Volume 9, Issue 1
http://www.houstonisd.org/valleywestes
Valley West Elemenary
10707 S. Gessner
Houston, TX 77071
October 2014
713-773-6151
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Valley West Open House
Our Open House was on October 16, 2014. The reason we
have open house, is for the parents or guardians to meet your
teachers, and understand what your teacher’s goals, and find
out further information important information. The teachers
also tell the parents how well the students are performing in
their class so far. Parents or guardians can ask questions about
their lesson plans. Open House also lets you know more about
field trips or upcoming events. They also help you learn about
the PTO and raising money by having fundraisers. Open House
gives you the opportunity to know your ancillary and main
subject teachers. The parents and guardians also got to meet
our hard-working principal, Ms. Little.
By Allison Jok
Mr. Jones
Assistant Principal
Mr. Jones is our assistant principal. Have you met our new
assistant principal? Mr. Jones has never been an assistant
principal, but he has been a Tittle1 Coordinator, so this is
somewhat new to him, so take it easy on him. The school
he had worked at was Patti Welder Middle School in
Victoria, Texas. Mr. Jones graduated from the University of San Antonio. He has
an amazing personality and we are so lucky that we have an amazing assistant
principal.
By Allison Jok
Ms. Pérez
Assistant Principal
Ms. Pérez is an assistant principal at my school. She isn’t just a principal she also
helps for the dances that we have at our school. Ms. Pérez is also in charge of the
decorations. She does a good job at everything she does. She is really good at
organizing things. One time the rodeo people came she did an awesome job. She
is a really awesome principal/decorator. She has helped the school get better
organized. She is an awesome person.
The elementary school she went to was Lamar in Kingsville, Texas. The middle school she attended was
Memorial, and her high school was HM King high school. The College Ms. Perez went to was A & M College.
The first school she worked at was Gabriela Mistral CEC. Ms. Perez has been working at Valley West
elementary for 2 years. She has been working for 10 years.
She was born in Manora, Mexico. Her favorite food is Mexican food but her favorite is Milanesa erez. Her
favorite animal is a pig. Her favorite movie is “Gone in 60 Seconds”. Ms. Perez favorite song is called Love
song. Her favorite color is hot pink and red, and one of her favorite sports is cheerleading. Ms. Perez is not
married or have kids.
Ms. Perez has 2 dogs, Louie and Fend, they are both Westies. She likes to walk her dogs and go shopping .Her
favorite vacation was when she went to Los Cabos. She has no sisters but she has 1 brother. When she was little
her sports were gymnastics, soccer, softball, and cheerleading. Ms. Perez is very athletic. She is very nice and
sweet. Ms. Pérez is the bomb and she is one of a kind. Whenever you see her she makes your heart glow. She is
an angel that came from heaven. A lot of people love her because of her beauty, smartness, and kindness. She is
very caring and that is why I love her. Ms. Pérez is someone who should be everyone’s friend because she
won’t let you down and if you feel sad and she makes it go away just using her heart.
By Emily Zelaya
Congratulations to the Valley West Cheer Team
Emily Zelaya
Jasmyne Mumphrey
Belen Montano
Mariam Kamara
Dayianna Paige
Christal Thompson
Divine Ware
Omoningho Ekoh
Kertera Walden
Nyah Lashley
La’Deja Smith
Sidonye Winbush
Shania Joseph
Myree Martin
Rayanna Thomas
Victoria Afolabi
Sallie Bedll
Kamryn Nguyen
Makaihlah Edwards
Jenifer Solis
Aaliyah Brown
Nya Freeney
Bre-anna Smith
Kaylie Castrol
Iyanna Maxey
Valley West Pep Squad
Stephanie Leon
Egypt Mitchell
Janyriah Williams
Joy Ajaegba
Young Foote
Brianna Torres
Briana Olvera
Nataly Velasquez
Candace Obi
Alona Hall
Ms. Rudolph Cheer Coach Interview
In this article, we shall be asking Ms. Rudolph, the magnet coordinator at Valley West
Elementary a few questions about the cheerleader team. The first question I asked her
was, “What do you like about coaching the cheerleader team?” and she replied, “I li ke
working together with the girls, and seeing them getting involved with a physical sport,
and most of all, cheering for our Manatee Basketball team.” The second question I asked
Ms. Rudolph was, “Overall, how did they act at the first cheerleading and pe p squad
tryouts?” and Ms. Rudolph replied to me, “The first tryouts were very exciting for me and
the other coaches, and all of the candidates had great energy and great amounts of
Manatee spirit!” Third and finally, I asked Ms. Rudolph, “How do they perfo rm?” and Ms.
Rudolph replied, “All of our cheerleaders did very excellent, but it was a very hard time
narrowing them down, but still, I think we’ll have a great cheerleader and
pep squad for the 2014 and the 2015 semester.
By: Ashton Macklin
The Hispanic Heritage Program
The Hispanic heritage program was held on the 29 th of September,
2014 at Valley West Elementary School. The Monday performance is
for the whole school and on Tuesday for parents. We celebrated 15
different countries of Hispanic culture. Students will present show
cases, performances and singing. People of all ages can c ome. The
program is coordinated by Ms. L. Perez. This Hispanic heritage
program was great, we hope you were there.
By Victor Ushi
Mrs. Morah – 4th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Morah is a teacher new here at Valley West Elementary. She is a
math teacher for 4th grade classes. She also loves science. In my
opinion, Mrs. Morah is a teacher that is a hard-working woman. She is
willing to teach her kids no matter what it takes so they will always
graduate from college. She wants her kids to know that everybody in
the world is a star. Everybody can do it; you just have to keep trying.
All you people can do it trust me on that one!!!
By Ndeye Ndiaye
Ms. Bell
I interviewed Ms. Bell a new teaching assistant at Valley West elementary
school. She would prefer to be a full time teacher but loves her current
position because she gets to meet all the kids. Ms. Bell’s ultimate goal in
life is to be a college basketball coach and to own a hair salon. Ms. Bell
would also really like to manage all athletic sports like soccer, football,
volleyball, and maybe hockey. Most importantly, she likes to be a good mom.
Ms. Bell’s favorite food is Florentine pasta with spinach. She isn’t a fan of
video games and doesn’t really know how to play them but when she was
younger she used to play Super Mario brothers. Ms. Bell’s favorite African American is her mom and her
favorite movie is “Love and Basketball.” Ms. Bell’s favorite song is Anita Baker’s “No Tears.” She also
likes songs by Adele. Ms. Bell’s favorite actress is Halle Berry, although I think she was only good in the
“X-Men” movies. Ms. Bell must not be scared of a lot of things because she likes the Texas Rangers and
Six Flags. Sadly to say, Ms. Bell doesn’t ride rides anymore because of her stomach gets upset. Ms. Bell’s
one and only favorite drink is PowerAde zero. Ms. Bell’s favorite kind of car is an Audi. This is Ms. Bell’s
first year here so she hasn’t made a lot of friends but knows a lot of the teachers here. I’m sure a lot of
people like dancing to Zydeco Tada and everyone likes the little bird in Looney tunes, TWEETY BIRD as
Ms. Bell does. Ms. Bell’s favorite saying is “SHOOT FOR THE MOON AIM FOR THE STARS.”
Basically it tells people shoot for the stars and always push yourself to go far in life. That’s good advice.
By Sahji Sheppard
Congratulations to the Valley West Newsletter Staff for 2014-2015
Xavier Macias, Ndeye Ndiaye, Emily Zelaya, Tavion Haynes,
Cheala Freeman-Coleman, Rosalie Faulkner, Allison Jok,
Sah’ji Sheppard, Ashton Macklin, Chuby Madu, Victor Ushi
Not pictured: Damien Shaw and Gloria Padilla
Valley West Elementary
10707 S. Gessner
Houston, Texas 77071
Phone – (713-773-6151), Fax (713-773-6156)
Sandra Little, Principal
Title 1 School Parental Involvement Policy
Valley West Elementary School believes that parental involvement is a vital step in
reaching the instructional objectives of our students. A home/school cooperative system
will help each student arrive at his academic potential as well as develop responsibility
and self-discipline. This combined effort of home and school assists the student in
extending learning beyond the classroom and in improving classroom achievement.
A. POLICY INVOLVEMENT
Our school holds an Open House with in the first two weeks of September each school
year during which we review with parents Title 1 School requirements and the school’s
Parent Involvement Policy. Additionally, the principal updates parents an on school test
data, adequate yearly progress status, and facilitates a review of the school’s
improvement plan. At Open House parents are provided the opportunity to formally visit
their child’s classroom to become better informed about grade level expectation and their
student’s academic progress.
Parents are invited to participate in Parents Test Prep Night, during which they are given
an overview of the test their children will take and will take a sample test. This is done to
expose parents to the type of testing their child encounters.
Due to the varying schedules of our school family, effort will be made to provide training
opportunities to parents via links on our school website making information accessible
twenty four hours a day.
Parents will be invited to participate in a parent-teacher conference at least twice a year to
discuss their child’s progress. Teachers may receive parents in the morning, during the
school day and/or after school to accommodate as many parents as possible.
Our schools annually invite parents to participate in review and revision meetings and are
encouraged to examine and discuss our School Improvement Plan and Parent
Involvement Policy. The school’s PAC committee continually reviews school policy in
an organized, ongoing, and timely way. An organized PTO has been established in our
school to create a forum for parental input and involvement. Our PTO affiliation
connects our school to parental involvement resources at the state and national level.
Valley West Elementary School communicates regularly with parents: regarding the
state’s curricular and assessment expectations, school wide requirements in relation to the
delivery of instruction, the techniques utilized to evaluate student work, and individual
classroom rituals and routines pertinent to the academic success of our students. We use
a variety of communicative techniques including but not limited to School Calendars,
Monthly Newsletters, School Community Projects, Title 1 Parent Awareness Workshop,
Seasonal Celebration, Contest, School Open House, Title 1 School Policy, Title 1
Compact, Parents Volunteers, PTO Meetings, School Website, Communication Folders,
Parent Link (phone call system), Progress Report, Report Cards, and Parent/Teacher
Conferences, to encourage parent participation and deliver important information in
hopes of creating productive dialogue between home and school concerning improved
student achievement.
B. SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HIGH STUDENT ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT
Student education is not only the responsibility of the teacher, but also of the parent and
child. For this reason, a Parent-Teacher-Student Compact has been developed and is
utilized in our school. This document serves as an agreement between all parties that
they will adhere to duties and responsibilities which ensure student success. It is
reviewed and signed by the teacher and used in student and parent conferences to remind
each participant of their responsibilities. These compacts are also used to motivate
students and parents to become more involved in the educational process and to let
parents know that they are equal partners in their child’s learning.
C. BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INVOLVEMENT
To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership between the
school, parents, and the community with the goal of improving student academic
achievement, Valley West Elementary will do the following:
1. shall provide assistance to the parents in understanding such topics as the state’s
academic content standards and the state student academic achievement standards, state
and local academic assessments. Our school will provide for this provision as stated in
the Policy Involvement and Shared Responsibilities for High Student Achievement
sections of this document.
2. shall provide materials and training to assist parents working with their children to
improve their children’s achievement, such as literacy training.
3. shall educate teachers, pupil services personnel, and other staff, with the assistance of
parents, in how to reach out to communicate with and work with parents as equal
partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and
the school; Faculty and staff members will be cognizant of educational research on parent
involvement. Parental input will be solicited throughout the year in meetings, through
surveys and during one-on-one conferences. Information derived will be utilized by the
school’s Administrative Team to strengthen the tie between school and home for the
purpose of increasing student achievement. Over the course of the year the Title 1
Coordinator and the PAC committee will take the lead in providing a multitude of
opportunities for parents to become involved in our school.
4. shall ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings and other
activities is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to extent
practicable, in a language parents can understand. Valley West Elementary has made it a
practice to send home school correspondences in English and Spanish to ensure all
information related to our school is understandable.
D. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT REQUIREMENTS
Parents of all students, regardless of English proficiency, mobility or disability, are
considered to be an important part of our learning community. All parents are afforded
the opportunity to be involved in their child’s school environment. For this reason, if a
special need is identified, that would help a parent to more fully understand the
educational process and the academic progress of his/her child, assistance will be
provided to that parent. This type of support comes in the form of interpreted school
documents in a parent’s primary language, having an interpreter on hand to translate
important information at school wide meetings and events, working with an interpreter to
provide translation in parent/teacher conferences, making available parent resource in our
library that are in English and Spanish, participating in faculty and staff training to better
understand the culture of the students served.
Valley West Elementary
SCHOOL – PARENT – COMPACT
The Valley West Elementary school, and the parents of the students participating in
activities, services, and programs funded by Title 1, Part A of the Elementary Act, agree
that this compact outlines how parents, school staff, and the students will share the
responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the
school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the
State’s high standards.
This school-parent compact is in effect during school year
2014 - 2015.
School Responsibilities
The Valley West Elementary School will:
1. Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective
learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State’s
Student academic achievement standards as follows:
 Teachers will have weekly grade level meeting
 Weekly and Bi-weekly assessments
 Weekly objectives for each grade level
 Provide homework assignments to students
 Provide necessary assistance to parents so that they can help with
assignments
 Encourage students and parents by providing information about
student progress
 Use special activities in the classroom to make learning enjoyable
2. Hold parent-teacher conferences to discuss individual child’s achievement.
Parent-Teacher conferences will be held before the 4th week of the 1st nine
weeks, and before the 2nd week of the last nine weeks. Parents are able to
schedule a conference during the teacher’s planning time throughout the year.
3. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically,
the school will provide reports as follows:
 A folder will go every Tuesday with the child’s academic progress
and conduct grades
 Progress report will be sent home on the fifth week of every nine
weeks
 Teachers will schedule conferences as needed for at risk students
4. Provide parents with reasonable access to staff. Specifically, staff will be
Available for consultation with parents as follows:
 Before school (7:15 – 7:45)
 Schedule an appointment during the teacher’s planning time
 Schedule an appointment after the school day has ended
5. Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class,
and to observe classroom activities, as follows:
 Volunteer to help in the classroom
 Volunteer to chaperone on field trips
 Assist with class and school wide presentation
 Volunteer to read with and\or to the students
 Volunteer to provide general classroom assistance
Parent Responsibilities
We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways:
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See that my child is punctual and attends school regularly
Support the school in its efforts to maintain proper discipline
Establish a time for homework and review it regularly
Stay aware of what my child is learning
Provide a library card for my child
Monitoring the amount of television that my child watch
Promoting positive use of my child’s extracurricular time
Staying informed about my child’s education and communication
with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school
district either received by my child or by mail and responding, as
appropriate
Valley West Elementary
ESCUELA – PADRES – COMPACTO
La escuela elemental Valley West, y los padres de los estudiantes
participantes en actividades, servicios y programas que reciben fondos de
Titulo 1, de la parte A del Acta de Escuelas Elementales, acuerdan que este
Compato enumera como los padres, personal de la escuela y los estudiantes
compartirán las responsabilidades para mejorar el aprovechamiento
académico de los estudiantes y los medios por los cuales la escuela y los
padres construirán y desarrollarán una sociedad que ayude a los estudiantes
a logar los altos estándares estatales.
El compacto de escuela-padres esta en efecto durante el año escolar 2014 2015
Responsabilidades de la escuela
La escuela elemental Valley West:
1.
Proveerá un currículo de alta calidad e instrucción en un ambiente de
apoyo y efectivo que conduzca la participación de los niños para que
logren los altos estándares académicos estatales como sigue:
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Los maestros conducirán reuniones de nivel semanalmente
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Evaluaciones semanales y cada dos semanas
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Objetivos semanales para grado
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Proveer tarea a los estudiantes
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Proveer la asistencia necesaria a los padres para que a su vez
puedan a ayudar a sus hijos con las tareas
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Estimular a los estudiantes y padres proveyendo información
sobre su progreso
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Usar actividades especiales en el salón de clase para hacer el
aprendizaje más agradable
2. Realizar conferencias de maestro-padre para discutir el
aprovechamiento individual de los estudiantes, las que se efectuaran
en la cuarta semana del primer periodo de nueve semanas y antes de la
segunda semana en el último periodo de nueve semanas. Los padres
podrán concertar una cita durante el periodo de planificación del
maestro/a durante todo el año.
3. Proveer a los padres con reportes frecuentes sobre el progreso de sus
hijos. Específicamente, la escuela proveerá reportes como sigue:
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Será enviado un expediente todos los martes que contenga el
progreso del estudiante y la calificación de conducta
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Un reporte de progreso será enviado en la quinta semana de
cada periodo de nueve semanas
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Los maestros concertaran citas con los padres según las
necesidades de los estudiantes que estén en peligro
4. Proveer a los padres con acceso razonable al personal de la escuela.
Específicamente, el personal estará disponible para consulta con los
padres como sigue:
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Antes de clases (7:15 – 7:45
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Cita concertada durante el tiempo de planificación del maestro
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Cita concertada para después de las horas de clase
5. Proveer a los padres oportunidades de firmarse como voluntarios y
participar en las clases de sus hijos y observar las actividades diarias
de la clase como sigue:
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Voluntario para ayudar en el salón de clase
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Voluntario para acompañar en un viaje escolar
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Ayudar con presentaciones de la clase y de la escuela
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Ayudar para leer con a leerle a los estudiantes
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Voluntario para proveer ayuda general en el salón de clase
Respondabilidades de los padres
Nosotros, los padres de familia, apoyaremos a nuestros niños en su
aprendizaje como sigue:
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Ver que mi hijo sea puntual y asista a la escuela regularmente
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Apoyar a la escuela en sus esfuerzos para mantener una disciplina
apropiada
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Establecer un tiempo para tares y revisarla regularmente
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Estar al tanto de lo que mi hijo está aprendiendo
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Monitorear la cantidad de tiempo que mi hijo ve televisión
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Promover positivamente el uso del tiempo extracurricular
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Mantenerme informado sobre la educación de mi hijo y comunicarme
con la escuela leyendo prontamente todos los avisos que la escuela y
del distrito que reciba ya sea entregados por mi hijo/a o enviado por
correo, y responder apropiadamente
Valley West Elementary
10707 S. Gessner
Houston, Texas 77071
Teléfono – (713-773-6151) Fax (713-773-6156)
Política de Participación de Capitulo I de Padres
Valley West Elementry School considera que la participación de los padres es un paso
vital para lograr los objetivos de instrucción de nuestros estudiantes. Un sistema
cooperativo entre el hogar y escuela ayudará a cada estudiante a lograr a alcanzar su
potencial académico, así como el desarrollo de la responsabilidad y la autodisciplina. Este
combinado esfuerzo de la casa y la escuela ayuda al estudiante a ampliar el aprendizaje
más allá del salón de clases y en mejorar los logros del aula.
A. POLÍTICA DE PARTICIPACION
Nuestra escuela lleva a cabo una Casa Abierta en las dos primeras semanas de
septiembre de cada año escolar durante el cual se revisan conjuntamente con los padres
los requisitos del Título I de la escuela y Política de Participación de los Padres de la
escuela. Además, las actualizaciones principales a los padres de la información sobre las
pruebas escolares, estado de progreso anual adecuado y se facilita una revisión del plan
de mejora de la escuela. En Casa Abierta los padres tienen la oportunidad de visitar
oficialmente el aula de su hijo para estar mejor informados acerca de las expectativas de
nivel de grado y el progreso académico de sus hijos.
Los padres están invitados a participar en la noche de preparación del Examen de Padres,
durante la cual se les da un repaso general de las pruebas que sus niños tendrán que tomar
y tendrán la oportunidad de tomar una prueba de muestra. Esto se hace para exponer a los
padres con el tipo de prueba que se les administrarán a sus hijos.
Debido a los diferentes horarios de nuestra familia de la escuela, se hará lo posible para
proporcionar oportunidades de información a los padres a través de los enlaces en nuestro
sitio de Internet de la escuela haciendo la información accesible las veinticuatro horas del
día.
Los padres estarán invitados a participar en una conferencia de padre-maestro por lo
menos dos veces al año para discutir el progreso de su hijo. Los maestros pueden recibir a
los padres en la mañana, durante el día escolar y/o después de clases, para atender a
tantos padres como sea posible.
Nuestras escuelas cada año invitan a los padres a participar en las reuniones para revisar,
examinar y discutir nuestro Plan de Mejoramiento Escolar y Política de Participación de
los Padres. El Comité PAC de la escuela revisa continuamente la política escolar de una
manera organizada, continua y oportuna. Una Asociación de Padres ha sido organizada y
establecida en nuestra escuela para crear un foro de sugerencias y participación de los
padres. Nuestra asociación de PTO conecta nuestra escuela a los recursos de
participación de los padres a nivel estatal y nacional.
La escuela elemental Valley West se comunica regularmente con los padres: en relación a
los requisitos curriculares del estado y las expectativas de evaluación, a través de toda la
escuela en relación con las técnicas de la instrucción, utilizados para evaluar el trabajo
del estudiante y rituales y rutinas individuales pertinentes para el éxito académico de
nuestros estudiantes. Utilizamos una variedad de técnicas de comunicación, incluyendo
pero no limitado al Calendario Escolar, Boletín Mensual, Proyectos de la Comunidad
Taller de Título I Compacto para Padres Voluntarios, Celebraciones alusivas a las
temporadas, Competencias, Casa Abierta, Política del Capítulo I, Juntas de PTO, Website
de la escuela, Carpetas de comunicación, enlace con los padres (sistema de llamadas de
teléfono) Reportes de Progreso y Conferencia de Padres / Maestros para fomentar la
participación de padres y recibir información importante con la esperanza de crear un
diálogo productivo entre el hogar y la escuela para mejorar el rendimiento estudiantil.
B. RESPONSABILIDADES COMPARTIDAS PARA UN ALTO LOGRO
ACADÉMICO DE LOS ESTUDIANTES.
La educación del estudiante no es sólo responsabilidad del docente, sino también de los
padres y el niño. Por esta razón, un Pacto de Padres, Maestros y Estudiantes han sido
desarrollado y es utilizado en nuestra escuela. Este documento sirve como un acuerdo
entre todas las partes que van a adherirse a los deberes y responsabilidades que garanticen
éxito estudiantil. Se ha revisado y firmado por el profesor y se utiliza en las conferencias
de padres y estudiantes para recordar a cada participante de sus responsabilidades. Estos
pactos también se utilizan para motivar a los estudiantes y padres de familia a participar
más activamente en el proceso educativo y para que los padres sepan que son socios
iguales en el aprendizaje de sus hijos.
C. CREACIÓN DE CAPACIDAD PARA LA PARTICIPACIÓN
Para asegurar la participación efectiva de los padres y para apoyar una sociedad entre la
escuela, los padres y la comunidad, con el objetivo de mejorar los logros académicos de
los estudiantes, la Escuela Valley West hará lo siguiente:
1. proporcionará asistencia a los padres en la comprensión de temas, tales como los
estándares estatales de contenido académico y los estándares de desempeño académico
del estudiante, la evaluación académica estatal y local. Nuestra escuela proporcionará
para esta disposición como se indica en la Política de Participación y una responsabilidad
compartida para la sección de Alto Rendimiento Estudiantil de este documento.
2. proporcionará materiales y capacitación para ayudar a los padres para que trabajen con
sus hijos para mejorar el rendimiento de sus hijos, tales como la alfabetización ..
3. educará a maestros, personal de servicios estudiantiles y demás personal, con la
atención a los padres, en la forma de comunicarse y trabajar con los padres como socios,
implementar y coordinar programas para padres y construir lazos entre los padres y la
escuela, personal docente y administrativo estarán al tanto de la investigación educativa
relativa a participación de padres en las escuela. La participación de los padres se
solicitará durante todo el año en las reuniones, a través de la encuesta y las conferencias
individuales. La información obtenida será utilizada por el equipo de administración de
la escuela para fortalecer el vínculo entre la escuela y el hogar con el fin de aumentar el
rendimiento estudiantil. En el transcurso del año, el Coordinador de Título I y el comité
PAC tomará la iniciativa en la prestación de una multitud de oportunidades para que los
padres participen en nuestra escuela.
4. velará por que la información relacionada a los programas escolares y los padres,
reuniones y otras actividades se envíe a los padres de los niños participantes, en un
formato, lo más posible, en un idioma que los padres puedan entender. Valley West ha
establecido la práctica de enviar correspondencia a los hogares, en inglés y español para
asegurar que toda la información relacionada con nuestra escuela es comprensible.
D. REQUISITOS DE PARTICIPACION DE LOS PADRES
Los padres de todos los estudiantes, independientemente del nivel de competencia del
inglés, la movilidad o discapacidad, se considera que es una parte importante de nuestra
comunidad de aprendizaje. Todos los padres tienen la oportunidad de participar en el
ambiente de la escuela de su hijo. Por esta razón, si se identifica una necesidad especial,
que ayudaría a los padres a entender mejor el proceso educativo y el progreso académico
de su hijo / a, se prestará asistencia a ese padre. Este tipo de apoyo viene en forma de
documentos escolares traducidos en el idioma principal del padre, teniendo un intérprete
a su disposición para traducir información importante en las reuniones y eventos de toda
la escuela, trabajar con un intérprete para proporcionar una traducción en conferencias
con los maestros, por lo que los recursos para padres disponibles en nuestra biblioteca se
encuentran en Inglés y Español, participando en la formación de profesores y personal de
mejor entendimiento de la cultura de los alumnos pertenecientes a nuestra escuela.