Family Engagement Plan
La Joya ISD HB4 High Quality Prekindergarten
Family Engagement Plan Transforming Lives...Transforming Communities
The La Joya Independent School District, in accordance with the HB4 High Quality Prekindergarten Program, will establish a partnership between our prekindergarten families, schools, and community to ensure that every student is afforded UNLIMITED POSSIBILTIES every day!!
(A) Family--Adults responsible for the child's care and children in the child's life who support the early learning and development of the child. (B) Family engagement-- The mutual responsibility of families, schools, and communities to build relationships to support student learning and achievement and to support family well-being and the continuous learning and development of children, families, and educators. Family engagement is fully integrated in the child's educational experience and supports the whole child and is both culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate.
I.
Facilitate family-to family support
II.
Establish a network of community resources
III.
Increase family participation in decision making
IV.
Equipping families with tools to enhance and extend learning
V.
Develop staff skills in evidence-based practices that support families in meeting their children’s learning benchmarks
VI.
Evaluate family engagement efforts and use evaluations for continuous improvement
Family-toFamily Support
Evaluate Family Engagement
Network of Community Resources
Develop Staff Skills
Increase Family Participation
Equip Families with Tools
La Joya ISD will provide a safe and respectful environment where families can learn from each other through: Parents as Partners in Education Trainings Fall and Spring Parent Educational Conferences Family Reading Nights Hidalgo County Head Start Monthly Parent Meetings Campus Monthly Parent Sessions HEB Read 3 Literacy and Health Sessions Parent Volunteer Opportunities
La Joya ISD will partner with local community-based organizations to provide a network of resources that will directly benefit prekindergarten families, such as collaborations with: Hidalgo County Head Start UTRGV University South Texas Community College HEB Law Enforcement and Fire Prevention Entities Healthcare providers Other local businesses
La Joya ISD will increase family participation in decision making by inviting parents to participate and serve in the following: District Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Campus Parent Advisory Council (CPAC)
Site Based Decision Making Committee (SBDM) School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) District Educational Improvement Committee (DEIC)
Site Based Decision Making Committee Campus Monthly Parent Meetings
Monthly Parental Involvement and Engagement Family Projects
Parental Involvement Thematic Backpacks Parents as Partners in Education Trainings Imagine Learning
Parenting Education Workshops Monthly Campus Parent Sessions Read and Rise Literacy Program
CLI Engage Online Portal
La Joya ISD will provide ongoing professional development opportunities for educators on culturally responsive, evidence-based strategies that support the education of the child through: CLI Engage Online Portal District Staff Development Prescriptive Trainings Mentoring/Coaching Sessions Peer Visits
La Joya ISD will evaluate family engagement efforts and use evaluations for continuous improvement through: Parent Training Evaluations Campus Needs Assessment
Analysis of Data Changes as a Result of Recommendations Made by Parents
Family Engagement Plan Transforming Lives...Transforming Communities
The La Joya Independent School District, in accordance with the HB4 High Quality Prekindergarten Program, will establish a partnership between our prekindergarten families, schools, and community to ensure that every student is afforded UNLIMITED POSSIBILTIES every day!!
(A) Family--Adults responsible for the child's care and children in the child's life who support the early learning and development of the child. (B) Family engagement-- The mutual responsibility of families, schools, and communities to build relationships to support student learning and achievement and to support family well-being and the continuous learning and development of children, families, and educators. Family engagement is fully integrated in the child's educational experience and supports the whole child and is both culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate.
I.
Facilitate family-to family support
II.
Establish a network of community resources
III.
Increase family participation in decision making
IV.
Equipping families with tools to enhance and extend learning
V.
Develop staff skills in evidence-based practices that support families in meeting their children’s learning benchmarks
VI.
Evaluate family engagement efforts and use evaluations for continuous improvement
Family-toFamily Support
Evaluate Family Engagement
Network of Community Resources
Develop Staff Skills
Increase Family Participation
Equip Families with Tools
La Joya ISD will provide a safe and respectful environment where families can learn from each other through: Parents as Partners in Education Trainings Fall and Spring Parent Educational Conferences Family Reading Nights Hidalgo County Head Start Monthly Parent Meetings Campus Monthly Parent Sessions HEB Read 3 Literacy and Health Sessions Parent Volunteer Opportunities
La Joya ISD will partner with local community-based organizations to provide a network of resources that will directly benefit prekindergarten families, such as collaborations with: Hidalgo County Head Start UTRGV University South Texas Community College HEB Law Enforcement and Fire Prevention Entities Healthcare providers Other local businesses
La Joya ISD will increase family participation in decision making by inviting parents to participate and serve in the following: District Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Campus Parent Advisory Council (CPAC)
Site Based Decision Making Committee (SBDM) School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) District Educational Improvement Committee (DEIC)
Site Based Decision Making Committee Campus Monthly Parent Meetings
Monthly Parental Involvement and Engagement Family Projects
Parental Involvement Thematic Backpacks Parents as Partners in Education Trainings Imagine Learning
Parenting Education Workshops Monthly Campus Parent Sessions Read and Rise Literacy Program
CLI Engage Online Portal
La Joya ISD will provide ongoing professional development opportunities for educators on culturally responsive, evidence-based strategies that support the education of the child through: CLI Engage Online Portal District Staff Development Prescriptive Trainings Mentoring/Coaching Sessions Peer Visits
La Joya ISD will evaluate family engagement efforts and use evaluations for continuous improvement through: Parent Training Evaluations Campus Needs Assessment
Analysis of Data Changes as a Result of Recommendations Made by Parents
