The Shelby County Board of Education encourages collaboration between schools and families due to its belief that such collaboration is essential to support student learning.

By this Policy, the Board directs that each school adopt the following standards:

Standard 1 - Welcome all families into the school community.

Standard 2 - Communicate effectively with all families.

Standard 3 - Support student success by collaborating with families to support students' learning and healthy development both at home and at school.

Standard 4 - Encourage families to be advocates for their own children and other children in order to ensure that students are treated fairly and have access to learning opportunities that will support their success.

Standard 5 - Share power by ensuring that families and schools are given opportunities to share in decisions that affect children.

Standard 6 - Ensure that families and schools collaborate with community members to connect students, families and staff to expanded learning opportunities, community services and civil participation. At a minimum, to ensure the aforementioned Standards are met, the Shelby County Board of Education directs that:

1“Families” includes Parents and Guardians.

• Teachers and/or administrators, and/or school staff meet with families twice during each school year to discuss homework, attendance, discipline, policy, and expectations.

• Teachers and/or administrators invite families to Monthly PTA meetings/Parent Advisory Meetings to discuss strategies to improve student achievement and engagement.

• Teachers and/or Administrators and/or School Staff encourage families to meet with school counselors annually to discuss students' course of study and plans for higher education.

• Administrators invite families to serve on School Improvement Plan Committees.

• Teachers and/or Administrators provide families with access to all student learning materials in order for families to assist students in meeting their educational goals.