Pentucket Lake Elementary School

Title I

James Brennan – Principal          Caitlin Silva – Assistant Principal

Pentucket Lake Elementary School is a Title I school. Information about Title I, the School-Parent Compact for Title I Schools, and Notifications to Parents of Teacher Qualifications can be found in the Haverhill Public Schools Student Handbook on pages 10 – 12. Or visit the Overview of Title I page for more information.

School-Parent Compact for Title I Schools

Title I Pentucket Lake – Parent Compact 2025 – 2026 English

Pentucket Lake Elementary School
Title 1 School & Parent Compact 2025-2026

The School & Parent Compact is a written agreement that outlines how families, the entire school staff, and students
will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and
families will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve Haverhill Public Schools’ and the State’s high
standards.

School Responsibilities

● Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables
the participating children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards.
● Hold parent/guardian-teacher conferences as it relates to the individual child’s achievement. Specifically, those
conferences will be held:Thursday, October 16, 2025 and Thursday, February 5, 2026.
● Provide families with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically, the school will provide the
iReady Diagnostic Results and Growth Reports in Fall, Winter, and Spring.
● Communicate regularly with families about their child’s progress and make ourselves available in person, on the
phone, through email and/or Remind app.
● Return parent phone calls and emails as soon as possible, usually within 24 hours.

Family Responsibilities

● Stay informed about my child’s education and communicate with the school by promptly reading all notices from
the school or the school district and respond in a timely manner.
● Monitor attendance and send our children to school at 8:45 am every day that they are feeling well.
● Not schedule family vacations during school time and do our best to schedule important appointments for out of
school time.
● Monitor the amount of screen time our children watch.
● Read to and with our children.
● Participate in decisions relating to our child’s education.

Student Responsibilities

● I will be kind to others.
● I will do my best in school.
● I will read every day.
● I will keep my hands and feet to myself.

Signature of School Representative Date

Signature of Family Member Date

Signature of Student Date

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Title I

HAVERHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Title I District and School Family Engagement Policy
2025-2026

Title I is the largest federal aid program for public schools in the United States. It is part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) but originated from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” The Title I grant provides federal funds to schools with high percentages of low-income students. These funds pay for extra educational services to help at risk students achieve and succeed regardless of any disadvantages through no fault of their own.

Haverhill Public Schools is committed to providing an equitable and inclusive education to every child in this district by utilizing the Title I funds to provide school wide programs targeted to improving student achievement throughout their entire school; therefore every child benefits from the added services and programs. The grant requires schools to: (1) use research-based strategies to improve student achievement and (2) include strategies to support/encourage parent involvement.

In order to continuously evaluate and the strengthen family and community engagement, Haverhill Public Schools will:

  • Host an annual Title I Information Night: Funding allocations, School Compact, Parents Right to Know.
  • Provide families decision making opportunities by joining the Parent Teacher Organization, School Site Council or District Parent Council.
  • Provide families with information on multiple ways to communicate with teachers and school: school phone numbers, email addresses, district and school websites, district FaceBook page, and the Remind App.
  • Provide training and support on the online platforms that can be accessed at home.
  • Host Academic and Social Family Events throughout the year.
  • Provide assessment reports, progress reports, report cards and parent conferences.
  • Solicit feedback through surveys and conservation.

The Haverhill Public Schools are committed to providing our students with opportunities to learn and grow into productive members of our community. Please contact me with any feedback or suggestions you may have – we are better together.

Dianne Connolly
Director of Title I and Community Outreach
dconnolly@haverhill-ps.org