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//**Focus Group E**// //**School Culture and Support for Student Personal and Academic Growth Leader: Mary Jane Smith, Concetta Aguilera**//

Directions: 1. Click on the **Edit This Page b**utton above 2. Enter your findings and evidence (add on to what others have done) 3. Please note which dept. or office this is happening. 4. Click **Save,** and that's it! Thanks for your input. Evidence:
 * //E1. To what extent does the school leadership employ a wide variety of strategies to encourage parental and community involvement, especially with the teaching/learning process? //**

2.All classes send home a copy of the syllabus for parent signatures 3.Notification for parents concerning the research paper || 2. All classes send home a copy of the syllabus for parent signatures 3. e-mail 4. teacher web-sites (many science teachers have one) 5. Comprehensive school web-site 6. parent portal 7. Principal's newsletter 8. Booster club 9. Parents invited to SST meetings 10. link crew ||
 * Department/Group || Evidence ||
 * English || 1.Websites, emailing to parents
 * Foreign Language || 1. ||
 * Math || 1. ||
 * Physical Education || 1. ||
 * Science || 1. IS2 Sex Ed letter to inform parents of the curriculum of the class
 * Social Science || 1. ||
 * Special Education || 1. ||
 * Visual and Performing Arts || 1. ||
 * Technical Education || 1. ||
 * Classified || 1. ||
 * Counseling || 1. Parenting classes, Parent meetings for ELL students, School Site Council, Parent Forums, Booster club, Grade Level Nights, e-mail, principal's newsletter, NTI calls home, library data base (on-line), parent portal ||
 * Parents || 1. Parents are encouraged to join the School Site Council to help in decission making in regards to money ||
 * Students || 1. ||