Education Advisory #11, Feb. 1982 was a handbook on
PARENT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES.
[This material is from pages 6/7 of that issue 25 years ago. Comments and feedback are invited. Are these definitions and models applicable to 2007 experiences? TA]
The main ingredient of effective parent consultative committees is the quality of communication and consultation between home […]
Archive for February, 2007
Styles of Parent Involvement in Education
Published by February 2nd, 2007 in Parent Advisory Councils. 0 CommentsWHY A PARENT GROUP IN EVERY SCHOOL
Published by February 2nd, 2007 in Parent Advisory Councils. 0 CommentsEducation Advisory #11, Feb. 1982 was a handbook on
PARENT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES.
[This material is page 1 from that issue 25 years ago. Comments and feedback are invited. TA]
Why do we need a parent group in every school?
95% of parents’ educational concerns relate to their own school.
Research […]
Essential Features of a Parent Advisory Council
Published by February 3rd, 2007 in Parent Advisory Councils. 0 Comments[This material is taken from Education Advisory #11, Feb. 1982. Please comment on present features of PAC’s. TA]
A. Parent as chairperson
Parent input to decision-making is best ensured by a group which maintains its integrity and credibility. If principal and staff are involved, they are generally non-voting and are there as a resource […]
[From Education Advisory #11, Feb. 1982. These are suggestions made 25 years ago about how parent groups can be meaningfully involved in their schools. Hopefully, most of these points apply today. Comments?]
A parent group can initiate, develop, help improve, co-sponsor with the school, a number of useful projects of value to students, […]
FUNCTIONS OF A PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Published by February 4th, 2007 in Parent Advisory Councils. 0 Comments[From Education Advisory #11, Feb. 1982. These suggestions were made 25 years ago on how parent groups can be meaningfully engaged in schools. Hopefully most of these points apply today. Comments?]
Functions of a Parent Advisory Council
School philosophy
Program and curriculum priorities
Discipline
Innovative programs
School Budget
Parent education
School facilities, grounds
Safety programs
School accreditation/evaluation
Community use of facilities
Route to follow […]
Misconduct reporting a sham, parent charges
Published by February 5th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsThat headline is on today’s front-page of the Vancouver Sun. The page two headline of this continuing story is: Most complaints closed without explanation.
Please read the total story. It is very alarming and troubling about the climate in BC education as there are actually 160 outstanding complaints by parents not yet dealt with.
This […]
The Literature Supporting Parents in Schools
Published by February 6th, 2007 in The Literature. 0 CommentsI am convinced that the one reform that will vastly improve public schools is parent involvement in running them. Just as it’s done in private and independent schools.
I will bring forth literature: books, research, reports, etc. that support this position or illustrate conditions that would be helped by providing more parent voice.
The literature I […]
The Fiction of Education Reform
Published by February 7th, 2007 in Education Reform and The Literature. 0 Comments[This review is basically a re-write of a review done in the 80’s. I expect to re-read this book in the future and expect to make further comments. TA]
Book Review
Beyond Public Education, Myron Lieberman, 1986, Praeger
Fact and Fiction of Education Reform
Lieberman’s book could be the starting point for anyone concerned with our public schools. […]
Another Parent Stonewalled re: Teacher Misconduct
Published by February 7th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsTwo days ago the Vancouver Sun reported on a parent’s 3 year wait to have her misconduct complaint about a principal and vice-principal thrown out. The story describes the difficulties parents experience in filing complaints against school personnel.
The complaining parent, Leanne Dufour, said
It’s a joke. It’s all about protecting teachers and principals. […]
PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS A long history brings us to the year 2007 when parent advisory councils in BC schools are now more the norm than the exception. Provincial legislation authorizes their existence in public schools when parents organize and apply to constitute such a group. When my children became of school age they […]