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LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Strategic Plan for Parent Engagement & Involvement

Communication Decision-Making

School, Family, and Parent/Community Services

November 20, 2008

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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARENT ENGAGEMENT & INVOLVEMENT

Vision: Every school embraces a collaborative culture for students, parents, teachers, staff and community that sustains quality parental involvement and

promotes the social, emotional, and academic growth of our children. Mission: The District will build capacity and create tools to foster partnerships among families, schools, and communities that result in shared

responsibilities for student, school, and community success. Core Values: Respect; Equity; Diversity; Collaboration; Trust; Honesty; Initiative; Integrity; Transparency; and Accountability Beliefs: Parents are their children’s first teacher and should be respected as valuable and necessary assets to their children’s education. Parents and schools have a shared responsibility for the academic achievement of their children. Parents, regardless of education level, socio-economic status, ethnicity or culture, must be empowered by schools to support their child’s

education. Parents have the right to be involved and informed about school policies and their children’s academic progress. Parents have the right to hold schools accountable for a welcoming, safe and quality learning environment. Parents have a right to be meaningfully engaged in the decision-making process of the school. Parents and families benefit when schools serve as a resource for the entire community and the community serves as a resource for schools. Goals: 1) Welcoming Environment: School staffs will create a customer service driven, warm and welcoming environment and collaborative

relationships with parents of all students and members of the community. 2) Training & Learning: Schools will provide multiple learning opportunities to enable parents/community to navigate the educational system

and to support their children’s learning (PreK-12) 3) Communication: Schools and parents will engage in regular, two-way communication about school programs, student progress, and student

needs, in a language and format that provides equal access for all participants. 4) Leadership & Advocacy: Schools will support parents/community as advocates for their own children’s education, the school’s performance,

and community issues that affect outcomes for all students.

5) Decision-Making: Schools will create and ensure an inclusive culture whereby the participation and decision-making of all stakeholders, including parents and community, is valued and intentional.

6) Community Partners: Schools will engage and partner with community/business organizations to plan and implement services and strategies to improve student achievement.

7) Accountability: The District will implement a shared and transparent accountability system which holds central, local districts, and schools

responsible for engaging parents/community, increasing parental involvement, and building community partnerships that support high levels of achievement for all students.

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Goal One: Welcoming Environment

Major Strategy: Develop a Quality Customer Service Program that will build the capacity of all to create a warm and welcoming environment and provide outstanding customer service to all stakeholders including students, parents, community, and employees in every school and district office.

ACTION STEPS ORGANIZATION/PERSON RESPONSIBLE PROPOSED EXPENDITURES BENCHMARKS TIMELINE

YEAR 1: 2008-09

• Establish a Quality Customer Service Planning Committee with representation of all District stakeholder groups.

Division of Professional Development and Leadership

N/A Committee formed

9/08

• Determine Quality Customer Service Program components based on customer service needs:

-Customer Service Standards -Training for All -Accountability -Recognition

Quality Customer Service Committee/Div. of Professional Development and Leadership

N/A Program Components determined

10/08

• Develop agreed upon Customer Service Standards


N/A Standards developed

11/08

• Develop/select content, tools, and model of delivery for Quality Customer Service professional development

-Link to student achievement -Customer Service Standards -Best Practices -Oral/Written Communications -Welcoming Physical Environment -Recognition -Accountability


N/A

Research private sector models of training

Training curriculum and model of delivery identified

Training tools and materials developed

12/08

1/09 to 4/09

5/09

• Develop customer satisfaction surveys and monitoring protocols, including the “Mystery Customer” assessment aligned to the customer service standards for schools and district offices

Quality Customer Service Committee/Div. of Prof. Development and Leadership

TBD Research private sector customer service surveys Metrics and monitoring protocols developed

4/09

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• Determine criteria, rewards, and recognition opportunities for schools and offices demonstrating outstanding Customer Service.


N/A Evidence of established Customer Service Incentive program

6/09

• Provide trainer of trainers professional development to certificated and classified central, local district and school leadership teams on the Quality Customer Service Curriculum


$75,000 Evidence of PD provided 5/09 – 6/09

• All schools and district offices will administer satisfaction surveys to establish customer service baseline

District Offices/ Schools TBD Surveys Administered 6/09

Goal One: Welcoming Environment YEAR 2: 2009-2010

• Provide professional development to all school staffs on the Customer Service Curriculum.

School Leadership Teams

School site budgets Evidence of PD provided 8/09-10/09

• Provide professional development for all district office personnel on the Customer Service Curriculum.

Div. of Prof. Development and Leadership

N/A Evidence of PD provided 7/09-10/09

• Provide training for “Mystery Customers” who will conduct random visits at schools/offices and provide feedback on effectiveness of program.

Div. of Prof. Development and Leadership/Parent Community Services Branch

TBD Evidence of training conducted

10/09-12/09

• Conduct “Mystery Customer” visits at randomly selected schools and offices.


TBD Evidence of Mystery Customer visits Feedback reports submitted

1/10-5/10

• Provide results of the customer satisfaction Div. of Prof. TBD Results provided to Board 06/10

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surveys and Mystery Customer reports to all schools and district offices to drive improvement efforts. Schools/offices will use feedback to determine yearly goals for improved customer service.

Development and Leadership

of Education, Supt., LD supts, and all schools and offices

• Implement outstanding customer service Recognition Program for schools and district offices.


TBD Evidence of Recognition: Board meetings, District website, KLCS, certificates, Parent Press, etc.

6/10

• Enhance tools and training as necessary Div. of Prof. Development and Leadership

N/A Training and tools reviewed and revised

9/09-9/10

Goal One: Welcoming Environment YEAR 3: 2010-2011

• Continue trainer of trainers professional development to certificated and classified central, local district and school leadership teams on the Quality Customer Service Curriculum based on identified needs


$40,000. Evidence of PD provided 9/10-6/11

• Provide results of the customer satisfaction surveys and Mystery Customer reports to all schools and district offices to drive improvement efforts and determine yearly goals for customer service.


TBD Results provided to Board of Education, Supt., LD supts, and all schools and offices

6/11

• Continue outstanding customer service Recognition Program for schools and district offices.


N/A Evidence of Recognition: Board meetings, District website, KLCS, certificates, Parent Press, etc.

7/10-6/11

• Enhance tools and training as necessary Div. of Prof. Development and Leadership

N?A Tools and training reviewed and revised

9/10-6/11

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Goal Two: Training & Learning

Major Strategy: Develop the capacity of staff to implement research-based parent engagement programs that bring about quality parent/community involvement and improved student achievement.


YEAR 1: 2008-09 • Develop a three-year professional

development program that will incorporate the professional development needs across all seven Strategic Plan goals and differentiate the training for each stakeholder group.

Parent Community Services Branch, Div. of Professional Dev. and Leadership, Central Parent Advisory Committees, Community Partners

N/A Three-year professional development plan developed.

11/08 - 4/09

• Identify most effective training delivery system for each stakeholder group.

Parent Community Services Branch, Div. of Professional Dev. and Leadership, Central Parent Advisory Committees

N/A Training delivery system identified.

4/09

• Provide research-based professional development to Central and Local District staff to understand the relationship between parent engagement and student achievement. Training will build capacity to implement effective parent engagement programs that are culturally relevant and increase parental involvement at home and at school. Involve parents in training design and delivery.

Parent Community Services Branch, Div. of Professional Dev. and Leadership, Central Parent Advisory Committees

$60,000 PD provided to central office and local district parent engagement units. PD provided to Local District superintendents, Directors and Administrators of Instruction.

12/08 - 4/09

4/09 - 5/09

• Develop a PreK-12 Parent Education Curriculum that is grade level specific, cultivates a college-going culture, and includes knowledge about critical transition periods (Pre-K to K, elementary to middle, middle to high school, and high school to college).

Parent Community Services Branch, Curriculum, Instruction and School Support, Early Childhood ED, Adult Ed, Central Parent Advisory Committees, Community Partners

$40,000 Pre-K curriculum developed Elem curriculum developed MS curriculum developed SH curriculum developed

2/09

2/09

4/09

6/09

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• Include a component in the Parent Education

Curriculum that includes “twenty-first century parent skills” such as the importance of positive parent-child communication, and how to identify risk factors – drugs, gang involvement, etc. (Urban Parent Recasting Model).

Parent Community Services Branch, Central Parent Advisory Committees, Community Partners

N/A 21st Century Parent Skills Component developed

2/09

• Collect video of all professional development and exemplary parent centers for compilation into a Parent Engagement tool kit to be shared with all school sites.

Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units, KLCS

$10,000 Video catalog compiled 6/09

• Provide on-going training, facilitation, and technical assistance to local district parent engagement units to support their efforts in increasing parent engagement at schools linked to academic success.

Parent Community Services Branch

$24,000 Monthly evidence of training and technical assistance provided

12/08 – 6/09

• Identify and develop partnerships with community–based organizations that are experienced and capable of assisting District efforts by providing parent education training, resources, and materials.

Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units, Central/LD Parent Advisory Committees

N/A Database compiled of external partners that provide parent education training, resources and materials Training partners selected

11/08 – 2/09

2/09 Goal Two: Training & Learning

YEAR 2: 2009-10 • • Provide research-based professional

development to school site leadership teams to understand the relationship between parent engagement and student achievement. Training will build capacity to implement effective parent engagement programs that are culturally relevant and increase parental involvement at home and at school. Involve parents in delivery of training.

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Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units, Central/LD Parent Advisory Committees, Community Partners

$60,000

Evidence of training provided during monthly local district principal meetings

8/09 – 1/10

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• Develop the capacity of local district parent engagement staff to organize, provide training and coach school parent center staff to implement the Pre-K – 12 Parent Education Curriculum.

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Parent Community Services, LD staff, Community Partners

N/A Trainer of trainers PD provided at monthly meetings with Local District Parent Engagement Units

8/09 – 12/09

• Develop consistency across the District about the purpose, mission, and role of Parent Centers and staff in ensuring effective parent engagement in the school.

Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units, Parent and Community Partners

N/A Parent Center policy and procedures developed and disseminated

7/09 – 6/10

• Prepare and provide a Parent Center Toolkit

to central, local district, and parent center staff to ensure that parent centers have the following: • Criteria and guidelines for activities • Best practices • Parent Ed Curriculum • Culturally relevant strategies • District resources for parents • Community resources, services and

supports

Parent Community Services Branch, Curriculum Instruction and School Support, Early Childhood Ed, Adult Ed, Parent and Community Partners

$30,000

Toolkit developed and training provided to local district parent units. Local Districts provide training and disseminate Toolkits to Parent Center staff.

12/09

1/10 – 3/10

• Provide training for parent/community volunteers to assist parent center staff.

Parent Community Services Branch, Office of Civic Engagement

TBD Training provided for volunteers

4/10

• Utilize the agreed upon indicators and metrics to assess the effectiveness of the training, tools, resources, and parent education curriculum delivered to date.

Parent Community Services Branch, Research and Planning Branch

TBD Assessment completed 6/10

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Goal Two: Training & Learning YEAR 3: 2010-11

• Provide research-based professional development to school site staffs to understand the relationship between parent engagement and student achievement. Training will build capacity to implement effective parent engagement programs that are culturally relevant and increase parental involvement at home and at school. Involve parents in training design and delivery.

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School Site Budget Evidence of training provided to all school staff members;

6/11

• Develop a video of best practices to be shared with all schools which showcases effective parent engagement strategies as a sustainability tool for future years.

Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units, KLCS

Existing PCSB budget $10,000 $10,000

Video produced and disseminated to all schools

2/11

• Expand the professional development portfolio and parent education curriculum to meet the varied and diverse needs of all parents.

Parent Community Services Branch, Curriculum Instruction and School Support, Adult Ed, Parent and Community Partners

$30,000

Updated and expanded professional development portfolio. Updated and revised Parent Education curriculum

3/11

3/11

• Utilize the agreed upon indicators and metrics to assess the effectiveness of the training, tools, resources, and parent education curriculum delivered to date.



• Enhance tools and training as necessary


N/A Tools and training reviewed and revised

7/10 – 6/11

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Goal Three: Communication

Major Strategy: Provide for mutual communication between the home and school so that parents receive information about their child’s progress, resources available to support learning, and that build positive relationships and respect for the family’s assets and culture.


YEAR 1: 2008-2009

• Ensure that parent engagement

professional development for local district and school staffs includes the tools, protocols, and sample materials to implement the following best practices:

• Systems to inform parents about

academic goals, class work, grades, and homework.

• Communication in a format and language parents understand.

• Clear two-way channels for communications from home to school and from school to home.

• Facilitation for broad parent participation by providing interpreters and translated materials, setting convenient meeting times, and seeking parent input via surveys about how to best communicate with them.

• Mechanisms for parents to document concerns and for concerns to be addressed.

• Processes to enable families to share information with schools about background culture, talents, and goals.

• Ample opportunities for parents and teachers to communicate and build positive relationships.

Parent Community Services Branch, Div. of Professional Dev. And Leadership, Local District Parent Engagement Units, Central Parent Advisory Committees, Community Partners

N/A

Techniques, strategies, and materials prepared and integrated into the Customer Service professional development, Parent Engagement professional development, Pre-K to 12 Parent Ed Curriculum, and Parent Leadership Development training.

11/08 – 6/09

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• Train central and local district Parent Engagement Staff and parent/community leaders on the use of the new Report Card and the School Accountability (SARC) to be utilized as effective communication tools with parents about their school’s performance.

Parent Community Services Branch, Report Card Working Group, Report Card Project Manager

N/A Report Card training provided to local district Parent Engagement Units and parent/community leaders

12/08 – 3/09

• Expand the use of Connect Ed at all levels of the District to provide timely and useful information to parents.

Central and local district offices, and school sites

N/A – District Sponsored Schools and offices increase usage as per annual usage reports.

1/09 – 6/09

• Provide training for Parent Resource Liaisons and Community Representatives to more effectively perform their duties in facilitating open communication between school and home and helping to create positive home/school relationships. (Urban Parent Recasting Model)

Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units

N/A Training provided for each local district’s parent center staff.

4/09-6/09

Goal Three: Communication YEAR 2: 2009-2010

• Continue to provide parent engagement

professional development that includes the techniques, strategies, protocols, and materials to implement best practices for promoting open communication between parents/community and schools.

Parent Community Services Branch, Div. of Professional Dev. And Leadership, Local District Parent Engagement Units, Central Parent Advisory Committees,

Community Partners

N/A

Techniques, strategies, and materials prepared and integrated into the Customer Service professional development, Parent Engagement professional development, Pre-K to 12 Parent Ed Curriculum, and Parent Leadership Development training.

9/09-6/10

• Provide human relations/cross-cultural training to build positive, open two-way communication and healthy working relationships between all stakeholders at the school.

Human Relations, Diversity and Equity Program Office

N/A Local Districts determine method to select schools; Local Districts submit a priority list for training

8/09

9/09

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Training provided to schools according to priority

10/09 – 6/10

• Conduct school-community orientations to practice open, two-way communication. Staff will learn about the community’s strengths and needs and how to best support children’s learning; families will learn how the school works, and what is expected of both parents and students.

Local District and school administrators

School site budgets Evidence of orientations occurring at schools receiving Human Relations training.

10/09-6/10

• Redesign the Parent-Student Handbook to make it more user-friendly.

Parent Community Services Branch, School Operations, Communications

TBD – District Sponsored Redesigned Parent Handbook available for 2010-2011

4/10

• Redesign/expand the parent component of the

District website and include links for parent engagement resources and materials.

Communications, Parent Community Services Branch

N/A

Parent component of District website redesigned and expanded

9/09

• Provide a parent-based programming series on KLCS.

Communications, KLCS, Parent Community Services Branch, and Parent/Community Partners

TBD Program Format and Goals Determined Budget Needs/Funding Source Determined Planning for Spring 2010 production Pilot Program Ongoing Topic Identification/Scheduling of Guests

7/09 – 9/09

10/09

11/09-1/10

2/10

3/10-6/10

• Provide baseline Parent Survey data for schools to use in assessing how well the school is communicating with parents and community and identifying goals for improvement.

Parent Community Services Branch Planning and Assessment

TBD Data provided to all schools 11/09

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7/09-6/10

Goal Three: Communication YEAR 3: 2010-2011

• Continue to provide human relations/cross-cultural training to build positive two-way communication and healthy working relationships between all stakeholders at the school.

Human Relations, Diversity and Equity Program Office

N/A Training provided to schools according to priority list established

9/10 – 6/11

• Conduct school-community orientations to practice open, two-way communication. Staff will learn about the community’s strengths and needs and how to best support children’s learning; families will learn how the school works, and what is expected of both parents and students.

Local District and school administrators

School site budgets Evidence of orientations occurring at schools receiving Human Relations training.

9/10 – 6/11

• Update the parent component of the District website

Communications, Parent Community Services Branch

N/A Updated District website 9/10

• Utilize agreed upon metrics to measure progress in improving two-way communication between parents/community and schools and identifying goals for improvement.






7/10-6/11

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Goal Four: Leadership and Advocacy

Major Strategy: Provide opportunities for parents to assume leadership roles as informed and confident advocates for their children’s education, for their school’s performance and for the quality of life within the community.


YEAR 1: 2008-09 • Prepare Parent Leadership Development

modules that may be used as training tools by schools for parents to become student advocates. Training modules will be based on the Urban Parent Recasting Model, the PTA’s Parent Empowering Parents Program, and the Center for Parent Leadership Model.


$20,000 Training modules & materials completed

1/09-3/09

• Provide trainer of trainers professional development to central/local district parent units and parent leaders on the Parent Leadership Development model which will include the following topics:

- the school system and how to navigate it - standards-based curricula and assessments - how to gain access to and interpret data - how to use data to address problems and set priorities - how to have effective parent/teacher conferences - how to access district and other resources - parent’s role, rights, and responsibilities as partners with the school


$20,000 Evidence of training provided

3/9 – 4/09

• Map services of district offices which support

parents as advocates for their children. Include in Parent Leadership Development training.

Parent Community Services Branch and Curriculum, Instruction, and School Support

N/A Services of district offices compiled for training and dissemination through local districts and parent centers.

2/09

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• Identify proven strategies for parent access

to teachers and counselors and best practices for teachers to use conference time effectively. Include in Parent Leadership Development training for parents and training for central/local district parent engagement units.

Parent Community Services Branch; Curriculum, Instruction, and School Support

N/A Strategies included in Parent Leadership Development and staff training.

2/09

• Ensure that Report Card training is focused on supporting parents as advocates for their children and school success.

Parent Community Services Branch, Report Card Working Group, Report Card Project Manager

N/A Evidence of appropriate parent training materials prepared and delivered.

1/09 – 3/09

Goal Four: Leadership and Advocacy YEAR 2: 2009-2010

• Provide Parent Leadership Development training at school sites which will include the following topics: - the school system and how to navigate it - standards-based curricula and assessments - how to gain access to and interpret data - how to use data to address problems and set Priorities - how to have effective parent/teacher conferences - how to access district and other resources - parent’s role, rights, and responsibilities as partners with the school

Central and local district parent engagement units

School site parent involvement budgets

Training provided; evidence collected from local district by Parent Community Services Branch on a quarterly basis.

8/09-6/010

• Form “Action Teams” of educators, parents, and community partners who work together to involve all families in the school in productive ways.

Local district directors, parent ombudspersons, school principal

School site parent involvement budget

Evidence of Action Teams formed as described in the Single Plan for Student Achievement; monitored by local district

8/09-6/10

• Provide training to Action Teams to develop and implement parent engagement plans for school, family, and community partnerships, linked to the schools’ academic goals and

Parent Community Services Branch, local district parent engagement units;

$24,000 Evidence of training completed in each local district for school site categorical coordinators;

6/10

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incorporated into the Single Plan for Student Achievement.

local district categorical coordinators

Parent engagement plans in each school’s Single Plan

6/10

• Provide training to experienced parent leaders on how to mentor, coach and transfer their skills to upcoming parent leaders.

Parent Community Services Branch; local district parent engagement units

N/A Training provided at central and local district level to parent leaders

8/09-9/09

• Utilize the agreed upon indicators and metrics to assess the effectiveness of the training, tools, materials, and resources delivered to date.



• Enhance tools and training as necessary.



7/09-6/10

Goal Four: Leadership and Advocacy YEAR 3: 2010-2011

• Provide “refresher” Parent Leadership Development trainer of trainers professional development for central and local district parent units.


N/A Training Provided 9/10

• Continue Parent Leadership Development training at all school sites.

Local district parent engagement units; parent center staff

School site parent involvement budget

Training provided and evidence collected by local district

10/10 - 6/11

• Continue training for school Action Teams to develop and implement parent engagement action plans.

Parent Community Services Branch, local district parent engagement units; local district categorical coordinators

N/A Training provided for school site categorical coordinators

10/10 - 12/10

• Utilize the agreed upon indicators and metrics to assess the effectiveness of the training, tools, materials, and resources delivered to date






7/10-6/11

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Goal Five: Decision-making

Major Strategy: Develop and provide training programs and tools that support an equal partnership among the school, parents, and community to improve academic achievement and ensure the effective and intentional engagement of parents in the leadership and decision-making of their schools.


Year 1: 2008-2009 • Include best practices in professional

development for school staffs on how to promote active parental engagement in shared decision-making and congruent home-school support for students’ learning.


N/A

Best practices provided to local district parent engagement units for training with school staffs

3/09

• Create a supportive atmosphere and culture of inclusion by actively recruiting diverse council and committee members that reflect every child in the school (all ethnicities and programs).

School principals. School coordinators School identified parent leaders

N/A

Training provided to local district staff to support school site implementation

6/09

• Re-establish Parent Community Advisory Councils in each Local District to serve as conduits linking the Local Districts with parents, community, and business partners.

Local District Superintendents, local district parent engagement units;

Local District Budgets Parent Community Advisory Councils established

1/09

• Review and revise, as needed, purpose, functions, and responsibilities of Parent Community Advisory Councils with all stakeholder groups.

Local District Superintendents, local district parent engagement units; Parent/community leaders

N/A Parent Community Advisory Councils purpose, functions and responsibilities reviewed and revised

2/09

• Provide School Site Council training and support to parents and all stakeholder groups about how to effectively carry out their responsibility to develop the Single Plan for Student Achievement by utilizing a cycle of continuous monitoring and improvement aligned to the school’s academic goals.

Parent Community Services Branch, UTLA, AALA, central parent advisory committees, local district parent engagement units; local district categorical coordinators, central and local district fiscal

$400,000 – EIA/SCE, EIA/LEP central funds

(one time)

Training provided at central and local district level to school stakeholder groups

9/08-12/08

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specialists • Identify and support experienced parent

leaders at the central, local district and school level who will mentor and build capacity of new parents to serve effectively on the school’s governance and advisory committees.


N/A Leaders identified Training provided

1/09

2/09 – 6/09

• Provide parent training that is focused on the development of a school budget to support the plan of action described in the school’s

Single Plan for Student Achievement.

Parent Community Services Branch, central parent advisory committees, local district parent engagement units;local district categorical coordinators, central and local district fiscal specialists

N/A Training provided at central and local district level to advisory committee/SSC parent participants

3/09-5/09

• Ensure that state-mandated committees at the school and district levels exist and are functioning as required.


N/A PCSB monitoring report of all state-mandated committees at school and district level Local district parent engagement unit monitoring reports

ongoing

• Ensure consistent implementation of federal, state, and district requirements, policies, and procedures at all central, local district, and school level decision-making councils and advisory committees.


N/A Monitoring report of all state-mandated committees at school and district level Monthly training provided to local district parent engagement unit staffs

ongoing

• Provide ongoing training, facilitation and technical assistance to local district parent engagement units on the purpose, roles/responsibilities, governance and operational procedures of the School Site Council and advisory committees.


N/A Monthly training provided to local district parent engagement unit staffs

ongoing

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Goal Five: Decision-making Year 2: 2009-2010

• Include best practices in professional development for school staffs on how to promote active parental engagement in shared decision-making and congruent home-school support for students’ learning.


N/A Training provided at central and local district level during regularly scheduled LD principal, assistant principal and coordinator meetings

3/09 – 6/09

• Create a supportive atmosphere and culture of inclusion by actively recruiting diverse council and committee members that reflect every child in the school (all ethnicities and programs).

School principals. School coordinators, School identified parent leaders

N/A Orientations provided at all schools

7/09 – 11/09

• Provide Parent Leadership Development training and resources to parents/community members to become proficient in:

- planning and facilitating an effective meeting - identifying common goals - using group and decision-making processes - resolving conflict - implementing a plan of action


N/A Training provided at central and local district level to school site parent representatives during monthly advisory committee meetings

1/09-6/09

• Include parents as policymakers with respect to home-school practices and policies by establishing family/community-school Action Teams.


N/A Local district parent engagement unit monitoring reports

ongoing

• Provide School Site Council and advisory committee orientation to all new parent and community members to understand their roles, rights and obligations as members.


N/A Orientations provided at all schools

7/09-9/09

• Provide School Site Council training and support to parents and all stakeholder groups about how to effectively carry out their responsibility to develop the Single Plan for Student Achievement by utilizing a cycle of continuous monitoring and improvement aligned to the school’s academic goals.


N/A Training provided by Local district parent engagement Units and categorical coordinators

7-09-9/09

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• Provide parent training that is focused on the

development of a school budget to support the plan of action described in the school’s

Single Plan for Student Achievement.


N/A Training provided at central and local district level to advisory committee/SSC parent participants

3/10-5/10

• Provide training in cross-cultural communication and consensus-building to school staff identified to coordinate parent engagement activities.

Human Relations, Diversity, and Equity Program Office

N/A Training provided at local district level

9/09-6/10

• Ensure that state-mandated committees at the school and district levels exist and are functioning as required.


N/A PCSB monitoring report of all state-mandated committees at school and district level Local district parent engagement unit monitoring reports

ongoing

• Monitor to ensure that local districts provide annual training to support all School Site Councils and advisory committees.


Local District Budgets PCSB monitoring report of all state-mandated committees at school and district level Local district parent engagement unit monitoring reports

ongoing

• Provide ongoing training, facilitation and technical assistance to local district parent engagement units on the purpose, roles/responsibilities, governance and operational procedures of the School Site Council and advisory committees.


N/A Monthly training provided to local district parent engagement unit staffs

ongoing

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Goal Five: Decision-making Year 3: 2010-2011

• Evaluate effectiveness of training, tools, and materials and their impact on including parents as authentic partners in decision- making. Redesign and enhance training and tools as necessary.

Parent Community Services Branch, Planning and Research

TBD Evaluation report completed Training, tools and materials revised and enhanced as needed.

7-10 – 10-10

• Continue all training programs to ensure the effective and intentional engagement of parents in the decision-making processes of their schools.

Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units, Parent/Community Partners

N/A Training is established and continual

ongoing

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Goal Six: Community Partners

Major Strategy: Create community partnerships to utilize all available resources to better serve the needs of children and families and to share in the responsibility and accountability for effective schools.

ACTION STEPS PERSON RESPONSIBLE PROPOSED EXPENDITURES BENCHMARKS TIMELINE

YEAR 1: 2008-2009

• Train central and local district parent engagement units to build partnerships with community based organizations, agencies, and businesses to support student learning and address unmet needs of families.

Assistant Superintendent: School, Family, and Parent/Community Services, Health and Human Services

N/A Identify appropriate partner(s) to provide training Training provided

1/09

3/09

• Provide technical assistance to local district parent engagement units, to learn how to use resources that are accessible on the web, i.e., Healthy City and the Education Coordinating Council. Local district staff to provide information and technical assistance to school administrators and parent center staff.

Parent Community Services Branch, Health and Human Services, Parent/Community Partners

N/A Resources identified Technical assistance provided

2/09

3/09

• Organize a Provider Fair and invite community partners and organizations who can provide training, support, and resources in implementing key elements of this parent engagement plan.

Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units, Central Parent Advisory Committees

N/A List of invitees compiled Provider Fair Organized Provider Fair Completed

12/08

12/08 – 1/09

2/09

• Develop a clearinghouse process to screen potential community organizations for quality of service and effectiveness before working directly with schools.

Assistant Superintendent: School, Family, and Parent/Community Services

TBD Clearinghouse Process Developed

1/09

Goal Six: Community Partners YEAR 2: 2009-2010

• Train school leadership to utilize the assets of their school communities, develop partnerships with community organizations, businesses and agencies to support student learning, address unmet needs of families, and create mentors for students and parents.

Central/Local District Parent Engagement Units, Health and Human Services, Parent and Community partners

$15,000 Training provided at local district monthly administrator meetings

11/09-6/10

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• Map resources available in communities and disseminate information to school parent centers about pertinent supports, services, programs, and options to meet the diverse needs of families.

Parent Community Services Branch, Health and Human Services, Curriculum, Instruction and School Support

N/A Resource Lists Compiled Resource Information Distributed to school parent centers

9/09

10/09

• Continue to seek, develop, and promote community support and family involvement through non-traditional forums (local media, businesses, faith-based organizations, non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, and service organizations).

Central and local district parent engagement units, communications, KLCS

N/A Non-traditional partnerships identified and utilized

Ongoing

• Organize 2nd Annual Provider Fair and invite community partners and organizations who can provide training, support, and resources in implementing key elements of this parent engagement plan.



12/09

12/09 – 1/10

2/10

• Initiate a feasibility study for the development of a collaborative Family Resource Center in each Local District where health, mental health, social services, and educational support and resources can be provided to families.

School, Family, and Parent/Community Services, Health and Human Services, Parent/Community Partners

N/A Determine Goals and Programs Identify Space Determine Personnel Needs/Responsibilities Determine Budget Needs/Funding Source Planning Process Begins

12/09

1/10 – 2/10

2/10

2/10

3/10-6/10 • Evaluate effectiveness of training, support,

resources, and outreach provided and enhance as needed.

Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units, Research and Planning

TBD Training and resources revised and enhanced.

6/10

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Goal Six: Community Partners

YEAR 3: 2010-2011 • Continue training, as needed, for school

leadership to utilize the assets of their school communities, develop partnerships with community organizations, businesses and agencies to support student learning, address unmet needs, and create mentors for students and parents.

Central/Local District Parent Engagement Units, Health and Human Services, Parent and community partners

$15,000 Training provided at local district monthly administrator meetings

8/10-12/10

• Organize 3rd Annual Provider Fair and invite community partners and organizations who can provide training, support, and resources in implementing key elements of this parent engagement plan.



12/10

12/10 – 1/11

2/11

• Work with partners to design and equip a Family Resource Center in each Local District to be open and functioning by mid school year.

School, Family, and Parent/Community Services, Health and Human Services, Parent/Community Partners

TBD Family Resource Center designed and equipped, personnel selected and assigned, schedules developed, partners’ memorandums of understanding established

1/11

• Develop evaluation process to determine effectiveness of Family Resource Centers

School, Family, and Parent/Community Services, Health and Human Services, Planning and Research

TBD Evaluation Process Determined

6/11

• Evaluate effectiveness of training, support, resources, and outreach provided and enhance as needed.

Parent Community Services Branch, Local District Parent Engagement Units, Research and Planning

TBD Training and resources revised and enhanced.

6/11

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Goal Seven: Accountability

Major Strategy: Develop and implement metrics that will measure progress and hold all stakeholders accountable in increasing parental/community involvement at all levels of the District.


YEAR 1: 2008-2009

• Create metrics and monitoring protocols,

including surveys, rubrics, and observation tools to measure the progress in increasing parental involvement and the effectiveness of parent engagement activities.

Parent Community Services Branch, Research and Planning, Parent Committees, and Community Partners

TBD Metrics and measurement tools developed Metrics and measurement tools piloted Metrics and measurement tools finalized

3/09

4/09

5/09

• Conduct a Parent Survey to provide baseline data for schools to use in planning parent engagement improvement efforts.

Parent Community Services Branch, Report Card Project Manager

Dependent on How Disseminated

Parent Survey Conducted 5/09 – 6/09

• Provide parents with an annual School Report Card regarding student academic progress and other indictors of school success and areas for improvement.

Planning and Assessment, Report Card Working Group, Report Card Project Manager

N/A Report Card Distributed 1/09

• Develop and implement monitoring system to ensure that all schools comply with district, state, and federal parental involvement requirements.


N/A Monitoring System Developed and Implemented through LDs

2/09 - ongoing

• Evaluate and update the District’s Title One Parent Involvement Policy, in consultation with parents on an annual basis.

Parent Community Services Branch, District Advisory Committee

N/A District’s Title I Parent Engagement Policy Evaluated and Updated

6/08 and annually

• Develop a Title I Parent Involvement Policy and a School-Parent Compact at each school site, in consultation with parents, to be evaluated and updated annually.

Parent Community Services, LD parent ombudspersons and categorical coordinators

N/A School level policies and compacts reviewed at LD level and included in the Single Plan for Student Achievement

6/08 and annually

• Establish a District Parent Engagement Assistant N/A Parent Engagement 12/08

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Steering Committee to support, evaluate, and monitor the implementation progress of this Strategic Plan.

Superintendent: School, Family, and Parent/Community Services with representation of all stakeholder groups

Steering Committee Established Quarterly Meetings Held Progress Reports Given

3/09, 6/09

3/09, 6/09

• Hold district staff accountable for implementing effective parental engagement through the Performance Evaluation process.

Central, local district, and school site administrators

N/A Parent Engagement included in Performance Evaluation process

Spring 2009 and ongoing

Goal Seven: Accountability YEAR 2: 2009-2010

• Provide training to central, local district, and school staff on the parent engagement metrics and assessment tools, roles and responsibilities, and accountabilities for each stakeholder in increasing parental involvement.

Local District Superintendents, Central/LD Parent Engagement units, school administrators

N/A Training provided 7/09-11/09

• Conduct Parent Survey to measure school progress in parent satisfaction with parent engagement opportunities and parent involvement at home and at school.

Local District Superintendents, School Administrators


Parent Survey Conducted Spring 2010

• Provide recognition to schools who demonstrate welcoming, collaborative school environments and an increase in parental involvement.

Superintendent Local District Supt Div of Professional Dev and Leadership

TBD Recognition Program Established

6/10

• Utilize School Report Card to measure progress in student outcomes, achievement, and school culture, and student and parent connections and to plan for improvement.


N/A School Report Cards data information used by school as part of the continuous improvement planning cycle.

9/09 – 6/10

• Revise metrics and measurement tools as needed.

Parent Community Services Branch, Research and Planning

N/A Metrics and measurement tools revised

6/10

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Goal Seven: Accountability YEAR 3: 2010-2011

• Continue training, as needed, to central, local district, and school staff on the parent engagement metrics and assessment tools, roles and responsibilities, and accountabilities for each stakeholder in increasing parental involvement.

Local District Superintendents, Central/LD Parent Engagement units, school administrators

N/A Training provided 7/09-11/09

• Conduct Parent Survey to measure school progress in parent satisfaction with parent engagement opportunities and parent involvement at home and at school.

Local District Superintendents, School Administrators


Results of parent involvement metrics reported

Spring 2010

• Provide recognition to schools who demonstrate welcoming, collaborative school environments and an increase in parental involvement.

Superintendent Local District Supt Div of Professional Dev and Leadership

TBD Recognition Provided 6/11

• Revise metrics and measurement tools as needed.

Parent Community Services Branch, Research and Planning

N/A Metrics and measurement tools revised

6/10

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