Collective Commitments
Collective Commitments for Parents/Guardians of Students at Davis Magnet School
At Davis Magnet School, every parent/guardian will:
• Ensure that your child is in school every day (except for child’s illness)
• Ensure that your child is at school on time every day
• Ensure that your child in school until the dismissal bell every day
• Be primarily responsible for your child’s behavior and attitudes
• Be your child’s first and most important teacher
• Ensure that your child is in good health
• Ensure that your child complies with school rules and behavioral expectations
• Ensure that your child does his/her homework
• Ensure that your child continues reading and learning away from school
Stay informed:
• Visit school website frequently.
• Visit classroom teacher website frequently
• Subscribe to SchoolLoop
Be actively involved in your child’s education. Attend five school functions:
• Back to School Night
• Fall Conference with your child’s teacher
• Curriculum Day
• Spring Conference with your child’s teacher
• Open House
Have open lines of communication with your child’s teacher:
• Talk with your child’s teacher
• Call, text, or email your child’s teacher
• You and your child’s teacher both want what is best for your child: You are partners together for your child
Parent Volunteerism:
At school:
• Volunteer to assist with the teaching of Physical Education classes
• Volunteer to assist teachers in the classroom
• Volunteer to assist with additional adult supervision for students at recess time
• Volunteer to host play of board games: chess, Scrabble, etc., at recess times
At home:
• Volunteer to assist your child’s teacher from home or work in a variety of ways
Support of Davis Magnet School:
• Time (volunteerism)
• Money (donations, if possible)
• Check to see if your employer offers matching donations to your child’s school
• Materials
• Positive communication with the community
• Parents are encouraged to join our Davis Magnet School PTA each year
• Parents are encouraged to become active participants in our PTA
• Parents are encouraged to purchase school spirit wear
• Parents are encouraged to purchase adopt-a-college t-shirt
• Parents are encouraged to dress child to comply with school dress themes
• Parents are encouraged to send child to school every day wearing tennis shoes
Parents are encouraged to dress your child each day of the week by theme:
• Monday is sports day: Sports team wear, jerseys, etc., any team, any sport
• Tuesday is college/university wear day: Each classroom adopts a college/university
• Wednesday is Wear Green Team and/or green for Waste-Free Wednesdays
• Thursday is CMMS/CMHS Spirit Wear Day or wear CMHS school colors (green, white, black)
• Friday is Davis Magnet School Ducks Spirit Wear Day (or our school colors: orange and black)
Discuss with children how science, math, and technology are connected to their daily lives:
• Expose children to science, math, and technology (museums, family field trips, etc.)
• Thursday Folder: review student work, read messages, provide signature of receipt
• Science Math and Technology parent experts are encouraged to volunteer at school
• Examples: Career Day, Lunch and Learns, classroom presentations, assemblies, etc.
• Parents encouraged to become familiar with the scientific topics (State Standards) covered in curriculum
• Encourage the continued learning – and practical application -- of science, math, and technology when not at school
• Talk about Earth, Physical, and Life Science with your child
• Science at home: cooking, physical exercise, health, nutrition, etc.
• Encourage the use of math flash cards, math games, and math puzzles. Talk about math with your child
• Encourage math skills while working with money, making change, etc., in everyday life situations
• Encourage building and designing with LEGOs
Technology:
• Model appropriate technology use for your child
• Monitor your child’s use of computer, texting, social media, etc.
• Encourage your child to explore all facets of appropriate technology use
Watching TV to learn:
• Science Channel, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Animal Planet, The Learning Channel, etc.
• Watch TV on mute and “read” TV
• Put the TV on mute and turn on the closed caption (The result: your child will be reading while watching TV). Try it. You will like it!
Develop your child’s skills for success:
Daily Homework, 365 days per year, every year:
• Be sure to read aloud to your child or be sure your child is reading for at least 20-minutes each day, 365 days per year, every year
• Be sure to work with your child or be sure your child works on mastering basic math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) for 10-minutes each day, 365 days per year
• Promote academics, self-discipline, and good behavior
• Encourage continued growth and development of written and spoken English
• Provide a place at home to do homework
• Check your child’s homework, but don’t do the homework for him/her
• Pack up backpack and have it ready to go near your door
Expectations for every parent, student, teacher, and staff member at Davis Magnet School:
• Do your very best
• Do what is right
• Treat others the way you want to be treated
• Take personal responsibility for everything you say
• Take personal responsibility for everything you do
Student may be placed on probationary status for continued enrollment at Davis Magnet School or may be dis-enrolled from our school, according to the District Transfer Policy:
• Academic concerns (Lack of academic effort to learn)
• Behavioral concerns
• Excessive absences (10 or more for the school year)
• Excessive tardies (10 or more for the school year)
• Excessive sign-out earlies (10 or more for the school year)
• Other concerns
