Standard III: Family and Community Engagement. The teacher promotes the learning and growth of all students through effective partnerships with families, caregivers, community members, and organizations. Description Indicator Elements The professional development teaches educators how to… Indicator III-A. Engagement: Welcomes and encourages every III-A-1. Parent/Family Use a variety of strategies to support every family to participate actively and appropriately in family to become active participants Engagement the classroom and school community. in the classroom and school community. Indicator III-B. Collaboration: III-B-1. Learning Consistently provide parents with user-friendly expectations for student learning and Collaborates with families to create Expectations behavior. and implement strategies for supporting student learning and Regularly update parents on curriculum throughout the year and suggest strategies for III-B-2. Curriculum development both at home and at supporting learning at school and home, including appropriate adaptation for students with Support school. disabilities or limited English proficiency. III-C-1. Two-Way Regularly use two-way communication with families about student performance and learning Indicator III-C. Communication: Communication and respond promptly and carefully to communications from families. Engages in regular, two-way, and culturally proficient communication III-C-2. Culturally Always communicate respectfully with families and demonstrate understanding of and with families about student learning Proficient sensitivity to different families’ home language, culture, and values. and performance. Communication
Standard III: Family and Community Engagement. The teacher promotes the learning and growth of all students through effective partnerships with families, caregivers, community members, and organizations. Indicator Elements Description The professional development teaches educators how to… Indicator III-A. Engagement: Welcomes and encourages every family to become active participants in the classroom and school community. III-A-1. Parent/Family Engagement Use a variety of strategies to support every family to participate actively and appropriately in the classroom and school community. Indicator III-B. Collaboration: Collaborates with families to create and implement strategies for supporting student learning and development both at home and at school. III-B-1. Learning Expectations Consistently provide parents with user-friendly expectations for student learning and behavior. III-B-2. Curriculum Support Regularly update parents on curriculum throughout the year and suggest strategies for supporting learning at school and home, including appropriate adaptation for students with disabilities or limited English proficiency. Indicator III-C. Communication: Engages in regular, two-way, and culturally proficient communication with families about student learning and performance. III-C-1. Two-Way Communication Regularly use two-way communication with families about student performance and learning and respond promptly and carefully to communications from families. III-C-2. Culturally Proficient Communication Always communicate respectfully with families and demonstrate understanding of and sensitivity to different families’ home language, culture, and values.
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