Changes in student learning behavior: What will students do to reach the identified results? What new things will they do to learn? What things will they do more of?

Changing Instruction: What will teachers do to ensure students learn and develop the learning behaviors identified in the first column?

(Be sure that the instructional practices you identify will address every student learning behavior.)

Monitoring Progress with Timelines and Adjustments: How will we measure progress towards the changes in learning behavior and teaching that we want? How often will this occur? How will we keep the principal, parents, and SIT informed and involved?

Collaboration and Support: When will we use the information we get from monitoring to improve learning and teaching? When will we discuss the progress we are making?  

School and District Support and Resources: What support and resources will the school and district provide in order to achieve the results of this action plan?

(List the support and resources below and then use the attached template to finalize this column.)

Evaluating Results/Reporting to Families and Community: How will the school know if their students reach the intended results? In light of what we have learned, how will we revise the plan for next year?

Reporting to families and the Community: How will we share results of this plan with the entire school community?

Students will:

See a strong partnership between families / community and school staff  

Encourage their family members to be active participants in the school environment

Exhibit more positive attitudes and behaviors towards school, homework, parents, and teachers

Report on school-wide events to PTSA on a monthly basis.

Teachers will:

Embrace the Family / Community Engagement Policy

Establish a plan/process to implement the Family / Community Engagement Policy at both a team and teacher level

Maintain a Parent Communication Log

Be receptive to parent volunteers

Communicate with parents/families about individual and school-wide progress in a regular, meaningful, reciprocal approach through multiple avenues of communication

Work with team members to develop a team parent listserv

Design and identify opportunities for families to actively participate in school activities.

Provide opportunities for parents to review and provide input on their child’s Individual Learning Plan (ILP) (portfolio breakfast, parent conferences, etc).

Establish a stronger relationship with the PTSA by presenting at PTSA meetings (by department)

Utilize and communicate community resources.

Reflect on school-to-home communication and family/community involvement on a trimester basis.

Seek community involvement through service learning

Teachers will:

Assess their current level of family and community involvement on a trimester basis.

Document means and frequency of communication on both a collective and individual basis.

Survey families regarding their level of satisfaction with communication and involvement (at team level).

Teacher leaders will:

Distribute Family Engagement Policy and Effective Means of Communication

Develop and distribute a school-wide Parent Communication Log for teachers/teams to record data

Develop a school-wide parent survey to measure parent satisfaction with team communication and family involvement

Monitor team practice through CPT logs and team surveys

Develop policy and procedure for a parent volunteer program (library & classroom).

Develop a team reflection form to assess school-to-home communication and family/community involvement

Recognize and celebrate volunteer contributions.

Develop a list of community resource and support services.

Develop two parent workshops to assist parents in understanding how to improve skills and perform well on performance assessments (October & January)

Provide professional development on web page design, development of listservs, and other means of communication

Use the PTA School of Excellence Assessment Tool to assess family engagement

(January & May)

Administrators will:

Develop a calendar for monitoring CPT/parent logs

Communicate the Family / Community Engagement Policy to the staff and community

Report out to the PTSA on school-to-home communication  

Oversee the implementation and monitoring of the plan

When we will collaborate:

Common Planning Time (CPT)

Family / Community Action Team Meetings

Faculty Meeting / After School Common Planning

PTSA Meetings

School Improvement Team Meetings

Department Meetings

On line communication (email, website, listserv)

The school will supply the following support and resources:

Continue to schedule common planning time

Continue to ensure all teachers have access to a working computer and access to applicable, updated software.

Provide job embedded professional development on family engagement  and communication

The central office will supply the following support and resources:

Funding for professional development and resources

Evaluating results:

Improved test scores (individually and collectively) on local and State assessments

Increased frequency in positive communication with and from families by students, parents, and staff  (Team survey & National PTA Schools of Excellence Assessment)

Reporting to the community:

School Report Night

School Committee Presentations

School Website

Open House

Listserv

Parent Teacher Conferences

Newspaper

PTSA Meetings