Transcript TUSD Title I - Ways to promote student progress to families

Ways to promote
student progress to
families
By
Jo Ann Nunez, Linda Perry,
Teri Yrigoyen
Arenas for dialoguing with parents
about student progress
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Cafecitos – Once a month with parenting topic and academic focus
on core curriculum.
Curriculum nights – (Cool School Night) Present Title I, Learning
Compact, Parent Involvement Policy, District Parent Involvement
Policy, Curriculum, Standards, P.O’s, by grade level in classrooms.
Team teacher planning periods – Collaborative Blocks – Students
go to art, OMA, music, counselor. Grade level teachers meet with
Instructional Specialist and Principal.
Parent teacher conferences-SCIPS, WICPS,
Science Day – all families invited – whole day focus on science and
activities.
Data on website-Parental Access
Home visits and phone calls as needed
Cafecitos
Day/Night
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Primary-Johnson
Monthly, 1st Wednesday of the
month;9:30-10:30 a.m. Topics are usually
non-academic: Resources at our school;
Bullying, Stranger Danger; Legal Services;
Multiple Intelligences; Love of Reading;
Gang Awareness
Cafecitos
Day/Night
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Elementary- Howell
Meet last Wed. of each month at 9:00 a.m. with
breakfast and parenting topic and academic
focus. Currently discussing 2nd session to be
offered monthly at Holladay. Have shared about
Dibels, Benchmark Data, 6 Trait Writing, etc.
along with pacing calendars, core curriculum
and various parenting topics – Love & Logic,
homework, bullying, Making Meal Time Family
Time Program, school climate and concerns –
ongoing.
Cafecitos
Day/Night
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Middle- Maxwell
Informational meetings; Behavior system;
SES tutoring; Day/night meetings; Leadership
opportunities, Parental Access information;
Educational workshop.
Day and night conferences to accommodate
parents
Curriculum nights/monthly parent
meeting
Content vs. social emotional
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Primary- Johnson
Held monthly on a Tuesday evening: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Topics are academic, presented by teachers
Curriculum nights/monthly parent
meeting
Content vs. social emotional
Elementary – Howell
 Have quarterly Curriculum Nights with first one being “Cool
School” Night
 Parent Compact/Policy
 Standards & P.O.’s
 School Climate, etc.
 Other Nights for Family Math Night and Reading Night (RAH,
RAH)
 Also offer 4 parenting sessions for Love & Logic in the evenings
 PTA monthly evening meetings – DAC, SCPC, information also
shared at this meeting
 Site Council – monthly – afternoons
Curriculum nights/monthly parent
meeting
Content vs. social emotional
Middle- Maxwell
 Experiencing challenges for monthly night
meetings
 Grade level meetings: 8th grade, 7th grade, 6th
grade
 NJHS
 MESA
 Pima Partnership Prevention
Team teacher planning periods
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Primary - Johnson
Has weekly grade level meetings approximately 1
hour long
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Elementary – Howell
Collaborative Blocks for students to go to Specialists
and teachers have a 2 hr. planning block with
Instruct. Specialist and Principal. Discussion now
about inviting parents 1x/month to these meetings to
share grade level curriculum and data. Teachers
sign up for family learning night of their choice to
help facilitate.
Team teacher planning periods
Middle –Maxwell
 Parent conferences during teacher’s planning
 Meet with parents before or after school
hours to accommodate parents
 Student progress reports/behavior and
student data review
Learning at Home
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Workshops for parents on student progress topics
Teacher parent conferences
Reading program
Testing/DIBELS testing
Writing process/six traits
Math
Science, district science kits
Parental access
Summer ideas, activities
Howell has one also on Homework Strategies and
Study Skills.
How can parents help at
home?
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Homework monitoring
Timed reading using microwave timer –choral and
echo reading too
Following through with Parent Compact
Implement ideas from Math/Reading Nights
Use MTFT (Meal Time Family Time) mats and
weekly handouts
Read newsletter together
Cook together, follow recipes in newsletter
How can parents help at
home?
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Provide a quite place for homework
Make sure homework is completed
Read all notices to be informed about school
activities and meetings
Monitor child’s attendance and tardiness
Check Parental Access website
Incentives
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PTO monies – Have funds that have helped with
supplies for Lit/Math Night, Science Day, field
trip donations for students, food and gift card
donations and prizes for assemblies and family
nights.
Maxwell has a behavior system that rewards
students-Honor Roll and Rewards Assembly
Every 2 weeks students who are check free and
excellent attendance receives Free Dress Day
Raffles and prizes are also incentives given by
teachers
Incentives
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Donations – outside groups such as Rotary,
Desert Skies Methodist and outside volunteer
groups have brought in books, Payless shoe
cards, Fry’s, etc.
Prizes for the students of the parents who
attend parent meetings