Title I Family-School Compact

Vision

By providing a World-Class Education for all students, Sinclair will develop a community of lifelong learners who can become successful, global citizens. 

Mission

Sinclair will provide a World Class Education by

• Creating energizing, relevant, and rigorous instruction across all content areas in a student-centered environment 
• Embracing a collaborative, community friendly environment where everyone feels valued and respected 
• Building relationships that encourage students to grow to their maximum potential. 

Student Agreement

I will … 

• listen to and learn from my teachers and classmates
• follow the Sinclair Expectations
• always do my best and never give up
• be ready to learn and have fun
• read each night at home
• treat others equally and with respect

Family/Parent Agreement

We will … 

• communicate with teachers and staff
• get involved by attending school events
• check communication folder regularly
• send our child(ren) to school on time and ready to learn
• encourage positive feelings about school
• set high expectations for our child(ren)
• read with our child(ren) each night

Teachers/Staff Agreement

We will …

• provide a safe and caring environment for all learners
• plan engaging lessons that are aligned to our curriculum
• differentiate lessons to meet student need
• provide opportunities for families to be involved in student learning
• communicate often with families
• have an open mind and an open heart
• learn from our colleagues, our students and their families
• review and use data to drive instruction
• encourage students to do their best 

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.

Sinclair Elementary 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

Elementary Schools

• November 6, 2023
• January 26, 2024

Middle Schools and High Schools       

• Touch base days will be scheduled by schools

Last Day of Grading Periods

• November 3, 2023
• January 26, 2024
• April 8, 2024
• June 7, 2024 

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

• Annual Title I Family Engagement Meeting: August 17, 2023
• Parent Literacy Night: October 26, 2023
• K-2 Family Math Night: December 6, 2023
• PALs Carnival Night: March 21, 2024
• Title I “Summer Thrive” Family Engagement Meetings: May 23, 2024 (AM and PM)