Woodstock Middle will encourage a strong home-school partnership to ensure a safe, caring and challenging environment where all students, parents and school staff work well together.  Both parents and teachers will assume the role of active partners in the educational process at Woodstock.  To achieve these goals, the Woodstock staff will do the following:

1.  An autumn parent meeting will be conducted to explain the Woodstock Title I Schoolwide project.  The Parent Policy, Student/Teacher/Parent Contract and parent involvement opportunities for the coming year will be clearly communicated.  The school will provide an overview of the curriculum offered at each grade level.  Curriculum guides will be available for parent inspection in the school office and library.

2.  The school will include parents as members of the Title I Schoolwide Planning Committee and elicit parental input into the planning and implementation.

3.  Agenda books, teacher web pages, US Postal Service, your child and schoolwide or team newsletters and/or newspaper will be used to communicate items of general interest, parenting tips, and announcements of upcoming school and systemwide parent meetings.

4.  Parent-teacher conferences will be held in the fall and spring to discuss and interpret individual student progress, review the Contract and address any aspects of parental involvement and concerns.  Teachers will remain in touch with parents regarding student progress via interim reports, phone calls, emails, weekly papers, parent portal and individual conferences as needed.

5.  An annual review of the schoolwide program and parental involvement policy will be conducted near the end of the year.  Parents will be given an opportunity to offer suggestions and express what they felt worked well in the Title I schoolwide program.

6.  The school will stress the value of parent input and participation in school activities such as Career Day, PTSA meetings, Bring Your Parent to School Day, etc.  A suggestion box and computer will be set up in the Parent Resource Room.  Surveys will be sent home periodically to solicit parent input.  Parents will also be encouraged to bring suggestions and concerns to their child’s teachers or the administration for discussion.  The school will respond to suggestions through direct response to parents or by articles in the school or team newsletters.

7.  The Title I Coordinator, School Counselors and Social Worker will review and provide assistance and support to the overall parent program at Woodstock.

8.  Resources will be provided to institute a lending library of parenting materials.

9.  Woodstock staff and parents will work together to provide a meaningful way to improve our students’ education.


Shelby County Schools offers educational opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex or disability.