School Improvement - Louisiana Department of Education
School Improvement - Louisiana Department of Education
School Improvement - Louisiana Department of Education
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Rubric:<br />
Acceptable<br />
Not Acceptable<br />
II. Activities that encourage family members to participate in student learning are included.<br />
a. Monthly activities<br />
that encourage family<br />
members to participate<br />
in student learning are<br />
included.<br />
b. Quarterly<br />
activities that<br />
encourage family<br />
members to participate<br />
in student learning are<br />
included.<br />
c. Activities once a<br />
semester that<br />
encourage family<br />
members to participate<br />
in student learning are<br />
included.<br />
d. No activities<br />
encourage family<br />
members to participate<br />
in student learning.<br />
Rationale/Comments:<br />
Guideline III. Family school communication activities are included regarding student learning.<br />
Rubric:<br />
Of the following 7 suggestions, at least 5 should be included in the plan and occur monthly:<br />
• Are newsletters or other communications (email) about student learning being sent to<br />
families? Are these communications in multiple languages to accommodate all families?<br />
• Is there a website with current information available for families?<br />
• Is there an automated calling feature used to get information to families?<br />
• Are families being contacted by phone or home visits by teachers or counselors concerning<br />
the child’s learning?<br />
• Are activities held within the community?<br />
• Are families surveyed to find out their needs, concerns, ways they can support the school?<br />
• Are procedures planned to increase attendance <strong>of</strong> school functions?<br />
Note: This is a list <strong>of</strong> possible activities to include in the plan. Other activities that support families may<br />
also be included.<br />
Acceptable<br />
Not Acceptable<br />
III. Family involvement activities are included for increasing family‐school communication in regards<br />
to student learning.<br />
a. Monthly activities<br />
are provided for<br />
increasing family‐school<br />
communication about<br />
student learning.<br />
Rationale/Comments:<br />
b. Quarterly<br />
activities are provided<br />
for increasing familyschool<br />
communication<br />
about student learning.<br />
c. Activities once a<br />
semester are provided<br />
for increasing familyschool<br />
communication<br />
about student learning.<br />
d. No activities are<br />
provided for increasing<br />
family‐school<br />
communication about<br />
student learning.<br />
Guideline IV. Family involvement activities are designed to include all families.<br />
• Are families who cannot attend school functions involved, or do all activities depend on families<br />
coming to the school?<br />
• Has diversity among families been accounted for?<br />
• Are activities designed to reach out to all families?<br />
• Have student subgroups been accounted for?<br />
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