Parent Involvement Policy
To ensure each student at Crieve Hall Elementary School will be provided the best educational opportunity available, we, the parents and staff, agree that we will work cooperatively to develop a program to support this goal. The following School-Parent compact outlines the measures we will implement at Crieve Hall to blend parent and community input and support into the life and programs of our school. If you have any concerns or suggestions regarding the Parent Involvement Policy, please contact Dr. Hank Staggs via email.
School-Parent Compact
Crieve Hall Elementary has developed a School-Parent compact to support our belief that educating our students is a joint effort between the school and the parents. Parents and staff have worked on this policy to ensure its effectiveness. Each spring, parents will have input on the revision of the Parent Involvement Policy and School-Parent Compact to meet the changing needs of parents and the school. Any revisions to these documents will be approved by the parents and staff. The compact, which outlines responsibilities of all those involved, will be distributed to our parents, students, and staff. The compact will be signed and returned to the school at the beginning of each year and will be used throughout the year. Each year the Parent Involvement Policy and School-Parent Compact will be made available to the local community.
Communication
Crieve Hall Elementary believes that communication between home and school is a vital component in the success of our students. Communication is encouraged through the following:
- Parent-Teacher conferences and meetings at flexible times in-person and virtually
- Student handbooks, newsletters, school website, telephone calls, and emails
- Report card comments, mid nine-week progress reports, weekly work folders, and agenda books
- Open house, PTA meetings, and grade level meetings
- School wide call-outs, activity flyers, and publicized calendar of school events
- In addition, a Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) was established in spring of 2023, and will be utilized for parent input and communication.
Per parent and/or teacher request, communication will include, but is not limited to, meetings as needed to help parents understand state academic content standards, student achievement standards, local academic assessments, as well as how to monitor their child(ren)’s progress and work with teachers to improve the achievement of their child(ren). Parents will be given the opportunity to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practically possible. Parents will be given timely notice in writing when their child has been assigned or has been taught by a teacher who is not highly qualified for four or more consecutive weeks.
Crieve Hall Elementary will include alternative formats of communication upon the request of parents with disabilities, and to the extent possible, in a language that parents can understand. The staff will be educated on a yearly basis in the value and contributions of parents, and in working with parents-how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with as equal partners; implement and coordinate parent programs; and build ties between parents and the school.