Buena Park School District

Annual Parent Involvement Presentation

Kaivan Yuen, Ed.D.Director of Student Programs and Staff Development

May 23, 2016

Parent Involvement in BPSD● Communication● Volunteer Opportunities● Parent Advisories● Parent Education● Community Collaborations● At Home Supports

What is Parent Involvement?Joyce Epstein’s Framework of Six Types of Involvement

● Parenting● Communicating● Volunteering● Learning At Home● Decision Making● Collaborating With Community

Students with involved parents are more likely to:

● Earn high grades and test scores● Attend school regularly● Have better social skills● Graduate and go on to postsecondary education

CommunicatingFederal and state requirement: provide communication in another language is 15%

Spanish: District 35%

Korean: Emery 20%

Parent Conferences

Website/Facebook

Robocalls

Parent Meetings

Decision Making● District English Learner Advisory Council (DELAC)● District Advisory Council (DAC)● GATE Parent Advisory● ASES Parent Advisory● School meetings: ELAC, SSC, PTA

District English Learners Advisory Committee (DELAC)

● Monthly meetings● Input about district English learners

program● State and federal compliance

Major Themes

● English classes● EL Parent Conference

District Advisory Council (DAC)● Two meetings● Input on school programs to support

at-risk students

Major Themes

● More after school interventions for struggling students

● More in school supports for at-risk students

GATE Parent Advisory● GATE Parent Night Meeting● Three meetings● Input on GATE programs● Meeting the needs of gifted students

Major Themes

● Language and fine arts programs● Field Trips● The need for differentiated instruction

during the school day

ASES Parent Advisory● Four meetings● Input about the ASES program● Program updates

Major Themes

● STEM● Music● College readiness

Collaborating with the Community LCAP Stakeholders Meetings

● Meeting at each site● Input about LCAP● Surveys to parents

Major Themes

● More support for struggling students after school

● More arts and music● CCSS Math for parents

ParentingDistrict Workshops

● Monthly● Various topics:

○ 21st Century Learning○ Parenting○ Buena Park Library○ Healthy Celebrations○ ST Math○ College Readiness

● Parents of English Learners Conference

Parents of English Learners Conference

Healthy Celebrations

ST Math

Parenting

College Readiness

Volunteering● School and classroom volunteers● Parent room/family center● Parent patrol/traffic duty● Chaperoning field trips● Student programs

Learning At Home● Monitoring and supporting homework● Family math, science, and reading

activities at school● Family activities: visiting museums,

colleges

What’s Next?● Continue with school events and district workshops● Continue with parent committees and advisories● Continue to solicit input from parents to advise LCAP● Explore partnerships with community organizations● Strengthen school to home and home to school communication