Parent Services

Parent Involvement Policy

Parental involvement is critical to a child′s success in school; parents are a student′s first and most important teachers. Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School District and the Assabet Valley Title I Program are committed to building a partnership with parents to achieve the goals of having high expectations for all children and to help them achieve success. A child′s success is linked to the relationship between the teacher and the parents, as well as to organized support provided by the School District and the school building administration.

To support the partnership between home and school Assabet Valley will:

Maintain a school that is open, helpful and friendly

Provide parents with opportunities to play a variety of roles (teacher, learner, decisionmaker, supporter, advocate)

Support parental participation on school councils and parent advisory councils

Maintain and strive to continually improve two-way communication with all parents

Create opportunities and programmatic structures at the school to enable parents to participate in their child's education

Parents have a right to know if:

Their child's teacher has met state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade level and subjects taught

A teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status

A school has been identified as in need of improvement

Their child is eligible for school choice or supplemental services

Their child has been taught for four or more weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified

Their child's level of achievement on each of the State's academic achievements

Their child is identified as Limited-English Proficient and placed in a language instruction program, parents have a right to "opt out" and choose an alternative method of instruction for their child. The District will supply this information to all effected parents.

 

Opportunities for Parental Involvement

Parents are encouraged to maintain an active role in their child's education. The school has a number of advisory committees to facilitate parental input on school policies. These include:

School Council Membership

Advisory Committee Membership

Special Education Committee Membership

Booster Club

FIRST Robotics Competition

Skills USA Competition

Senior Project Presentations

Mentoring

Parents interested in serving on the School Advisory Committee should contact Mrs. Nawrocki, Principal.