The School District of Philadelphia recognizes that a child’s education is a responsibility that is shared by parents, families, schools, and the community during the entire period the child is enrolled in school. Creating positive, home, school, and community partnerships is essential to carrying out the shared responsibility necessary to improve schools and reinforce the importance of academic achievement.
PARENT & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY
Purpose:
The Parent and Family Engagement Policy is being adopted in order to:
- Support and secure strong effective partnerships among parents, families, schools and the community that serves to improve academic quality and student performance;
- Provide the coordination, technical assistance and other support necessary to assist schools in planning and implementing effective family engagement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance; and
- Comply with Title I, Part A requirements regarding the establishment of a parent and family engagement policy according to Section 1116 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
General Expectations:
The School District of Philadelphia is committed to fostering and promoting family engagement, and strives to maximize engagement by implementing programs, activities and, procedures that emphasize effective family-school-community partnership and shared responsibility for high academic achievement and student success.
Parent and Family Engagement Policy Feedback
Help To Improve Our Policy
The School District of Philadelphia is providing an opportunity to gather ongoing, online feedback about the policy.