Parent Involvement
Parents
Parent Involvement
Six pillars of partnership between home and school.
The administration and teaching staff at SVHS solicits support from our parents and community. Using the six pillars of parent involvement, as outlined by Dr. Epstein and the National PTA, we attempt to maximize communication and collaboration to benefit our students.
Your right to know
In accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), SVHS supports the right of all parents to know and view teacher qualifications and have access to their child’s assessment data. Parents are invited to contact Dr. Kincaid or Ms. Coleman with inquiries regarding these items.
Our annual Title 1 meeting was held on August 6th at our Meet the Teacher event.
The Six Pillars
Currently, many strategies are in place to facilitate the school/parent partnership, although we are always expanding techniques to improve our practice.
Parenting
- Newsletter articles offering research-based parenting tips
- Parent/school compact outlines specific parenting needs for academic success
- Website link specifically designed for parental use filled with tremendous parenting resources
- Daily feedback to parents regarding student absences to aid in supervision
- Child development courses available for our teen parents
- Administrative home visits to residences of struggling students
- Drug intervention and treatment services provided on our campus
- College and Career Center to support parents in helping graduation students
- Psychology courses explore developmental psychology and its applications
Communicating
- Language translators available on-campus around the clock
- Interactive website updated weekly
- Phone calls made home daily to parents of absent or struggling students
- Annual open house
- Grades sent home every nine weeks
- Non-instructional Fridays for individual tutoring and parent communication
- Digital call-out system for important announcements and reminders
- A wide variety of pamphlets, hand-outs, and memos sent home
- Parent attendance at NHS orientations
Volunteering
- Cognia and Title I committees
- Field trips
- Graduation
- Prom and campus events
Learning at Home
- Friday tutoring available to provide support for independent learning
- ACT preparation materials available upon request
- ACT information provided through brochures, newsletters, and website
- College and Career Fair and College and Career Center to aid parents as their students transition from high school
Decision Making
- Announcements & invites in newsletters for Title I and Cognia meetings
- Parent and student surveys sent home through School Messenger
- Review of parent/school compact annually
- Individual feedback to parents and office staff maximized
Community Involvement
- SVHS serves as a training ground for practicum and student teachers from Rio Salado, University of Phoenix, and Ottawa University
- NHS service learning projects for a wide variety of organizations
- Relationship with local group homes
- Local businesses recruiting through Career Center and Career Fair
Making participation easy
Open houses, program meetings, and language/technology training are offered at flexible times and widely publicized. The consistently formatted school website and bi-monthly newsletters read easily and promote equal access.
Parents, guardians, and stakeholders are encouraged to attend annual meetings, give feedback regarding the school parent compact, and help develop Cognia and School-wide plans. The school is committed to providing resources and training to build parent and community networks.