GROWTH PLAN

GROWTH PLAN INVOLVING PARENTS IN THE SCHOOL LIFE

MADRID EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2017 ESPERANZA CABRERA PECHARROMAN

WHY IS IMPORTANT TO INVOLVE PARENTS?

1. Parents have to understand they are an essential part of the Educative Community. 2. Parents have to participate in school projects and activities to bring support to the children's learning and development. 3. Parents have to respect teachers and communicate with them in a positive way.

BENEFITS OF THE PARENTS INVOLVEMENT AT SCHOOL

PARENTS Parent involvement in their children's education can be one of the biggest predictors of student success.

STUDENTS students will be more motivated to learn as parents are going to be a visible part of the school environment.

TEACHERS For teachers is going to be a challenge creating close and trust relationships with families.

Working together will make LEARNING more enriching and meaningful

Objectives

*Foster the belief that parents involvement is essential for their children’ development. *Build stronger relationships among the different members of the educative community. *Implement new ideas and practices to bring parents closer to school.

SOME PRACTICAL IDEAS TO IMPLEMENT IN THE SCHOOL

IDEA 1: OPEN DOOR POLICY

OPEN DOOR POLICY

ACCESIBLE TEACHERS ALL THE TIME PARENTS START THINKING TEACHERS DO CARE FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN NEEDS.

OPEN DOOR POLICY

NO APPOINMENTS TO TALK TO THE PRINCIPAL. PARENTS FEEL THEY ARE LISTENED, STOP COMPLAINING AT THE SCHOOL DOOR.

OPEN DOOR POLICY

PANEL AT THE MAIN HALL PARENTS MEET THE STAFF IN PICTURES AND PUT A FACE ON THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE SCHOOL.

OPEN DOOR POLICY

OPEN DOOR FAMILY DAY PARENTS KNOW WHAT IS DONE IN THE CLASSROOM FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCHOOL DAILY ROUTINES.

OPEN DOOR POLICY

UPDATE NEWS IN THE WEB PAGE, BLOGS, TWITTER, AND EMAIL PARENTS KEEP UP TO DATE OF THE ACTIVITIES IN THE SCHOOL FREQUENTLY.

IDEA 2: MAKE MORE MEANINGFUL PARENTS MEETINGS

MAKE MORE MEANINGFUL PARENTS MEETINGS

Create an invitation to the meeting made for their children. Try to go multilingual and offer a translator.

MAKE MORE MEANINGFUL PARENTS MEETINGS

Give them in advance an index of the different points of the meeting and let them add some.

MAKE MORE MEANINGFUL PARENTS MEETINGS

Use visual support: * to welcome them. *to follow your speech easily.

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MAKE MORE MEANINGFUL PARENTS MEETINGS

Insist in the idea that we want them to collaborate: WHY, HOW AND WHEN.

MAKE MORE MEANINGFUL PARENTS MEETINGS

Send a check box list of the volunteer activities. Let them feel free to suggest some new in which they can fit. Encourage them to fill in with their children.

MAKE MORE MEANINGFUL PARENTS MEETINGS

Send a summary of the meeting to the parents that couldn’t attend.

IDEA 3: BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE EDUCATIVE COMMUNITY

BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE EDUCATIVE COMMUNITY

Outdoor activities designed for parents, teachers and students that help to getting to know each other.

BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE EDUCATIVE COMMUNITY

Indoor activities designed to share time together and know the different spaces in the school and their use.

BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE EDUCATIVE COMMUNITY

Offer parent classes in topics either they want to learn about or their children are learning.

BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE EDUCATIVE COMMUNITY

Frequent meetings between the Principal and the Parents Association.