Continue to staff capacity with instructional strategies and matching strategies with student strengths and areas for growth. Community To engage in Teachers and administration will School Climate Survey, April 2017 April 2017 Outreach / regular, two-way continue to highlight parent specifically, questions Partnerships communication engagement resources, protocols, relating to: about school and ideas that include the Feeling welcome programs, student techniques, strategies, and Feeling progress, and materials to implement best comfortable student needs, in a practices for promoting open sharing thoughts language and communication between and ideas, and format that parents/community and schools. Feeling like ideas provides equal Administration will work with and contributions access for all community agencies to address are valued participants. student and family needs including Attendance at school To provide but not limited to: events from parent coffees multiple learning Coalition for a Better and team academic events opportunities to Wallingford to field trips and enable SCOW PTO/PTAC meetings. parents/community WYSS to navigate the Administration will conduct educational system to inform parents of “groups” and to support their current trends in education which Invitation to and presence children’s learning. are specific to James H. Moran, of community members at To support Sr. Middle School: building level events and parents/community Parent Coffees endeavors. as advocates for PTAC their own Administration will expand the children’s use of Power School on all levels education, the of the school to provide timely and school’s useful information to parents. Increased utilization of performance, and Daily Bulletin PowerSchool, Naviance, community issues Parent E-Mail Blasts and other resources listed that affect Parent Letters within the Parent outcomes for all Parent Surveys Checklist. students.
Continue to staff capacity with instructional strategies and matching strategies with student strengths and areas for growth. Community Outreach / Partnerships To engage in regular, two-way communication about school programs, student progress, and student needs, in a language and format that provides equal access for all participants. To provide multiple learning opportunities to enable parents/community to navigate the educational system and to support their children’s learning. To support parents/community as advocates for their own children’s education, the school’s performance, and community issues that affect outcomes for all students. Teachers and administration will continue to highlight parent engagement resources, protocols, and ideas that include the techniques, strategies, and materials to implement best practices for promoting open communication between parents/community and schools. Administration will work with community agencies to address student and family needs including but not limited to: Coalition for a Better Wallingford SCOW WYSS Administration will conduct “groups” to inform parents of current trends in education which are specific to James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School: Parent Coffees PTAC Administration will expand the use of Power School on all levels of the school to provide timely and useful information to parents. Daily Bulletin Parent E-Mail Blasts Parent Letters Parent Surveys School Climate Survey, specifically, questions relating to: Feeling welcome Feeling comfortable sharing thoughts and ideas, and Feeling like ideas and contributions are valued Attendance at school events from parent coffees and team academic events to field trips and PTO/PTAC meetings. Invitation to and presence of community members at building level events and endeavors. Increased utilization of PowerSchool, Naviance, and other resources listed within the Parent Checklist. April 2017 April 2017
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