Terrebonne High School (THS) recognizes
that parental involvement must be a priority of the school for children
to learn and achieve academic success. Parents and families are vital
and necessary partners with the school. Parents are important
in the education process and in their children’s lives. Parent involvement
in education can be a pleasant, enriching and fun for parents, students
and educators. The term parent shall refer to any caregiver who assumes
responsibility for nurturing and caring for children, which includes parents,
grandparents, aunts, uncles, foster parents, stepparents, and others.
The concept of parental involvement shall include programs, services, and/or
activities on the school campus, as well as parental contributions outside
school campus.
In collaboration with parents, teachers, students,
administrators, and other educational resources, THS’s policy shall establish,
develop, and maintain strategies and programs that are intended to enhance
the involvement of parents and other caregivers. These strategies and programs
should reflect the needs of students, parents, and families served by the
school, in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
As part of the parental involvement program developed jointly with parents/families,
it shall be the school’s responsibility to create a welcoming, supportive
environment conducive to learning.
School Level Responsibilities
As part of the parental involvement program, THS
shall:
1. Convene an annual meeting, at a convenient
time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and
encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school’s programs and
to explain components of the parental involvement program, and the right
of the parents to be involved.
2. Offer a flexible number of meetings, services,
and/or activities, on or off school campuses, at various times of the day
to maximize parental participation, and may provide transportation, child
care, appropriate refreshments, and/or home visits, as such services relate
to parental involvement.
3. Involve parents in an organized, ongoing,
and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of parental involvement
programs, including the planning, development, review, and improvement
of the school parental involvement policy and the joint development of
the school wide parental involvement program plan.
4. Provide parents
a. Timely information about
educational and parental involvement programs;
b. A description and explanation
of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment
used to measure student progress, and the proficiency level students are
expected to meet;
c. If requested by parents,
opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate,
as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children,
and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practically possible.
5. If the school wide parental involvement program
plan is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, submit
any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available
to school district level personnel.
Shared Responsibilities
As part of the parental involvement program, to
build a capacity for involvement, the School Board and THS:
1. shall provide assistance to parents of
children served by the school, as appropriate, in understanding such topics
as the state’s academic content standards, state and local academic assessments,
the components of the school’s parental involvement program, and how to
monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement
of their children.
2. shall provide materials and training to
help parents to work with their children to improve their children’s achievement,
such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster
parental involvement.
3. shall educate teachers, pupil services,
personnel, principals, and other staff, with the assistance of parents,
in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach
out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement
and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the
school.
4. shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate,
coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs and conduct other
activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support
parents in more fully participating in the education of their children.
5. shall ensure that information related to
school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to parents
in a format and, to the extent practical, in a language the parents can
understand.
6. may involve parents in the development
of training for teachers, principals, and other educators to improve the
effectiveness of such training.
7. may pay reasonable and necessary expenses
associated with parental involvement activities, including transportation,
appropriate refreshments, and/or child care costs, to enable parents to
participate in school-related meetings and training sessions.
8. may train parents to enhance the involvement
of other parents
9. may arrange school meetings, at a variety
of times and places, or conduct in-home conferences between teachers or
other educators who work directly with children, with parents who are unable
to attend such conferences at school, in order to maximize parental involvement
and participation.
10. may adopt and implement model approaches
to improving parental involvement
11. shall recognize parental activities and/or
contributions outside the normal school setting that enhance student academic
achievement, such as tutoring, improving attendance, and contributing and
preparing school/classroom support materials and services.
12. may establish a school-wide parent advisory
council to provide advice on all matters related to parental involvement
in programs.
13. may develop appropriate roles for community-based
organizations and businesses in parental involvement activities.
14. shall provide such other reasonable support
for parental involvement activities as parents may request.
15. shall provide, to the extent practical,
full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English
proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children,
including providing necessary information and school reports required in
a format, and to the extent practical, in a language such parents understand.
Parents’ Responsibilities
THS realizes that a child’s education begins at
birth. Parents and family members, as their child’s primary teachers,
play a vital role in the intellectual, social, and emotional growth of
their children. A child’s development and success is dependent on
the direct support a child receives at home. In an effort to promote
responsible and successful parenting skills, THS expects parents to:
1. make sure children attend school
regularly and arrive at school on time
2. supervise completion of all homework
assignments
3. make sure children are dressed properly,
in accordance with the uniform or dress code
4. make sure that children get adequate
amounts of sleep nightly
5. visit and discuss their child’s academic
progress regularly with teachers
6. discuss academic progress and school
events regularly with their child
7. instill proper respect for parents,
teachers, and other adults
8. volunteer in child’s classroom, school,
or related activities to the extent feasible and appropriate
9. when feasible, attend school-sponsored
programs in which their child may participate
10. when feasible, join and be active in parent/teacher
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