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Family and Community Data Elements

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Family and Community Involvement

Data Element	Possible Indicators
Parent Involvement	Evidence of a parent involvement plan for volunteering, home learning activities, program review and development.
Communication with Parents	Amount and frequency of information disseminated to parents. Quality of information disseminated. Is the information disseminated in a language spoken by parents? The frequency of parent/teacher interactions.
Parent/Community Roles	Amount and frequency of opportunity for involvement in decision-making.
Parent Training	The type of training opportunities offered to parents, parent workshop evaluations, evidence of teachers trained in parent involvement.
Support for Families	Availability of information, training and services to adequately address the educational needs of students with learning disabilities or special educational needs as a result of limited language proficiency, migratory life style or poverty.
Health Services	Availability of school-linked health and social services for students and families, including counselors, psychologists and medical professionals and nurse practitioners.

Source:
An Idea Book on Planning, Vol. I, Implementing Schoolwide Programs, U.S. Department of Education, October 1998.

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