Family And Community Involvement

Question 1

Involving families

Answer 1

Essential in helping students achieve

Educators must make an effort to communicate school initiatives to parents and community

Question 2

Because students are from different backgrounds and cultures communication should be

Answer 2

(1) Sent home in students home language
(2) Sent home in a newsletter (printed copy/hard copy)

Parent communication should go home in physical form with a student

Question 3

Parent Communication

Answer 3

CALLS are best in most situations involving BEHAVIOR

Teachers can and should communicate with parents/guardians as frequently as possible to report positive behaviors, especially if a child is showing improvement

*Communicate that you want to work WITH the parent/guardian to help the student

Question 4

Student Communication

Answer 4

Academic and behavioral expectations must be clearly communicated to achieve a positive learning environment for all students.

Question 5

Student Expectations:

Answer 5

• Developing classroom guidelines, rules, and/or expectations with students
• Providing a hard copy of the course outline to each student (secondary)
• Using nonverbal cues such as hand and eye gestures
• Providing a hard copy of a rubric to every student prior to a writing-based or project-based assignment

Question 6

IEP/504 Meetings

Answer 6

• FORMAL collaborations with a team of educators who are focused on goals set out for a student

Question 7

Teachers role in an IEP or 504 meeting

Answer 7

Objectively communicate student strengths and weaknesses that affect learning and assist with devising learning goals.

Question 8

Who is a part of the IEP/504 meeting?

Answer 8

Teachers, school counselors, AND student

Question 9

When do IEP meetings usually happen?

Answer 9

Quarterly

By law, revision meetings happen YEARLY

Meetings are about: setting clear and measurable goals for the student

Question 10

Parent/Teacher Conference

Answer 10

INFORMAL meeting between the parent and teacher.

Student may or may NOT be present.

Question 11

Teachers role in a parent/teacher conference

Answer 11

Objectively communicate information that parents are specifically asking about or, if the teacher called the meeting, specific concerns the teacher has that are affecting learning

NOT the time to point out all the student’s faults