ODE Family Involvement Policy
Mid Valley Elementary School
With 75 percent of Mid Valley’s 415 students living in poverty and 75 percent coming from Spanish-speaking homes, the school encountered several obstacles to involving parents. The school chose to promote a bilingual program to better serve the students, and also updated its family involvement policy to improve communication with parents. In the policy, the school agreed to translate all written materials, provide translators at meetings, and implement a phone-tree list. As an incentive to read and review the policy, Mid Valley raffled off two $25 gift certificates from returned and signed summaries.
Resources and Links
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American Association of University Women of Oregon
American Federation of Teachers
American Leadership Forum of Oregon
Associated Oregon Industries
Association of Oregon Counties
Business Education Compact
Center for Education Reform
Children First for Oregon
Citizens for Oregon's Future
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
Community & Parents for Public Schools
Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
E3: Employers for Education Excellence
Healthy Kids Learn Better
Oregon Department of Education Report Cards
Oregon Voter Registration
Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber
League of Oregon Cities
League of Women Voters of Oregon
Multnomah County Library
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Oregon Alliance for Arts Education
Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted
Oregon Business Association
Oregon Business Council
Oregon Campus Compact
Oregon Center for Public Policy
Oregon College Directory Network
Oregon Commission on Children and Families
Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement
Oregon Education Association
Oregon Education Coalition
Oregon Federation of Independent Schools
Oregon Home Education Network
Oregon Parent Training and Information Center
Oregon PTA
Oregon School Boards Association
Oregon State Report Card
Oregon Student Association
Our Oregon Coalition
Parent Information and Resource Center
Portland Business Alliance
Portland Schools Foundation
Rural Development Initiatives
SMART
Sojourn Theatre
Stand for Children
The Leaders Roundtable
Urban League of Portland
