Parent Involvement, Responsibilities and Rights

Education succeeds best when there is a strong partnership between home and school, a partnership that thrives on communication, and includes parents, teachers , administrators and the Board of Trustees. Every parent is urged to:

• Encourage his or her child to put a high priority on education and commit to making the most of the educational opportunities the school provides.
• Review the information in the student hand book (including the attached Student Code of Conduct) with his or her child and sign and return the acknowledgment form(s), A parent with questions is encouraged to contact his/her Assistant Principal.
• Become familiar with all of the child's school activities and with the academic programs offered in the District. Discuss with the counselor or principal any questions, such as concerns about placement, assignments or early graduation, and the options available to the child. Monitor the child's academic progress and contact teachers as needed.
• Exercise the right to review teaching materials, textbooks, and other aids, and to examine tests that have been administered to his or her child.
• Review the child's student records when needed. A parent may review (1) attendance records, (2) test scores, (3) grades, (4) disciplinary records, (5) counseling records, (6) psychological records, (7) applications for admission, (8) health and immunization information, (9) teacher and counselor evaluations, (10) reports of behavioral patterns, and (11) state assessment instruments that have been administered to his or her child.
• Grant or deny any written request from the district to make a videotape or voice recording of the child unless the videotape or voice recording is to be used for school safety; relates to classroom instruction or a co-curricular activity; or relates to media coverage of the school as permitted by law.
• Temporarily remove the child from the classroom, if an instructional activity in which the child is scheduled to participate conflicts with the parents religious or moral beliefs., The removal cannot be for the purpose of avoiding the test and may not extend for an entire semester. Further, the child must satisfy grade-level and graduation requirements as determined by the school and by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
• Become a student volunteer. For further information, contact the main office.
• Participate in campus parent organizations. The activities are varied-ranging from band boosters to District and campus planning committees formulating plans to improve student achievement. For further information, contact the main office.
• Attend board meetings to learn more about District operations, including the procedure for addressing the Board when appropriate.