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24-25 PK Family Engagement Plan
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Robinson ISD PK Family Engagement Plan

HB4 High-Quality Prekindergarten Grant Program  

24-25

Robinson Primary, in accordance with the HB4 guidelines, will create a partnership between our families, schools and community for the successful transition into kindergarten.

Definitions of Family and Family Engagement: (HB4)

Family:

Family includes adult and children significant in the child’s life who support the early learning and development of the child.

Family Engagement Definition:

Family engagement is the mutual responsibility of families, school, and communities to build relationships to support student learning and achievement and to support family well-being and the continuous learning and development of children, families, and educators. Family engagement is fully integrated in the child’s educational experience and supports the whole child and is both culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate.

                                                           

Prekindergarten Family Engagement Plan:

Six Components

Evidence of HB4 Family Engagement Plan

  1. Facilitate Family-to-Family Support

Prekindergarten teachers and teacher assistants will provide parents with opportunities to participate in district and campus initiatives such as:

  • Pre-K Specific Family Activities
  • October 16 - Building Routines & Independence, Reading Routines 8-9 am at RPS
  • November 20 - Adapting to Change & Shapes, counting, vocabulary, and identify letters
  • January 15th - Power of Positive Parenting and math games to review counting, taking turns
  • February 19th - Technology, Cooking with Pk, and Writing Skills
  • March 19th - Getting Ready for Kinder, Creativity with Art, and applying listening skills
  • April 16th - Safety - water, outdoor
  • May 22- PK Graduation
  • School-Wide including Pre-K Family Activities
  • October 29-School-wide Family Fun Learning Night (grit, attendance, academic and parent communication tools)
  • December 12th - Stations with Santa (literacy, book fair, math)
  • January 23rd- Family Game Night (Literacy, Math, STEM)
  • March 6th - Family Bingo Night
  • PTO – Parent Teacher Organization

  1. Establish a Network of Community of Resources

     

Robinson Primary partnerships with community and faith-based organizations will create a network of resources that will directly benefit Prekindergarten families as needed: Some resources are:

  1. Increase Family Participation in Decision-Making

Prekindergarten Families will be invited to participate in and/or serve on:

  • Campus & District Level Decision Making Committees
  • Campus and Pre-K End-of-Year Family Engagement Survey
  • Family feedback after Prekindergarten Family-specific activities
  • Beginning and End of the Year Parent Conferences
  1. Equip Families with Tools to Enhance and Extend Learning to Increase Student Achievement

Prekindergarten families will be encouraged to attend learning opportunities to enhance and extend learning by providing parents with home activities that are age and developmentally appropriate to help prepare families for kindergarten by but not limited to:

  • Take-home academic activities for students/parents
  • Activities from each PK parent meeting
  • Transitional Learning Summer Calendar/Resource
  • Campus Library
  • Conference opportunities BOY/EOY
  • Technology: Email, Classroom & Campus Website, Newsletters, Facebook, Twitter, RISD App (Rooms communication and behavior), House Points
  • Title I Meeting - October 29 & Meet the Teacher
  • PTO Meetings
  • Providing parents with a list of the objectives for the year at parent/teacher conferences based on student CIRCLE assessment data
  • Include library membership opportunities during parent event during the year
  1. Develop Staff Skills in Evidence-based Practices that Support Families in Meeting their Children’s Learning Benchmarks

Promoting and developing family engagement as a core strategy to improve teaching and learning among all educators and staff:

  • CLI trainings online
  • Various trainings at Region 12
  • CIRCLE Assessment
  • SAVVAS Three Cheers Training
  • Professional Learning Community weekly meetings with pre-k and mentor/administration
  • RISD district-wide trainings including, but not limited to, summer Integration Summit        

  1. Evaluate Family Engagement Efforts and Use Results for Continuous Improvement

Use data to ensure alignment between family engagement activities/school teaching and learning goals and promote continuous family engagement:

  • Pre-K specific parent survey
  • Pre-K Graduation