By the numbers: a data bank on education trends for district leaders.THIS MONTH: Parental Involvement In a recent study of American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of adults, almost all respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. , 96%, said parents should partner with teachers in their children's education. Also, 94% said all adults in a community--not just the parents of a current student--should volunteer time or expertise in support of teachers and schools. Source: Horace Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (hôr`əs), 65 B.C.–8 B.C., Latin poet, one of the greatest of lyric poets, b. Venusia, S Italy. He studied at Rome and Athens and, joining Brutus and the republicans, fought (42 B.C.) at Philippi. Mann, www.horacemann.com What Parents Do % of parents who have done the following in recent years: Class trip or party 57% Behavior and discipline decisions 20% Financial input 19% Curriculum planning 15% Staff hiring involvement 7% Source: Public Agenda Note: Table made from bar graph. SUPERINTENDENTS' VIEWS 87% superintendents say, "Schools are more responsive to active, vocal vo·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to the voice. 2. Capable of emitting sound or speech. vocal pertaining to the voice. parents." Source: Public Agenda In a recent Gallup/Phi Delta Kappa survey, 32% of respondents said "parent involvement" could prevent future school shootings
"Acted as a volunteer or served on a committee" Racial Relationship White 43% Black 26 Hispanic 25 Other 31 Household Income $10,000 or less 21% $10,001-20,000 23 $20,001-35,000 31 $35,001-50,000 39 More than $50,000 50 Parent's Highest Educational Level Less than high school 13% High school diploma or equivalent 26 Some college 37 Bachelor's degree 50 Graduate/professional school 54 Source: NCES Managing Schools? Which is the better approach? To get parents directly involved in running the school, with input in hiring, budgeting and curriculum Parents 16% Teachers 5% Or, to get parents more involved in their children's education at home by such things as limiting TV and checking homework Parents 72% Teachers 87% Source: Public Agenda 38% of parents say they have never been told how they might become more involved at school. Source: National Institute for Literacy literacy Ability to read and write. The term may also refer to familiarity with literature and to a basic level of education obtained through the written word. In ancient civilizations such as those of the Sumerians and Babylonians, literacy was the province of an elite , www.nifl.gov See .gov and GovNet. (networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies. Parents are AWOL % of teachers who say: It's always the same group of parents who are helping out at school 98% Too many parents don't know what's going on with their child's education 78 More parental involvement would help my students be more successful in school 65 Parental involvement in my school is excellent or good 34 Parental involvement is strong in my high school 19 Source: Public Agenda, www.publicagenda.org Grade level Parental involvement is typically lower for children in higher grades. Children in grades K-5 88% 6-8 70% 9-12 51% Source: National Center for Education Statistics, nces.ed.gov Note: Table made from pie chart. |
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