Parents as Partners:

How Parents and Schools Work Together to Close the Achievement Gap

Purpose

We believe that an informed and engaged parent is a powerful parent.

We believe that together we can work to Close the Achievement Gap for all children.

Goals

Gain knowledge of California state standards.

Gain information about the No Child Left Behind legislation and services available at Program Improvement schools.

Develop strategies to partner with schools to increase student achievement.

What are Academic Standards?

Standards are the skills and concepts at each grade level that every child should know and be able to do by the end of the year.

STAR Testing Program

Each spring, students are tested on how well they have mastered the standards at each grade level.

No Child Left Behind

Federal legislation passed in 2001 Requires states to develop

accountability systems to measure annual progress of schools and districts

All students in all schools must test at proficient or above by 2014

Schools that do not meet targets enter “Program Improvement” status

NCLB and Your School

Scores are reported by sub-group and school-wide basis, e.g., Race/ethnicity Program (English Learners, Special

Education) AYP also includes participation rates and

graduation rates (for high schools) School-wide interventions at P.I. Schools

may include: Summer School/Intersession Saturday & After school classes

NCLB and your child

How do you know if your child needs intervention? Is your child working at grade level? Is your child scoring at proficient or

advanced on the CST? Is your child progressing through the ELD

levels? How can you identify/access

intervention for your child?

Exiting Program Improvement

Working together we can help schools exit Program Improvement Meet target for two years in a row

Parent involvement is an important part of helping schools to exit Program Improvement status

Parents as Partners are…

Parents as Partners

In what ways do you partner with your school?

How can parent involvement translate into improved academic achievement and higher test scores?

In what additional ways can you partner with your school?

Thank you for participating!

Please complete the evaluation form. Please visit the Program Improvement website

@ www.lausd.net