SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT

Bunn Middle School and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (participating children), agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

This school-parent compact is in effect during the 2025-2026 school year.

REQUIRED SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT PROVISIONS

Provisions bolded in this section are required to be in the Title I, Part A school-parent compact.

School Responsibilities

The Bunn Middle School will:

1. Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards as follows:

• Teachers at BMS will follow the NC Standard Course of Study, as required by NC State Law.  Teachers will also follow the FCS Pacing Guide.
• It is expected that teachers at BMS will provide engaging and authentic work for students that incorporates research-based instructional practices.  Busy work is not acceptable as a regular form of instruction. Technology should be used appropriately and as a supplement to direct, group and individual instruction or activities, not a replacement. 
  • Learning Focus resources will be utilized. Set up an appointment with the Instructional Coach if you have questions or to learn more about Instructional Practices.
  • Contact the ITF, Sierra Johnson, to learn more about innovative ways to use technology as a learning tool in your classroom.
  • Examples of student work will be collected from each class once during the first nine weeks of school and once again during the third nine weeks of school.
• Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress and school assessment data through weekly communication and quarterly progress reports.  
• Provide parents with reasonable access to staff during non-instructional time to discuss academic progress. This will be during planning times or after school. 

2. Hold parent-teacher conferences (at least annually in elementary schools) during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement.  

• Parent-Teacher Conferences can be held at any time during the academic school year.  Parents can call or email teachers to schedule a time to meet to discuss student progress and any concerns that they might have.

3. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress.  Specifically, the school will provide reports as follows:

• Progress reports are sent home on a weekly or monthly basis, depending on the grade level.  Student progress is documented throughout the nine-week quarter.

4. Provide parents with reasonable access to staff.  Specifically, staff will be available for consultation with parents as follows:

• Teachers are expected to maintain regular contact with parents to discuss student progress, strengths, and areas of concern. 
• Teachers, staff members, and administration are available via email or phone each day after the instructional day has ended at 3:15 pm. 

5. Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class and to observe classroom activities, as follows:

• The Bunn Middle School PTA offers a variety of opportunities to get involved at our school.  Email our PTA president, Mrs. Demetria Moore, at DemetriaMoore@fcschools.net 
• Parents are always welcome at Bunn Middle School.  If parents would like to volunteer in their child’s classroom, a Franklin County Schools Volunteer Application needs to be filled out: https://appgarden6.app-garden.com/VolTrackNC350.nsf 

Parent Responsibilities

We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways:

Describe how parents will support their children’s learning, such as:

• Monitoring attendance.
• Ensuring that homework is completed.
• Monitoring the amount of television children watch.
• Volunteering in my child’s classroom or school event.
• Participating, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my child’s education.
• Promoting positive use of my child’s extracurricular time.
• Staying informed about my child’s education and communicating with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or the school district, either received by my child or by mail, and responding, as appropriate. 
• Serving, to the extent possible, on policy advisory groups, such as being the Title I, Part A parent representative on the school’s School Improvement Team, the Title I Policy Advisory Committee, the District-wide Policy Advisory Council, the State’s Committee of Practitioners, the School Support Team or other school advisory or policy groups.

Student Responsibilities

We, as students, will share the responsibility to improve our academic achievement and achieve the state’s high standards.  Specifically, we will:

Describe the ways in which students will support their academic achievement, such as:

• Arrive on time and remain at school for the entire day unless communicating with the administration regarding leave.
• If I am absent from school, I will submit written documentation within three days of my return for the absence to be considered excused.
• Bring a fully charged Chromebook to school every day and use it for instructional purposes only.
• Do my coursework when it is assigned.  
• Ask my teachers & parents for help
• Review coursework at least 30 minutes every day outside of school time.

• Give my parents or the adult who is responsible for my welfare all notices and information received by me from my school every day.