring

District Goals 

Achievement 

All students are proficient and making continuous growth in each of these academic measures: • Pre-Kindergarteners on target in reading 

• 3rd graders at grade level in reading and math 

• 5th graders at grade level in reading, math and science 

• 7th graders ready for algebra by grade 8 

• 9th graders ready for high school 

• 11th graders passing GRAD test in reading, math and writing

• Capstone: Ready for college and career 

Equity 

• Decrease gaps and disproportionately between student groups in: 

• MCA and GRAD test passage 

• Advanced Course Participation 

• Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test passage • Graduation 

• Gifted/Talented identification 

• Special Education referrals 

• Absences 

• Suspensions 

School Goals 

• Reading: The percent of students scoring proficient or higher in reading will increase from 58% to 65% by Spring as measured by the MCA. 
• Math: The percent of students scoring proficient or higher in math will increase from 52% to 57% by Spring as measured by the MCA. 
• Equity: The number of discipline referrals for students of color will be reduced from 60% to 40%.