BR FLAIM PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY 2016 – 2017
Baton Rouge FLAIM recognizes that parents 1 are their children’ s first teachers and that parents function as educators throughout their children’ s lives. More than thirty years of research show that student academic success and high self-esteem are closely related to parent involvement in education from pre-kindergarten through high school. Children whose families are involved in their education have higher grades and test scores, a better attendance, and are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college. In fact, the best predictor of a student’ s success in school is not income or social status but how much a student’ s family participates in his or her education.
The administration, faculty and staff of Baton Rouge FLAIM is committed to establishing programs and practices 2 that create a climate of mutual trust and respect that support substantive parent involvement. The East Baton Rouge Parish School System supports having a PTA( Parent Teacher Association) in every school and provides for the formation of committees and organizations such as the School Improvement Team( SIT).
At Baton Rouge FLAIM we also believe that the education of our children is a shared responsibility.
Involvement by the school, the family, and the community creates a stronger educational system and improves the quality of life for the students, their families, and the entire Baton Rouge FLAIM community.
In order to build an effective home-school partnership, Baton Rouge FLAIM will provide the following 3:
Communication – Establish various forms of communication( school to home, home to school, central office to home and vice versa) that encourage regular discussion about school programs and children’ s academic progress and behavioral management.
1 The word“ parents” is inclusive of adult guardians of children in the school system. In addition, the parental
involvement policy underscores the importance of the participation of adult family and community members in students’ lives. 2 This policy complies with the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. NCLB mandates involving parents
in developing a parental involvement policy, asking that parents share responsibility for student progress in academic achievement and community involvement. NCLB charges schools with the responsibility of creating programs and resources for effective parental involvement. 3 These six categories are based on the six types of parents and family involvement as defined by Dr. Joyce
Epstein in School, Family and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action. BR FLAIM PARENT / STUDENT HANDBOOK 27