PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT POLICY
2023-2024
Vine Grove Elementary School
DEFINITION OF PARENT_____________________________________________________________
The legal definition of a "parent" is a parent, stepparent, or foster parent of a student or
a person who has legal custody of a student pursuant to a court order and with whom the student resides.
For the purposes of this policy we will use the term "parent" to encompass all diverse family situations.
COMMITMENTS____________________________________________________________________
1. Sharing clear information about each student's progress with parents.
2. Offering practical suggestions to parents on how they can support student learning at home.
3. Making representative parents and community members full partners in our decision-making.
4. Facilitating the involvement of our parents with limited English proficiency, parents with
disabilities, and parents of migratory children.
5. Seeking and supporting adult volunteers to work with and inspire our students, as well as
making every effort, when legally appropriate, to accommodate the involvement of adults other than parents who are already involved in a student's life.
We will honor these commitments through a school-parent compact.
During an annual meeting with parents, we will review the compact with parents, ask for input and then revise, if necessary, the compact.
POLICY EVALUATION_______________________________________________________________
We will evaluate the effectiveness of this policy through our School Improvement Planning Process.