Classes in citizenship, ESL, GED, and computer skills support parents' own educational and personal goals. All Hueco families participate in the Super Readers program, which provides incentives for parents to read with their children. Family Math nights introduce parents to school curriculum. All home-school communications and parent workshops and activities are conducted in both English and Spanish. Twenty to 30 parents attend the monthly Parent Communication Council which allows them to share their concerns about the school with the principal and vice principal.
Teachers receive release time to conduct home visits.
Parent participation in the school has grown beyond fundraising and clerical work to include participating in school decision-making and classroom instruction, furthering their own educational goals, and contributing to students' learning at home. Student attendance averages 97 percent. In two recent years, each grade level scored at or above the 70th percentile in all areas of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. All schools and districts included in this Idea Book receive Title I funding. This column indicates whether a school has implemented a schoolwide program.