Access to the internet for parents and kids is provided during Mine Hill's evening parent involvement program. Currently, our parents and kids attend six evening sessions. As a result of this grant, whenever parents and children participate in our program, they learn about telecommunications. Our kindergarten program is Family Art. Each grade level program was modified so that it featured a telecommunication component.
Telecommunication takes place at school and at home.
Our grant also enabled us to expand the role of telecommunication in our regular curriculum. We are convinced that the total school curriculum works best when it contains reforms that impact both the classroom and the home. Student learning is measured through specific outcomes. Parents receive a list of the outcomes in the parent - student handbook. Each skill that we measure represents a Board approved, and New Jersey Department of Education approved building level objective.