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Parents as Active ParticipantsMartha Gomez
Director of Language Services and Student Programs
Jurupa Unified School District
Where to Start?
Informational Pamphlet Initial Parent Meeting Parent Commitment Form
Parent Commitment Form
Who are your parents?
Career-oriented/too busy to attend school activities
Very involved in school activities Single parents working two jobs/too busy to attend
Immigrant parents with language issues or school cultural differences
Surrogate parents: foster parents, grandparents
Making Contact
Flyer Homework Phone calls
Reminder Specific messages
Sample of Calling Messages
Good morning, My name is _________ and I am calling from Jurupa Unified School
District. I am calling to remind you that there will be a meeting for the parents of students in the dual immersion program. If you haven’t received the flyer you will soon. The meeting will be on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Sunnyslope in the cafeteria.
We truly appreciate your previous attendance to the last three meetings and are truly looking forward to seeing you again on the 18th.
OR We have held three meetings this school year and we noticed you have
only attended 1(or 2) of them. We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend on March 18th. If you remember, an important part of the program is parent participation and involvement. Do you think you will be able to make it to this coming meeting?
Thank you, we will see you on the 18th.OR We have held three meetings this school year and we noticed you have
not been able to attend any of them. We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend on March 18th. If you remember, an important part of the program is parent participation and involvement. Do you think you will be able to make it to this coming meeting?
Thank you, we will see you on the 18th.
Keeping Track of Parent Attendance
Examples of Topics
Specific skills Films Question/answer sessions
Parent concerns Make it/Take it Reading of articles regarding bilingualism
Benefits of bilingualism
Improving our dual immersion program
Resources available Internet Community
English Vs. Spanish Parent Presentations
We try to never do concurrent translation
Dual immersion parents and kids are a community Acceptance Value Learn Support
What is the Objective for the Parent Meeting?
Support Expectations Meeting other parents Working with other parents Parents of students in higher grades helping new parents in the program
Example of Activities
Putting a puzzle together
Small groups of parents working together to put puzzles together
Puzzles had missing parts and they had to ask for those parts to other groups
Prizes were given to those who completed the puzzle
Goal: Having parents work together
Very successful activity. Parents were talking to each other and all were actively involved.
This was a warm up activity
Example of Activities
Three Parent Groups English Only Spanish Only Bilingual
Three Charts to Define the Following
Fin Once Red Tuna Dice Pie Meter Son Sin sale
Example of Activities
Sharing Parent Concerns/Successes Time for parents to write their concerns/successes
Formed two lines One with all English Only Parents One with all Spanish Speakers Bilingual Parents were split among the two lines The two lines had to face each other Parents had to introduce themselves and share with each other either a concern or a success
After sharing individually, they shared in small groups about what they had learned and then with the large group
Calendar
Parent Meeting Dates for the 2009-2010 School YearDate Grade Location Time
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 All grades MPR 5- 6pm Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Grade level meetings 5-6pm Wednesday January 27, 2010 All grades MPR 5-6pm Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Grade level meetings5-6pm Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Parent Pot Luck MPR 5-6:30pm
Juntas para padres durante el año escolar 2009-2010Fecha Grado Lugar Hora
Miércoles, 14 de octubre, 2009 todos los grados Salón Multiusos5- 6pm
Miércoles, 16 de diciembre, 2009junta para grados individuales 5-6pm Miércoles, 27 de enero, 2010 todos los grados Salón Multiusos
5-6pm Miércoles, 24 de marzo, 2010 junta para grados individuales 5-6pm Miércoles, 9 de junio, 2010 Fiesta de traje Salón Multiusos
5-6:30pm
Other Parent Programs Available
Café Literario English/Spanish Classes SENG Next to come:
Dual Immersion Booster Club
Who Presents at These Meetings?
Classroom Teachers Resource Teachers Director of Language Services and Student Programs
Principal
Most Successful Parent Meetings
Student Performances Skill Specific Make it/Take it Potluck/Picnic Assembly Oriented Meetings
Questions?
Martha E. GomezDirector of Language Services and Student ProgramsJurupa Unified School [email protected]