Family School Compacts

What is a Family-School Compact?

The Family-School Compact for Achievement serves as a mutual agreement co-created by teachers, parents, and students.

This document outlines the collaborative efforts between home and school to ensure every student receives the necessary personalized guidance to meet and surpass academic benchmarks.

Jointly Developed with Parents

In collaboration with Wellstone staff, families actively participated in crafting this Compact for Achievement. Annual school-wide gatherings facilitate the revision of this agreement, and we invite parents to share their perspectives and feedback throughout the year.

Parent Partnership Activities

• Open house
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Karen New Year
• NAAPID (African American Parent Involvement Day)
• AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month day)
• Parent- teachers Conferences 
• Title 1 Annual Meeting
• PTO (Parent Teacher Organization)

Communicating about Learning

Wellstone is committed to communicating regularly with families about children’s learning. Some  of the ways you can expect us to communicate are: The online Family Calendar will be the main source for  up to date communications on school events. Please  check it frequently for any changes that may impact  you or your child. 

Visit our website at wellstone.spps.org

Other forms of communication include

• Direct electronic messages, including automated and individual phone outreach.
• Informational take-home packets and updates from the classroom.
• Direct telephonic communication from staff.
• Comprehensive Family Guidance Handbook.
• Seesaw digital platform.
• Schoology learning management system.
• School-wide internet site.
• For questions about your child’s progress, contact your  child’s teacher. Phone numbers are available on the  school websites and the Family handbook.

Teachers, Parents, Students together for Success

SPPS District Goals

SPPS Achieves Long Term Outcomes:  

• Decrease disparities in achievement  based on race, ethnicity, culture and  identity. 
• Increase achievement of English Learners.
• Increase achievement of students  receiving special education services. Improve kindergarten readiness.
• Increase academic growth in reading  and math for all students. 
• Prepare all graduates for college, career and life.

School Goals

100% of students in grades 3-5 will take the Fall Student Climate Survey and in Spring will show an increase of 10% of student satisfaction.

The percentage of all students scoring proficient or higher in math will increase from 11.6% to 22% as measured by the MCA III Math Assessment administered in April 2025.

The percentage of all students scoring proficient or higher in reading will increase from 12.8% to 22.8% as measured by the MCA III Reading Assessment administered in April 2025.

In the Classroom

The team will work with students and their families to support students’ success in reading and math. Some of our key connections with families will be:

• We will send home bi-weekly newsletters with classroom updates about what your child is learning and dates of special events.  
• We will provide a template with comprehensive questions to ask your child questions about what they are reading.  
• Students will read 30 minutes nightly and practice multiplication and division facts in addition to any work sent as homework.

My Actions Matter!

Wellstone students will:

• Bring home our class newsletter and notices about family events.  
• Talk about my school day with my family. 
• Attend school on time every day, unless a documented excused absence occurs. 
• Be college ready, there are No Excuses. 

Follow the B.U.S. school-wide expectations (Be Responsible, Use Respect, Safe Community).

Wellstone Families working in Partnership

Wellstone parents joined staff to develop ideas  about how families can support student success  at home.

Parents will:

• Make sure that my child completes their homework, including reading 30 min every night. I will frequently read with my child and ask questions about what was read.  
• Attend Parent/Teacher conferences. For classrooms with APTT: I will attend all three APTT meetings in addition to the one regular conference in the fall.  
• Attend Family Nights or get information from my child’s teacher if we cannot attend.  
• Make sure that my child practices their  basic math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division) on a regular basis until my child knows them well. 
• Look for the bi-weekly class newsletter and check out the school website.  
• Review the PBIS (Positive Behavior  Intervention Support ) expectations matrix with  my child and assist him/her in understanding  the importance of accepting individual  responsibility for his/her actions.