Parental Involvement Strategic Plan
Beta One, Cohort II
High Point University
Spring 2014
(Tina Johnson, Doug Kilgore, Shannon Lewis, Charlos Smith-Banks, Fredricca Stokes)

Parental Involvement


Vision
Each school will have a collaborative culture for parents supporting parental involvement and promotes the social, emotional, and academic growth of our children.

Mission

The school district will build capacity and create tools to promote partnership among families, schools, and communities resulting in shared responsibilities for student, school and community success.

Parental Involvement Goals


Schools will create a welcoming environment and collaborative relationships with parents of all students and members of the community.

Schools and parents will engage in customary, two-way communication about school programs and student needs, in a language that provides equal access for all participants.

Schools will include all cultures to participate and make decisions from all stakeholders, including parents and community.

The Epstein Model

Epstein (2001), six types of family-school-community partnerships form a framework for designing strategies and practices that increase family and community involvement in education. Involvement behaviors are organized into six types.

The Epstein Model

• Parenting
• Communication
• Volunteering

The Epstein Model

• Learning at home
• Decision making
• Community collaboration

Different Levels of Parental Involvement

PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES

See that my child attends school regularly and on time

Parent education or training(s) for parents

Equip the child with necessary school supplies

Provide the school with current demographic information

Provide a home environment that encourages learning

Encourage positive school feelings

Different Levels of Parental Involvement


COMMUNICATION

Meet the child’s teacher

Converse regularly with the child’s teachers by
phone/letters

Talk with the child about school activities every day

Encourage the child’s efforts and be available for
questions

Understanding school programs and policies

Different Levels of Parent Involvement
VOLUNTEERING
Visit the child’s classroom
Maintain regular contact with the teacher
Volunteer in a needed area at school
Send materials or supply items to assist in classroom activities
Attend PTA meetings regularly
Become involved in planning school activities
Attend all parent-teacher conferences

Different Levels of Parental Involvement

LEARNING AT HOME

Encourage the child to read at home and monitor

Read with and let the child see me read
Provide tutorial assistance for the child if needed

Stay aware of what the child is learning

Sign and return all papers to school

Awareness of child as the learner

Different Levels of Parental Involvement

DECISION MAKING & COLLABORATION

Become a member of the PTA and school advisory council

Participate in the decision-making process

Attend training(s) and workshops

Train other parents and share information

Become knowledgeable of current educational laws

Maintain contact with lawmakers to help ensure the best educational support for all children

Creating a Strategic Plan

A good strategic plan informs an organization of its direction, specifies a timeline and identifies measures of performance ("Tips for Writing a Strategic Plan", 2007).

Based upon the research conducted by the Beta One Cohort, please adhere to the following tips when creating a good strategic plan:

Begin with the end in mind

Make sure strategies and objectives are realistic

Strategic plan is created and supported with data

Be positive and persuasive regarding the strategic plan. "Market the finished strategic plan to all levels of your organization" (2007).

Research Findings

Anne Henderson and Karen Mapp (2002) research studies found that there is a positive and convincing relationship between family and community involvement and improved student achievement, including higher grade point averages and scores on standardized tests, more courses passed, higher enrollment in more challenging academic courses, improved attendance and better behavior at home and at school.
These results were found regardless of the families economic status, racial/ethnic and educational backgrounds and for students at all age levels.

Research Findings

William Jeynes (2007) found that parental involvement has a positive academic achievement impact on urban children in secondary schools.
The positive impact was found with white students as well as minority students.

Research Findings

Larcocque, Kleiman, Darling (2011) suggested that teachers benefit from high levels of parental involvement. Parental involvement allows teachers to better meet the needs of the students and it allows teachers to set appropriate goals for their students.

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