Kingsburg Joint Union HSD

Board Policy

Parent Involvement

BP 6020

Instruction

The Board of Trustees recognizes that parents/guardians are their children’s first and most influential teachers and that sustained parent/guardian involvement in the education of their children contributes greatly to student achievement and a positive school environment. The Superintendent or designee shall consult with parents/guardians and family members in the development of meaningful opportunities for them to be involved in district and school activities at all grade levels; advisory, decision-making, and advocacy roles; and activities to support learning at home.

(cf. 0420 – School Plans/Site Councils)

(cf. 1220 – Citizen Advisory Committees)

(cf. 1230 – School-Connected Organizations)

(cf. 1240 – Volunteer Assistance)

(cf. 1250 – Visitors/Outsiders)

Parents/guardians shall be notified of their rights to be informed about and to participate in their children’s education and of the opportunities available to them to do so.

(cf. 5020 – Parent Rights and Responsibilities)

The district’s local control and accountability plan shall include goals and strategies for parent/guardian involvement, including district efforts to seek parent/guardian input in district and school site decision making and to promote parent/guardian participation in programs for English learners, foster youth, students eligible for free and reduced-price meals, and students with disabilities.  (Education Code 42238.02, 52060)

(cf. 0460 – Local Control and Accountability Plan)

The Superintendent or designee shall regularly evaluate and report to the Board on the effectiveness of the district’s parent/guardian and family engagement efforts, including, but not limited to, input from parents/guardians, family members, and school staff on the adequacy of involvement opportunities and on barriers that may inhibit participation.

(cf. 0500 – Accountability)

Non-Title I Schools

The Superintendent or designee shall develop and implement strategies applicable to each school that does not receive federal Title I funds to encourage the involvement and support of parents/guardians in the education of their children, including, but not limited to, strategies describing how the district and schools will address the purposes and goals described in Education Code 11502.  (Education Code 11504)

Legal Reference:

EDUCATION CODE

11500-11506 Programs to encourage parent involvement

48985  Notices in languages other than English

51101  Parent rights and responsibilities

52060-52077  Local control and accountability plan

54444.1-54444.2  Parent advisory councils, services to migrant children

56190-56194  Community advisory committee, special education

64001  Single plan for student achievement

LABOR CODE

230.8  Time off to visit child’s school

CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5

18275  Child care and development programs, parent involvement and education

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20

6311  State plan

6312 Local educational agency plan

6314 Schoolwide programs

6318 Parent and family engagement

6631 Teacher and school leader incentive program, purposes and definitions

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 28

35.104  Definitions, auxiliary aids and services

35.160  Communications

Management Resources:

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS

Title I School-Level Parental Involvement Policy

Family Engagement Framework:  A Tool for California School Districts, 2014

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS

Parental Involvement:  Title I, Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance, April 23, 2004

WEB SITES

CSBA:  

California Department of Education, Family, School, Community Partnerships:  

California Parent Center:  

California State PTA:  

National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education:  

National PTA:  

Parent Information and Resource Centers:  

Parents as Teachers National Center:  

U.S. Department of Education:  

Policy  KINGSBRUG JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Adopted:  March 12, 2018      Kingsburg, California

Kingsburg Joint Union HSD

Administrative Regulation

Parent Involvement

AR 6020

Instruction

District Strategies for Non-Title I Schools

For each school that does not receive federal Title I funds, the Superintendent or designee shall, at a minimum:

The Superintendent or designee may:

Provide or make referrals to literacy training and/or parent education programs designed to improve the skills of parents/guardians and enhance their ability to support their children’s education

a. Provide information, in parent handbooks and through other appropriate means, regarding academic expectations and resources to assist with the subject matter

b. Provide parents/guardians with information about students’ class assignments and homework assignments

The Superintendent or designee may:

a. Provide parents/guardians with information regarding ways to create an effective study environment for their children at home and to encourage good study habits

b. Encourage parents/guardians to monitor their children’s school attendance, homework completion, and television viewing

c. Encourage parents/guardians to volunteer in their child’s classroom and to participate in school advisory committees

The Superintendent or designee may:

a. Ensure that teachers provide frequent reports to parents/guardians on their children’s progress and hold parent-teacher conferences at least once per year with parents/guardians of elementary school students

b. Provide opportunities for parents/guardians to observe classroom activities and to volunteer in their child’s classroom

c. Provide information about parent/guardian and family engagement opportunities through district, school, and/or class newsletters, the district’s web site, and other written or electronic communications

d. To the extent practicable, provide notices and information to parents/guardians in a format and language they can understand

e. Develop mechanisms to encourage parent/guardian input on district and school issues

f. Identify barriers to parent/guardian and family participation in school activities, including parents/guardians and family members who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background

g. Encourage greater parent/guardian participation by adjusting meeting schedules to accommodate parent/guardian needs and, to the extent practicable, by providing translation or interpreter services, transportation, and/or child care

The Superintendent or designee may:

a. Provide staff development to assist staff in strengthening two-way communications with parents/guardians, including parents/guardians who have limited English proficiency or limited literacy

b. Invite input from parents/guardians regarding the content of staff development activities pertaining to home-school communications

The Superintendent or designee may:

Regulation       KINGSBURG JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

approved:  March 12, 2018     Kingsburg, California

1. Engage parents/guardians positively in their children’s education by helping them develop skills to use at home that support their children’s academic efforts at school and their children’s development as responsible members of society (Education Code 11502, 11504)
2. Inform parents/guardians that they can directly affect the success of their children’s learning, by providing them with techniques and strategies that they may use to improve their children’s academic success and to assist their children in learning at home (Education Code 11502, 11504)
3. Build consistent and effective communication between the home and school so that parents/guardians may know when and how to assist their children in support of classroom learning activities (Education Code 11502, 11504)
4. Train teachers and administrators to communicate effectively with parents/guardians (Education Code 11502, 11504)
5. Integrate parent/guardian and family engagement programs into school plans for academic accountability
6. Include parent/guardian and family engagement strategies in school reform or school improvement initiatives
    
7. Involve parents/guardians and family members in school planning processes