HORACE MANN SCHOOL FAMILY HANDBOOK

Appropriate School Expectations of ParentsWith regard to the Life of the Mind, the School expects that parents make everyeffort to:• support the School’s intellectual values at home;• understand that the curriculum and its requirements aredetermined by the faculty;• encourage students to meet their teachers’ expectations bydoing their own best work on all assignments and not bymaking inappropriate use of tutors, family help or internetresources;• support the School’s policies on academic integrity; and• help to develop reasonable expectations for their children,celebrating children’s strengths while helping them improvein areas of weakness.With regard to Mature Behavior, the School expects that parents will make everyeffort to:• maintain open lines of communication with teachers, teamleaders, and administrators;• be honest in all dealings with the School;• respect the School’s rules, particularly with regard to theschool calendar and the need for children to be in schoolregularly and on time;• respect faculty professionalism, judgment, and commitmentto their children’s education;• expect a reasonable, not inordinate, amount of a teacher’s oradministrator’s time; and• model mature behavior for children.With regard to Mutual Respect, the School expects parents make every effort to:• respect the School’s commitment to a broad and diversestudent body and faculty;• maintain an up-to-date awareness of the School’s policies.4