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WHAT IS THE OREGON R.I.S.E. CENTER
We are a statewide organization that
encourages, educates, and empowers
children and young adults with
disabilities, their parents, family
members, and professionals to
collaboratively achieve unlimited success.
We are a regionalized model with staff
living in the area that they serve.
Current Programs
Partners Program
StatewideConference
s
›Bullying Prevention and Awareness
›Diversity
›OrPTI
›Transition
›IEP Partners
›Transition Partners
›Mediation Partners
›Annual Parent Conference
›Building Futures
›Infant and Early Childhood Conference
Special Education Helpline1-888-891-6784
Monday-Friday, 9am to [email protected]
“Coming together is a beginning, Keeping together is progress, Working together is success.”
Henry Ford
Oregon r.i.s.e Center/Parent Training and Information Program
RESEARCH SHOWS
Parent involvement in children's learning is positively related to achievement.
The more intensively parents are involved in their children's learning, the more beneficial are the achievement effects.
The most effective forms of parent involvement are those which engage parents in working directly with their children on learning activities in the home.
RESEARCH SHOWS
Considerably greater achievement benefits are noted when parent involvement is active--when parents work with their children at home, certainly, but also when they attend and actively support school activities and when they help out in classrooms or on field trips, and so on.
The earlier in a child's education that parent involvement begins, the more powerful the effects will be.
FIVE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR INVOLVING PARENTS IN SCHOOLS Offer parents opportunities in the
context of a well-organized and long lasting program
Allow parents to choose from a range of participation options
Engage parents in decision making at all available levels
Intentionally design a parent friendly environment
Communicate regularly and acknowledge parent involvement
OFFER PARENTS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF A WELL-ORGANIZED AND LONG LASTING PROGRAM Offer parent participation “inservice” during
the year
Develop parent involvement programs in instruction- at home, school and after school
Develop a parent mentoring program that matches involved and uninvolved parents
Provide professional development opportunities for parents
ALLOW PARENTS TO CHOOSE FROM A RANGE OF PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
Options need to accommodate schedules, preferences and capabilities
Offer short term and longer term projects
Develop projects that can be done at home and brought back to school
Assign “parent involvement” homework assignments (family history, daily schedules)
ENGAGE PARENTS IN DECISION MAKING AT ALL AVAILABLE LEVELS
Invite parents to be part of classroom as well as school or district wide decision making
Allow opportunities for parents to complete surveys or short feedback forms on specific topics
Identify ways that parents can take a lead role is task forces or meetings
Involve families in evaluating the effectiveness of family involvement programs
INTENTIONALLY DESIGN A PARENT FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
Recognize the community’s ethnic, linguistic and cultural composition and resources and reflect that in school
Identify a parent center for parents to use while at school
Give parents a badge that identifies them as a “parent partner” at school
Hire and train a family coordinator
COMMUNICATE REGULARLY AND ACKNOWLEDGE PARENT INVOLVEMENT
Keep parents informed of their child’s performance through notes, email, newsletters, etc.
Be available for quick conversations with parents during drop off and pick up time
Recognize parent participation in regular newsletters
Provide social opportunities for teacher and parents
.
FIVE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO BE INVOLVEDShare attributes, strengths and skills that
could support your child’s classroom or school
Communicate with your child’s teacherAsk to participate in school improvement
and decision making opportunitiesSupport classroom curriculum and
activities at homeParticipate in a positive, collaborative
and trusting manner
SHARE ATTRIBUTES, STRENGTHS AND SKILLS THAT COULD SUPPORT YOUR CHILD’S CLASSROOM OR SCHOOL
Organization, planning skills
Clerical, copying
Hobbies, crafts, talents, artistic abilities
Special expertise
COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER
Email, phone, written notes Attend Parent-Teacher conferences
Attend school open house or other social events
Before or after school check-ins
ASK TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND DECISION MAKING OPPORTUNITIES
Site council
Parent clubs or Parent-Teacher club activities
Staff selection committees
Special project task forces
SUPPORT CLASSROOM CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES AT HOME
Make time and space for homework at home
Follow through with assignments at home
Make phone calls to other parents
Prepare art projects or pieces at home for school projects
PARTICIPATE IN A POSITIVE, COLLABORATIVE AND TRUSTING MANNER Follow through on tasks or commitments
Develop relationships with school personnel
Express concerns or needs with a friendly demeanor
Be considerate of time that teachers have for one-on-one conversations
Approach participation as adding to the education of ALL children
ATTRIBUTES OF SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS
Mutual respect
Trust
Shared problem solving
Common vision and goals
Conflicts, when present, are openly acknowledged and addressed
Focus
THE FUTURE OF PARENT INVOLVEMENT
How will generational changes influence parent’s expectation of participation?
How will participation change as a result of the economic climate for schools?
How can the schools need “to do more with less” and the potential of parent participation create a win-win solution?
How will you use this discussion to increase parent participation at your school or workplace?
CONTACT INFORMATION
Call us at 503-581-8156 or 1-888-505-2673(toll free in the state of Oregon)
Special Ed. Help Line 1-888-891-6784 Fax us at 503-391-0429 Email us at [email protected] Website- www.oregonrisecenter.org