and Strategic Initiatives 2008–2009 - Laramie County School District ...

Stakeholder Communications & Relationships
Parent Involvement
Other Opportunities for Involvement
•Open Houses—At the beginning of the
school year, every school holds an open house for
families and students. This provides parents with
an excellent opportunity to meet school staff
members and tour the facility. In addition, staff
has an opportunity to communicate class and
building goals, the academic program and school
and classroom organization and management.
•Parent/Teacher Groups—Most schools
have parent/teacher organizations/associations
(PTO/PTA). Others have less formal groups that
support specific extracurricular activities.
•Parents on Committees—Parents are invited
to participate in the following committees: the
district parent advisory council, the building
collaborative decision-making team, the district
and building school improvement teams, the
district standards and curriculum committees (in
each content area), the district calendar, policy
and building advisory teams, and the NCA
school and district steering, profile and action
planning teams.
•Communication—District-wide student/
parent handbooks are provided to every
elementary, junior and senior high family. The
objective is to provide accurate and consistent
information to all students, parents and
guardians of students; and provide administrators
and teachers with consistent guidelines
throughout the district. Included are rules,
regulations, policies and curriculum standards
and benchmarks.
•Each school has a building newsletter/
newspaper available on a regular basis. Although
content may vary from school to school,
newsletters are a reliable source of information
about activities/events, schedules or schedule
changes, outstanding student and staff
achievements and general news about what is
happening in the school.
•The district-wide newspaper—Public
Schools’ Chronicle—is published five times a
year and mailed to every home and business in
the Cheyenne area. The publication provides
community stakeholders a window into the
classroom as it features student learning activities
and events. In addition, the publication contains
informational articles on issues impacting parents
and the community.
The district Web site provides district and
school-level information including event
calendars, schedules, policies, handbooks and
a variety of parent, community and district
resources.
Parents and community members wishing
to become involved in school and/or district
committees and groups are encouraged to contact
individual schools or LCSD1 at 771-2100.
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