Gateway Academy – School-Family Compact

 

 

Gateway Academy School Family Compact
2024 – 2025

School Responsibilities

Gateway Academy is committed to providing the following:

  1. High Quality Curriculum:
  • Curriculum: Gateway Academy will provide a high-quality curriculum, aligned with the standards, utilizing our priority practices of Culturally Responsive Teaching, Hands-on Learning, and Trauma Informed Care, ensuring materials and lessons are differentiated to meet diverse student needs.
  • Instruction: Research-based, student-centered methods with technology integration and continuous assessment to monitor progress. Environment: Safe, inclusive, and supportive, fostering respect, collaboration, and individualized resources for academic and emotional growth.
  • Teacher Effectiveness: Skilled, certified educators committed to ongoing professional development and reflective practice.
  • Student Outcomes: Mastery of standards, critical thinking, problem-solving, and social-emotional growth.

Opportunities for Family/Guardian-Teacher Conferences Gateway Academy will provide structured opportunities for family/guardian-teacher conferences to discuss student progress and other related matters. These conferences will take place at least three times annually, with specific dates scheduled for October 11, 2024, December 10, 2024, and March 6, 2024.

Key Details:

1. Purpose: The conferences will focus on student progress, academic and social/emotional goals, and how the home/family can collaborate on shared responsibilities for achieving success.

2. Schedule and Accessibility:

  • October 11, 2024: Early in the school year to review initial performance and set goals.
  • December 10, 2024: Mid-year check-in to assess progress and adjust strategies.
  • March 6, 2024: End-of-year planning and preparation for the next steps

3. Format: Conferences will be held in person, with virtual options available to accommodate family schedules. Provided at these events will be community partner tables to connect families with services available in the community, as well as fun and holiday-themed family/community engagement activities, food, and childcare for younger children.

4. Communication: Guardians/Families will receive advance notice and reminders via the Remind Application, the school’s newsletter, and school announcements.

5. Individualized Focus: Faculty/staff will prepare student-specific data, including assessments, work samples, and behavioral observations, to guide meaningful discussions.

These conferences are designed to foster collaboration between families/guardians and faculty/staff, ensuring alignment on strategies to support student growth and achievement.

Family Responsibilities

As a family member or guardian, we are committed to supporting our student’s learning by ensuring regular attendance and monitoring the completion of assignments. We will also actively participate in decisions related to our student’s education and volunteer to support the school or classroom when possible. Additionally, we will stay informed about our student’s education by promptly reviewing and responding to notices from the school or district as appropriate.

Student Responsibilities

As students, we will take responsibility for improving our social, emotional, and academic achievement and meeting the State’s high standards. To do this, we will complete our assignments and seek help when needed, actively engage in out-of-school enrichment activities such as sports, clubs, community service, part-time jobs, or internships, and ensure that all notices and information from the school are shared with our families or guardians on a regular basis.

 

Signature of School Representative                                                                        Date

Signature of Family Member/Guardian                                                                 Date

Signature of Student                                                                                                   Date

 

Title 1

Gateway Academy is a Title 1 School. Visit the Overview of Title I page for more information.

HAVERHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Title I District and School Family Engagement Policy
2025-2026

Title I is the largest federal aid program for public schools in the United States. It is part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) but originated from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” The Title I grant provides federal funds to schools with high percentages of low-income students. These funds pay for extra educational services to help at risk students achieve and succeed regardless of any disadvantages through no fault of their own.

Haverhill Public Schools is committed to providing an equitable and inclusive education to every child in this district by utilizing the Title I funds to provide school wide programs targeted to improving student achievement throughout their entire school; therefore every child benefits from the added services and programs. The grant requires schools to: (1) use research-based strategies to improve student achievement and (2) include strategies to support/encourage parent involvement.

In order to continuously evaluate and the strengthen family and community engagement, Haverhill Public Schools will:

  • Host an annual Title I Information Night: Funding allocations, School Compact, Parents Right to Know.
  • Provide families decision making opportunities by joining the Parent Teacher Organization, School Site Council or District Parent Council.
  • Provide families with information on multiple ways to communicate with teachers and school: school phone numbers, email addresses, district and school websites, district FaceBook page, and the Remind App.
  • Provide training and support on the online platforms that can be accessed at home.
  • Host Academic and Social Family Events throughout the year.
  • Provide assessment reports, progress reports, report cards and parent conferences.
  • Solicit feedback through surveys and conservation.

The Haverhill Public Schools are committed to providing our students with opportunities to learn and grow into productive members of our community. Please contact me with any feedback or suggestions you may have – we are better together.

Dianne Connolly
Director of Title I and Community Outreach
dconnolly@haverhill-ps.org