Establish a parent Academy to provide parents/guardians information on the current trends of adolescents and ways to help improve their child’s overall academic success. Parent Liaison(s) Guidance Counselor 2015-2016 Area of Parent Involvement/ Objectives Activities/ Strategies Person(s) Responsible Timeline Evaluation School website has a page for parents that include parenting tips. The school publishes a quarterly newsletter that includes parenting tips. Use an agenda for communication from home to school. Send surveys routinely to monitor progress and obtain suggestions Web Master Parent Liaison Administration Teachers Administration Committee 2015-2016 Ongoing Monthly; 2015-2016 Ongoing 2015-2016 Ongoing 2015-2016 Fall & Spring Number of hits per month Copies of newsletters Daily teacher observations of student agendas Results of surveys Record of implementation in SIC minutes
Area of Parent Involvement/ Objectives Activities/ Strategies Person(s) Responsible Timeline Evaluation II. COMMUNICATING To design effective of and home-to-school communications about school programs and children’s progress. The school webpage provides information on school events, important dates, and other information important to parents. Monthly school newsletter Standards and expectations for behavior in student agenda. Teachers’ Class pages on school website. Parent e-mail accounts Local newspaper and radio stations releases Communication with local churches about various school events/activities Parent and student surveys Web Master Teachers Parent Liaison Administration Teachers Webmaster Parent Liaison Administration Teachers Administration Parent Liaison Parent Liaison Administration 2015-2016 Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Fall & Spring Number of hits per month Newsletters Agenda Sheets Number of hits per month Email addresses Parent comments Newspaper activities Copy of email &flyers Survey results
III. VOLUNTEERING To recruit and organize parent help and support. Parental help for activities such as: Parent volunteers for ACT Aspire testing School Improvement Council (SIC) Parent chaperones for field trips Administrators Parent Liaison Teachers Career Awareness Guidance Counselor Administrators Parent Liaison Teachers Career Awareness Guidance Counselor Administrators Parent Liaison Teachers Career Awareness Guidance Counselor 2015-2016 Ongoing 2015-2016 Ongoing 2015-2016 Ongoing Program agendas, Feedback forms, Letters from participants, Requests to chaperone trips, Minutes of meeting, Sign-in sheets Program agendas, Feedback Letters from participants, Requests to chaperone field trips, Minutes of meeting, Sign-in sheets Program agendas, Feedback forms, Letters from participants, Requests to chaperone field trips, Minutes of meeting, Sign-in sheets Area of Parent Involvement/ Objectives Activities/ Strategies Person(s) Responsible Timeline Evaluation V. DECISION-MAKING To include parents in school decisions and to Provide training for parents to help them become leaders through: Surveys Teachers Administrators Parent liaisons 2015-2016 Ongoing Programs, agendas, feedback forms, minutes, plans
develop parent leaders and representatives. SIC School Improvement Plan LMC Advisory Committee VI. COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY To identify and integrate resources and services from the community to strengthen school programs, family practices, and student learning and development. Include parents and community members in activities such as: SIC/PTO Job shadowing Business/Agency partnerships NASA / Biology Merit Exam Cooper Summer Science Career/Character Education speakers Other university summer camp experiences in academics and athletics Teachers Administrators Parent liaison Guidance Counselor Career Facilitator 2015-2016 Ongoing Minutes, partnership agreements, shadowing assignments, acceptance to program letters, newspaper clippings, photos, etc.