Magnolia High School
School-Parent Compact 2020-2021
The school distributes to parents and family members of Title I, Part A students, a school-parent compact (Compact). This Compact, which has been jointly developed with parents, outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. This Compact describes specific ways the school and families will partner to help children achieve the state’s high academic standards. This Compact addresses the following legally required items, as well as other items suggested by parents and family members of Title I, Part A students:
● The school’s responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and instruction (ESSA Section 1116[d][1]).
● The ways parents and family members will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning (ESSA Section 1116[d][1]).
● The importance of ongoing communication between parents and family members, and teachers through, at a minimum, annual parent-teacher conferences; frequent reports on student progress; access to staff; opportunities for parents and family members to volunteer and participate in their child’s class; and opportunities to observe classroom activities (ESSA Section 1116[d][2]).
● Parent-teacher conferences in elementary schools, at least annually, during which the Compact shall be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement (ESSA Section 1116 [d][2][A]).
● Frequent reports to parents and family members on their children’s progress (ESSA Section 1116[d][2][B]).
● Reasonable access to staff, opportunities for parents and family members to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and observation of classroom activities (ESSA Section 1116[d][2][C]).
*** Magnolia High School closed to in-person learning on March 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. All In-person activities for students, parents, and families were suspended at that time. The Schoology Platform and Google Meet have been utilized extensively during this time. Many of our usual yearly activities have been converted to virtual learning activities, while some have had to be postponed until next year. Magnolia staff, admin, and counselors are doing their best to help all students achieve the state’s high academic standards. ***
How does the school address this?
● Magnolia High School will provide high-quality curriculum and instruction to all students by creating a School Plan for Student Achievement. The SPSA addresses three goals: Creating College and Career prepared students, providing meaningful parent and family engagement, and providing a safe and positive campus for students.
● Magnolia High School and the Anaheim Union High School District are committed to making sure that every student has access to technology for at-home learning during COVID-19 School Closures. Every student that needs technology will be provided with a chromebook and/or a hotspot. If that item is not working, students may bring that tech back to the school for a replacement.
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● Parents and Families will be responsible to check Aeries and Schoology on a regular basis, and to check report cards that will be E-mailed home or posted to Aeries. Parents can also meet with counselors during registration or at any time to discuss their student’s progress. Parents are also expected to attend a 9th grade Orientation with their new freshman student during registration in July or August.
● Parent-teacher conferences can be arranged at any time for interested parents. ● Report cards and Progress reports will be E-mailed or provided in Aeries; however
grades are available at all times on Aeries.
● Parent Learning Walks will be scheduled throughout the year to allow parents and family members to observe and discuss curriculum in action.(Due to COVID-19 Parent learning walks have been suspended for 2020-2021.)
● The Family and Community Engagement Specialist, or FACES, will operate the Parent Center, arrange for workshops and parent trainings including the Parent Leadership Academy, Coffee with the Principal, and Cookies with Counselors, teach parents to use Aeries and Aeries Communication, and will support and help the PTA. She will make weekly phone calls to the entire Magnolia community as well as personal phone calls to parents. She will also interpret for parents who speak Spanish.
● Ongoing communication between families and the school will be supported in multiple ways, described here and in the MHS Family Engagement Policy.
The school engages Title I, Part A parents and family members to improve the achievement of their children in meaningful interactions with the school. This Compact supports a partnership among staff, parents and family members, and the community to improve student academic achievement. To help reach these goals, the school has established the following practices: The school provides Title I, Part A parents and family members with assistance in
understanding the state’s academic content standards, assessments, and how to monitor and improve the achievement of their children (ESSA Section 1116[e][1]) in which ways?
● Various parent education meetings and workshops will be held during the year that help to educate parents about the state’s academic content standards, assessments such as the SBAC, ELPAC, PSAT and AP tests, the Anaheim Pledge, the Universal Design for Learning, the 5Cs and how to understand and access Aeries.
● The Parent Center is available every day for help with Aeries, Aeries Communication, Schoology, checking students’ grades, and signing up for parent workshops and
meetings.(Due to the Pandemic, the Parent Center is physically closed, but the FACES is available daily through phone, Google Meet, Email, etc. to help parents and families.) ● Coffee with the Principal, Love and Logic, The Parent Leadership Academy, and other
parent meetings, workshops, and events will be offered to help parents learn about grading, curriculum, behavior expectations, etc.
● Back to School Night and Open House offer parents the opportunity to speak to teachers and staff regarding grading, curriculum, and assessments.
The school provides Title I, Part A parents and family members with materials and training to help them improve the achievement of their children (ESSA Section 1116[e][2]) in which ways?
● The Parent Leadership Academy helps parents improve their understanding of student expectations and helps parents improve the achievement of their children. Parents train other parents in a 6-week program.
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● The Parent Center has a multitude of brochures, publications and information for parents.
● Parents are invited to attend Parent Learning Walks where they will visit classrooms and see instruction first-hand. (Due to COVID-19, Parent Learning Walks are suspended for 2020-2021.)
● Parents will receive materials to help them understand testing such as the ELPAC, PSAT, AP, and SBAC.
● Mindfulness training will be offered in Vietnamese, Spanish, and English.
With the assistance of Title I, Part A parents and family members, the school educates staff members in the value of parent and family member contributions, and how to work with parents and family members as equal partners (ESSA Section 1116[e][3]) in which ways?
● The Family and Community Engagement Specialist, or FACES, educates staff members in the value of parents and family member contributions, through involvement and leadership of the Parent Involvement Focus Group, and through presentations at various staff development workshops and meetings.
● Magnolia parents are considered to be partners in their children’s education by our teachers and staff.
● Magnolia parents are encouraged to volunteer at school in a variety of ways, including joining the PTA, which provides support for student recognition events, and attending Lunch with a Sentinel, Back to School Night and Open House information tables and fundraisers, and more.(Due to COVID-19 school closures, actual in-person activities have been suspended for this school year.)
● Parents are encouraged to join ELAC, SSC, the Puente Parent Advisory, and the Parents Advisory Committee for Vietnamese Dual Language Immersion Program. The school coordinates and integrates the Title I, Part A parental involvement program with other programs, and conducts other activities, such as resource centers, to encourage and support parents and family members in more fully participating in the education of their children (ESSA Section 1116[e][4]) in which ways? (**Due to COVID-19, these actual in-person
activities have been suspended for 2020-2021; however, many events have taken place virtually through Google Meets, Zoom, YouTube, or webinars.)
● Parents are encouraged to participate on campus in a variety of ways. ● The Parent Resource Center is open every day for parents.
● The FACES works closely with the PTA parents and School Site Council parents to invite parents to participate on campus. Parents help with fundraising events, student recognition, food fairs, other evening workshops and meetings for students and parents. ● Parents and Family members are encouraged to attend events at school such as Back
to School Night, Open House, Lunch with a Sentinel, Cash for College night, Parent Learning Walks, Dual Enrollment meetings, College Signing Day, Cyber Security Parent meetings, and other events.
● Parents have the opportunity to schedule meetings/conferences with teachers and counselors at a time mutually accessible to all.
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● Phone calls are made through Aeries Communication in the language spoken at home. Written communications are translated from English into Spanish or Vietnamese whenever possible. Arabic translation is also available.
● Through Aeries Communications, e-mails sent home are translated into the language spoken at home. When a parent responds through Aeries Communications in their native language, that E-mail is then translated back into English for the teacher, and vice versa.
● Translators are provided for all parent events, and wireless communications devices are used for simultaneous translation.
The school provides support for parent and family member involvement activities requested by Title I, Part A parents and family members (ESSA Section 1116[e][14]) in which ways?
● Parents may call the Parent Center or the Counseling office and request a parent conference or meeting.
● Parents are encouraged to participate in the events sponsored by our Parent Center, and are encouraged to suggest other possible events for the future.
● Parents and family members are encouraged to attend school events, such as concerts, sporting matches, workshops, trainings, meetings, and other events such as
International Night. Parents are encouraged to join the PTA and the ELAC committee, and other groups such as the Puente Parent committee, AVID parent committee, Dual Enrollment Parent Advisory Committee, etc.
● During Distance learning, Magnolia has been providing home visits to students who have not been participating in their online classes, and connecting with those parents to offer support and resources.
The school provides opportunities for the participation of all Title I, Part A parents and family members, including those with limited English proficiency, disabilities, and migratory students; and that the information and school reports are provided in a format and language that parents and family members can understand (ESSA Section 1116[f]) in which ways?
● Through Aeries Communications, messages sent home or to the school will be translated into the language spoken at home.
● Weekly phone calls are sent home by the FACES with important school information. ● Personal phone calls are made in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic when
needed.
● Wireless headsets are used during parent meetings for simultaneous translation. ● The Little Theater and Parent Center are accessible for parents or family members with
a physical disability.
● McKinney Vento students are provided with aid through the Parent Center and district. This Compact was adopted by the Magnolia High School School Site Council on December 16, 2020, and will be in effect for the period of one year from December 2020 to December 2021. The school will distribute the Compact to all parents and family members of students
participating in the Title I, Part A program on, or before: January 2021. Dr. Karen Dabney, Principal
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