Building Partnerships
What Is a School-Parent Compact?
A School-Parent Compact is an action plan to
enhance schools and promote student success.
The School-Parent Compact for Achievement describes
how Hiram Elementary School and families can work
together to help children achieve the State’s high
standards. It outlines how parents, the school staff, and
students will share responsibility for improved student
academic achievement.
Our Compact describes what the school will provide to
students and parents, how communication will take place,
and how teachers will help students develop necessary
skills. It outlines what strategies families can use at home
to support their child’s learning. These components are
linked to our Schoolwide School Improvement Plan.
Hiram Elementary School is committed to providing families
with resources and opportunities for learning in order to
assist parents in working with their child.
Our Parent Involvement Resource Center (PIRC) offers
educational games, books and other materials available for
parents to borrow at no cost (free). Computers with internet
access and printers for parent use may be accessed. The PIRC
located across from the school office. It is open on school
days from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
A variety of Parent Involvement opportunities and Family
Learning Nights are offered throughout the year, providing
information on topics such as: helping your child in Math and
Reading, Understanding Tests and Assessments, Grade Level
Learning Expectations, Helping with Homework, and more.
All parents are invited to request specific topics of interest.
A Title I Newsletter is sent home each month, with news on
upcoming Parent Involvement events and other helpful
information.
School-Parent Compact for Achievement
2015-2016
Revised September 11, 2015
Hiram Elementary School
200 Seaboard Ave., Hiram, GA 30141
770-443-3392
Principal: Paul Wilder
Kindergarten
Communicating about Student Learning
Hiram Elementary School realizes the importance of
frequent and specific communication with parents.
How is the Compact Developed?
All parents, staff, and students of Hiram Elementary School are provided
the opportunity to contribute to the development of this Compact.
Feedback from surveys, input at meetings, and evaluation of current
parent involvement practices were all considered. Teachers suggested
activities that they will support and can take place at home, and parents
contributed ideas to make these activities possible. Students offered
feedback on what would help them learn.
Meetings are held each year to review the Compact, and to make
necessary changes. The Compact ensures that students are provided
with the best opportunity for academic achievement by the school and
family working together.
Parents are welcome to contribute comments at any time as the
Compact will be referenced throughout the year. Please contact your
Title I Instructional Lead Teacher, Lynne Patterson at 770-443-3392,
lpatterson@paulding.k12.ga.us.
Student Agenda in the BEE (Bring Everything Everyday) Binder
Provides two-way communication between school and home
Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place 10/12/15-10/16/15 and
03/14/16-03/18/16
Student Report Cards are issued every nine weeks, in addition to
progress reports at the 4 ½ grading period.
Volunteering/Participating/Observing will be offered throughout
the year.
Paulding County Schools
The vision of Paulding County School District is to provide
Access to Staff
a safe, healthy, supportive environment focused on
Email addresses of all staff are available on our
school website www.paulding.k12.ga.us ; click
on “schools”.
learning and committed to high academic achievement.
Please call the school to schedule an
appointment with staff at 770-443-3392.
participating, contributing members of our dynamic and
Through the shared responsibility of all stakeholders,
students will be prepared as lifelong learners and as
diverse community.
Teachers, Parents, Students – Together for Success
Our Goals for Student Achievement
Hiram Elementary School Goals
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The percentage of classrooms identified as
utilizing differentiated instruction or
specifically designed instruction models will
increase from 19% in 2014-2015 to 29% in
2015-2016 as measured by the Paulding
County School District focus walk rubric
Increase overall student achievement in
grades 3, 4 and 5 in all content areas as
measured by the Georgia Milestones
Assessment
The percentage of students with expected or
high growth on the 2015-2016 English
Language Arts Student Learning Objectives
SLO for grades K – 3 and 4th and 5th grade
students will score at or above the Paulding
County School District average on the
Georgia Milestone Assessment.
Hiram Elementary School will increase
parent involvement by 5% as measured by
attendance to family night events, monthly
parent meetings and checkouts from the
Parent Involvement Resource Center
Teachers will work with students and their families in
partnership for student success in Reading and Math. We will
work with families to support students in the following ways:
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Increase achievement for all students in all
subjects, and increase achievement trends,
across all grade levels.
In Reading & Math PCSD will have a greater
exceeds rate than the state in 90% of
Georgia Milestones End of Grade Measures.
Compacts are discussed with parents/guardians and students
during Parent/Teacher Conference Week (10/12/15 - 10/16/15).
Feedback, and requests for support, are welcome at any time.
The parent/guardian of each student at Hiram Elementary
receives a Compact during the Parent-Teacher Conference
week, and teachers share details of the student role as stated in
the Compact with all students.
Develop sight word lists and fluency charts to send
home for student practice. In the classroom we will
create a word wall, slide show of sight words, flash
cards, and games for success in reading fluency.
School parents joined staff to develop plans on
how families can support student success in
Reading and Math. Families may have other
ideas to add to the list.
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Use the sight word cards, sight word lists and
weekly Saxon Phonics word list to reinforce and
support my child’s reading development.
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Read literature daily and discuss story elements
(character, setting, problem, solution, beginning,
middle, and end).
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Have my child retell stories read at school (which
are listed in the weekly newsletter) and practice
discussing story elements.
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Provide daily practice during number talks and math
workshop to develop number sense. Daily, we will
count by ones and tens to 100, read and write
numbers, and count objects.
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Support my child’s counting practice by having
them count objects around the house (toys,
groceries, etc.), and rote count (while riding in
the car, taking a bath, cleaning up, etc.)
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Provide daily practice and math strategies during math
workshop to solve addition and subtraction word
problems that total 10 (working towards a goal of 20).
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Give oral word problems and have my child use
objects (toys, pennies, noodles, etc.) to solve the
problem.
Hiram Elementary School Kindergarten Students
Paulding County School District Goals
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At Home
In the Kindergarten Classroom
Hiram Elementary School students joined staff and parents in developing plans to be the best we can be in Reading and Math.
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Set goals for myself to learn new words, practice sight words every day, and make up sentences and stories using my words.
Read books at home with my family each night.
Count and sort objects around my house.
Use and sort my toys to act out and solve story problems.
Language translation of materials and documents shared with parents/guardians at Hiram Elementary School will
be made available upon request. All students, parents/guardians of students at Hiram Elementary School have had
the opportunity to discuss the contents of and received a copy of this Compact.