Title I

Forest Brook Middle School is committed to the goal of providing a quality education for every child in this school. We want to establish partnerships with parents and the community because we recognize that school and the home cannot be looked at in isolation from one another; families and schools must collaborate to help our children become successful students. Forest Brook Middle School intends to include parents in all aspects of the school’s Title I Program. The goal is a school home partnership that will encourage all students at Forest Brook Middle School to reach their highest potential and achieve success.

Forest Brook Middle School will host a minimum of four flexible meetings. Open House is held within the first two weeks of September each school year during which we review with parents the Title 1 School requirements and the school’s Parent/Family Engagement Policy. Additionally, the principal updates parent s on school test data, adequate yearly progress status, and facilitates a review of the school’s improvement plan.

At Open House, parents are provided the opportunity to formally visit their child’s classroom to become better informed about grade level expectations and their student’s academic progress. Parents will also be invited to participate in a parent -teacher conference at least twice a year to discuss their child’s progress.

Forest Brook Middle School annually invites parents to participate in review and revision meetings and are encouraged to examine and discuss our School Improvement Plan, the School Forest Brook Middle School | Houston ISD Compact and the Parent/Family Engagement Policy.

An organized PTO has been established in our school to create a forum for parental input and involvement. Our PTO affiliation connects our school to parental involvement resources at the state and national level.

Forest Brook Middle School communicates with parents in a timely manner regarding the state’s curricular and assessment expectations, school wide requirements in relation to the delivery of instruction, the techniques utilized to evaluate student work, and individual classroom routines pertinent to the academic success of our students. In order to communicate effectively with parents, Forest Brook Middle School uses a variety of communicative techniques to encourage parent participation and deliver important information in hopes of creating productive dialogue between home and school concerning improved student achievement:

• School Calendars
• Monthly Newsletters
• Title 1 Parent Meetings/PTO Meetings
• School Open House/ Parent -Teacher Conferences
•  Title 1 School Policy
• Title 1 School Compact
•  School Website/ Parent Link (phone call system)
•  Communication Folders
• Progress Reports and Report Cards

Student education is not only the responsibility of the teacher, but also of the parent and child. For this reason, a Parent/Teacher -Student Compact has been developed and is utilized in our school. Forest Brook Middle School | Houston ISD The school staff and parents shall jointly develop a home -school compact that explains how parents, students and school staff will share responsibility for improved student academic achievement. The compact shall be reviewed annually and modified as needed.

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership between the school, parents, and the community with the goal of improving student academic achievement, Forest Brook Middle School will do the following:

• provide assistance to the parents in understanding such topics as the state’s academic content standards and the state student academic achievement standards, state and local academic assessments
• educate teachers, pupil services personnel, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in how to reach out to communicate with and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school.
• ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings and other activities is sent to the parents of participating in children in a format and, to extent practicable, in a language parents can understand. Forest Brook Middle School has made it a practice to send home school correspondences in English and Spanish to ensure all information related to our school is understandable

Parents of all students, regardless of English proficiency, mobility or disability, are considered to be an important part of our learning community. All parents are afforded the opportunity to be involved in their child’s school environment.

For this reason, if a special need is identified, that would help a parent to more fully understand the educational process and the academic progress of his/her child, assistance will be provided to that parent. This type of support comes in the form of interpreted school documents in a parent’s primary language, having an interpreter on hand to translate important information at school wide meetings and events, working with an interpreter to provide translation in parent/teacher conferences, making availab le parent resource in our library that are in English and Spanish, participating in faculty and staff training to better understand the culture of the students served.

If the schoolwide plan and/or parent family engagement policy is not satisfactory to parents, parents may submit any comments/concerns via email to Brandy Brisco, Campus Title I Contact at (713) 631-7720 or Brandy.Brisco@houstonisd.org.

We know that learning can take place when there is a collaboration of effort, interest, and motivation. Forest Brook Middle School and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improving student academic achievement. The school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help the students achieve Texas’ high academic standards. This is a promise to work together. We believe that this agreement can be fulfilled by our team effort. Together we can improve teaching and learning. This school -parent compact is in effect during the school year 2025-2026.

STAFF AT FOREST BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL:

• Provide high -quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating child to meet the Texas’ student academic achievement standards as follows:
  •  Provide a safe environment that is conducive for learning
  • Provide a challenging academic environment to help students reach their full potential
  • Provide highly qualified teachers that are well prepared and equipped with strategies and skills that will make learning interesting and fun
  •  Provide students with multiple opportunities to achieve academic success
  • Hold parent-teacher conferences in which this compact will be addressed as it relates to the individual child’s achievements.
  • This information may be addressed during any of these times:
    •  Forest Brook Middle School Annual Open House
    •  Regularly scheduled parent/teacher conferences upon the request of the parent or teacher
    • Various grade -level Parent Information Meetings
    •  Provide parents with reasonable access to staff by hosting regular parent information meetings. These meeting dates may be posted on the school’s website. Information on additional events will be sent out as needed.
    •  Provide parents with opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and to observe classroom activities. However, before volunteering within the school all parents will need to register on Houston ISD VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools).

STUDENTS OF FOREST BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL:

• come to class on time every day , ready to learn
• be prepared to work • adhere to all classroom and school expectations
• demonstrate my best efforts on my class assignments and projects
• complete homework in a timely manner and to the best of my ability
• respect the school, classmates, staff and families
•  read at least 30 minutes every day outside of school time
•  give my parents or guardians all the notices and information received from my school every day

PARENTS OF FOREST BROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL:

• monitor attendance • make sure that homework is completed
• volunteer in my child’s classroom
• participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my child’s education Forest Brook Middle School | Houston ISD
• promote positive use of my child’s extracurricular time
• talk to my child about school and homework assignments daily
• help my child meet his/her responsibilities
• attend parent conferences and student activities
• stay informed about my child’s education and communication with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or the school district, either received by my child or mail, and responding, as appropriate

Sabemos que el aprendizaje es posible cuando existe una colaboración de esfuerzo, interés y motivación. La Escuela Intermedia Forest Brook y los padres de los estudiantes que participan en actividades, servicios y programas financiados por el Título I, Parte A de la Ley de Educación Primaria y Secundaria (ESEA) acuerdan que este pacto describe cómo los padres, todo el personal escolar y los estudiantes compartirán la responsabilidad de mejorar el rendimiento académico estudiantil. La escuela y los padres construirán y desarrollarán una colaboración que ayudará a los estudiantes a alcanzar los altos estándares académicos de Texas. Esta es una promesa de trabajo en equipo. Creemos que este acuerdo se puede cumplir mediante el trabajo en equipo. Juntos podemos mejorar la enseñanza y el aprendizaje. Este pacto entre la escuela y los padres estará vigente durante el año escolar 2025-2026.

EL PERSONAL DE LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA FOREST BROOK:

• Ofrecerá un currículo e instrucción de alta calidad en un entorno de aprendizaje eficaz y de apoyo que permita al niño participante cumplir con los estándares de rendimiento académico estudiantil de Texas, de la siguiente manera:
  •  Proporcionará un entorno seguro y propicio para el aprendizaje
  • Proporcionará un entorno académico estimulante para ayudar a los estudiantes a alcanzar su máximo potencial
  • Proporcionará maestros altamente calificados, bien preparados y equipados con estrategias y habilidades que harán que el aprendizaje sea interesante y divertido
  • Brindará a los estudiantes múltiples oportunidades para alcanzar el éxito académico
  • Organizará reuniones de padres y maestros en las que se abordará este pacto en relación con los logros individuales del niño.
  • Esta información puede abordarse en cualquiera de estos momentos:
  • Jornada de Puertas Abiertas Anual de la Escuela Secundaria Forest Brook
  • Reuniones regulares de padres y maestros a solicitud del padre o maestro
  • Reuniones informativas para padres de diferentes grados
  • Brindará a los padres un acceso razonable al personal mediante la organización de reuniones informativas periódicas. Las fechas de estas reuniones pueden publicarse en el sitio web de la escuela. Se enviará información sobre eventos adicionales según sea necesario.
  • Ofrezca a los padres la oportunidad de ser voluntarios y participar en la clase de sus hijos, así como de observar las actividades del aula. Sin embargo, antes de ser voluntarios en la escuela, todos los padres deberán registrarse en el programa VIPS (Voluntarios en las Escuelas Públicas) del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Houston.

LOS ALUMNOS DE LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA FOREST BROOK DEBERÁN:

• Llegar a clase puntualmente todos los días, listos para aprender.
• Estar preparados para trabajar.
• Cumplir con todas las expectativas del aula y de la escuela.
• Dar el máximo esfuerzo en mis tareas y proyectos.
• Terminar las tareas a tiempo y con la mayor diligencia posible.
• Respetar la escuela, a los compañeros, al personal y a las familias.
• Leer al menos 30 minutos todos los días fuera del horario escolar.
• Entregar a mis padres o tutores todos los avisos e información que reciba de mi escuela todos los días.

LOS PADRES DE LA ESCUELA SECUNDARIA FOREST BROOK:

• Supervisarán la asistencia
•  Se asegurarán de que las tareas se completen
• Serán voluntarios en el aula de mi hijo/a
• Participarán, según corresponda, en las decisiones relacionadas con la educación de mi hijo/a. Escuela Secundaria Forest Brook | Distrito Escolar Independiente de Houston
• Promoverán el uso positivo del tiempo extracurricular de mi hijo/a
• Hablarán con mi hijo/a diariamente sobre la escuela y las tareas
• Ayudarán a mi hijo/a a cumplir con sus responsabilidades
• Asistirán a las reuniones de padres y a las actividades estudiantiles
• Se mantendrán informados sobre la educación de mi hijo/a y la comunicación con la escuela, leyendo con prontitud todos los avisos de la escuela o del distrito escolar, ya sean recibidos por mi hijo/a o por correo, y respondiendo, según corresponda.