What is a School Parent Compact?
A School Parent Compact for Achievement is an agreement that parents, students and teachers develop together. It explains how parents and teachers will work together to make sure all our students reach grade-level standards.
This compact is linked to our School Improvement Plan, focused on learning skills, describes how teachers will help students develop skills using high quality instruction, share strategies that parents can use at home and explain how teachers and parents will communication about student progress.
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Jointly Developed
Parents, students and staff of Benjamin E. Mays High School developed this School Parent Compact for Achievement. Meetings are held each year to review the compact and make changes based on student needs. Parentsare welcome to contribute comments at any time. If you would like to volunteer participate, or observe in the classroom, please contact Dr. W. J. Swain IIat 404-802-5148 or.Or visit our school’s website. / A community breakfast will be held at the beginning of the school year to express our appreciation to long standing partners and to establish relationship with new community partners.We look forward to collaborating with parents, via:Curriculum Nights, PTA Meetings, DOL (Demonstration of Learning) Nights, Parent Workshops and other organizations.
Communication About Student Learning Academic Achievement
Benjamin E. Mays High School is committed to two-way communication with families about children’s learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to reach you are:
  • Math and Science Curriculum Night
  • Parent /Teacher Conferences
  • Student agendas
  • Phone calls and e-mails
  • One Mass Calling System
Do you have questions about your child’s progress? If so contact your child’s teacher by phone or e-mail address. Information can be found on school website. All parents have access to the Parent Portal with access to student grades. If you need to get your activation code, stop by the main office with your ID. If you need to use a computer, just stop by the parent center in room 1504.
/ C.L. Gideons Elementary
897Welch Street
Atlanta, GA 30310
404-802-7700
/ Benjamin E. Mays High School

Revised October 18, 2016
3450 Benjamin E. Mays Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA30331
404-802-5100
Mr. Richard Fowler
Principal
Assistant Principals
Dr. Wardell Hunter
Dr. Dante Edwards
Dr. Douglas Sanders
Ms. Helena Thomas
Mr. Andrew Fuller
Ms. Angela Powell
Mr. Shermaine Jennings
Dr. W. James Swain II
Parent Liaison

District Goal
Mission Statement: The mission of Benjamin E.
Mays High School is to provide a secure and nurturing
environment that fosters students’ success, to develop interpersonal skills through real-world experiences, to promote the exchange of ideas through multiple
mediums, and to engage communities near and afar.
School Goals for Student Achievement:
  • To provide additional support to Math and ELA teachers to increase critical thinking and analyzing skills 9-12.
  • Increase Math achievement for all students 9-12.
  • Increase Science achievement for all students on level meets by 15% and level exceeds by 10% 9-12.
  • Increase Social Studies achievement for all students 9-12.
  • Increasing cultural proficiency and awareness for faculty and staff.
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Teachers, Parents and Students

At School:Provide a high quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables children to meet the high student academic achievement standards by:
Consistently promote and provide training sessions and outreach programs to ensure parents and community members play an integral and sustained role in assisting student learning.Introduce new math skills and concepts using authentic application problems so that students see relevance for learning. Assignments will be given that allow students to be able to connect math lessons to the real world
Utilize assignments that foster creative problem solving
will be utilized as a tool to strengthen problem solving skills. Teachers will also use a variety of ways to teach the subject matter, including how information is
given to and received by the student as well as how the
student showscomprehension and mastery of the
material.
To improve student mastery, we have planned to increase
collaborative common planning for world history to
provideinstructional support to make response to data,
research-based strategies and best practices are parts of
dailyinstruction. In addition,we plan to hire
independentcontractorsto increase the rigor inall
social studies courses.
Student Responsibilities:All students of Mays High School are responsible for conducting themselves in a manner that is appropriate to good citizenship. Student conduct shall be founded on the basic concept of respect, consideration for the rights of others, school policies, and applicable codes and laws. We would attend school tutorial program in Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies. We would utilize available resources sent home by the teacher to find answers to problems that are difficult and to practice math and scienceskillsin preparation for End of Course Tests. /
At home…..
Parents of Benjamin E. Mays High Schoolwill help support academic success in many ways. A few ways are:
Parents are encouraged to provide input for student instruction, to serve on committees, to be active in parent led organizations, to participate in decision-making opportunities, and to provide teachers and other appropriate staff with relevant data about their children.
Parents are to communicate with teachers on an ongoing basis through
Parent-teacher conferences (held twice monthly)
Use the signed compact as it relates to the individual child’s achievement;
Provide feedback on their child’s progress reports; via email, hand written letter, or verbal communication.