{"id":104,"date":"2012-09-13T10:42:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T10:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/test\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:48:54","slug":"families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/metcalfe\/families\/","title":{"rendered":"Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>School-Parent Compact Letter<\/h2>\n<p>Our school and the families 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 outline how the families, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and how the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State&#8217;s high standards.<\/p>\n<p>It is the school\u2019s responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables children to meet the challenging State academic standards. It is the parent\u2019s responsibility to support their children\u2019s learning. For each to do these things, the school and families must have strong, ongoing communication and work to be equal partners in supporting student success. The MPS Family and Community Engagement Framework includes six standards that when met, allow for this partnership to flourish. The following compact will serve as our action plan around family and community engagement for this school year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mpsschoolwebsi.wpenginepowered.com\/metcalfe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2012\/09\/parent-compact-letter-21-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the School-Parent Compact Letter<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Volunteer<\/h2>\n<p>Want to volunteer at Ralph H. Metcalfe School? <a href=\"https:\/\/mpsmke.com\/volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about volunteering with MPS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/mpsmke.com\/mpsvolapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up through VIC NET<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>School Engagement Council (SEC)<\/h2>\n<p>SEC is a way for families of the students to have voice in the school. This will empower parents and other members to help improve our communication between school personnel and parents, school culture and climate, and other improvements for Metcalfe. Virtual link is provided by texting (SEC MEETING) to Mrs. Grimes.<\/p>\n<p>Google Voice: 414-409-6076<br \/>\nOffice: 414-874-3635<br \/>\nOffice Hours: 8:00 a.m &#8211; 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<h3>Meeting Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>Every 2nd Wednesday of every month from 1:00 &#8211; 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<h2>District Advisory Council (DAC)<\/h2>\n<p>Milwaukee Public school established the District Advisory Council (DAC) as a means to ensure the opportunity for families of all students to share their ideas on the needs of children and assist in the planning and operation of programs, including Title 1 Programs. Link Is provided by emailing Mrs. Grimes at willia70@milwaukee.k12.wi.us<\/p>\n<h3>Meeting Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>Every 1st Thursday from 6:00 &#8211; 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School-Parent Compact Letter Our school and the families 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 outline how the families, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-104","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/metcalfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/metcalfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/metcalfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/metcalfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/metcalfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/metcalfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/metcalfe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}