Title: A Parent's Guide to School Involvement
1A Parent's Guide to School Involvement
- presented by
- Marlon Cousin
- Title I Coordinator
2Why do schools need parent and community support?
- Thirty years of research clearly suggests that
parent and community involvement in schools
improves student achievement.
- To reach their potential, students need parents
and the community to take an active role in their
education.
3What can I do at school?
- As a parent, or an adult who plays an important
role in the life of a child, your involvement in
your child's education at school and at home
shows your child that you value education. - Teachers can see that you care about your
children's learning. You can provide teachers
with the most reliable source of information
about your child. The partnership between you and
your child's teacher is powerful.
4Ways you can be involved in your child's
education each year at school
5Meet the teacher
- Tell her about your child's interests and
hobbies. - Let her know how and when it is best to reach
you. - Ask her how you can support your childs
education at home
6Make a date with the teacher to visit your
child's classroom
- Are the kids busy learning, exploring and asking
questions? -
- Does the teacher draw them in?
7Attend Parent Teacher Conferences
- All schools in the EBRP School System set aside
specific dates and times for parent-teacher
conferences. - Ask how your child is doing and review his or her
work.
8Establish/Join the PTA or other Parent Group
- Go to school events, like back-to-school
night. - As a group, see how you can help the school reach
its goals.
9Stay up-to-date on School Policies, Schedules and
Rules
- Ask about opportunities to participate in the
development of school policies.
Examples School Improvement Plans Parental
Involvement Policies Extended Day
Activities Tutoring Services
10Benchmarks Standards
- Make sure that your child is learning what he/she
needs to know to meet the standards set for her
grade level. - www.louisianaschools.net
11Find a teacher or counselor you feel comfortable
talking to about your child
- Talk about the courses he /she should take to
reach their goals. - Do they match what the standards say he/she
should be learning? - Will they prepare him/her for college and a
career?
12Check your school's Web site regularly
www.ebrschools.org
13How can my community be involved in my child's
school?
14Establish School-Business Partnerships
- Schools and business can work together to prepare
students for further education and for life as
productive members of their communities.
15It does not hurt to ask
- Inquire whether or not your employer will grant
parents leave to attend school meetings,
conferences, or to volunteer in the school.
16Mentoring
- Establish and operate a mentoring program for "at
risk" students through the involvement of
volunteers from community, civic and religious
organizations, local businesses, or the Chamber
of Commerce.
17View the School as a Hub for Community Events
- Recommend that schools in your community remain
open during the evening and on weekends to allow
parents and neighbors to use the library,
playground, computers and other equipment. - Let local groups hold their meetings and special
events at the school.
18Parental Involvement Resources
- Baton Rouge Parent University _at_ YWCA Center for
Family Empowerment
225.338.0028 - Louisiana State Parent Information Resource
Centers (P.I.R.C.) Louisiana Promise
520 Olive Street
Shreveport, LA
71104
phone 318.429.6959
fax 318.429.6969
www.lpirc.org
19Parental Involvement Resources
- No Child Left Behind website http//www.ed.gov/
- Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
(SEDL) http//www.sedl.rog/ - National Parent Information Network
http//www.npin.org/ - Alliance for Excellent Education
http//www.all4ed.org/ - National Coalition for Parent Involvement in
Education http//www.ncpie.org/ - National Network of Partnership Schools
http//www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/nochild.htm