1. 1 Family and Community Involvement Oregon Department of Education NCLB Strategist Training April & May 2006

2. 2 What are your expectations today?

3. 3 Defining your terms… “Family” means… “Community” means…

4. 4 What does research tell us…? When schools work together with families to support learning, children tend to succeed not only in school, but throughout life.

5. 5 Research cont… When families and schools cooperate, the results include: –Higher grades and test scores –Better attendance –More homework completed –Higher graduation rates/greater enrollment in post-secondary education ADD IT UP: Using Research to Improve Education for Low-Income & Minority Students. Poverty & Race Research Action Council (2001)

6. 6 The most accurate predictor of a student’s achievement is NOT income or social status, but the extent to which the student’s family is able to:

7. 7  Create a home environment that encourages learning  Express high (but not unrealistic) expectations for their children’s achievement and future careers  Become involved in their children’s education at school and in the community. Notes from Research: Parent Involvement and Student Achievement, San Diego County Office of Education, 1997.

8. 8 Federal Requirements Parent and community involvement is a requirement by the federal NCLB Act. (Titles IA, IC, IIA, IID, III, IVA, VA, IX, X) Parental Involvement Title I, Subpart A, Non-Regulatory Guidance http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/paren tinvguid.doc http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/paren tinvguid.doc

9. 9 NCLB Title I, Section 1118 requires districts to: Develop a written district parent involvement policy –Involve parents in the joint development of the district CIP –Involve parents in the process of school review and improvement

10. 10 …requires districts to (cont): Provide TA, support and coordination to assist participating schools in planning and implementing effective parent involvement to improve student achievement

11. 11 …requires districts to (cont) : Coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies with other programs Conduct, with involvement of parents, annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent involvement policy

12. 12 …requires districts to (cont) : Involve parents in the activities of the schools being served Involve parents of children receiving services in the decisions regarding how funds reserved are allotted for parent involvement activities

13. 13 …requires districts to (cont): Set aside Title I-A funds. Use funds to “build capacity” of parents and “support parent partnerships”

14. 14 Section 1118 requires schools to: Develop a written school parent involvement policy School-level parent involvement activities, including annual parent meeting and individual student progress reports

15. 15 …requires schools to (cont): Provide full participation opportunities for underrepresented groups Have school-parent compacts

16. 16 …requires schools to (cont): Involve parents in an organized, ongoing and timely way, in the: – planning, review and improvement of the programs, and; – planning, review and improvement of the school parent involvement policy

17. 17 Families must be invited to actively participate in ways that are: Regular Two-way Meaningful

18. 18 School-Family Communication Communication to families must be understandable to all families to the extent possible in a language and format they can understand. Language Accessibility Readability

19. 19 Standards for District Success: The Continuous Improvement Planning Process includes six Standards for District Success including: Family and Community Engagement

20. 20 Current ODE Family Involvement Efforts –Family Involvement Policy –Family & Community Involvement Toolkit –Trainings and Conferences –Projects with partners

21. 21 Best Practices and Effective Strategies Family Involvement Network of Educators at Harvard Family Research Project: www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/project s/fine.html Epstein’s 6 Types of Family Involvement: http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/si xtypes.htm Office of English Language Acquisition Family Involvement Toolkit: www.ncela.gwu.edu/oela/summit 2004/cd/parent_toolkit.pdf

22. 22 Tools and Resources Keep checking the ODE website at www.ode.state.or.us www.ode.state.or.us Superintendent Priorities REAL Toolkit coming in April at CTAG conference.

23. 23 For additional information contact: Michelle Jensen, Ph.D. Michelle.jensen@state.or.us Cathryn Gardner Cathryn.gardner@state.or.us