Elizabeth A Fuller

EDUC 650
6/14/21
Standard Activity 8.34C Parent Involvement

Parent involvement is paramount in a school’s success. From education, to sports, to

extracurricular activities, and community events, parent involvement is essential. Below are
some ideas on how we can foster parent involvement at Huntington High School.
The first step I would make in fostering parent involvement at Huntington High School is
to first assess where we are at as far as communication with our parents. Huntington High is a
unique school because our school is set on top of a mountain completely away from where a lot
of our students and staff live. There is an automatic disconnect between the school and
community for this geographical reason. Currently, most parents visit our school soley for extra
curricular events and not education.
The second step is to use collaboration with the staff on how we can bridge the
connection between community and school. It would be my suggestion that homeroom
teachers contact parents, we have more community days after school where we invite parents
to our building and have them learn our school, and I would set a clear message of 3 obtainable
goals for all students. These three goals would be to increase our graduation rate to 85%,
(currently at 74%) increase our math and reading scores on SAT to proficient, (currently at
below standard) and decrease our behavior referrals by 500 per year (currently at 3,614). When
we send this clear and consistent message with our parents, it would allow them to understand
what goals we are trying to reach. Currently, our parents are kind of left in the dark about what
goals we are trying to obtain. The teachers are also unsure of the direction of the school. There
needs to be a bottom down line of communication and our community must be aware of this!
The third and final step is clear and constant communication with our parents. Our
parents need to be emailed, called, and texted on a continuous basis so that they can be
reminded of what our goals are. I would almost go so far that they get sick of hearing from us
rather than the other way around. I want them to know what we are accomplishing in school
and also how they can help reach our goals. This collective buy in is vital in the success of our
school.