Jerome Joint School District No. 261

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 2420P

Parent and Family Engagement Guidelines

In order to achieve the level of parent and family engagement outlined in District policy 2420, these procedures

guide the development of each school’s annual parental involvement plan designed to foster a cooperative effort

among parents, school, and community.

Guidelines

Parent involvement activities developed at each school will include opportunities for:

• Volunteering;

• Parent education;

• Home support for the child’s education;

• Parent participation in school decision making.

The District will provide opportunities for professional development and resources for staff and

parents/community regarding effective parent involvement practices. The District encourages schools to include

family literacy when a substantial number of student have parents who do not have a secondary school diploma or

its recognized equivalent or have low levels of literacy.

Roles and Responsibilities

Students

It is the responsibility of the student to:

• Cooperate with school personnel and be responsible for their behavior;

• Complete all homework assignments on time;

• Participate to the best of their ability in all classes;

• Read independently or with family on a regular basis;

• Let teachers, school counselors, and family know when they need help.

Parents

It is the responsibility of the parent to:

• Actively communicate with school staff;

• Be aware of rules and regulations of school;

• Take an active role in the child’s education by reinforcing at home the skills and knowledge the student

has learned in school;

• Take an active role in assuring that the student is prepared to attend school each day;

• Utilize opportunities for participation in school activities.

Staff

It is the responsibility of staff to:

• Work with parents to develop and implement a school plan for parent involvement;

• Promote and encourage parent involvement activities;

• Effectively and actively communicate with all parents about skills, knowledge, and attributes students are

learning in school and suggestions for reinforcement;

• Send information to parents of Title I children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the

parents can understand.

Community

Community members who volunteer in the schools have the responsibility to:

• Be aware of rules and regulations of the school;

• Utilize opportunities for participation in school activities.

Administration

It is the responsibility of the administration to:

1. Provide coordination, technical assistance, and other support necessary to assist and build the capacity of

all participating schools within the District to plan and implement effective parent and family involvement

activities to foster improved student academic achievement and school performance;

• Provide training and space for parent involvement activities;

• Provide resources to support successful parent involvement practices;

• Provide in-service education to staff regarding the value and use of contributions of parents and how to

reach out to, communicate, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent

programs, and build ties between parents and the school;

• Send information to parents of Title I children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the

parents can understand.; and

• Develop jointly with, agree on with, and distribute to, parents and family members of participating

children a written parent and family engagement policy; and

• Coordinate and integrate its Title I parent and family engagement strategies with the parent and family

engagement strategies of the District’s other relevant programs; and

• Create and support a Parent Advisory Board comprised of a sufficient number and representative group of

parents or family members served by the District to adequately represent the needs of the population

served by the District for the purpose of developing, revising, and reviewing the District’s Parent and

Family Engagement Policy; and

• Ensure that each school in the District jointly develops with the parents of Title I children a school-parent

compact that describes how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for

improved student academic achievement and identify the means by which the school and parents will

build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the challenging State academic standards and

includes the requirements of District Policy 2420.

Policy History:

Adopted on: 02/27/2007

Revised on: 02/28/2017

Revised on: 07/17/2018