District Parent Advisory Council

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District Parent Advisory Council
Title I

• Presented by
• Margaret Shandorf
• NCLB/Federal Grants

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Parent Advisory Council Mission

• Members will give input to council that will
  impact district family involvement
• Members will meet quarterly
• Members will review, revise, and rewrite a
  district parent involvement plan
• Members will filter information back to School
• Advisory Committees

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NCLB and Family Involvement

• NCLB has increased options for parents
• Research shows parent involvement is a great
  indicator of student success
• NCLB requires teachers and other staff to be
  educated
• on the value and contributions to parents
• How to reach out, communicate and work with
  parents

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NCLB and Family Involvement

• When parents participate in family involvement,
  students show positive results.
• They are more likely to enroll in higher-level
  programs and earn more credits
• They have better social skills, behavior, and
  adapt more easily to school
• They attend school more regularly and are more
  likely to graduate

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District Parent Advisory Council

• Knowledge is a Powerful Tool
• The council will be informed of sections of the
  NCLB
• laws that encompass family involvement
• The council will become familiar with Joyce
• Epsteins Model of Family Involvement
• The council will focus on strategies to
  strengthen
• the existing model of district family
  involvement

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School Goal, Annual Meeting,
Policy/Plan and Compact

• Each school must have a family involvement goal
  written in the school improvement plan
• Each school must convene an annual meeting to
  share Parents Rights to Know
• Each school must develop and review annually a
  Policy/Plan and Compact with input from parents
  and school staff
• The Family Involvement Survey is conducted to
  receive input and recommendations from parents

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NCLB Family Involvement
Requirements

• Provide individual assessment results and
  interpretation of results to parents
• Ensure that information is sent home in various
  languages and offer flexible meeting times
• Provide materials and trainings to help parents
  work with their children to improve achievement
• Involve parents in the development, planning, and
  review of programs

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District Support to Schools

• The district supports schools in their efforts to
  carry out parent workshops, trainings and
  activities
• The district Family Involvement Coordinator
• provides technical assistance to Parent
  Liaisons
• Parent Liaisons coordinate family involvement
  opportunities along with staff, parents, and the
  community
• Schools engage parents in a series of activities,
  workshops, and trainings to successfully target
  student achievement
• The district provides researched based trainings
  and resources for parents

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Future Meetings and Timeline

• November
• District Policy/Plan
• January
• Finalizing District Policy Plan
• Family Involvement Survey
• April
• Grant Application

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Congratulations

• We are helping students target their goals!