SHADY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNICATION ACTION PLAN
HOME/COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Team Members: Communication Task Force
Objective:  By the year 2007, 100% of Wissahickon School District graduates will demonstrate effective expressive and receptive communications skills.
ACTION STEPS  TIMELINE ESTIMATED RESOURCES PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE  INDICATORS OF SUCCESS  DATE COMPLETED
  • Utilize community outreach programs
 September 2001-June 2007 Junior Achievement, Voice of Experience, Reading Olympics, guest readers, Ambler Community Cupboard, career exploration, DARE, Global Goodies, Science/Reading Night, veterans partnership, cable TV, retired service, volunteer program Principal, staff Home & School, community members, community service personnel, high school students Increased use of community resources  
  • Provide parent training to promote student communication skills
 September 2001-June 2007 Lindamood Bell™ consultants, 100 Book Challenge® consultants, Break Through to Literacy® consultants, parent Title 1 meetings, Home & School meetings, Reading Olympics, parent awareness meetings, Art Goes To School, parent training, District parenting groups, Special Education Parenting Advisory Council Principal, teachers, Home and School, parents, corporation consultants, community organizations Parent participation in training classes, parent/student feedback  
  • Utilize adult volunteers to promote literacy
 September 2001-June 2007 Reading coach, publishing center, computer helpers, guest readers, typists Parents, community members, high school students Increased use of volunteers

 

  
  • Encourage parent participation in student literacy

 

September 2001-June 2007 Web page, parent meetings, shared literacy, homework check, book clubs, book fairs, assemblies, art shows, suggested reading lists, 100 Book Challenge®, Open House, Back To School Night, American Education Week, bulletin boards, Family Reading Night,
Reading Olympics, Book-It, Science Night		 Principals, teachers, parents, students Increased parental awareness and participation  
  • Encourage parent participation in the writing process
 September 2001-June 2007 Journals, travel logs, at home writing projects, research projects, intergenerational / cultural project, current events, agenda books, Internet Principal, parent, teacher, student Improved quality of written expression

 

  
  • Encourage parent participation in activities that integrate literary skills through the arts and sciences
 September 2001-June 2007 Musical concerts, art shows, field trips, plays, Art Goes To School, After School Workshops, guest artists/authors, school displays, local, state, national sponsored contest, Science Night, Reading Night local community businesses Parents, artists, community helpers, staff Increased parent/student attendance, increased parent support, positive parent/student feedback  

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