What

is a Home & School Compact?

Family Fun Nights

A Home & School Compact explains how

parents and teachers will work together to
make sure all of our students reach or exceed
grade-level standards.

Lindsay Middle School will offer many

workshops this school year for families to
learn strategies to support learning at
home. These events will include:

Effective compacts:

SOL Carnival

Homework Help and Study Skills

Workshops

Link to goals of the school improvement

plan

Focus on student learning skills

Describe how teachers will help students

develop those skills using high-quality
instruction

Share strategies parents can use at home

Explain how teachers and parents will

communicate about student progress

Describe opportunities for parents to

volunteer, observe and participate in the
classroom

A Partnership for
Student Success
Home & School Compact
2015-2016

Communication about Student

Learning
Lindsay Middle School is committed to
providing two-way communication with
families about student learning. Some of
the ways you can expect us to reach you
are:

Updates on School Website and

current grades on Parent Portal

Joint Developed

Parent-teacher conferences

The parents and staff of C. Alton Lindsay

Middle School developed this Home &
School Compact. Teachers suggested
learning at home strategies and parents
added ideas to make them more specific.

Check-in notes, phone calls or

emails

Twitter (@abyrdwright_LMS)

Parents can contribute comments at any

time.

Building Partnerships
If you would like to volunteer, please
contact M rs. Charnita Clements (Family
Engagement Specialist) at
cclements@hampton.k12.va.us, or 757-
896-6601, or go to
https://sites.google.com/a/hampton.k12.
va.us/lindsay-family-resource-center/

Hampton City Schools does not discriminate on the

basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age
or other protected classes in its programs and
activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts
and other designed youth groups. The following
person has been designated to handle inquiries
regarding the non-discrimination policies: Robbin G.
Ruth, Executive Director, Human Resources, One
Franklin Street, Hampton, VA 23669 757-727-2300.

www.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us

8th Grade
C. Alton Lindsay Middle School
Mrs. Byrd-Wright, Principal
757-825-4560 (main office)
lin.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us

Our Goals for Student Achievement

Lindsay Middle School Goals

Reading
The percentage of ALL students passing the
Virginia Reading SOL exams in May/June 2016
will be at least 75% or higher.


Writing
The percentage of ALL students passing the
Virginia Writing SOL exam will be at least 75% or
higher.


Math
The percentage of ALL students passing the
Virginia grade level mathematics SOL exams in
May/June 2016 will be at least 70% or higher.


Science
The percentage of ALL students passing the
Virginia Grade 8 Science SOL exams in May/June
2016 will be at least 70% or higher.


Social Studies
The percentage of ALL students passing the
Virginia Civics and Economics SOL exams in
May/June 2016 will be at least 70% or higher.

Lindsay Middle School Students

Lindsay Middle School students will join with their families and school staff to develop ideas
about how they can succeed in school and obtain success in Mathematics and Reading.
Students will make connections between learning at home and school by:

Setting personal goals.

Reading every day.

Completing all homework assignments and studying for tests with the help of their
families.

Teachers, Parents, Students Together for Success

In the classroom
th

The 8 grade teams will work with students

and their families to support student success on
the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) exams
for 8th grade Reading, Writing, Mathematics,
Algebra and Geometry.
Some of our key connections with families will
be:

Communicate regularly with Lindsay

families and keep them informed of
curriculum and their students educational
progress.

Design fun family literacy and math nights

and share classroom strategies with
families on how to help students connect
personal experiences to content.

At home

Lindsay Middle School families can support student

success in R eading and Mathematics. Some of our
key at-home activities will be:

Know what Virginia Mathematics and
Reading SOLs our students are expected to
learn.

Play educational games at home that
support student learning.

Provide a time, place and supplies for
homework.

Attend workshops, meetings, and events at
Lindsay Middle School and in the
community.

Visit the Family Resource Center where
families can check out books, games, and
other educational materials for home use.