Family

A Family-School Compact for Achievement is a voluntary agreement co-developed by parents, students and teachers. It describes what actions parents, school staff and students will take to share mutual responsibility for improving student achivement.

Effective compacts:

• Begin with standards
• Focus on student learning
• Respond to school data
• Define everyone's responsibilities
• Count on us to believe in it and use it

The Grade-Level Team will work with students and their families to:

• Meet and communicate with parents throughout the year.
• Provide reading level-appropriate books (fiction & non-fiction) for students to read on their own and within the classroom.
• Monitor student progress with updates to parents through phone calls, PowerSchool, ParentSquare, and emails.
• Ensure each student gets the appropriate assistance/intervention as is needed and in a timely manner.
• Use a variety of teaching methods and differentiated instruction to ensure mastery of concepts
• Make sure students understand assignments and objectives across curriculum.

Wendell Cross is committed to communicating regularly with families about each child's learning via:

• Student folders
• Parent-Teacher Conferences in September, December, and April
• PowerSchool reports/progress reports
• Periodic phone calls home
• ParentSquare app
• Website/Email/Newsletter

Classroom SEL Implementation:

• Daily Wildcat Chats & integrated daily lessons
• Just For Me primary care project (K-2)
• Leader in Me SEL program
• School Social Worker and School Counselor -- student mental health support
• SEL Day celebration
• At-home SEL activities

• Communicate openly with teachers regarding my child and show support of school and classroom policies.
• See that my child reads on a daily basis, with me or independently.
• Ensure that my child's homework is done every night.
• Make every effort to see that my child attends school every day and arrives on time.
• Make every effort to attend parent/teacher meetings and parent workshops offered to help my child(ren).
• Check bookbags and/or folders for information on a daily basis.
• Make an effort every day to have child(ren) attend school on time and stay until dismissal.

• Ask for help from my teacher and family if I am having trouble doing my work.
• Write down my assignments, do my homework and turn it in on time.
• Read on my own or with a family member every day for at least 20 minutes.
• Arrive at school awake, aware, in dress code, and ready to learn!

If there is something about which you have a question about, please contact us at 203.574.8171.

Our Parent Liaison is Margaret Rocco, Email Mrs. Rocco.