Action Planning | ||||
Goal: To increase student achievement through increased parental involvement | ||||
Action Steps(s): | Person(s) Responsible: | Timeline: Start/End | Needed Resources | Evaluation |
Increase the amount of information going home (email sign up lists, posting on the web, letters home through students and through the postal system, and utilizing the automated phone caller) | Administration, office staff, campus technology staff | Start: 2 weeks after school begins (Sept. 6th) End: two weeks after the last day of school (June 16th) | Materials: Paper, envelopes and stamps
Server space for parent email sign up Webmaster to post information Automated phone service | Pose questions on teacher, parent and student surveys regarding information sent home. |
Set up a parent night to ask them for suggestions on how they can increase their involvement and discuss different options they may not realize are considered parental involvement. | Administration, PBIS team | This should be done during the first full week of September (6th-10th)
This is a one-time only event. | Lecture Hall Snacks and drinks (cups and plates) Administrator PBIS Team members Power Point Presentation to show different types of parent involvement Sign-up sheet | Immediate feedback from attendees through question and answer session and a confidential survey at the end of the presentation
Collect data on how many participated and how they heard about the meeting. Figure out the percentage of parents that participated vs. how many letters were mailed. |
Set up a monthly calendar for teachers to post important dates and assignments that parents can sign up to receive information about. | PBIS team Campus technology staff Freshman teachers | This should be implemented by the third week of school and should continue throughout the school year. | Server space Google or yahoo group that will be shared with freshmen parents | Pose questions on teacher, parent and student surveys regarding the shared calendar. Collect data on parent participation. |
Depending on areas of need, offer parenting classes such as how to deal with teenagers, getting your student ready for college, etc. | Counselors | Start: First week of October (4th-8th) and continue once every quarter until the end of the year | This will depend on the session type but there will always be refreshments available | There will a confidential evaluation survey at the end of each session and questions will be added to the end of the year teacher, parent and student survey Collect data regarding parent participation. |
Set up specific times parents may come to the campus and make use of our library and all of its resources. | PBIS Team Librarian Administration | This will begin right after the first meeting with parents in September and will continue throughout the school year | Stipend for the librarian and the extra hours that she may incur | Questions will be added to the end of the year teacher, parent and student survey. Collect data regarding parent participation over time. |
Include a general session at the beginning of Open House night so that PBIS can talk about parent involvement and other important topics. | PBIS Team Teachers Administration | This will occur September 20th and is a one-time event | Refreshments Posters Mailers Automated phone calls | Questions will be added to the end of the year teacher, parent and student survey
There will also be a sign up at the end of the night for parents to sign up for an automated survey to be either done over the phone or through email
Collect data on parent participation |
Offer crash course nights for parents to learn what their kids are doing in class so that they may assist their kids at home. | Freshmen teachers | Offer once a quarter throughout the school year | Take home materials for parents Refreshments | Informal evaluations done through questioning from the teacher Surveys at the end of the year from teachers, parents and students Collect data on parent participation and student achievement |
Offer childcare during parent events | PBIS team Student clubs/organizations | This will be offered at all parent events starting with the parent information meeting in September and continuing throughout the school year | Each club will provide their own activities for the children | None required |
Recruit a parent liaison to help get information back and forth to parents | PBIS team | This can be accomplished at the first parent information night | Mailers about parent information night
Flyers for parents about being a parent liaison | Feedback from the parent liaison in the form of an informal interview or questionnaire |
Friday, August 6, 2010
My revised plan
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Wow Amber you had some great ideas on how to get parents involved. I honestly never would have thought of some those ideas. I especially like having a parent liason to help communicate back to parents and having a meeting at the beginning of the year to get feedback from parents. I would love to see how your action research works out because all schools seem to have problems getting parents involved. Good job Amber.
ReplyDeleteYour plan looks great. Our Pre-K campus has specific hours that parents can check out books to use with their children. The counselor also has a parent library with books pertaining to common concerns, discipline, behavior, etc. You have done a great job on your plan.
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