PARENTS

Our school compact is signed by all students, parents, faculty, staff, and administrators.  It is our promise to each other.

As an ESM student I promise to…

• arrive at school on time, everyday, in uniform, and ready to learn.
• do all my school work, all my homework, and read every night for at least 20 minutes.
• cooperate with students, staff, and visitors to make ESM a safe and effective learning environment.
• use the environmental sciences, problem solving, and critical thinking skills to explore my curiosities about the natural world around me.
• participate in service learning events.
• ask for help from an adult when I have a question or a problem.
• follow HAWKS* school-wide expectations.

As an ESM faculty member I promise to…

• provide a safe, fair, nurturing learning environment for all.
• have high expectations for myself, students, parents, community members, and other staff members.
• communicate effectively with students, parents, staff, and community by responding in a timely fashion to all e-mails, voice mails, notes, and requests.
• support students’ academic, social, and emotional growth by meeting their individual needs.
• passionately model and integrate the environmental sciences into all aspects of the students educational experience to improve the natural world around us.
• practice, teach, and model HAWKS* school-wide expectations.

As an ESM parent or guardian I promise to…

• attend all school conferences, participate in at least four school events, and one service learning event.
• send my child to school everyday on time, and in full uniform.
• support respectful and polite communication among students, faculty, and other parents.
• support and challenge my child/children daily by monitoring and ensuring that they  have a structured time and place to complete all at-home assignments, including their reading each day.
• support the environmental theme by exposing my child/children to the natural world and the environmental sciences.
• practice, review, and model HAWKS* school-wide expectations.

*HAWKS:  Have respect, Act responsibly, Work together, Keep Safe, Soar to success.

Family Service Support Provider:
Our Family Service Support Provider, Doreen Clapis, assists parents and serves as a liaison between the school and family.  She can offer assistance with uniforms, volunteering, attendance, before/afterschool care, and or tutoring.