Parent Involvement

1
Parent Involvement
Elizabeth Chapin-Pinotti California Title 1
Conference April 22, 2008 echapin-pinotti_at_amadorco
e.k12.ca.us www.chapinpinottilearningcenter.com

• Part of the Achievement Gap Bridge

2
Getting Parents to the Table

• Be a welcoming school
• School Invitingness
• Customer Service With a Smile

3
Invitingness

• The Physical Environment
• Daily Practices of the Staff
• School Attitudes and Actions

4
Don Forget

• to give teachers the tools to reach out to
  families.

5
A Parents Role in Teaching Kids they Matter
6
Parents As Asset Builders

• Parent PowerPoint Asset Builders
• Parent PowerPoint Assets and Reading Raising
  a Reader

7
General Parent Training

• Understanding NCLB

8
Parents and the Standards

• Standards at Conferences
• Conference Handbook
• Follow-up Training
• Parent Helper Workshop
• Parent Helper Handbook
• Parent Helper Entire Program Online
• www.chapinpinottilearningcenter.com

9
Parent Night Agenda

• Meet and Greet with Food
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Handbook Discussion
• Interactive Activity

10
Activity

• Pre-Writing At Home