KB PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
IN EDUCATION
KB The Superintendent, in consultation with parents, teachers, and administrators, shall develop procedures for outreach and involvement of all parents and family members in the school(s). The district and school parent and family engagement procedures shall include:
A. A written parent and family engagement plan fdesigned to build the dual capacity of parents and teachers to support student academic and social-emotional success in school, including a focus on such areas as student learning, attendance, and behavior. The plan shall be developed and implemented in meaningful consultation with parents. The plan shall:
1. Identify District and school expectations and objectivies for meaningful parent and family engagement;
2. Include the means by which it will be communicated to all parents in a language they can understand and made avaialbe to the local community.
3. Provide for the annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of parent and family engagement. The annual evaluation of parent and family engagement will identify;
a. Needs of parents and family members to assist with their children, including engaging with school personnel and teachers;
b. Barriers to greater participation by all parents (with a focus on parents who are economically disadvantaged, disabled, have limited English proficiency, limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background; strategies to support successful school and family interactions;
c. Procedures for the administration of an annual parent-teacher satisfaction survey;
4. Include methods for using the evaluation findings to dsign evidence-based strategies for more effective parent and family engagement and to revise the parent and family engagement policy, as needed.
5. Include strategies to ensure the effective engagement of all parents and effective school-parent-community partnerships shall include, but not limited to:
a. Providing assistance to parents in understanding such topics as the challenging State academic standards, State and local assessments, how to monitor their child's progress and how to work with educators to improve the achievement of their children;
b. Providing materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their children's academic and socia-emotional success in school and techniques designed to assist the student's learning experience in the home;
c. Identifing opportunities for parents to participate in the support classroom instruction at the school;
B. A method by which parents may learn about the curriculum used in the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student process, and the achievement levels of the challenging State academic standards; and the method by which parents can review learning materials, including the source of any supplemental educational materials.
C. A procedure by which parents who object to any learning material or activity on the basis that it is harmful may withdraw their children from the activity or from the class or program in which the material is used and request an alternative assignment. Objection to a learning material or activity on the basis that it is harmful includes objection to a material or activity because it questions beliefs or practices in sex, morality, or religion or, because of sexual content, violent content, or profane or vulgar language.
D. A procedure by which parents or guardians of students enrolled in the District shall have access in advance to the instructional materials, learning materials and activities currently used by, or being considered for use by, the District.
E. A procedure by which the District shall obtain signed, written consent from a student's parent or guardian before using video, audio or electronic materials that may be inappropriate for the age of the student.
F. Procedures to prohibit the School District from providing sex education instruction to a student unless the student's parent provides written permission for the student to participate in the sex education curricula if the School District offers any sex education curricula pursuant to A.R.S. 15-711 on the requirement to include instruction to students in grades seven (7) through twelve (12) on laws relating to sexual conduct with a minor or 15-716 concerning instruction on immune deficiency syndrome, or pursuant to any rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
G. Procedures by which parents will be notified in advance of and given the opportunity to withdraw their children from any instruction or presentations regarding sexuality in courses other than formal sex education curricula.
H. Procedures by which parents may learn about the nature and purpose of clubs and activities that are part of the school curriculum, extracurricular clubs, and activities that have been approved by the school.
I. Procedures by which parents may learn about parental rights and responsibilities under the laws of this state, including the following:
1. The right to opt in to a sex education curriculum if one is provided by the District.
2. Open enrollment rights pursuant to A.R.S. 15-816.01, relating to the District policies on open enrollment.
3. The right to opt out of assignments pursuant to A.R.S. 1-601, Parents Bill of Rights. [See Exhibit KB-EB]
4. The right to opt a child out of immunizations as authorized by A.R.S. 15-873, relating to an outbreak of a communicable disease.
5. The promotion requirements prescribed in A.R.S. 15-701 for students in grades one (1) through eight (8).
6. The minimum course of study and competency requirements for graduation from high school prescribed in A.R.S. 15-701.01.
7. The right to opt out of instruction on the acquired immune deficiency syndrome as provided by A.R.S. 15-716.
8. The right to review their child's standardized norm-referenced test results pursuant to A.R.S. 15-743.
9. The right to participate in gifted programs pursuant as prescribed by A.R.S. 15-779.01.
10. The right to access instructional materials as directed by A.R.S. 15-730.
11. The right to receive the school's annual report card pursuant to A.R.S. 15-746.
12. The school attendance and age requirements for children prescribed in A.R.S. 15-802, 15-803 and 15-821.
13. The right to public review of courses of study and textbooks in the common schools (preschool programs through grade eight [8]), as prescribed in A.R.S. 15-721.
14. The right to be excused from school attendance for religious purposes as described by A.R.S. 15-806.
15. Policies related to parental involvement pursuant to A.R.S. 15-102 and set out herein.
16. The right to seek membership on school councils pursuant to A.R.S. 15-351, describing the purpose, duties, and membership of a school council. [Subject to the exemption of certain school districts exempted as described in A.R.S. 15-352.]
17. The right to participate in a parental satisfaction survey to be distributed to the parent of every child enrolled at the school, pursuant to A.R.S. 15-353.
18. Information about the student accountability information system (SAIS) as prescribed in section 15-1042.
18. The right to access the failing schools tutoring fund pursuant to A.R.S. 15-241.
Resumés of all current and former instructional personnel shall be maintained and available for inspection by parents and guardians of pupils enrolled. The resumé shall include individual educational and teaching background and experience in a particular academic content subject area.
For the purposes of this policy parent means the natural or adoptive parent or legal guardian of a minor child.
When a parent submits a written request for information to the Superintendent or a school principal during regular business hours:
A. The Superintendent or principal shall:
1. Deliver the requested information to the parent within ten (10) calendar days, or
2. Provide to the parent a written explanation for denial of the requested information.
B. If the requested information is denied or is not received by the parent within fifteen (15) calendar days:
1. The parent may submit to the Governing Board a request for the requested information, and
2. The Governing Board shall consider the request at the next scheduled meeting of the Board on which the request can be properly noticed. If the request cannot be properly noticed on the next scheduled meeting agenda, the Governing Board shall formally consider the request at the next subsequent public meeting of the Governing Board.
Adopted: February 14, 2019
LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
1-601
1-602
15-101
15-102
15-110
15-113
15-117
15-249
15-341
15-351
15-721
15-722
15-730
CROSS REF.:
ABA - Community Involvement in Education
IHBD - Compensatory Education
IJ - Instructional Resources and Materials
IJND - Technology Resources
JHD - Exclusions and Exemptions from School Attendance
KDB - Public's Right to Know/Freedom of Information