Dear Parent/Guardian:
We value your role in working to help your child achieve high academic standards. The
following is an outline of some of the ways you and school staff can build and maintain a
partnership to share the responsibility for supporting your child’s learning.

Student’s Responsibility:
It is important that I work to the best of my ability. Therefore, I shall strive to do the following:
 Come to school ready to learn.
 Finish my schoolwork and participate in classroom activities.
 Follow all school rules.
 Respect others and their belongings.
 Do my part in keeping my school clean and safe.
 Set aside a regular time and place each night to complete homework.

Teacher’s Responsibility:
It is important that students achieve. Therefore, I shall strive to do the following.
 Provide teaching and leadership.
 Demonstrate care and concern for each student.
 Make efficient use of academic learning time.
 Use special activities in the classroom.
 Provide an environment that allows for positive communication between parents,
students and myself.
 Encourage students and parents by providing information about student progress.
 Give students strategies to increase competence.

Parent/Guardian Responsibility:
I want my child to achieve. Therefore, I will encourage him/her by doing the following:
 See that my child is punctual and attends school regularly.
 Support the school in its efforts to maintain proper discipline.
 Encourage my child’s efforts to do his/her best.
 Stay aware of what my child is learning.
 Encourage positive attitudes.
 Attend parent-teacher conferences and other school functions.
 Communicate with teachers and/or school officials.
 Establish a time for sharing daily school experiences and/or completing homework.
 Read with my child and let my child see me read.
 Provide a library card for my child.