Parental Involvement - What Does It Look Like Now? Has It Changed? How Can It Help Build the Community?

Parental Involvement

IN the past, we have encountered many parents.  Those who were blase about what was going on in the schools and those who you found at every turn demanding more information about their child.  Most, though, were in-betweeners, many who sought to find out more were encouraged (and many did) to volunteer and help in their offspring’s hallowed halls.  PTOs, Site Councils, PSOs, Boosters, and many other activities had parents working together with the schools to provide a safe, healthy, and vibrant climate for their students - well, many schools had that.  Many did not ever have that.  

 

Studies around the globe have found that schools immersed in poverty have a much lower percentage of parents who worked for an hourly wage and made much less than $75k @year who participated in their children’s schooling.  

 

The ASA (2014) tells us that testing and student performance have more to do with environmental factors outside of school than the school itself.  However, despite this, how are schools factoring in their relationship-building with parents?  How are they addressing many of the problems and obstacles these students and families face?  

 

How Do We Strive to Better our Communities for ALL? 

 

Here are some articles we found helpful - as well as a link to HB1134 of Indiana:

 

HB 1134 and all the information

 

Parent Involvement and Student Success

 

One Size Does Not Fit All - Parental Involvement

 

Flip the System