Whitman Elementary - Tulsa Public Schools

1. Parents will be notified at least monthly of news and important events through the use of a
newsletter.
Assigned to:
Sandra Lawrence
Target Completion Date: 01/05/2011
Comments:
Task Completed: 01/05/2011
A monthly newsletter has been going home every month since
the beginning of the school year.
2. Teachers will contact parents monthly via phone or written communication about the progress
of their child.
Assigned to:
Target Completion Date: 01/05/2012
Comments:
Task Completed: 05/31/2012
Team Leaders - Geraldine Jones, Wendy Hanson, Rosh
Teachers will be required to submit a log to their team leaders.
3. Open House type events will be held at least twice a year to allow families the opportunity to
visit the school in a welcoming, non threatening environment.
Assigned to:
Michealle Wasson
Target Completion Date: 01/05/2011
Comments:
Task Completed: 10/08/2010
Whitman has held 2 open house/carnivals since the beginning
of the school year.
4. Walt Whitman website will be updated annually to include school information as well as
educational links for parent/student usage at home.
Assigned to:
Target Completion Date: 05/30/2013
Comments:
Sandra Lawrence & Sandra Lawrence
5. Parents are invited by our Parent Facilitator to learn the expectations of our school and to be
part of the academic process through Back to School
Night, Cheer/Pomp Squad, Basketball, Soccer, Divas/Gents-mentoring program, Domino Club,
Skate Parties, Parent and Pastry, P.A.C-Parent Council and Advisory Meeting , Thanksgiving
Lunch, Meet the Teacher, Back to School Night and Barbershop cut off- Students receive a free
haircut.
Assigned to:
Shara Smith
Target Completion Date: 12/10/2012
Comments:
Open House was held September 22, 2011. Parents,
community members and past students were invited to met
and greet teachers and staff.
6. School leadership and all teachers will implement strategies such as family literacy to increase
effective parental involvement.
Student of the Month is held once a month to increase parental involvement and student
achievement.
Assigned to:
Roshan Cayton
Target Completion Date: 05/31/2012
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