To achieve these high levels of intellectual, personal, social, technological, and career knowledge, Texas students and their families must assume responsibility for their learning. Parent involvement is essential to student success. Families and communities must become involved and remain engaged in education. Implementation Strategies Develop state, regional, and local policies and initiatives that encourage parents to become more involved in their children's learning. The Texas legislature has emphasized parental rights, responsibilities, and involvement in education in the Texas Education Code.
State law includes parents as members of district and campus decision making teams.
School districts and campuses are required to communicate to the parents and communities they serve through annual public hearings that discuss institutional performance on the state Academic Excellence Indicator System. Districts also provide every parent or guardian a copy of a School Report Card containing information comparing the performance of their school to others across the state. The State Board of Education's Long-Range Plan for Public Education includes strengthened provisions for encouraging parent and family involvement in education. Chapter 26 of the Texas Education Code outlines a series of parental rights and responsibilities designed to enhance parents' involvement in their children's education. The revised code also calls for school districts to cooperate in the establishment of a parent- teacher organization at every school.