The Board of Education recognizes that the community served by
the school district determines the range of
educational programs that are available and the quality of the educational
process in general.
Therefore, it is imperative that members of the community work with
school staff in developing sound educational policies, implementing programs,
and establishing an effective evaluation process for those programs. Education
is a responsibility shared by school and family during the entire period
the child spends in schools.
Schools are expected to meet their responsibility to the highest
quality curriculum and instruction by establishing clear, concise expected
learning results, by monitoring results, by providing high quality staff
and resources, by revising instructional strategies accordingly, and by
providing timely information to parents and students.
A critical dimension of effective schooling is parent involvement. Students
learn better if, in addition to being provided a good instructional program,
they receive the continuing support of parents and other significant adults.
The school and parent/guardian working together are a powerful force
that can help students achieve the expected learning results (standards
of performance) of the school. Academic achievement can be enhanced through
a clear, shared understanding of learning outcomes, a focus of student
attention and effort on assigned learning activities, and open two-way
communication around learning issues by the school staff and parent/guardian.
Within established parameters, parents have the right to observe
instruction and other school activities that involve his/her child.
Schools will regularly provide information to parents designed to
help parents play their expected role in supporting the learning environment
of both home and school. We believe parental involvement is
especially impactful when parents, students, and the school share responsibility
for the growth and development of each student.
Adopted: June 5, 1991
Revised: October 20, 1992
Revised: August 1999
