§ 59-28-170 — School district superintendent activities.

(A) Each school district superintendent shall consider: (1) designating staff to serve as a parent liaison for the district to coordinate parental involvement initiatives and coordinate community and agency collaboration to support parents and families; (2) requiring each school to designate a faculty contact for parental involvement efforts to work collaboratively with the district coordinator and network with other school faculty contacts; (3) requiring each school principal to designate space within the school specifically for parents which contains materials and resources on the numerous ways parents and schools can and should partner for a child's academic success; and (4) encouraging principals to adjust class and school schedules to accommodate parent-teacher conferences at times more convenient to parents and, to the extent possible, accommodate parents in cases where transportation and normal school hours present a hardship. (B) Each school district superintendent shall: (1) include parental involvement expectations as part of each principal's evaluation; (2) include information about parental involvement opportunities and participation in the district's annual report; and (3) disseminate to all parents of the district the expectations enumerated in Section 59-28-180.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 402, SECTION 1.