The Altar Valley School District, in cooperation with parents and community, expects all students to achieve academic and personal excellence in a challenging, relevant, and supportive learning environment. When families are involved in their children’s learning both at home and at school, children do better in school. As a district, we welcome families to be active participants in the education of their children in the following ways:

Establish home environments to support children as students:

• Hold high expectations for your child’s success
• Provide healthy meals and snacks for your children
• Establish a daily routine, including time for homework and academic support
• Make sure your child gets adequate rest
• Keep your child home to recuperate during times of illness
• Be aware of classroom procedures, rules, and schedules
• Make sure your child is at school everyday on time

Communicating about school programs and children’s progress:

• Conferences will be held with the child’s teacher at least twice a year
• Report cards and AIMS results
• Information about the schools can be found in the family handbook or planner
• Monthly newsletters
• School wide phone messaging system
• Frequent access to staff
• Messages on the school marquee
• Calls/letters/emails home
• Translators available as needed
• Attend Altar Valley School Board meetings

How to help students with homework and other education related decisions:

• Participate in family involvement nights such as pumpkin pancake night, spaghetti night, SPARKS night, family fun night
• Read with your children daily
• Take family field trips to museums and other points of interest
• Visit the library
• Get a library card for your child
• Use family errands as learning tools, such as budgeting, making change, shopping for repairs, using measurements, estimating, telling time, reading maps, following directions, etc.
• Give children responsibilities in the family such as daily chores

Inclusion of parents in school decisions and leadership:

• Robles and Altar Valley Middle School Site Councils
• District Planning Team
• Parent Involvement Committee
• Subcommittees of Site Councils, such as technology committee, facilities committee, handbook committee, district committees, etc.
• PTA
• Robles responds
• CSAAC (Community Substance Abuse Advisory Council)

Integrating resources from the community to strengthen school programs and student learning:

Friends of Robles Ranch Girl/Boy Scouts Read and Seed Tucson Reads VFW (Veteran’s of Foreign Wars) UCHC Wellness Center  (United Community Health Centers) La Frontera Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum United Way Pima County Summer Work program Behavioral Health Networks Three Points Fire Department

Community Clothing Bank Serenity Baptist Church St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Tucson Service League Libraries Limited Operation School Bell Sierrita Mountain Livestock 4-H Robles Ranchers 4-H Altar Valley Little League AKKA Karate USA Trico Charitable Trust

Information about our Title I program:

You are encouraged to attend a Title I meeting each year to learn about our Title I program. There will be several dates offered so be sure to watch for more information in the newsletter. You may request additional meetings.

You are encouraged to participate in decision-making and policy development activities as well as improving the parent involvement plan and the compact for learning (see #5 above). As a school, we will provide you with information about programs, curriculum, assessments, and expectations for your child’s achievement.

We will offer information to all parents equally in a form/language they can understand. As a member of the Site Council, you would be involved in the development and evaluation of the school wide plan. If you have concerns about the plan, we invite you to share those concerns with the Site Council.

The Altar Valley School District, in cooperation with parents and community, expects all students to achieve academic and personal excellence in a challenging, relevant, and supportive learning environment. When families are involved in their children’s learning both at home and at school, children do better in school. As a district, we welcome families to be active participants in the education of their children.

Together we are partners in your child’s education as we follow this compact.