This is a pledge used by many school districts to encourage parents and other concerned adults to become active and committed to a culture of parental engagment.

  PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT PLEDGE

2007-2008 School Year

AS A PARENT, GRANDPARENT, OR CARING ADULT, I hereby pledge to help the ______________________ children and Public Schools to achieve excellence. My declaration of engagement and commitment to _____________’s children and public schools is further expressed:

• As a resident of _____________________, I am a very important stakeholder of the public schools.
• As a stakeholder, it is my responsibility to be an engaged participant in my child’s education and to:
• Review homework;
• Participate in Teacher Parent Conferences;
• Encourage my child to explore academic interests.
• I am a vital partner with the schools in improving public education.
• I will encourage and assist other parents and community members to become engaged partners in education.
• Our future depends on the improvement of public education
• This improvement depends on my participation.

THEREFORE AS A PARENT, GRANDPARENT, OR CARING ADULT, I take personal responsibility for the education of the children in this community.

• I pledge to volunteer a minimum of 10 hours of my time to my public schools during the school year.
• I pledge to build a culture of parental engagement by compelling a minimum of five parents to sign the engagement pledge.

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