Advocacy Plan
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Reflection
At the beginning of the school year most teachers do not have a lot of extra time to touch base with parents and teach them about the programs that are in place to benefit both students, staff and parents alike. They are focused on their lesson plans and the new students that are coming into their classrooms, as well as what they need to teach them and what they already know. Some students have a difficult time keeping up with the curriculum, completing assignments, and turning work in once it is finished.
In the middle school where I work, there is already a system set up to help keep parent abreast of these kinds of issues before printed grade reports are sent home in the mail. The trouble is, many parents are not aware of the Homework Hotline system or the Infinate Campus Parent Portal. These two simple, yet very helpful programs can help parents with students of any age and ability keep track of their progress and assignments, if there were someone to help teach them how it works.
This is where the librarian and other support staff can step in a help take a role in informing/teaching parents about these programs, which will in turn benefit the staff and parents alike, as well as allow parents to get to know the library staff and see the library facility in action (4.1 Networking with the library community, 4.3, Leadership, 4.4 Advocacy, 5.3 Personnel, funding and facilities).
One possible problem with the plan is actually getting parents into the library for the sessions so that they can learn about the programs that are available to them. A letter will be sent home with multiple sessions so that parents can fit it into their already busy lives. Once the first training sessions are complete, there will need to be follow up via telephone and/or email (4.4 Advocacy, 5.4 Strategic planning and assessment).
In the middle school where I work, there is already a system set up to help keep parent abreast of these kinds of issues before printed grade reports are sent home in the mail. The trouble is, many parents are not aware of the Homework Hotline system or the Infinate Campus Parent Portal. These two simple, yet very helpful programs can help parents with students of any age and ability keep track of their progress and assignments, if there were someone to help teach them how it works.
This is where the librarian and other support staff can step in a help take a role in informing/teaching parents about these programs, which will in turn benefit the staff and parents alike, as well as allow parents to get to know the library staff and see the library facility in action (4.1 Networking with the library community, 4.3, Leadership, 4.4 Advocacy, 5.3 Personnel, funding and facilities).
One possible problem with the plan is actually getting parents into the library for the sessions so that they can learn about the programs that are available to them. A letter will be sent home with multiple sessions so that parents can fit it into their already busy lives. Once the first training sessions are complete, there will need to be follow up via telephone and/or email (4.4 Advocacy, 5.4 Strategic planning and assessment).