Activities
to
Support
Partnerships
What
is
a
Family­School
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
Highland
Park
Elementary
helped
develop
this
Compact
for
Achievement.
School‐wide
meetings
are
held
each
year
to
update
the
compact.
Parents
are
welcome
to
contribute
comments
at
any
time.
For
more
information
on
the
First
Grade
Compact,
please
contact
Kara
Kipfmueller
at
651‐293‐8770
or
email
at
kara.kipfmueller@spps.org.
Conferences
Tuesday,
November
18,
2014,
4:30‐7:30
pm
Thursday,
November
20,
2014,
4:30‐7:30
pm
Friday,
November
21,
2014,
7:30
am‐2:30
pm
Tuesday,
March
17,
2015,
4:30‐7:30
pm
Thursday,
March
19,
2015,
4:30‐7:30
pm
Friday,
March
20,
2015,
7:30
am‐2:30
pm
Parent
Academy
April
13,
2015
‐
May
29,
2015
Family
Academic
Nights
PYP
Night
‐
Tuesday,
September
30,
2014
Art
Night
‐
Thursday,
April
9,
2015
1st
Grade
Focus
for
Student
Success
PTA
Meetings
Sept.
8,
Oct.
6,
Nov.
3,
Dec.
1,
Jan.
12,
Feb.
2,
March
2,
April
6,
May
4
All
meetings
are
held
from
6:00‐7:30
pm
in
the
library.
Free
child
care
available.
National
African
American
Parent
Involvement
Day
Monday,
February
9,
2015
‐
Student
performances
Communicating
about
Learning
Highland
Park
Elementary
is
committed
to
communicating
regularly
with
families
about
children’s
learning.
Some
of
the
ways
you
can
expect
us
to
communicate
are:
Family­School
•HPE
Student
Planners
•Weekly
Thursday
Communications
folders
•Monthly
Building
Newsletter
•Classroom
Newsletters
•Email,
phone
calls,
and
letters
•Family
Handbook
Families
are
encouraged
to
contact
their
child’s
teacher
as
often
as
needed.
Compact
for
Achievement
Lisa
Apel‐Christianson:
lisa.apel‐christianson@spps.org
Tabatha
Mountain:
tabatha.mountain@spps.org
Michelle
Strecker:
michelle.strecker@spps.org
Nancy
Flynn:
nancy.^lynn@spps.org
Principal:
Nancy
Flynn
Teachers:
Lisa
Apel­Christianson,
Tabatha
Mountain,
and
Michelle
Strecker
2014­2015
651­293­8770
•
highlandel.spps.org
International
Baccalaureate
Primary
Years
Programme
IB­PYP)
The
goal
of
PYP
is
provide
a
rigorous,
global
education
that
embraces
inquiry‐based
teaching
and
learning
with
real
life
applications.
It
recognizes
and
addresses
the
importance
of
producing
internationally‐minded
students
who
will
be
prepared
for
and
be
successful
in
a
diverse
market.
This
means
our
students
think
and
act
globally
as
they
inquire,
explore
issues
hands‐on,
re^lect,
and
take
action
to
solve
problems.
School
Goals
Reading:
The percentage of HPE students
scoring proficient or higher in reading will
increase from 57% to 65% by May 2015 as
measured by the MCA III Reading Test
administered in April 2015.
Math:
The percentage of HPE students scoring
proficient or higher in math will increase from
59% to 65% by May 2015 as measured by the
MCA III Math Test administered in April 2015.
Equity
Goal:
Highland
Park
Elementary
will
decrease
the
achievement
gap
between
student
groups
by
15%.
District
Goals
Achievement:
All
students
are
pro^icient
and
making
continuous
growth
in
each
of
these
academic
measures:
·
3rd
graders
at
grade
level
in
reading
and
math
·
4th
graders
at
grade
level
in
reading
and
math
·
5th
graders
at
grade
level
in
reading,
math
and
science
Equity:
Decrease
gaps
between
student
groups
in:
·
MCA
tests
·
Gifted/Talented
identi^ication
·
Special
Education
referrals
·
Absences
·
Suspensions
Teachers, Parents, Students—Together for Success
As
a
Highland
Park
Uirst
grade
teacher
I
will:
work
with
students
and
their
families
to
support
student
success
in
reading
and
math.
By
the
end
of
^irst
grade
students
are
expected
to:
Math:
·
Read,
write,
and
represent
numbers
up
to
120
·
Solve
basic
addition
and
subtraction
problems
·
Solve
basic
real‐world
addition
and
subtraction
problems
·
Skip
count
by
2s,
5s,
and
10s
·
Subtract
by
counting
backwards
·
Add
by
counting
forward
·
Identify
pennies,
nickels,
and
dimes;
^ind
the
value
of
a
group
of
these
coins
up
to
$1.00
Reading:
·
Read
with
^luency,
accuracy
and
comprehension
at
Mondo
level
“I”
·
Retell
a
story
using
the
words
beginning,
middle,
and
end
of
a
story
·
Ask
and
answer
questions
about
key
details
from
text
·
Write
complete
sentences
with
capitalization
and
punctuation
using
nouns,
verbs,
and
adjectives
·
Read
and
write
^irst
grade
word
wall
words
·
Use
context
clues
to
decode
unknown
words
As
a
Highland
Park
student
I
will:
·
Bring
my
planner
to
and
from
school
every
day
·
Work
to
the
best
of
my
ability
·
Read
every
night
for
a
minimum
of
20
minutes
for
K‐2
and
30
minutes
for
grades
3‐5
·
Follow
the
school
and
classroom
essential
agreements
·
Bring
home
all
notices
and
information
about
school
events
As
a
Highland
Park
family
we
will:
·
Make
sure
our
child
arrives
to
school
on
time
every
day
·
Call
the
school
to
report
our
child’s
absence
·
Review
our
child’s
schoolwork
and
homework
and
sign
their
planner
daily
·
Read
with
our
children
every
night
·
Have
fun
with
math
‐
play
games
together
and
practice
with
^lashcards
·
Play
word
games
with
the
new
vocabulary
words
and
^ind
ways
to
use
these
words
in
family
conversations
·
Attend
Family
Fun
nights
when
possible
·
Attend
conferences
·
Attend
PTA
meetings
when
possible
·
Volunteer
·
Look
for
the
class
newsletter
each
month
and
check
out
the
school
website
·
Read
information
in
the
Communications
Folder
every
Thursday
PYP
Learner
ProUiles:
In
order
to
shape
students
into
global
citizens
who
recognize
a
common
humanity
and
a
shared
guardianship
of
the
planet,
the
PYP
emphasizes
key
learner
pro^iles
and
attitudes.
·Balanced
‐
I
work
and
play
hard
·Caring
‐
I
help
others
and
I
am
nice
·Communicator
‐
I
share
my
ideas
with
others
·Inquirer
‐
I
ask
questions
to
learn
new
things
·Knowledgeable
‐
I
try
to
learn
many
things
·Open­minded
‐
I
accept
other
points
of
view
·Principled
‐
I
try
to
do
what
is
right
·ReUlective
‐
I
think
about
how
I
can
improve
·Risk­taker
‐
I
try
new
things
·Thinker
‐
I
connect
the
things
I
know