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Fr <br /> • School-Family-Student Compact: To underscore that a mutual commitment is needed <br /> promote academic success, the teacher, parent(s), and student all sign a compact during a <br /> three-way conference at the beginning of the school year. The compact outlines the <br /> rights and responsibilities of each stakeholder, and affirms the three parties' mutual <br /> accountability for the success of all students, staff development, and parent satisfaction. <br /> [See Appendix for sample 3-Way Learning Compact] <br /> • Special Saturday classes:Scheduled at the beginning of the year, these mandatory half-day <br /> session allow parents to attend school with their children. <br /> • Guidance about at-home support. Aspire offers coaching to parents on reading at home (20+ <br /> min per day), providing the right level of help with homework, participating in projects, <br /> and playing games that reinforce learning. <br /> • Participation in school decision-making:In addition to roles in the school's parent <br /> organization, Aspire includes two parent representatives on the Site Advisory Council <br /> and parent participation on the school's Teacher Hiring Committee. <br /> Aspire's commitment to parents is demonstrated in the formal Guarantee to Parents. At any <br /> Aspire campus, parents can expect: <br /> • A demonstrated improvement in their child's academic performance; <br /> • An open invitation to attend their child's classes; <br /> • Easy, open communication with their child's teacher via voice mail and email; <br /> • The opportunity to rate the performance of teachers and the school annually;and <br /> • Eligibility to serve on the school's governing body, the Advisory School Council <br /> Community Partnerships <br /> Each campus of Aspire Public Schools establishes relationships with local community <br /> organizations and businesses to provide advance the educational goals of the school. <br /> Partners provide internships, tutoring, mentorship, donations of books and computers, <br /> and exposure to different professions. <br /> School Governance <br /> Aspire Public Schools encourages all stakeholders to participate in and take responsibility for <br /> the educational process and educational results. Each school has an Advisory School <br /> Council (ASC),which holds the school accountable for the performance of its students. The <br /> Council also serves as the school's expulsion board, conducts the lottery if enrollment <br /> exceeds capacity, addresses school safety issues, reviews parental concerns and sets policies <br /> ists of the principal, two teachers, two parents, <br /> that are unique to the school. The ASC cons <br /> one member of the chartering district's Board, and one community member at large. The <br /> principal is responsible for communicating all ASC policy decisions to the Aspire Board of <br /> Directors. An Ombudsman serves as an objective, third party resource for parents or <br /> community members who wish to express a grievance to the Aspire organization about a <br /> particular charter school. Each Aspire charter chooses its Ombudsman, a respected <br /> community leader from each school's local community. The Ombudsman uses his/her <br /> discretion to ameliorate specific parental concerns, and may choose to discuss the problem <br /> nous cases. <br /> with the Aspire Board of Directors in se <br />