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West Virginia Parent ConnectionsA Parental Information and Resource Center

(PIRC)

WV Title I Director’s Conference

October 23, 2007

Anita Deck, Project Director and Southern Regional Resource Partner

Dr. Teddi Cox, Title I Director, Preston County and Eastern Regional Resource Partner

Amanda Harsh, Northern Regional Resource Partner

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Purpose of PIRCs

Provide information to parents in ways that will enable them to assist their children and reap the academic benefits noted by research


West Virginia Parent Connections (WVPC) Goals

• Improve the capacity of both parents and educators to collaborate meaningfully and effectively


WVPC Goals (cont.)

• Disseminate information in appropriate and user-friendly formats to parents and educators focused on supporting children’s educational development and achievement

• Leverage local, state, and federal resources to optimize parent involvement initiatives


Strategies

• Regional Resource Partners—Northern, Eastern, and Southern

• Technical assistance cadre


Strategies (cont.)

• Proven early childhood education program—Parents As Teachers

• Searchable Web-based repository of information and resources


• Disseminate information and services statewide

• Provide intensive services to 24 targeted districts

Strategies (cont.)


Partners

• National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL)

• Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

• West Virginia Parent Training and Information project


Parents As Teachers

• Program to help parents understand their role in encouraging their child's development from birth

• 19 programs in WV• Funded through DHHR and/or district


Eastern Regional Report

Dr. Teddi Cox


Commonalities

• Request for teachers to be trained in how to work with parents/families

• Helping parents understand Response to Intervention (RtI)


District Needs

• ePD for teachers due to high turnover rate

• Providing mileage reimbursement to parents and offering child care

• Getting more parents to volunteer in the schools


District Needs (cont.)

• Cultivate and support their parent coordinators as leaders

• Getting parents trained to help other parents/families



• Implementing a PAT program

• Helping single parents who do not have time to help their child with school work or attend school functions


Greatest Challenge

Parents are not literate themselves.

How do you help parents help their child?


Northern Regional Report

Amanda Harsh


Commonalities

• Need resources on NCLB, SES, and School Choice

• Request for parent trainings


District Needs

• Parent trainings on 21st Century WV CSOs and content area subjects

• Effective communication training



• Parent trainings on 21st Century Learning Skills

• Appraisal of parent involvement programs


Greatest Challenge

Effective communication about parental involvement between districts and

schools


Southern Regional Report

Anita Deck


Commonalities

• Request for teacher trainings on effective parental involvement strategies

• Request for parent trainings on helping with content specific homework


District Needs

• Effective parental involvement activities

• Jumpstarting PTO/PTA programs

• Strategies for involving families with classroom work



• Funding and expanding existing PAT programs

• Appraisal for parental involvement programs

• Coordinate family support network


Greatest Challenge

Engaging hard-to-reach parents and families in an active role in their

child’s education


What Really Matters

• Through PIRCs and the WVPC– Improved home-school communication– Improved student achievement– Improved school achievement– Increased parental involvement in school

planning, review, and improvement– Increased school readiness


What Did We Promise to Deliver?

• Improve the capacity of parents and educators to collaborate effectively

• Disseminate research-based information to parents and educators

• Increased parent and educator understanding

• Participate in networks to optimize parental involvement and leverage resources more efficiently


Parental Involvement Activities

• Teacher trainings– Classroom strategies– Take-home activities– Meaningful parental involvement– Book study


Parental Involvement Activities (cont.)

• Parent trainings– Homework help– 21st Century Learning Skills– 21st Century WV CSOs– Technology– Volunteering


Parental Involvement Activities (cont.)

• District trainings– Transitions– Creating a parent volunteer program– User-friendly materials– Strategies for meaningful parental

involvement


Using the Instruction and Learning Appraisal

to Guide Planning Parental Involvement Programs

Dr. Teddi Cox


Background on Edvantiaand School Improvement Framework


Interview Distr ict/School Interview Distr ict/School Administrator

Identify Goals/Focus/Purpose of Appraisal

Review Documents

Observe Classroom

Conduct Focused Walkthrough

Analyze Academic Work

Interview Teachers Students

Administrators

Conduct Sing le-Year Appraisal - Regular -Special Education

Conduct Muli tyear Appraisal -Regular -Special Education

Analyze Data

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

INSTRUCTION APPRAISAL

LEARNING APPRAISAL

Instructional Services and

Programs


Framework RubricsLevels of Implementation

• No implementation• Emerging implementation • Partial implementation• Substantial implementation• Full implementation


Developing Parental Involvement Rubrics

• Resources and research– NCLB– Title I– Epstein, Henderson, Walberg– SEDL– Harvard Family Research Project


Developing Parental Involvement Rubrics (cont.)

– West Virginia Framework for High-Performing Schools

– West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives

– 21st Century Learning Skills• 21st Century Partnerships


Framework RubricsSchool-Family-Community Connections

21st Century PartnershipsSchool-Family-Community Connections—21st Century Partnerships

No ImplementationEmerging

Implementation Partial ImplementationSubstantial

Implementation Full Implementation

Developing Relationships:School-Family

Administration and/or teachers conduct two meetings or fewer per year with parents/family. Meetings are held at the school at times convenient to school personnel.

Administration and/or teachers conduct at least three meetings per year with parents/family. Parents/family have input as to the meeting schedule. All meetings are held at the school.

Administration and teachers conduct four meetings/conferences per school year with parents/family. Parents/family have input as to meeting schedule and at least one meeting is held outside the school environment.

Administration and teachers meet regularly (at least bimonthly) with parents/family to discuss classroom issues and any ideas to promote student achievement. Parent/teacher meetings and conferences are held at various times and locations in the community, providing a neutral independent space and time.

Administration and teachers meet regularly (at least once a month) with parents/family to discuss classroom issues and any ideas to promote student achievement. Parent/teacher meetings and conferences are held at various times and locations in the community, providing a neutral independent space and time. Student-led conferences are common. Meetings are seen as opportunities to build mutual respect and understanding. School facilitates accommodations for family involvement that may include transportation and translators.


Interview Process

• Administrators

• Teachers

• Students

• Parents

• Community members


Document Review

• Five-Year Strategic Plan• Parent Volunteer Program• Parent-Teacher Conference Logs• Parent or family trainings• Newsletters• Web site


Tackling Parental Involvement Issues


What barriers exist that keep parents from being involved in their child’s education? What are some

ways to cross these barriers?


What tools/skills do districts/schools need to develop parent involvement programs?


What tools/skills do parents need to become involved at the school or in the district?


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necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.

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