Parent Involvement
Sites of interest:
- TN DoE Family and Community Engagement
- US Department of Education Family and Community Engagement
- US Department of Education Parent Resources
- Talking with Teachers to resolve problems
- Parent Toolkits K-12
- National PTA Parents' Guide to Student Success
- Using data to promote change
- Toolkit for Title I parent involvement
- Epstein's Six Types of Parent Involvement
- College Savings Programs in Tennessee
- TN Achieves College Program
Tennessee Parental Involvement Standards
In a 2009 legislative session Senate Bill No. 293 was enacted which required the Tennessee Department of Education to develop parental involvement standards in public schools. Each school district and school will be required to report compliance on these standards. The compliance for the standards will be on the Tennessee Report Card beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. Starting in the spring of 2011, a survey from the State Department will be sent to each school district to obtain the compliance information.
The Tennessee Standards listed below are based on the PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships. These standards were adopted by the State Board of Education on July 30, 2010.
CONTACTS
School Level: PRINCIPAL
District Level: Sharon Anglim @ (865) 982-7121
State Level: Liz Roper @ (615) 253-0047
TN PARENT INVOLVEMENT STANDARDS
- 1. Welcoming all families into the school community
- 2. Communicating effectively
- 3. Supporting student success
- 4. Speaking up for every child
- 5. Sharing power
- 6. Collaborating with community