Family Engagement Policy
OAK GROVE SCHOOL
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
POLICY
GOAL 1
Oak Grove School will insure that all families and
community will have an opportunity to help develop the systems
Family/Community Engagement Policy.
Action Plan:
- Representatives from the community with representation
of diverse backgrounds will come together in focused group meetings
to help formulate and gather information for our policy and
plan.
· Family Engagement Plan and Oak Grove
Family Engagement
Policy are located on the Bradley County and Oak Grove
website for all stake holders to review and list suggestions for
revision. Names will be provided of key contact persons for more
information.
- Parent Advisory Committee has reviewed the policy as
well as the plan and made recommendations for changes and
revision.
· School and system administrators have
reviewed and revised the policy and plan.
· Bradley County Board of Education will
review and approve Family Engagement Plan.
GOAL 2
Oak Grove School will provide technical assistance and
planning support for effective family engagement.
Active Plan:
- Federal Projects Director will meet with principals and
school planning teams to provide expertise and training in
developing school level engagement plans.
· Planning task force teams (parents,
students, community, school personnel) will provide input for more
effective communication.
· Task force teams, along with district
personnel, will provide training for implementing school engagement
plans.
· Bradley County Schools will provide
training for all school employees on family engagement (Steve
Constantino).
- District and schools will provide staff development for
all family engagement activities, including all stakeholders.
(MediaWise)
· To improve communication, the district
has implemented a phone communication service to provide more
information about their student's education.
GOAL 3
Oak Grove School will clearly articulate goals for
family engagement and evaluate the effectiveness of the goals at
all schools and well as the district.
Action Plan:
Oak Grove will evaluate communication practices
within the system by administering a communication
survey.
- Oak Grove School will evaluate communication practices
by administering a communication survey.
- Parent Advisory Council meets quarterly to discuss
school system issues.
- "Friendly Family School" survey was administered to
determine the effectiveness of our policy and plans.
GOAL 4
Action Plan:
Oak Grove School will evaluate the family engagement
plan to insure continuous improvement for all
families.
- Task force team will collect, disaggregate and analyze
the data to determine the needs assessment from the results
annually.
· Representatives from the community and
all schools with representation of diverse backgrounds will come
together in focused group meetings to help formulate and gather
information for our policy and plan.
GOAL 5
Oak Grove School will annually review its Family
Engagement plan to ensure that all parent involvement needs are
met.
Action Plan:
- Representatives from the community and the school with
representation of diverse backgrounds will come together in focused
group meetings to help formulate and gather information for our
policy and plan. The emphasis for the family engagement plan needs
to focus on student learning.
· An annual survey will administered to
measure the effectiveness of this plan.
GOAL 6
Oak Grove School will provide opportunities for parents
to access and understand curriculum materials as well as Federal,
State and Local standards.
Action Plan:
- The school website will provide curriculum information
links for all grade levels regarding curriculum and
standards.
· Oak Grove School will involve community
as well as parents on their school improvement teams
(TSIP).
- Oak Grove will provide student handbooks that include
parent rights and responsibilities as they pertain to their
child.
· On District website provide System Wide
Calendar.
- The school and District website will provide web based
Computer Tutorial (How to Master) available to all
students, parents, and teachers.
- NetTrekker (search engine) is available to all
students, teachers, and parents.
· Oak Grove will provide staff development
activities for community and staff for family
engagement.
· Oak Grove along with the
District provides Transact to translate school information into
other languages.
GOAL 7
Oak Grove School will encourage and support the
involvement in
positive parenting skills, decision making
and governance.
Action Plan:
- Monthly newsletters (Home School Connection) - Will
provide parenting tips.
· Oak Grove School will involve community as well
as parents on their school improvement teams (TSIP).
· The School will provide student handbooks that
include parent rights and responsibilities as they pertain to their
child.
· On District website as well as School website
provide System Wide Calendar.
· Oak Grove will provide links to the District
website which will include web based Computer
Tutorial (How to Master) available to all students, parents, and
teachers.
· District will provide staff development
activities for community and staff for family
engagement.
· District provides Transact to translate school
information into otherl anguages.
Goal 8
Oak Grove School will support professional development
and specifies budget to build capacity for family
engagement.
· Oak Grove School will provide parent/community
ongoing, meaningful, professional development. (Media Wise
& Family Engagement)
· Oak Grove will provide parenting classes as
needed determined by input from stakeholders in the School
Improvement Plan.
*For any comments or concerns with this plan, please
contact.
Kristy Carroll
kcarroll@bradleyschools.org
423-478-8812