Anna ISD
Prekindergarten Family Engagement Plan
Introduction
“Themutualresponsibilityoffamilies,schools,andcommunitiestobuildrelationshipstosupport studentlearningandachievement,supportfamilywell-beingandthecontinuouslearningand developmentofchildren,families,andeducators.Familyengagementisfullyintegratedinthe child’seducationalexperienceandisbothculturallyandlinguisticallyappropriate.”Texas AdministrativeCode§102.1003.
AnnaISDmissionistoinvestinacademicexcellence,instillvalues,andinspirestudents. ForthedistricttofollowthroughwiththemissionandinaccordancewiththeHouseBill3 High-QualityPrekindergartenguidelineswecreatedaHigh-QualityPrekindergartenFamily EngagementPlantopromotepartnershipbetweenourschool,families,andcommunitytoensure successfuloutcomesforouryoungestlearnersinprekindergartenprograms.Collaboratively,we allsharetheresponsibilitytoencourageandsupportinitiatives,activities,andpracticesthat enhancethesuccessofstudentlearningandachievement
AnnaISDinaccordancewiththeHouseBill3High-QualityPrekindergartenguidelineshave createdaHigh-QualityPrekindergartenFamilyEngagementPlan.Webelievethatacademic excellencestartsinPre-Kindergartenwithdevelopmentallyappropriateactivitiesthatenhance thesuccessofearlylearning Withthehelpoffamilypartnershipsthroughactivities,weare instillingvaluestoinspirestudentstobelifelonglearners
FamilyEngagementPlanDevelopmentCommitteeMembers: KarenCaveny,KeelyComeaux,AmySweet,LindseyJohnson
ContactPersonforFamilies: KeelyComeaux keely.comeaux@annaisd.org
Component1:FacilitateFamily-to-FamilySupport
Inclusive,transparentcommunicationsallowschoolpersonneltocreateasafeandrespectful environmenttopromotesupportiveinteractionbetweenhouseholds.
AnnaISDwill:
●SendWeeklyNewsletterstoparents
●InvitefamiliestoattendourMeettheTeacher
●InvitefamiliestoattendourPKRound-Up
●InvitefamiliestoattendourCoyoteCrossing
●InvitefamiliestoattendourOpenHouse
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●Inviteparentstoattendfieldtrips
●Inviteparentstocontributetoclassparties
●EncourageparentstoparticipateinourParent/TeacherOrganization(PTO)
Component2:EstablishaNetworkofCommunityResources
AnnaISDwillbuildstrategicpartnershipswithcommunityorganizationstoleveragecommunity resourcesforcaregiversthroughthecommunityresourceshandbook,andongoingdistrict-wide events.
AnnaISDwill:
●Partnerwithlocalbusinessesforschoolsuppliesforfamiliesinneed
●PartnerwithlocalbusinessestoprovideChristmasgiftsforthoseinneed
●Encourageattendanceatcampusevents
Component3:IncreaseFamilyParticipationinDecision-Making
Throughouttheyear,participationindistrictandschool-widedecision-makingempowers caregiversastheirchild’sfirstteacherandadvocate.
AnnaISDwill:
●EncourageattendanceattheDistrictCurriculumNight
●EnsureparentsparticipateontheCampusImprovementPlanCommittee
●EncourageparentstoparticipateinESLclasses
●EnsureparentsparticipateintheSchoolHealthAdvisoryCouncil
●EncourageparentstoparticipateinthePTO
Component4:EquipFamilieswithToolstoEnhanceandExtendLearning Caregivershavemultipleopportunitiestolearnaboutstudentprogressandwaystosupport successathome.Caregiversalsohavepersonalextendedlearningopportunities.
AnnaISDwill:
●Encourageattendanceatfamily-teacherconferences
●UtilizeFrogStreettoprovideearlychildhoodlearningopportunitiesfor families
●Offerfull-dayprekindergarten
●EncourageparentstoparticipateinPre-KRound-Upactivities
●UtilizeCLIEngagetoprovideearlychildhoodlearningopportunitiesforfamilies
●Providemonthlycalendarsthatoutlinewhatisbeingtaughtthatmonthsoparentscan supplementtheirchild’slearning
●Provideparentswithwebsitesandtoolstheycanusewiththeirchildrentoenhance theirlearning
●ProvideweeklyNewsletters
Component5:Provideongoingprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesforeducators Prekindergartenteachingstaffparticipateinprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesto supportanduseculturallydiverse,culturallyrelevant,andculturallyresponsivefamily engagementstrategiesandenhanceinstruction.
AnnaISDwill:
●ProvideprofessionaldevelopmenttoallteachersforBacktoSchool
●ProvideprofessionaldevelopmentforCo-TeachinginAnnaISD
●FrogStreetandHandwritingwithoutTearsprofessionaldevelopment
●ProfessionaldevelopmentforSpecialEducationrequirements
Component6:EvaluateFamilyEngagementEffortsandUseEvaluationforContinuous Improvement
Ongoingcampus/districtneedsassessmentcyclewillseekinputtoimprovethequalityof instruction,climate,andfamilyengagement.
AnnaISDwill:
●ConductanannualevaluationandreviewofthecontentandeffectivenessoftheTitleI, PartAprogram,andtheParentandFamilyEngagementPolicy
●EnsureeachcampuscompletestheComprehensiveNeedsAssessmenttodeterminetheir individualneeds
●Keeparecordoffamilyparticipationandattendanceinschoolevents
●Gatherfeedbackfromfamilymembersutilizingannualcampusanddistrictsurveys
TransitionActivities:
●ProvideaninformationsheettoallparentsatPKRound-uponhowtobestprepare theirchildforprekindergarten
●PrekindergartenandKindergartenteachersmeetattheendofeachschoolyeartogo overdataofstudentsleavingprekindergartenandtransitioningtokindergarten
●Introduceprekindergartenstudentstokindergartenclassroomsandteachersattheend oftheschoolyear
Linguistic&CulturallyInclusivePractices:
●EnsureHumanResourcesDepartmentroutinelyimplementslinguisticallyandculturally inclusivehiringpractices
●Attendaprofessionaldevelopmentforeducatorsonculturallyresponsivetopicswithan earlychildhoodfocus
●Useculturallyrelevantmaterialsinclassrooms
●Usehomelanguagesforallcommunicationssenttofamilies
●Providetranslatorsandinterpretersduringallevents/activitiesforcaregivers
Conclusion:
AnnaISD'simplementationoftheHQPKFamilyEngagementPlanisoneofthedistrict'sinitiativesto ensurestudentsuccess Therelationshipoffamiliesandstaffisthekeytoourmissionofinvesting instudentexcellence,instillingvalues,andinspiringstudents