Families

The Anchorage School District has committees to help community members stay informed and be involved. 

• Curriculum Committees
• Native Advisory Committee
• Special Education Advisory Council

As part of their annual improvement planning, schools and the district, with the involvement of parents, will develop and evaluate comprehensive plans for parent involvement. These plans should be designed to detail ways in which the district or school will:

1. Involve parents in developing district or school improvement plans
2. Offer technical assistance and coordination to help schools plan parent involvement activities to improve student and school academic performance
3. Build school and parent capacities for strong parent involvement
4. Coordinate and integrate parent involvement strategies with other programs
5. Annually evaluate with parents the effectiveness of the policy as implemented in each school and the district in achieving academic improvement. The evaluation must include identification of barriers to parent involvement, especially barriers to parents who are economically disadvantaged, disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or belong to a racial or ethnic minority.

1. Help parents understand state and local assessment of their children’s progress and how to monitor progress and work with educators
2. Provide parents with materials and training to improve their children’s achievement, such as literacy training, use of technology, and enhancing parenting skills
3. Educate teachers, administrators, and other school staff about the value of and methods of reaching out to parents as equal partners
4. To the extent practicable, ensure that information about school and parent programs is in a format and language parents can understand.

The district will support schools and programs in their efforts by doing the following:

1. Publicizing its commitment to parent involvement in the public schools
2. Identifying promising programs and practices related to parent involvement
3. Targeting funds for the development of programs, demonstration projects, and evaluations
4. Providing technical assistance and support to develop effective parent involvement programs by doing the following:
   1. Sharing information and research on parent involvement and effective practices;
   2. Developing in-service education programs on cultural awareness and parent involvement for teachers, administrators, and parents that will assist in meeting the individual needs of diverse cultural and linguistic populations; and
   3. Working with colleges and universities that train teachers and administrators to develop effective pre-service programs in school and family connections.
5. Complying with state and federal parent involvement requirements; and
6. Providing ongoing follow-up and evaluation of the parent involvement efforts as required
7. The superintendent or designee will develop a method for measuring and reporting the results of each school’s annual evaluation.