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OKCPS Family Engagement Core Values
At OKCPS, we are working hard to build a foundation that strengthens and supports the relationships and engagement levels between families, schools, the District and the community in order to provide a safe and nurturing environment for all students that supports academic achievement and social development.
Building a foundation of significant and ongoing engagement requires the right mindset.
The following core beliefs are the foundation for family engagement programming:
Core Belief 1
All families have dreams for their children and want the best for them.
Core Belief 2
All families have the capacity to support their children’s learning.
Core Belief 3
Families and school staff should be equal partners.
Core Belief 4
The responsibility for building partnerships between school and home rests primarily with school staff, especially school leaders.
Our Family Engagement Focus Areas
By focusing on the following principles, schools will create an environment that will lead to meaningful partnerships with families and result in student success:
Building Effective Two-Way Communication
Effective two-way communication relies on families and educators having a variety of ways to receive and discuss information about students’ progress within and outside of the school environment
Strengthening Relationships
Strengthening relationships ensures that all members of the school community feel like valued contributors to students’ academic achievement and healthy development.
Connecting Learning at Home and School
Families are essential partners in understanding and meeting the needs of their child and must know how their child is progressing in school and what they can do to support their child’s learning and development at home.
Commitment to Equity
At OKCPS, we have an imperative moral to change the odds for our students. We envision a future in which every student will graduate an accomplished, independent learner prepared to lead a choice-filled life. A future in which social factors do not predict student outcomes. Find out what our district is doing to provide high quality equitable education for our students.
Positive & Inviting School Climate
Each student, including students with higher needs and students of color, experiences a physically safe and emotionally supportive environment at school, including fair and consistent rules and discipline policies, positive relationships between staff and students that foster belonging, effective social-emotional learning opportunities, and meaningful family engagement that meets student needs so all students can reach high standards and thrive.
OKCPS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY
Parent Family Engagement Policy ESEA revised 2017.pdf