Facilitate Family-to-Family Support:

Inclusive, transparent communications allow school personnel to create a safe and respectful environment to promote supportive interaction between households.

• Title 1 Parent Meetings (2-3x a year)
• Virtual Guidance and Counseling-Parent Mental Health Recording Sessions/Presentations (Monthly)
• Enrollment Fairs
• (After April)
• Library Nights (Monthly)
• Grandparents Day (Annual)
• Student of the Month Ceremonies (Monthly)
• Meet the Teacher Night (Beginning-of-Year)
• STAAR Parent Meetings (1-2x a year)
• Parenting Partners Workshops (Annual)
• Family Meals Challenge parent workshops (Annual)
• GT Parent Awareness Meeting (Annual)
• Parent Learning Summit (Annual)
• Grade-level Parent Sessions (1-2x year)
• Bilingual Department Parent Sessions (1-2x a year)
• Pre K & Headstart Family Engagement Projects (Monthly)
• Headstart Parent Home Visits (2x a year)
• Communication Platforms: Class Dojo and Parent Square (as needed)
• Free Parent Summer Camps (Annual)
• Family Picnics (1-5x a year)
• LCDC/LPC psychoeducational sessions (Monthly)
• Special Education Conferences

Establish a network of community resources:

United ISD will build strategic partnerships with community organizations to leverage community resources for caregivers through the community resources handbook and ongoing district-wide events.

• United Way of South Texas
• Relay for Life (Annual)
• Parent Learning Summit (Annual)
• Career Day & Career on Wheels (Annual)
• Site-Based Decision Meetings: SBDM (Bi-annual)

Increase family participation in decision making:

Throughout the year, participation in district and school-wide decision-making empowers caregivers as their child’s first teacher and advocate.

• Campus Improvement Plan Committee (3-4x a year)
• District Improvement Plan Committee (3-4x a year)
• LPAC Committee Parent Group (Bi-annual)
• Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Committee
• Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
• Regularly scheduled district and campus-level meetings
• Site-Based Decision Meetings: SBDM (Bi-annual)

Equip families with tools to enhance and extend learning:

Caregivers have multiple opportunities to learn about student progress and ways to support success at home. Caregivers also have personal, extended learning opportunities.

• Ready Rosie
• Family Engagement Theme Projects
• Make & Take Sessions - Parent Learning Summit
• Literacy Nights (1-2x a year)
• Parent Teacher Conferences (Minimum 1-2x a year)
• Parenting Partners (Annual)
• Family Meals Challenge parent workshops (Annual)

Provide ongoing professional development opportunities for educators:

Educators participate in professional development opportunities to support and use culturally diverse, culturally relevant, and culturally responsive family engagement strategies and enhance instruction.

• District Staff Professional Developments (8-10x a year)
• Staff Summer Learning Opportunities/Workshops (offered in the Summer)
• District & Campus Professional Development
• District PLC Mondays
• Region One Professional Development Trainings (Virtual or In-Person as needed)
• Guidance & Counseling Department offers opportunities to learn at city and county organization conferences (2-4x a year)

Evaluate family engagement efforts and use the results for continuous improvement:

The ongoing campus/district needs assessment cycle will seek input to improve the quality of instruction, climate, and family engagement.

• District & Campus Parent Surveys
• Title 1 Parent Surveys (1-2x a year)
• Title 1 surveys are offered after every parent and family session
• Use parent input to provide valuable information in the planning, development, and implementation of programs for the district
• Compile evaluation data and use it to plan and implement a more effective Parental Involvement Program