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

Joint Developed
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.

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

Parent-teacher conferences

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

7th 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 Students

Lindsay Middle School Goals

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


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

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 7 grade teams will work with students and

their families to support student success on the
Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) exams for
7th grade Reading, 7th grade Mathematics and
Algebra.
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.

Provide a Family Resource Center where

families can check out books, games, and
other educational materials for home use.

At home

Lindsay Middle School families can support
student success in 7th grade Reading, 7th grade
Mathematics and Algebra.

Some of our key at-home activities will be:
Know what Virginia Mathematics,
Algebra 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.