Recommendations
The following recommendations are offered for your consideration.
1. Establish the position of Cullen Home-School Liaison Specialist (CHSLS), who will strategize, organize, and spearhead community engagement efforts.
Among the CHSLS’ duties are informal home visits, the initiation of business partnerships, the organization of formal parent meetings, the facilitation of communication between teachers and parents, and help parents advocate for their children. See Appendix - Section Four: External Stakeholders Documents: A-D for supporting documents.
2. Reorganize and redevelop the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA).
Because research is so clear about the difference between superficial, simple parent involvement and the kind of instruction-focused parent involvement that actually affects student achievement, the PTSA’s focus must also be clear. To have the maximum impact, the PTSA cannot be limited to social tasks like fundraisers and celebrations--parents must be integrated into the instructional discourse of the school in meaningful, substantive ways.
1. Establish the position of Cullen Home-School Liaison Specialist (CHSLS), who will strategize, organize, and spearhead community engagement efforts.
Among the CHSLS’ duties are informal home visits, the initiation of business partnerships, the organization of formal parent meetings, the facilitation of communication between teachers and parents, and help parents advocate for their children. See Appendix - Section Four: External Stakeholders Documents: A-D for supporting documents.
2. Reorganize and redevelop the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA).
Because research is so clear about the difference between superficial, simple parent involvement and the kind of instruction-focused parent involvement that actually affects student achievement, the PTSA’s focus must also be clear. To have the maximum impact, the PTSA cannot be limited to social tasks like fundraisers and celebrations--parents must be integrated into the instructional discourse of the school in meaningful, substantive ways.