Family Involvement
The academic success of a Lake Valley Navajo School student is often the result of a strong family support system. Family involvement is a prerequisite for anyone seeking to prepare and empower the future leaders of the Navajo community. Teams of parents/guardians, siblings, extended family, and community members are valuable assets to many students throughout the various stages of the learning process. From early childhood through grade school education, families are presented with several opportunities to contribute to the success of a Lake Valley student by simply getting involved.
Navajo District strives to educate teachers, support staff, administrators, and school board members, with the assistance of parents, about the value of parental contribution and the necessity of reaching out to, communicating with, and working with parents as equal partners. Specifically, the School strives to:
- build ties between parents and the School
- research, adopt, and implement model approaches to improving parental involvement
- develop appropriate roles for community-based organizations and local businesses in parental involvement activities, and to provide other reasonable support for such activities as parents may request.
Navajo District believes that all parents and families want the best for their children. Educational research shows that children do their best when parents are enabled to play four key roles in their children’s learning:
- Parents as teachers (helping children at home)
- Supporters (contributing their skills to the school)
- Advocates (helping children receive fair treatment)
- Decision-makers (participating in joint problem solving with the school at every level)
The schools will distribute the Student-Parent Handbook and Parent Involvement Policy to parents of all enrolled students. The School’s administration will develop a School Plan for Parental Involvement that will explain the means by which the bulleted items above will be implemented and maintained.
