Herschel V. Jenkins High 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

Families, students, and staff work together to develop the Family/Parent-School compact. A Family Forum is held each year to review and revise the compact based on academic goals, student needs, teacher, staff, student, and parent input. Families are welcome to provide feedback on the compact at any time during the school year. You may also visit our school’s website and click on the Title 1 tab for more information or to contact our school Family Engagement Facilitator.

To understand how working together can benefit your child, it is first important to understand the district and school 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

 Herschel V. Jenkins High School IMPROVEMENT PLAN :

Goal 1: To meet or exceed CCRPI 3% achievement target scores in all GMAS areas for 2024-2025 school year.

 Goal2: Improve the positive school culture with quarterly incentivized programs.

 Goal 3: Increased stakeholder surveys and monitoring feedback in order to have a positive impact on school improvement. With recent addition of ESOL students, faculty and staff will receive additional support for training and resources to assist with classroom strategies for ESOL students.

COMMUNICATION ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING:

Herschel V. Jenkins High School 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:

*Weekly School Newsletter

*Social Media Accounts

*School Website

*Bright Arrow call outs

*Flyers to be posted and distributed.

 ACTIVITIES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS: 

Herschel V. Jenkins High School offers ongoing events and programs to build partnerships with families.

*Open House

*Grade Level Parent Nights

*International Night Program

*Awards/Recognition Nights

 

To help your child meet the district and school goals, the school, you, and your child will work together to:

SCHOOL/TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Herschel V. Jenkins High School teachers will:

·         Promote career and college readiness by graduation planning advisement activities to include progress reports, report cards and transcripts that are shared with parents & students for home review.

·         Meet with parent and students, then send home information explaining examples of evaluating (breaking down) and identifying (pointing out) a speaker’s (person’s) reasoning as being false or distorted (exaggerated).

 PARENT/FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES:

We, as parents, will:

·         Review communications, reports, and transcripts with student to inform graduation plan.

·         In general conversation on a variety of topics throughout the year, ask student to evaluate (break down) and identify (point out) whether a person’s reasoning is falsie or distorted (exaggerated).

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

I, the student, will:

·         Discuss and check all progress in grades, reports, and transcripts with parents to ensure on time graduation.

·         In ongoing conversations on a variety of topics with a parent or family member evaluate and identify a person’s reasoning as false or distorted (exaggerated).

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!