communication is Minimal attempt interact with parents relationships with families mostly one-way to promote regularly throughout at home, in community, conversation, mainly year, not just when e.g. through home visit with involved parents there’s a problem program Translators School regularly available for surveys parents about speaking ways to improve student parents learning Cite evidence for each item checked. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 Put a star beside any item that is required Continued by your district’s strategic plan. Parents know Explicit plan and 2b. continued which staff to contact practices successfully about matters engage parents of under- concerning their performing students children Minimal Volunteer Multiple, regular Parents active 3. Parent participation involvement of parents opportunities available volunteer opportunities throughout school on in classroom and in school to parents available to parents regular basis and in school activities various capacities Classroom School and Low turnout for parents classrooms hold events open houses, report A majority of throughout year to card nights, concerts, Good parents show up for share student work with school-wide events percentage of parents events held throughout families show up for school year events Parents attend Workshops for 4. Capacity-building No regularly Cultural school-sponsored parents to support scheduled education or proficiency training for leadership training student learning at training programs for all staff home Family parents involvement plan Parenting Family developed with parents, No training for workshops engagement training resources committed to school staff on how and for all staff Parent training its’ implementation why to support parent on school expectations engagement in school Training or Specific and requirements for orientation for parent strategies in place for student learning volunteers engaging hard-to-reach Lending library parents of parenting and Parent peer available in education resources for discussion groups languages spoken at families home
communication is mostly one-way Minimal attempt to promote conversation, mainly with involved parents interact with parents regularly throughout year, not just when there’s a problem Translators available for speaking parents relationships with families at home, in community, e.g. through home visit program School regularly surveys parents about ways to improve student learning FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Continued LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 Cite evidence for each item checked. Put a star beside any item that is required by your district’s strategic plan. 2b. continued Parents know which staff to contact about matters concerning their children Explicit plan and practices successfully engage parents of under- performing students 3. Parent participation in classroom and school activities Minimal involvement of parents in school Low turnout for open houses, report card nights, concerts, school-wide events Volunteer opportunities available to parents Classroom parents Good percentage of parents show up for school events Multiple, regular volunteer opportunities available to parents School and classrooms hold events throughout year to share student work with families Parents active throughout school on regular basis and in various capacities A majority of parents show up for events held throughout year 4. Capacity-building No regularly scheduled education or training programs for parents No training for school staff on how and why to support parent engagement in school Workshops for parents to support student learning at home Parenting workshops Parent training on school expectations and requirements for student learning Lending library of parenting and education resources for families Cultural proficiency training for all staff Family engagement training for all staff Training or orientation for parent volunteers Parent peer discussion groups Parents attend school-sponsored leadership training Family involvement plan developed with parents, resources committed to its’ implementation Specific strategies in place for engaging hard-to-reach parents available in languages spoken at home