Early College High School (ECHS) is dedicated to the success of our students. The faculty and staff believe that all parents are education partners. School personnel believe that parent involvement is essential to the success of their children.
The Early College High School administration shall work in collaboration with teachers, parents and guardians to actively support the faculty and the parents to enhance parent involvement by:
- Respecting parents as partners in the education of their children.
- Setting high expectations for excellent customer (student/parent) service
- Expecting high student achievement for all students
- Promoting parent involvement in site-based leadership and decision-making
- Fostering a welcoming and responsive environment for all parents
- Establishing regular communication via phone calls & Parent Square
- Contining to employ a Community-Parent-Teacher liaison to strengthen parent engagement
- Establishing communication as a source of trust and understanding between the staff and parents
- Training parents how to access and use Parent Self-Serve and Parent Square
At Early College High School, we expect parents/guardians to be involved in their children’s learning and education by:
- Taking the initiative to seek the best educational opportunities for their children
- Respecting the teachers and supporting the staff as partners in the education of their children
- Utilizing two-way lines of communication between parents and the staff on the instruction, achievement and conduct of their children
- Participating in site-based leadership and decision making
- Actively volunteering at school.
- Proactively access Parent Square and Parent Self-Serve to monitor student academic progress
Opportunities for Parental Involvement
The Early College High School administration will facilitate parent involvement by providing opportunities for parents to be informed, communicate with the staff and be active participants in the education of their children.
Parents have the opportunity to stay informed and communicate with the staff. The list below are channels that provide important information for all parents.
- School notes and/or pertinent documents in English and Spanish
- Parent Self-Serve online tool and Parent Square
- Student Code of Conduct and Student Handbook
- Home-School Compacts
- Parent Teacher Conferences **translators provided
- ECHS Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
 The parents, faculty, and staff have the opportunities to interact by attending:
- PTSA meetings and events
- Meet the Teacher Night (Open House)
- Bi-annual mandatory parent meetings (August and January)
- Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Monthly parent meetings with the Principal
- Special Programs (i.e. FAFSA Night, Bellringing, Thanksgiving Feast, Field Day, Awards Day)
- PTSA
- Volunteer Program(s)
- Spring Picnic in April, Parent-Student-Staff Book Clubs
- 9th grade Sunrise Breakfast and 12th grade Sunset Dinner
Parents’ input is valued at Early College High School. Parents have the opportunity to be a part of the decision making process at our school through:
- Campus Improvement Committee (CIC)
- District Representatives on Committees
- C-FB Community and Campus-based surveys
- Conferences with Administration
- PTSA
Adoption
This School Parental Involvement Policy has been developed jointly and agreed upon with parents of children participating in Title I, Part A programs, as evidenced by members of the Campus Improvement Committee.
This policy was adopted by Early College High School on April 26, 2019 and will be in effect for the period of one school year. The school will post this policy (on the school website and in the building) to all parents of participating Title I, Part A children on or before August 19, 2019. It will be made available to the local community on or before August 6, 2019. Early College High School’s notification to parents of this policy will be in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provide a copy of this policy to parents in a language the parents can understand.