Parent Involvement Council Committees http://www.wcsd.aztech-cs.com/parents/parent-involvement/parent-involvement-council-committees/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:28:13 +0100 WebGen + FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt Tue, 25 May 2010 00:05:45 +0100 http://www.wcsd.aztech-cs.com/parents/parent-involvement/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:AssessmentThe 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 SchoolsThe 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-throughsRubric for walk-throughsAdditional Resource for "How to Create A Family Friendly School"Parent Training & InclusivityThe 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 is also providing training for parents and parent leaders to help all parents understand the high school graduation requirements. WCSD Graduation Rates Data - EnglishWCSD Graduation Rates Data - SpanishWCSD Graduation Requirements - EnglishWCSD Graduation Requirements - SpanishProfessional DevelopmentThe 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 Documents from Module 1-2:ScriptFacilitator_QuestionsPowerPointSchool_DescriptionsResearch-based_Best_PracticesResearch-based_Best_Practices-blankmodelArticleEvaluationDownload Documents from Module 3:ScriptPowerPointBest-Practices-HandoutBuild_Staff_Capacity-10_TipsEvaluation 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 2009-2010 school year.  Tue, 25 May 2010 00:05:45 +0100 en_2761_721_0 http://www.wcsd.aztech-cs.com/parents/parent-involvement/parent-involvement-council-committees/ Parent Involvement Council Committees Tue, 25 May 2010 00:05:45 +0100 en_2762_721_0