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Point Loma High School 

Home/School Compact 2022-2023

 

Point Loma High 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) (participating children), agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve California’s high standards. 

 

The school staff of Point Loma High School, will share the responsibility to improve student academic achievement and help students achieve California’s high standards by: 

 

  • Providing high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that supports the  Vision: Engaging, Educating, and Empowering All Students for the 21st Century, Mission: Create a Safe, Dynamic, Intellectual Culture That Prepares All Students for a Four-Year University and the 21st Century World of Work, and Core Beliefs; and enables students to meet California’s student academic achievement standards 
  • Students feel connected to school, know they are capable of taking on academic challenges, and upon graduation, leave with the confidence that they are ready to make a difference in the world 
  • Honoring the diversity and unique gifts of each student 
  • Believing all students can learn and meet high expectations in rigorous and supportive learning environment; and are dedicated to improving student achievement for all students 
  • Providing assistance and tutoring; and encouraging students to seek help when they do not understand the material 
  • Establishing and enforce student behavioral expectations, and seeking to involve students in creating a warm and caring learning environment 
  • Striving to provide challenging academic courses which create excitement about learning and instill a desire for the pursuit of learning, such as Advanced Placement, Honors, and Advanced Classes; and Regional Occupational Programs and Career Technical Education 
  • Believing it is important for all students to feel connected to high school, and providing a number of opportunities including extensive extracurricular clubs, visual and performing arts programs, and athletics 
  • Striving to provide a positive high school experience for our students balanced with academics and personal growth; and encouraging students to expand horizons; pursue recreational reading; and explore nature and educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities offered in the community 
  • Learning as professionals in a collaborative culture is vital to student success, and our staff is committed to ongoing professional development in order to improve our instructional practice, and dedicated to professional growth through collaboration within and among all academic departments 


Communication between parents and educators is important.  Point Loma High School employs the following:


  • Parent and community involvement is critical to student success, and supports and enlarges the students' view of the world 
  • Using the School Site Plan for Student Achievement and our WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) Action Plan to guide us in these endeavors 
  • Communicating regularly with families about their student’s progress in school through progress reports, email, phone calls, parent-teacher meetings, and other available means 
  • Encouraging parents to communicate with teachers, counselors, and administrators so that we may work to together to ensure a quality education for all of our students 
  • Using Power School, Google Classroom and/or Canvas so that parents and students can have timely access to students’ grades, assignments, attendance, and behavior. 
  • Providing progress reports every 6 weeks. Parents will be notified electronically and by School Messenger phone messages of the dates the progress report will be sent home.  Parents may also request progress reports from teachers at any time. 
  • Offering parent-teacher and parent-school guidance counselor conferences, and parents are encouraged to make appointments whenever they have a concern.  Parents can request assistance on what they can do to support their child's learning. 
  • Operating the www.pointlomahigh.com website, where parents and students can find staff email addresses, telephone numbers and extensions, calendars of events and meetings, and school information 
  • Providing parents with open and timely communication utilizing the Point Loma High School website, marquee, e-blasts, School Messenger phone messages, and periodic mailings and notices sent home 
  • Providing parents the opportunity throughout the year to sign up to be a parent volunteer.  All volunteers must have a TB clearance and comply with district policy regarding volunteer policy.  Please contact the school at (619) 860-5000 if you are interested in volunteering. 
  • Encouraging parental involvement at all levels; advisory groups and committees include School Site 

Council (SSC), Instructional Governance Council (IGC), English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC), District Advisory Committee (DAC), Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), Pointer Association, Booster clubs, and Senior Exhibitions 

❖ Welcoming parents to arrange classroom visitations 


Point Loma High School students share the responsibility to improve  academic achievement and achieve California’s high standards by: 

 

  • Being accountable for one’s own learning 
  • Attending school on time every day 
  • Participating in class 
  • Recording homework assignments and activities in student planners 
  • Completing homework and turning it in on time 
  • Seeking help from teachers and / or online tutors when material is not understood
  • Attending lunch or after school assistance / tutoring as often as required 
  • Promptly notifying parent(s) about flyers, phone messages, and electronic messages from the school 
  • Understanding and following the school’s behavior expectation policies concerning academics, citizenship, dress code, cheating, theft, bullying, tardiness, and zero tolerance 
  • Understanding what constitutes cheating on assignments and the consequences:  any intentional giving or using of outside assistance related to the completion of an assignment that was meant to be an individual assignment, including copying another student’s work or any misuse of technology 
  • Understanding that Point Loma High School promotes dress regulations that indicate that school work is important and that school is a place-of-work; and following the school dress code 
  • Understanding that any theft, concealment, alteration, or distribution of student, staff, or library material including, altering of computer hardware or software or unauthorized electronic entry into either student or staff files, is prohibited 
  • Understanding that we can be searched if school officials have reasonable suspicion that we have violated a SDUSD policy; and our locker is also subject to inspection at any time by school or law enforcement officials 
  • Understanding that harassment, intimidation, bullying, or cyberbullying will not be tolerated at PLHS;  this includes any written, verbal, physical act or communication that is unwanted, harmful, or threatening to another individual and interferes with a student’s education, is damaging to one’s property, creates an intimidating environment and/or disrupts education or related activities 
  • Following guidelines provided by the school and parents for the safe use of digital tools and the Internet
  • Only using electronic devices (computers, cell phones, speakers, headphones, etc.) when it is approved by teachers
  • Responsible for keeping our locker clean and reporting any needed repairs to the school office 
  • Keeping our campus clean, and throw any trash items into a trash can or recycling bin 
  • Understanding that we are responsible for our behavior when riding the school bus both to and from school; and must remain on campus upon arrival at PLHS 
  • Understanding that smoking, vaping, drugs, and alcohol are harmful to our health; as well as illegal and subject to punishment under the SDUSD zero tolerance policy 
  • Understanding the $1 Million benefit of a college degree, the requirements for graduating from high school, and the A-G entrance requirements for California State University and University of California 
  • Making positive use of our extracurricular time 
  • Expanding our horizons by reading and exploring nature and educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities offered in our community 

Point Loma High School parents will support student’s learning by: 

  

  • Staying informed about, and participating in decisions related to, our child’s education 
  • Signing up to receive e-blasts from Point Loma High School and Point Loma Cluster Schools Foundation 
  • Notifying school office immediately with changes to home or emergency contact information (i.e. change of address; new telephone number, new e-mail address) 
  • Reading all notices received from Point Loma High School or San Diego City Schools and responding as appropriate 
  • Reporting each and every day our child is absent, and clearing up any reported absence 
  • Having our student sign a contract for independent study whenever there will be an absence of 5 or more days 
  • Making sure our student is seeking help from teachers when they do not understand the material 
  • Monitoring our student’s grades, homework, and attendance by checking Power School and /or other teacher e-mail communication; and checking the student planner to make sure it is being utilized effectively 
  • Understanding and making sure that our student is following the school’s behavior expectation policies concerning academics, citizenship, dress code, cheating, theft, bullying, tardiness, and zero tolerance 
  • Being a positive role model, including practicing safe driving around school zones 
  • Understanding the $1 Million benefit of a college degree and the A-G entrance requirements for California State University and University of California 

❖ Verifying that our student is utilizing the Naviance program and resources 

❖ Providing access to the Internet at home or by requesting a hotspot from SDUSD

❖ Submitting LCFF forms annually 

❖ Promoting positive use of our student’s free time to get involved in extracurricular and community activities 

❖ Encouraging our student to expand horizons; and explore nature and educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities offered in our community 

  • Encouraging recreational reading 
  • Attending school events/functions, such as Curriculum Night, College Night, Open House, and the Distinguished Lecture Series, to learn more about my student’s educational experience 
  • Serving on and/ or attending advisory groups and committees such as School Site Council (SSC), Instructional Governance Council (IGC), English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC), District Advisory Committee (DAC), Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), Pointer Association, Booster clubs, and Senior Exhibitions 
  • Monitoring the time our student spends on electronic media (i.e. video games, television, social media) 
  • Demonstrating a positive example by personally pursuing lifelong learning opportunities