Washoe Country School District
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Parent Involvement is essential to a student's academic success. Use the following information to engage parents in your school and increase family involvement so that all children will succeed.
Edline - simple instructions to provide to parents in English and Spanish as well as take home sheets and pocket cards that can be used with an Edline Kiosk.
Edline Instructions - English
Edline Instructions - Spanish
Edline Take Home Sheets - English
Edline Take Home Sheets - Spanish
Edline Pocket Cards
Power Point for Parent Training - Spanish
Family Friendly Schools Tour - the following tour was developed by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio State PIRC. Use the hundreds of ideas presented in this video to generate ideas for your own school. Viewing the following videos requires windows media player.
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Family Friendly Schools Guide - created by Washoe County School District's Parent Involvement Council, a self-assessment tool that schools can use with parents to identify strengths and challenges, and begin setting school goals for parent involvement. A good place to start!
Family Friendly Schools Guide - English
Family Friendly Schools Guide - Spanish
Newsletter Article - to promote the Family Friendly Schools project with your parents. Customize it and use it in your own school newsletter.
Newsletter Article - Spanish
Nevada State Educational Involvement Accord - created by the Nevada State Legislature, all public schools are required to present this document to parents. Find out how to use the Accord to encourage parent involvement and invite parents to your school events!
Accord - English
Accord - Spanish
Nevada State Legislature Accord Guidance
WCSD Accord Tip Sheet - Elementary
WCSD Accord Tip Sheet - Secondary
Parent Teacher Conferences - a tip sheet for teachers and administrators on how to make the most of parent teacher conferences.
Tip Sheet - Teachers and Administrators - Parent Teacher Conferences
Visit the web site of the Nevada State Parent Information and Resource Center at the Education Alliance for more resources and downloadable materials.
For more ideas and information on how to engage parents at your school, call the WCSD Parent Involvement Office at 775-353-5533 or email us at parentinvolvement@washoe.k12.nv.us
