Elk Rapids Schools
Bylaws & Policies
 

9250 - RELATIONS WITH PARENTS

The Board of Education believes that the education of children is a responsibility which it shares jointly with parents of the school community and that a strong program of communication and cooperation between home and school is essential to ensure that the best interests of the child are served.

In order to encourage parent-school cooperation the Board directs that the following activities be implemented:

 A.Parent-teacher conferences which permit two (2) way communication between home and school.
 B.Open Houses in District schools which shall provide parents with opportunities to see school facilities, meet faculty members and personally sample programs. Each District school shall hold an Open House at least once each school year.
 C.Meetings of parents and staff members designed to allow free explanation and discussion of matters regarding child-school, child-home or child-school-home relationships.
 D.Special events of a cultural, ethnic or topical nature which are of general interest to the schools and/or the community and which involve the cooperative effort of students and parents. Such programs may be initiated by parent groups.

9250.1

Parental Responsibilities
   
 

The Board feels that it is the parents who have the ultimate responsibility for their children's in-school behavior, including the in-school behavior of those students who have reached the legal age of majority but are still, for all practical purposes, under parental authority. In accordance with Board policies and administrative guidelines, the District shall provide the opportunity for parents to review curriculum and instructional materials and to visit the school to observe the instructional process. With regard to student behavior, during school hours and at school functions the Board, through its designated administrators, acts in loco parentis, i.e. in place of the parents.
 

The Board believes that parents have the responsibility to encourage their children's success in school by:
   
 

A.

Requiring that each of their children exhibit the moral and ethical conduct expected of every good citizen;
     
 

B.

Supporting the schools in requiring that each of their children observe all school rules and regulations and that each accept responsibility for his/her own willful misbehavior;
     
 

C.

Sending their children to school with proper attention to their health, personal cleanliness and dress;
     
 

D.

Maintaining an active interest in each of their children's daily work and making it possible for each to complete assigned homework by providing a quiet place and suitable conditions for study;
     
 

E.

Reading all communications from the school(s), and signing and returning them promptly when required;
     
 

F.

Attending conferences at the school(s) which have been set up for the purpose of exchanging information about each of their children's progress in school.

Revised 1/10/00