solved TITLE: FAMILY INVOLVEMENT PLAN AND POLICIESÂ INTRODUCTION: How will you

TITLE: FAMILY INVOLVEMENT PLAN AND POLICIES 
INTRODUCTION:
How will you include and empower all families as partners in promoting comprehensive child development and recognize them as the first and most important teacher and decision maker for the child? What strategies, activities, policies, etc. will you develop to make this happen? How will parents know about opportunities and expectations?
Parent Involvement Policy
You are to pretend you are the director of a private for-profit child-care center.  While you do not require parent participation, your programs philosophy acknowledges the importance of parent involvement and you are developing 10 strategies to include in your parent hand book that provide opportunities for parents. The policy should begin with a short paragraph summarizing program’s philosophy regarding parental participation and why this is important. It should then include 10 strategy statements that the program employs to promote active involvement of parents. 
Strategies should include:
·         Parent Education Opportunities 
·         Volunteer Opportunity
·         Decisions making roles for parents
·         Communication methods
·         Orientations for new students
·         Inclusion of all
Do research to learn about the parent involvement policies of existing programs and use your text, focusing on the information in chapter 4 and the examples of strategies on page 99.  This should be written as if it were to be presented to the parent in a handout, in the handbook, or even displayed in your reception area.  Strategies should be presented positively and in family friendly terms. 
An example of 1 strategy: 
·         Parent-teacher conferences will be conducted at least 2 times per year at times that are convenient to each family.