School-Parent/Family Compact - 2025-26

Myers Middle School students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their families, agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement as well as describes how the school and parents/families will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

JOINTLY DEVELOPED

The parents, students, and staff worked together and shared ideas to develop the Family/Parent-School Compact. Teachers met with their teams to design strategies for parents to use at home. Parents were provided with Annual surveys to provide feedback on their needs to help their students. Students completed surveys to add ideas for the compacts. The Family Forum was held on April 26, 2024, to review and request family input on the Compact based on the school’s academic achievement goals and student’s need.

To understand how working together can benefit your child, it is first important to understand the districts and school’s goals for student academic achievement.

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM’S GOALS:

Goal 1: To Ensure all Students are College and Career Ready.

Goal 2: To Provide a Supportive Learning Environment that is Conducive to Teaching and Learning.

Goal 3: To Maximize Family and Community Engagement that Contributes to the Advancement of Student Growth and Success.

Goal 4: To Build Professional Capacity in Order to Achieve a Premier Student- Focused Workforce
School Year 2024-2025 

Myers Middle School GOALS:

Goal #1: Myers Middle School Leadership Academy will Increase the literacy rate of 6th – 8th grade students scoring at or above grade level proficiency from 42.67% to 45.67% as measured by the 2026 GMAS Spring administration.

Goal #2: Myers Middle School Leadership Academy will increase the content mastery score of 6th – 8th grade students from 23.6% to 30% as measured by the 2026 GMAS Spring administration.

Goal #3: Myers Middle School Leadership Academy will decrease the number of 6th – 8th grade students receiving processed discipline referrals by 25% reducing the number of referrals from 517 during the 2024-2025 SY to 388 by the end of 2025-2026 SY

COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:
is committed to frequent two-way communication with families about children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to reach you are:
 • Monthly parent workshops
 • Annual Title I Meeting
 • Annual Family Forum
 • Parent Survey, Weekly Newsletters, Class Dojo
 • Parent Tutoring Programs
 • Volunteer Program, sign up for Operation Beacon.

ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS:
 • Community Events
 • Classroom Activities
 • Field Trips
 • Parent Workshops
 
To help your child meet the district and school goals, the school, you, and your child will work together to:

6th, 7th, and 8th SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Myers Middle School will:    
 • Ensure students will have appropriate reading material to be used at home and during school to improve, Lexile level, reading comprehension, and fluency. 
 • Provide online resources (websites and Brightspace) and take-home resources for students to practice solving grade level/remedial math problems. 
 • Provide opportunities for family-teacher conferences and workshops to be held in which academic achievement will be discussed as it relates to the student. Meetings will be held virtually, through phone conferences, or in person as family members, schedule permits.

PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:
We, as parents, will:
 • Encourage and monitor students reading and check for understanding by asking when, where, what, who, how, and why questions about the text.
 • Encourage and monitor at home practice on solving grade level/remedial math problems by checking progress and asking students to show their work. 
 • Family members will attend conferences and workshops as schedule permits to ensure their child’s academic success through virtual, in person, or phone conference.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
I, the student, will:
 • Read three nights a week for 20 minutes on or above my Lexile level, reading a variety of genres to increase fluency, vocabulary and comprehension using at-home materials or those provided by the teacher. 
 • Practice solving real-life math problems and grade level/remedial math skills, 3 nights a week for 20 minutes using online websites and take-home materials, showing my work, provided by my teacher and school. 
 • Attend family-teacher conferences and provide input to ensure that information and strategies provided are implemented for my academic success and to ask for help when needed.

If there are any question about our student’s education, please contact Kristen Lufburrow at 912-395-6600 ext. 735104 kristen.lufburrow@sccpss.com.

As a sign of your commitment to working together to help your child succeed, please sign the SIGNATURES PAGE provided with this compact and return it to your child’s teacher. Thank you!