Parents are encouraged to help make decisions about the direction of their children's education. Parents are also consulted about student assignment to different classes. At Hollibrook Elementary School, parents decide whether to enroll their child in regular single-year classes or in continuum classes, in which a teacher and group of students remain together for several years. Del Norte also involves parents in evaluating students' progress in English. LEP student placement and redesignation is based on the recommendation of the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee, which is composed of a parent as well as the vice principal and two teachers in the program for LEP students.
Schools also welcome parents' participation as temporary teachers.
At Del Norte, parents are invited to read to their children's classes. At Inter-American, a parent who is an artist works with teachers to include art in the curriculum. When students were studying the Mayan culture, she taught about Mayan mythology and led students in creating paintings of Mayan gods. Several schools extend parental involvement beyond the present context by offering workshops on college and career awareness to parents. Del Norte also participates in the districtwide Mother-Daughter Program, affiliated with the University of Texas.