References to "parent" involvement may be interpreted broadly to include parents/guardians/legal custodians, the adults who play a primary role in the responsibility for a child’s education and well-being.

Parent involvement may manifest itself as a parent/teacher conference, a phone conversation, correspondence, or other contact between parent and teacher intended to assess and foster the student's progress.

Source:	A Workbook on Parent Involvement for District Leaders. The National Committee for Citizens in Education. Columbia, Maryland.
Citation:	Strategies for Increasing Parental/Family Involvement in Schools. Dade County Public Schools. 1990.

It is important to come to school and meet with your child's teacher. Schools send report cards at the end of each nine weeks; however, other opportunities are available for parent/teacher communication - conferences, back-to-school night, orientation meetings. These could be opportunities to let the teacher know that you would like to be informed if concerns should develop.

Citation:

Prepared by Binkley, M. et al. Becoming a Nation of Readers, What Parents Can Do. Published by D.C. Heath and Company in cooperation with thh Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U. S. Department of Education. March, 1988. p. 21. Available for checkout at the Norman Professional Development Center.

"Today, everyone is overwhelmed with information, and many people have trouble listening to any message closely. Experts say that it often takes eight reminders or notices for someone to say famlly, 'I've heard of that'."

Citation:

U.S. Department of Education. A Compact for Learning: An Action Handbook for Family-School-Community Partnerships. U.S.D.E., Washington, D.C. 20202. December, 1997. p. 17. Available for checkout at the Norman Professional Development Center.

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