Lets Get Out of the Box! 9/11/2011

copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011

copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement Schools must develop strategies that increase parental involvement…

schools and parents to build capacity for high student achievement 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement

parents now to know their childrens academic strengths and weaknesses and how well schools are performing, 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement

9/11/2011 local development of parental involvement plans with sufficient flexibility to address local needs

parents to have other options and resources for helping their children if their schools are identified in need of improvement; 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement

9/11/2011 expanded public school choice and supplemental educational services for eligible children in low- performing schools;

to help close the achieve- ment gap between disad- vantaged and minority students and their peers; copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011

a change in the culture of Americas schools so that success is defined in terms of student achievement and schools invest in every child. copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011

…involvement of parents in their childrens education and schools is critical to that process. Secretary Paige put it succinctly when he stated, [s]chools cant improve without the help of parents. Rod Paige, USA TODAY, April 8, 2002, Page A-13 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011

copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 When parents are involved in education, children do better in school and schools improve. Lewis, Anne C.; Henderson, Anne T., Urgent Message: Families Crucial to School Reform, 1998

Policy + Compact + Liaisons + Feeder Schools ______________________ 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement = PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT

POLICY LIAISON COMPACT (Parents) 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement FEEDER SCHOOLS (Team)

LIAISON COMPACT (Parents) POLICY 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement FEEDER SCHOOLS (Team)

9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement Then there was policy! ESEA 1965 the federal government provided funding to states to implement Parental Involvement.

LIAISON 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement FEEDER SCHOOLS (Team) COMPACT (Parent)

9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement Reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer and participate in their childs class, and observation of classroom activities.

FEEDER SCHOOL (TEAM) 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement LIAISON

9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement Parent liaisons increase and progress the involvement of families in the community.

FEEDER SCHOOLS (TEAM) 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement A new concept that brings parent involvement full circle.

Defining A New Concept 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011