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Harding Senior High School: Family-School Compact for Achievement

What Is a Family-School Compact? 
A Family-School Compact for Achievement is an agreement that parents, students, and teachers develop together. It explains how parents and teachers will work together to ensure all students get the individual support they need to reach and exceed grade-level standards. 
The parents at Harding helped develop this Compact for Achievement. Schoolwide meetings are held each year to update the compact. Parents are welcome to contribute comments at any time. For more information, please call 651-793-4700.

Activities to Support Partnerships 

Family Engagement Events
Aug 27th, 2025 – 4:00-6:00 pm
Oct 1st, 2025 – 4:00-7:00 pm
Jan 22nd, 2026 – 5:30-7:00 pm

Parent/Teacher Conferences 
Oct 9th, 2025 – 4:00-7:00 pm
Mar 5th, 2026 – 4:00-7:00 pm

Family Engagement Meetings 
Oct 1st, 2025 – 5:00-6:30 pm
Nov 14th, 2025 – 5:00-6:30 pm
Jan 22nd, 2026 – 5:00-6:30 pm
Feb 19th, 2026 – 5:00-6:30 pm
Mar 26th, 2026 –  5:00-6:30 pm
Apr 23rd, 2026 –  5:00-6:30 pm
May 21st, 2026 – 5:00-6:30 pm

Communicating about Learning

Harding is committed to communicating regularly with families about student learning. Some of the ways you can expect us to communicate are:

• Parent Portal
• Phone and email
• My SPPS app
• Harding’s Newsletter

Staff phone numbers and email addresses are listed in the staff directory on the website.
Andrea Thiner, Principal, andrea.thiner@spps.org | 651-793-4700

Harding Students 

Harding students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed in school and reach for the stars in math and reading. Students thought of the following ideas to make connections between learning at home and school: 

• Share with my family about my classes and what I am learning in math.
• Bring home any notices.

At Home 

Harding's parents joined the staff to develop ideas about how families can support students’ success in reading and math. Families may have other ideas to add to this list.

• Have fun with math. Use real-world resources at home to explore math. 
• Try to attend Family “Knight” or, if we can’t, get information from my child’s teachers. 
• Find ways to use what your student is learning in family conversations. 
• Look for the Harding newsletter each month and check out the school website. 

District Goals 

Achievement 

• All students are proficient and making continuous growth in each of these academic measures: 
  • 9th graders ready for high school 
  • 11th graders passing the GRAD test in reading, math, and writing
  • Capstone: Ready for college and career 

Equity 

• Decrease the gaps and disproportionate representation between student groups in: 
  • MCA and GRAD test passage 
  • Advanced Course Participation 
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) test passage
  • Graduation 
  • Gifted/Talented identification 
  • Special Education referrals 
  • Absences 
  • Suspensions 

Harding’s Continuous Improvement Goals 

• Reading, by June 2026, passing rates in the graduation-required:
  • Language Arts courses will increase by 5%, from 79 to 84%.
• Math, by June 2026, passing rates in the graduation-required: 
  • Mathematics courses will increase by 5%, from 68 to 73%.
• Equity, by June 2026, the rate of consistent attendance will improve from:
  • 16% to 26% for State-identified American Indian students
  • 45% to 55% for Black/African American students