Oak Park Elementary Parental Involvement Plan
- Parental Involvement
Oak Park Elementary Parental Involvement Plan
Oak Park Elementary believes positive parental involvement is essential to achieve maximum emotional, social, and academic growth. The school encourages participation of parents in all aspects of their child’s education.
Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement
- Administer a Parent Needs Survey in the spring of each year which will provide input as to the effectiveness of the schoolwide program; especially the OSSD BOT Policy - LA Parental Involvement Policy. This is an excellent time for parents to voice any concerns or submit possible changes.
- Provide information and decision making help at PTO or other parent meetings.
- Make available to parents and community members OSSD BOT Policy - LA Parental Involvement Policy.
Listed below are some of the opportunities you will have for parental involvement throughout the year:
- Arrange three annual meetings throughout the year in order to inform parents about the school-wide Program and Title I requirements and offerings.
- Oak Park Elementary invites all parents to annual meetings throughout the school year in which parents are informed of the Title I school-wide program, the school compact and the 1% set aside. Other topics covered include benefits and activities, roles, rights, and responsibilities of parents in the education of their child, and federal guidelines. At these meetings parents are also informed of their right to know the qualifications of their child’s teacher and if that teacher is highly qualified.
Building Capacity
Provide parents information about programs, curriculum, assessment, and achievement expectations.
- Newsletters/ School Messenger
- School website/Social Media
- School calendars posted on website and/or in student handbooks
- E-mails/ Conferences
- PTO meetings/or other parent meetings
- X-STREAM Night
- MTSS meetings
- Provide training opportunities for parents, faculty, and staff for improved student achievement.
- Educate faculty and staff through in-service opportunities of the importance of working with parents as equal partners to build ties between parents and school.
- Ensure that documents sent home are in a parent-friendly language(s).
- Provide parents with opportunities that explain state academic and achievement standards, state and local assessments, and student progress through parent/conferences, annual Title I meeting, and periodic meetings conducted by principal, assistant principal, Title I
- Teacher and/or guidance counselor will explain the following:
- Assessment Results
- Student Progress Reports
- Student Report Cards
- State School Report Card
- EL Screening
- Parent/Teacher Conferences
- MKAS
- MAAP
- iReady
Shared Responsibilities for High Student Performance
Oak Park Elementary‘s School-Parent Compact is jointly developed and outlines the responsibilities of parents, teachers, administrators, and students for student achievement. It also provides means by which Oak Park Elementary and parents will build a partnership to help students achieve the state’s high academic standards. It is discussed at the annual orientation meetings held at the beginning of each school year and distributed.
Accessibility
Oak Park provides full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiencies, parents of children with disabilities and parents of migratory children. Information and school reports can be in a format and a language that parents can understand. Oak Park Elementary is also a handicapped-accessible campus.
Parents’ Right-to-Know
A parents’ Right-to-Know letter is included in the registration packet received at the beginning of the year.
Educator Responsibilities:
- Provide instruction in a way that will motivate and is meaningful to all students;
- Provide a safe and POSITIVE atmosphere for learning;
- Thoroughly explain assignments so that all my students have a clear understanding of what is expected;
- Provide continuous feedback on progress to students and parents; and
- Make an effort to meet with my student’s parents throughout the year.
Student Responsibilities:
- Show respect and cooperate with teachers and all adults;
- Come to class on time, ready to work;
- Do my best to attend school on a regular basis;
- Pay close attention to my teachers and complete all assignments to the best of my ability; and
- Do my best to complete on a timely basis all homework assignments.
Family Responsibilities:
- Provide a caring environment, including adequate food and rest, so that my child is ready to learn.
- Help my child in any way possible to meet his/her responsibilities;
- Ensure that my son/daughter attends school on a daily basis;
- Keep in touch with the school; especially on the progress of my son/daughter on a timely basis;
- Read with children on a daily basis and monitor homework; and
- Ask questions about his/her school day to let them know that parents care
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