They realize their responsibility to follow their child's progress. They agreed to support and assist the school's homework policy as long as the homework is not used as a punishment or as busy work and credit is given. Individual cases regarding homework are discussed in parent conferences or with a phone call or note home. Learning opportunities outside the school are announced in the parent newsletter, through special mailouts or flyers sent home with the students, in the local newspaper, in SAC meetings, at open houses, at parent conferences or over the school radio station. We are always looking for better ways to increase communications with SCMS parents and the community.
Family life is a great concern to our staff.
For this reason, we aim to be a full service school, providing linkage to feeder schools, referrals to community services, adult education, nutrition, physical and mental health programs, times for meetings and conference and transportation options. The St. Cloud Consortia has created a strong linkage between the feeder schools in our community. Referrals to community agencies are handled by the administration, the police liaison officer, and the guidance department. The school has an extensive list of services that United Way and other community agencies provide. Referrals to agencies depend on the needs of the family.