What is a School-Parent Compact?

A School-Parent Compact for Achievement isan agreement that parents, students, and teachersdevelop together. It explains how parentsand teachers will work together to make sure all our students reach grade-level standards.

Effective Compacts:

·	Link to goalsof the school improvement plan.
·      Focuson student learning skills ·      Describe how teachers will help
studentsdevelop those skills using high-quality instruction
·	Share strategiesparentscan use at home
·	Explain how teachersand parents will communicate about student progress
·	Describe opportunitiesfor parents to volunteer, observe, and participate in the classroom

Jointly Developed Parents, students, teachers, and faculty memberswork together to develop our
school-parent compact. Each school year, two meetingsare held for parents, teachers, and studentsto compare the compact with school data to review our progressand assessour goals. Parentsare welcome to provide feedback on the compact at any time during the school year. All feedback will be collected and reviewed during the Title I Stakeholder’sInput Meeting. Thiscompact isuniquely developed to meet the needsand goalsof our school and students.

Activitiesto Build Partnerships

· Open House (8/2/18)

· Stakeholder Input Sessions(8/27/18 & 8/31/18)
· Annual Title IMeeting (9/19/18) · Parent-Teacher Conferences
(ongoing)

· InternationalDay (December 2018) · Literacy Night (January 2019)
· College& CareerDay (March 2019) · TechnologyDay (March2019)
· LibraryDay(May2019)

Please checkour websitefor updates

Volunteering & Observations

Parentsare encouraged to volunteer at the DeKalb International Student Center, observe classes, participate in surveys, and workshopsthat will build partnerships with families.
If you would like to volunteer, participate, and/or observe in the classroom, please contact: Lucy Gomez at 678-676-0902 or Visit our website, Internationalct@dekalb.k12.ga.us

Communication about Student Learning

The parent will be kept up-to-date on their child’slearning with the support of language servicesby using the following:

· Infinite Campus
· SchoolMessenger · SchoolWebsite
· Parent-Teacher Conferences · Flyers
· SchoolMarque

DEKALB INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CENTER

School-Parent Compact For the 2018-2019 School Year

Revised: 8/27/2018

Royce Toombs,Principal

3318 Midway Road Decatur, GA 30032

School Phone Number: (678) 676-0902

Fax Number: (678) 676-0910

www.Internationalct.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Goals of DeKalb County School District:

GoalArea I:

Student SuccesswithEquity and Access Improvestudent’smastery of learning standards

TheDeKalbCounty School District will increase thepercentageof studentsscoringat the DevelopingLearner level or aboveonthe Georgia MilestonesLiterature Endof Grade (EOG) Assessment

TheDeKalbCounty School District will increase thepercentageof studentsscoringat the DevelopingLearner level or aboveonthe Georgia MilestonesMathEndof Grade(EOG) Assessment .

At DeKalb International Student Center, wewill provideall studentswith high quality curriculum andinstructionina supportiveand effectivelearningenvironment.

Academic Goals of DeKalb International Student Center

The studentmeet or exceed mean expected growth projection for Reading and LanguageonMAP growth assessmentby3%.
Increasethe percentageofstudent’s performancemoving fromlevelA to levelBon iRead.
Increasethe percentageofstudents showing positivemovement within a performanceband on theACCESS 2.0 scores.

At The DeKalb International Student Center, we will…
· Strengthen partnership with familiesby providing consistent, on-going, two-way communication in family’s home language
· Providetutorial opportunities based on student’s academic needs
· Effectively collaboratewith students’ home school bysharing informationthrough the school’s websiteaid inmore successful transition
· Help to build parent’scapacityto support theirstudent’s learning by offeringworkshopsand online resources for parents.
· Collaboratewith community partners to introducecollege and career-relatedskills and resources
to families

As DeKalb International Student Center parents, we will…
· Check the school’s websiteand talk

withmychild’s teacher regularly

· Makesuremy child attends tutorial offered bythe school
· Attend transitionaleventsoffered by mychild’s home school
· Participate inLiteracy-based make-and-take activities andcurriculum connectionsto supporttheir child’s learning at home
· Talk withmychild aboutcollege and careeroptions and attendevents as provided by the school

As DeKalbInternationalStudent Center students,wewill…
· Share information regularly fromthe school to myfamily
· Attend tutorialopportunities to improvemy class and homework grades
· Attend transitionaleventsoffered by myhomeschoolto be prepared for the next grade level
· Share workshopsofferedfor families and use onlineresourcesto improve language and academic goals
· Explorecollege andcareer-related skills to reach language and academic goals

Our schoolwillfocus on the following areas: Literacy andEnglish