Title I Family-School Compact

Vision

All Rippon students feel loved and supported in a safe, inclusive environment where they are valued for their individuality and diverse capabilities while engaging with rigorous, high-quality instruction. Our school environment values and celebrates diversity, nurtures self-esteem, and provides equitable learning opportunities for all while being shown compassion, patience, and respect.

Mission

We, the faculty and staff of Rippon Middle School, believe that all students can achieve. We are dedicated to providing an academic environment that will ensure student success. To this end, we will provide:

· A safe and orderly campus for all students

· Curricula that aligns with the Virginia Department of Education Standards

· Daily instruction meeting individual student needs

· Programs and activities that enhance academic achievement, as well as each student’s social and emotional growth

Student Agreement

I will … 

• Attend school regularly
• Come to school with all needed supplies including a positive attitude 
• Be responsible for my own behavior 
• Respect and cooperate with other students, teachers and staff 
• Complete assignments on time 
• Always do my best 

Family/Parent Agreement

We will …

• Make sure my student attends school regularly 
• Communicate with my student and his/her teachers about progress 
• Log into my ParentVue account regularly 
• Check for and read all school communication 
• Attend school events throughout the year 
• Provide a quiet place and time to make sure my child reads nightly and completes all homework assignments

Teachers/Staff Agreement

We will … 

• Build relationships with students, their families and the community 
• Be a role model by demonstrating professional behavior and a positive attitude 
• Provide a safe and caring learning environment for all 
• Communicate with students and families about progress 
• Provide high quality instruction to reach all students with timely feedback 
• Create innovative activities to keep students actively engaged 
• Teach students how to meet expectations 

Title I Parent and Family Engagement School Policy

Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) Title I program is established to improve student achievement so that every student will graduate on time with the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind necessary to create a thriving future for themselves and their community.

Rippon Middle School will ensure effective involvement of families and will support a partnership among the school, parents, guardians, and community to improve student achievement in the following ways: 

School Family Engagement Policy

• Review the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy which is jointly developed and distributed to parents.
• Provide all parents with information about the schools’ participation in Title I at the Annual Meeting and inform parents of their right to be involved.
• Invite and encourage all parents to attend all Title I Family meetings and events. Inform parents that the school may provide support for them to attend meetings.
• Involve family participation in the planning, review, and improvement of the schools’ Title I Schoolwide/Continuous Improvement Plan
• Provide parents with information about the Title I program, the curriculum, academic assessments, and students’ expected proficiency levels.
• Notify the PWCS Title I Office if the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children. 

Shared Responsibilities for High Student Achievement

• Invite parents to volunteer, observe, and/or participate in their child’s class(es) and school.
• Include a schedule for parent-teacher conferences and progress reports.
• Invite parents to participate in events related to academics.

Building Capacity for Engagement

• Assist parents to understand the state’s academic content, achievement standards, and assessments.
• Communicate with families on a regular basis regarding their child’s progress in school; including school performance information and student assessment results.
• Provide materials and training to help parents support their children’s academic progress.
• Develop, in consultation with families, a Family-School Compact, stating how the school and families will share the responsibility for high student performance. Review the Family-School Compact annually with families and school staff.
• Educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and how to communicate and work with parents as equal partners.
• Coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement programs and activities with other federal and state programs supporting preschool, multilingual students, and students with disabilities.
• Ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to parents in a format that is practicable and in a language that parents can understand.
• Distribute annual parent surveys encouraging parents to respond to additional support needed to participate in parent and family engagement.
• Provide opportunities to participate in decision-making at Parent Advisory Council meetings, Parent Teacher Organization meetings, and meetings related to Title I program planning.

Accessibility

• Provide opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency and parents with disabilities, in a format that is practicable and in a language that parents can understand.

Important Dates and Upcoming Title I Events

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Middle Schools and High Schools       

• November 4, 2024

• January 22, 2025

Last Day of Grading Periods

• October 31, 2024

• January 17, 2025

• March 27, 2025

• June 12, 2025

Title I Parent & Family Engagement Events (additional events may be added)

· Title I Annual Review - September 19, 2024 – 5:30PM (before back to school night)

· Title I Family Engagement Meeting: Rising 9th graders – Applying to Specialty High Schools – November 6, 2024 – 6:00PM – 7:30PM

· Title I “Summer Thrive” Family Engagement Meeting: June, 2025