2. Project Overview
Background and Goals:
BCPS push for increased parent involvement
Previous measures not having desired effect
Title I funding for Parent Resource Room
Need to gain parent/community input
Survey sent home, help of teachers
Data collected and analyzed
Tips for working with students at home, CCSS explanations, help
with housing, tuition, learning language, etc.
Use room to meet specific needs of parents to increase student
achievement through increased parent involvement
3. Project Overview
Implementation:
Work with principal, parent liaison, and Office of Title I
Determined funding and budget
Create vision and floor plan
Work with parent liaison
Order materials and determine resources needed
Create inventory as supplies arrive (also work with janitor)
Contact local organizations, ie. BCCC, BCPL, BCPS parent university,
apartment complexes, etc.
Arrange room to prepare for workshops and organize materials
4. Project Overview
Accomplishments:
Parent Interest
Variety of parents attending different workshops
Inquisitive, asking for help, awareness for next school year
Teacher Awareness
Teachers receive PD at start of school year
Continued exposure to vision of increased parent involvement
More resources available for teachers in resource room to expose
students to resources parents could use at home
Improved Home/School Relationship
5. Overview Product
Utilization of Parent Resource Room:
Ability to use room for improved parent involvement for years to come
Long range plan, detailed steps, constant revision through
maintained focus on the vision
Emphasis on continued effort at getting parents involved and helping
those in need
Teacher Resources
Teachers will provide feedback about resources they need to better
help families and improve student performance
Improved Home/School Relationship
6. Reflections
What have I learned?
The necessity of developing leaders within the school
Shared responsibility
Reduced workload, teacher involvement
The importance of revisiting and revising the vision of the school
Lacking parent involvement, don’t place blame, what else can we
try?
Don’t make assumptions!
7. Connection to Standards
Standard 1: Develop, Articulate, Implement, and Steward a Vision
Vision to guide resource room, necessity to communicate to
stakeholders, bring vision to life, revisit to ensure meets vision
Standard 2: Culture, Programs, Professional Growth
Improve school program, accommodate diverse needs of school
population, planned PD
Standard 3: Manage Organization, Operations, and Resources
Equity (meeting diverse needs), organization of human, material,
and fiscal resources
Standard 4: Community
Garner resources in the community, outreach to organizations, involve
families in decision-making process
Standard 5: Actions
Sensitivity to diversity, decisions based on legal principles (access to info.)
Standard 6: Larger Context
Effects of poverty on families, communicate with school community, advocate
8. Reflections cont’d
Problems:
Difficulty with communication, ideas not truly carried out
Vision not supported by funding, need to be more realistic
Teacher displacement
Purchasing and inventory, some funds initially unaccounted for
Changes to Make
More supervision to ensure vision is adhered to
Inventory resources available within school first
Track inventory and funding as it arrives
