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KnowledgeBases > Family and Community Data Elements

Data ElementPossible Indicators
Family and Community Involvement

Parent Involvement

Evidence of a parent involvement plan for volunteering, home learning activities, program review and development.

Communication with Parents

Amount and frequency of information disseminated to parents. Quality of information disseminated. Is the information disseminated in a language spoken by parents? The frequency of parent/teacher interactions.

Parent/Community Roles

Amount and frequency of opportunity for involvement in decision-making.

Parent Training

The type of training opportunities offered to parents; parent workshop evaluations; evidence of teachers trained in parent involvement.

Support for Families

Availability of information, training, and services to adequately address the educational needs of students with learning disabilities or special educational needs as a result of limited language proficiency, migratory life style or poverty.

Health Services

Availability of school-linked health and social services for students and families, including counselors, psychologists, and medical professionals and nurse practitioners.

Source:

An Idea Book on Planning, Vol. I, Implementing Schoolwide Programs, U.S. Department of Education, October 1998.

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