School-Parent/Family Compact - 7th Grade 2024-25

Myer 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

Myer Middle School GOALS: 
Goal #1: All grade levels 100% of our students will achieve a 3% or better increase in Lexile as measured by GMAS data.
Goal #2: At Myers all teachers will participate in professional learning opportunities to include collaborative planning and data team to impact student achievement.
Goal #3: Decrease the number of OSS infractions by 50% through implementing the PBIS program.
Goal #4: Increase parental involvement by offering monthly opportunities to engage parents through our parent facilitator.

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 Meet
 • Annual Family Forum
 • Parent Survey
 • 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:

SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Myer Middle School will:
 • Provide a school wide book study and a variety of reading genres from the school’s media center to read at home and during school to improve Lexile level and to improve reading comprehension and fluency.
 • Provide online resources (websites and Brightspace) and take-home resources for students to practice reasoning and calculating integers.
 • 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 reasoning and calculating integers by checking progress and asking student to show the 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 using the school wide book, or books checked out from the media center.
 • Practice math concepts on reasoning and calculating integers 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!