KISD encourages family participation in decision making, realizing that contributions are crucial to a well-rounded and well thought-out plan that will facilitate support for all stakeholders and impact positive student achievement. Parents will be invited to participate and serve in: Increase Family  Campus and District Site-Based Decision Making Committees (SBDM) Participation in  Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Decision Making  Regularly scheduled campus-level parent meetings  Invite family feedback and suggestions with regard to activities being provided  Pre-K parent volunteers KISD will equip families with learning opportunities to enhance and extend learning by providing:  Monthly calendars listing activities that are age appropriate and developmentally appropriate Equip Families with for the child Tools to Enhance  Monthly newsletters offering ideas for motivation, discipline, ideas for enhancing learning, and Extend etc. (Region16) Learning  Campus Literacy Events – Book Fairs  Community Speakers  Pre-K Roundup KISD’s goal is to offer staff development to support teachers in helping families so that their children reach learning Develop Staff Skills benchmarks. in Evidence-Based  Staff development through Region 16 Education Service Center Practices that  Individual parent/teacher conferences to discuss learning goals and progress toward meeting Support Families in those goals using the language of the home Meeting their Children’s Learning Benchmarks Trainings, workshops, meetings and parental involvement activities are followed with an evaluation which provide parents the opportunity to express their views on the value of the activity. Evaluate Family  Use parent input to provide valuable information in the planning, development and Engagement Efforts implementation of programs for the district through Site-Based and District of Innovation and use Evaluations committee meetings. for Continuous  Compile evaluation data from parent organizations and use it to plan and implement a more Improvement effective Parental Involvement Program  Sign in sheets at family engagement events to determine interest in future events
Increase Family Participation in Decision Making KISD encourages family participation in decision making, realizing that contributions are crucial to a well-rounded and well thought-out plan that will facilitate support for all stakeholders and impact positive student achievement. Parents will be invited to participate and serve in:  Campus and District Site-Based Decision Making Committees (SBDM)  Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC)  Regularly scheduled campus-level parent meetings  Invite family feedback and suggestions with regard to activities being provided  Pre-K parent volunteers Equip Families with Tools to Enhance and Extend Learning KISD will equip families with learning opportunities to enhance and extend learning by providing:  Monthly calendars listing activities that are age appropriate and developmentally appropriate for the child  Monthly newsletters offering ideas for motivation, discipline, ideas for enhancing learning, etc. (Region16)  Campus Literacy Events – Book Fairs  Community Speakers  Pre-K Roundup Develop Staff Skills in Evidence-Based Practices that Support Families in Meeting their Children’s Learning Benchmarks KISD’s goal is to offer staff development to support teachers in helping families so that their children reach learning benchmarks.  Staff development through Region 16 Education Service Center  Individual parent/teacher conferences to discuss learning goals and progress toward meeting those goals using the language of the home Evaluate Family Engagement Efforts and use Evaluations for Continuous Improvement Trainings, workshops, meetings and parental involvement activities are followed with an evaluation which provide parents the opportunity to express their views on the value of the activity.  Use parent input to provide valuable information in the planning, development and implementation of programs for the district through Site-Based and District of Innovation committee meetings.  Compile evaluation data from parent organizations and use it to plan and implement a more effective Parental Involvement Program  Sign in sheets at family engagement events to determine interest in future events