1. Freedom Park School Dr. Titania L. Singh
School Council
Freedom Park School
Dr. Titania L. Singh

2. PUNCTUAL ETHICAL ACCURATE COMMITTED EQUITABLE Meeting Norms
Be on time to meetings
Notify and administrator if you cannot make it
Find your own replacement
ETHICAL
Give credit where credit is due (don’t steal other people’s ideas)
Be honest and trustworthy (if you say you will do something do it)
Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor
Watch what you say and how you say it
ACCURATE
Complete all assignments thoroughly and on time
Ask for help/clarity when necessary and ask early
Always put forth your best effort
Ensure your work is easy to read and follow (65% of people are visual learners)
COMMITTED
Participate in discussions
Be a good example to team members and students (show how Eagles SOAR)
Make the team and its work a priority
EQUITABLE
Listen to others with an open mind
Be open to questions/constructive criticism about your ideas
Question/criticize other ideas in a professional manner

3. Freedom Park Cycle for Improvement
SIP Cycle
Identify an Issue
Understand the Issue
Identify Causes
Plan for Action
Implement Action
Evaluate Results

4. PACT

5. What the research says
Partnerships decline across the grades (fewer in middle school).
Affluent communities tend to have more positive family involvement.
Schools in more economically depressed communities make more negative contact.
Single parents, parents who work outside the home, parents who live far, and fathers are less involved.

6. What the research says
Just about all families care about their children, want them to succeed, and are eager to obtain better information.
Just about all teachers and administrators want families to be involved, but do not know how to efficiently and effectively get this done.
Just about all students are willing to help with communication between parents and the school but lack the guidance.

7. Why Cpact? Because of Impact!
Traditional Framework
Joyce Epstein’s Theory

8. Why CPACT?
Joyce Epstien’s research school, family, and community partnership.
Schools, families, and communities each have a stake and influence in the education of a child.
One of the goals of partnership research has been to identify the actions that schools, families and communities engage in when they focus on student learning. Six general types of involvement have been identified: parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, and collaborating.
We will have a 7th for FPS : Transitioning.

9. Where are we? Academics Attendance Behavior Transitions
Items to Celebrate
Opportunities for Improvement

10. Academics – CCRPI Trending

11. Academic – CCRPI Trending

12. Elementary Mastery

13. Middle School Mastery

16. Attendance
Continues to be a problem with students, teachers, and staff.
State tracks the % of student who miss 6 or more days (excused absences count).
Last year 34% missed 6 or more days.

17. Behavior

18. Transitions – Registration & Withdrawals
Thoughts

20. Questions?
Parenting – How can we work to increase community understanding of child and adolescent development? Communicating – How can we increase two way communication about programs and student progress? Volunteering – How do we mobilize parents and others to share their time and talents to support the school, teachers, and students? Learning at Home – How can we inform parents about the academic requirements at school and how they can help at home? Decision Making – How can we offer families more opportunities to have a voice in decisions that impact their student and other students in the school? Collaborating with the Community – How can we encourage schools, families, community groups, organizations, agencies, and individuals working together?

21. The Team PRESIDENT Some of the jobs of President position include:
Help to determine topic of discussion and areas of interest.
Give guidance, support and leadership to school activities that are  approved by the administration and the student body.
Plan, support, implement and delegate responsibilities within the  framework of student activities supported by adult sponsorship.
Participate in Fun Friday activities and PTA events.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Some of the jobs of Vice-President position include: 
Attend all Student Council meetings.
Generate enthusiasm for athletic events and promote school  spirit throughout the year.
Work closely with the president to be fully aware of his/her role and  responsibilities in the event of his/her absence and/or to assume the role per his/her direction. 

22. The Team SECRETARY Some of the jobs of Secretary position include:
Keep/distribute meeting minutes.
Attend all Student Council meetings.
Generate enthusiasm for athletic and promote school spirit throughout the year.
Participate in Fun Friday activities and PTA events.
ACTIVITES SOCIAL CHAIR Some of the jobs of Activities Social Chair position include: 
Coordinate and Advertise (posters, bulletins and announcements) any student council sponsored activities. .
Participate in PTA.