Washoe Country School District
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Parent Involvement Council Committees
The WCSD Parent Involvement Council committees are at the heart of the work of the Council and the partnership with the District. The Council's current committees are:
Assessment
The Assessment committee's overall goal is to continously collect data on parent involvement to support our schools in improving their efforts to engage and partner with parents in the education of their children.
The committee is currently working in partnership with the Office of School Improvement and many other district departments on a school site rubric for parent involvement. The rubric will provide descriptive measures of a school's efforts to engage parents at an exemplary, median and inadequate school. The rubric will be piloted during the 2009-2010 school year as part of the school improvement process and is also fulfilling action steps for the District's Blueprint for Success. The committee is also working on a follow-up survey to the 2008 WCSD Parent Involvement Needs Assessment.
Family Friendly Schools
The Family Friendly Schools committee is charged with helping all schools in WCSD to create an environment where every family feels welcome and included in their child's education.
As one of the first committees and beginning initiatives of the PIC, the Family Friendly Schools committee developed the FFS Self-Assessment Guide for schools. The committee is currently providing Family Friendly walk-throughs and reports to schools who would like a confidential, objective assessment of their school's physical enviornment and welcoming atmosphere.
Flyer for walk-throughs
Rubric for walk-throughs
Additional Resource for "How to Create A Family Friendly School"
Parent Training & Inclusivity
The Parent Training & Inclusivity (PTI) committee works on programs and initiatives that help schools to be inclusive of all families and parents to understand the educational system.
The PTI committee is currently partnering with the Diversity Office to bring the Study Circles program from Montgomery County Public Schools to WCSD. The program will be implemented at several schools during the 2009-2010 school year.
The PTI committee has launched the Academy for Families to provide support and information for families to understand the educational system and provide support for their student's academic achievement.
Below is some of the curriculum and presentations from these workshops.
WCSD Graduation Rates Data - English
WCSD Graduation Rates Data - Spanish
WCSD Graduation Requirements - English
WCSD Graduation Requirements - Spanish
Professional Development
The Professional Development (PD) committee partners with District staff and departments to support all school staff to have the knowledge and skills needed to work in partnership with families.
The PD committee is currently working on parent involvement modules for administrators to discuss current and best practices on working with families. The modules will be implemented during the 2009-2010 school year.
Download handouts from Modules 1-2:
PowerPoint
Research-based Best Practices
Research-based Best Practices- blank model
Research-brief
School Descriptions-Fortress vs. Partnership
Sip-Vignette
Article
Evaluation
Other Committees:
Other WCSD PIC committees include Executive, Nominating and By-laws. These committees meet at different times of the year to address the business and mission of the Council.
Learn more about the WCSD PIC's accomplishments during the 2008-2009 school year.
