Family School Compact

What Is a Family-School Compact?

A Family-School Compact for Achievement is an agreement that parents, students and teachers develop together. It explains how families and teachers will work together to make sure all students get the individual support they need to reach and exceed grade level standards.

The community at Hidden River helped develop this Compact for Achievement. The compact is discussed at school wide meetings.  Copies are always available in the main office and online.  Parents and guardians are welcome to contribute comments at any time. For more information or to provide feedback on the Compact, please contact Hidden River’s Family Liaison at wendy.caucutt@spps.org.

 

Activities to Support Partnerships

Conferences

Fall:  Thursday, October 9 and Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Winter: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Spring: Thursday, March 5, 2026

 

Family Staff Organization (FSO) and “Coffee With The Principal”

FSO tries to organize evening meetings with topics of interest to middle school parents and guardians.  Meetings are held four times a year. Childcare and transportation are available, by request. 

FSO Meetings:

            Thursday, September 25, 2025

            Thursday, November 20, 2025

            Thursday, February 19, 2026

            Thursday, April 23, 2026

 

Classroom Visits

Parents and Guardians are welcome to visit classrooms.  Please contact the main office if you have questions on your student’s schedule.

   

Communicating about Learning

Hidden River Middle School is committed to communicating regularly with families about their children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to communicate are:

·       Hidden River Weekly Family Newsletter, link distributed by text and email on Sundays

·       Presentations and discussion on curriculum and instruction at FSO Meetings and Coffee with the Principal gatherings

·       All teachers and staff available via phone / email

Do you have questions about your child’s progress?  Please feel free to contact your child’s teachers.

 

Family-School Compact for Achievement

Hidden River Middle School students joined staff and families to develop ideas about how they can succeed in school and reach for the stars in math and reading.  Students thought of the following ideas to make connections between learning at home and school:

·       Check in with your student on their course work and progress.  Grades and assignments can be tracked through the Schoology platform

·       Communicate with teachers

·       Help students set limits on their personal iPad use and help them remember to keep it charged.  Contact the school if you are having internet issues or needs

·       Encourage your child to read for fun.  Adults should read for fun, too!

·       Come to school for conferences, FSO meetings, and Coffee with the Principal.  Or volunteer to help in the office, the cafeteria, in classrooms, at events or on the FSO leadership team

·       Make sure the school always has your current contact information

·       Let you student know how important it is to attend school consistently and arrive to classes on time

·       Discuss current events

·       Establish expectation around personal electronics at school.  Family members – please do not contact students on their personal devices during the school day.  Call the main office and they will deliver messages to your student.

 

District Goals

Achievement

All students are proficient and making continuous growth in each of these academic measures:

·       Pre-Kindergarteners on target in reading

·       3rd graders at grade level in reading and math

·       5th graders at grade level in reading, math and science

·       7th graders ready for algebra by grade 8

·       9th graders ready for high school

·       11th graders passing GRAD test in reading, math and writing

·       Capstone: Ready for college and career

 

Equity

Decrease gaps and disproportionately between student groups in:

·     MCA and GRAD test passage

·     Advanced Course Participation

·     Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test passage 

·     Graduation

·     Gifted/Talented identification

·     Special Education referrals

·     Absences

·     Suspensions

 

School Goals

Reading: The percent of students scoring proficient or higher in reading will increase by 5% as compared to last spring’s scores, measured by the MCA. Spring 2024 proficiency was 37%.

Math: The percent of students scoring proficient or higher in math will increase by 5% as compared to last spring’s scores, measured by the MCA. Spring 2024 proficiency was 23%.

School Climate Survey: At least 85% of students will participate in Fall and Spring Climate survey.