Family

SPECIAL SECTION ON PARENT INVOLVEMENT

  SUCCESS IN SCHOOL=SUCCESS IN LIFE

 The NAACP, People for the American Way Foundation, Eastman Kodak Company and The Advertising Council have joined forces to help spur more parent involvement in the education of their children.Backed by recent studies revealing that parental involvement has a major impact on the success of their child's education, the groups have launched a nationwide grassroots and media campaign aimed at increasing parent involvement. The ad campaign is expected to reach 25,000 media outlets nationwide. For more information on the ad campaign, visit <http://www.schoolsuccessinfo.org

    BEST IDEAS FOR INVOLVING PARENTS

 The national Parent Teacher Association asked teachers from across the country to submit their best ideas for getting parents and families involved in their children's success -- in school, but also at home and in the community. Here are some of the best of the

 best.<http://www.pta.org/programs/teachbi.htm

  DEVELOPING FAMILY AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

 The National Coalition for Parent Involvement, a group of education associations and advocacy groups, offers guidelines for schools to help parents and families get involved in their children's education.

 <http://www.ncpie.org/ncpieguidelines.html

   NEW REPORT

 GETTING TO POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN CHILD CARE

 This new report highlights key discussions from two workshops sponsored by the National Academy for Sciences Board on Children, Youth and Families. It highlights discussions about the context in which child care performance measures are being defined and used, the challenges and tensions in the field about measurement and assessment, and summarizes a process for developing a performance measurement system, including examples of innovative state efforts.

http://www4.nationalacademies.org/dbasse/bocyfweb.nsf/web/content?OpenDocument

  Washington State Report Card (<http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/).

This dynamic and powerful tool was designed by staff in our information technology section to help educators, administrators, parents, and community members better understand our public schools in Washington State. It contains important information about our K-12 community that is directly pertinent to you and your family.  There is a report card for each school. You will find general information about school demographics, student academic performance, and staff characteristics. There is also detailed performance information for educators. An announcement will be coming out from OSPI to district Superintendent informing them of this new website.  In our effort to provide the best possible report, we are seeking input from as many constituency groups as possible.  We ask that you take a few minutes to navigate the site and provide us with any comments, suggestions, etc. that you might have.Comments should be forwarded to reportcard@ospi.wednet.edu

 mailto:reportcard@ospi.wednet.edu.