For Parents/Guardians
If you have a student to refer to Pima Partnership Academy, contact Kamren Taravati, Instructional Leader, at ktaravati@thepartnership.us, or (520) 326-2528, Extension 2164, Fax (520) 326-2527, or contact the Registrar at 326-2528, Extension 2101.
Parents as Key Collaborators
PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY FOR PIMA PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY
PPA has a growing parent outreach program that encourages parent involvement in the school. It builds the schools’ and parents’ capacity for strong parental involvement and support a partnership among the school, the parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement through training, information, consultation and coordination activities.
Training
The 21st Century Liaison conducts “Parents Who Care” Parent Support classes where parents and their children receive support and family-strengthening skills to help guide teens through the transition from childhood to adulthood. The curriculum includes improving communication between parents and teens, and maintaining clear standards and expectations for behavior.
Information
PPA implements programs, activities and procedures with a focus on meaningful involvement of parents. The staff will take the following actions to inform parents:
• PPA will invite parents to an annual informational meeting about the school’s participation in Title I, Part A programs and will explain the requirements and parents’ right to be involved.
The School will provide opportunities for equal access for parents who are ELL, migrant, homeless or disabled, in a language they can understand. Thus, a Spanish translator will be present.
• PPA will present to parents specific information at the meeting about:
Title I Part A programs Arizona’s academic content standards and student academic achievement standards,
Arizona and local academic assessments
Strategies to monitor student progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their child
Opportunity to request regular meetings and flexible times.
• PPA parents will be invited to parent conferences twice a year as well as an open invitation to schedule a parent conference at any time.
• PPA will hold several open houses that occur at the beginning of the academic year and in the spring.
• Parent liaison will outreach to parents about school activities and opportunities for parental involvement. Parents are invited to meet their children’s teachers and are informed of goals, organizations, volunteer opportunities, and updates.
The liaison will provide information to parents in a uniform format, and in a language parents can understand and disseminated in a timely manner.
• Parents will be notified of student progress and grades as appropriate.
• PPA will conduct parent support meetings the first Tuesday of every month during the school year.
Consultation
PPA will take the following actions to engage parents in meaningful consultation:
• Involve parents in Title I decision –making and policy development activities.
• Invite parents to develop and annually evaluate the content and effectiveness of the
Parent Involvement Policy in improving quality of the school and identifying barriers and strength/weaknesses of parental involvement programs.
School-Parent Compact (stating shared responsibilities for student academic achievement)
Consolidated Plan
• Inclusion of parents on North Central Accreditation Team.
Coordination Activities
PPA will coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies in Part A with parental involvement strategies under other programs: 21st Century Literacy Center Project, Parents Who Care, Strengthening Families, and other programs provided by Youth and Family Services Department of Pima Prevention Partnership.
SY2011-2012
To view the 2011 School Improvement Plan for Pima Partnership Academy click here.
To view the 2011 Continuous Improvement Plan for Pima Partnership Academy click here.