{"id":1069,"date":"2016-01-21T21:24:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T21:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resedblog.wpengine.com\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2021-03-25T15:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T15:43:52","slug":"responsiveed-develops-parent-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/2016\/01\/21\/responsiveed-develops-parent-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"ResponsiveEd Schools Develop Parent Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>rena Clark, a parent of four students at ResponsiveEd\u2019s Tyler Classical Academy, does her part to help build a school community. Every month she writes a monthly newsletter with helpful advice for fellow parents at the east Texas school.<\/p>\n

\u201cTim and I train adoptive parents so we read a lot and have a lot of tricks in the bag. I like quick tricks. I try to keep it short because I know parents can be inundated with too much information,\u201d said Mrs. Clark.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Keith Garcia, campus director at Tyler Classical Academy, saw the growth the campus had experienced and was looking for ways to involve parents in the school. He thought a parent-run newsletter could help.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started by looking for a family we could spotlight by having them write a school newsletter once a month. While each teacher already sent out a weekly newsletter sharing with parents what their students are learning, I wanted to include a parent perspective. This year I asked the Clark family to help. My vision was to have it include ideas and pointers not just about importance of reading, but advice on how to incorporate family life with an eight hour school day,\u201d said Mr. Garcia.<\/p>\n

As a parent himself and a firm believer in ResponsiveEd\u2019s philosophy of education being a partnership between parents and the school, Mr. Garcia looks for ways to involve parents.<\/p>\n

This mindset is one of the reasons Mrs. Clark values Tyler Classical Academy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that they work with the parents and that the kids aren\u2019t just one of many, but receive personal attention,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In addition to the newsletter, parents get involved in the school as room-moms and a fall festival. The whole school is involved and all of the families are invited to a day with games, food and community.<\/p>\n\n\t\t