2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 37 - EDUCATION
Chapter 3 - State Department of Education.
37-3-67 - Alliance for Families program; components.

§ 37-3-67. Alliance for Families program; components.
 

Components of the Alliance for Families program shall include, but shall not be limited to: 
 

(a) A signed parent pledge to assist with identification of ways to improve their child's performance; 

(b) Folder/notebook that is sent home periodically, but not less than once per month, for parent's signature; 

(c) Emphasis on "back to school night" or other family-oriented programs is key parent education events and as a beginning of establishing a partnership with the home; 

(d) Reading focus programs which require home reading programs; 

(e) Teacher, principal and parent training on how to participate most effectively in the program; 

(f) Newsletters to parents on school programs, classroom curriculum, and how parents can reinforce what their child is learning; 

(g) Home survey to assess parents' perceptions about communication, school programs and learning strategies for the home; 

(h) Parent/teacher conferences which involve training parents and teachers in effective conferencing strategies and cooperative methods to achieve student success. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1992, ch. 419, § 22, eff from and after July 1, 1992.