Provided special parent development sessions that mimic group staff development activities. Involved parents in academic extracurricular activities, to learn or to share expertise. Got input into PD planning from parent advisory committees. Award Winners One award winner goes to great lengths to inform parents about and include them in a variety of ways in PD and other school activities. It holds family nights to focus on curriculum topics and works hard to get 100 percent attendance.
Parents are heavily involved in extracurricular activities, including academic clubs.
The school newsletter and letters to parents keep them informed about the school's mission, PD efforts, results, and activities. In addition, the school holds special events to cel-ebrate student results and other successes. School information is shared in person at parent conferences. In an award-winning district, parents are invited to attend some group staff development activities. With the School Community Make a plan for ongoing communications, including information about the initial PD plan, with school community.