{"id":12652,"date":"2015-04-30T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12652"},"modified":"2016-07-18T12:40:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T16:40:40","slug":"parent-observation-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/parent-observation-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Observation in the Classroom? Yes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Parent%20Observation%20in%20the%20Classroom%3F%20Yes%21\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/back.to.school.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"119\" \/>To paraphrase Jane Austen\u2026 it is a truth universally acknowledged that parental involvement supports positive student outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>But does \u2018parental involvement\u2019 extend to parents coming into the school to observe their child in his or her school setting?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The answer is yes!\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A parent\u2019s right to observe his or her child during the school day is supported by federal law.<\/em><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>This applies to all students, in regular and special education alike.<\/p>\n<p>The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently reauthorized as the <a href=\"http:\/\/legcounsel.house.gov\/Comps\/Elementary%20And%20Secondary%20Education%20Act%20Of%201965.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)<\/span><\/a>, states:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 8101 Definitions <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(39) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT- The term \u2018parental involvement\u2019 means the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring \u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(A) that parents play an integral role in assisting their child\u2019s learning;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(B) that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child\u2019s education at school;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(C) that parents are full partners in their child\u2019s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(D) the carrying out of other activities, such as those described in Section 1116.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 1116 Parent and Family Engagement<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(d) SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HIGH STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">[&#8230;] each school served under this part shall jointly develop with parents for all children served under this part a school-parent compact. [\u2026] Such compact shall \u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2028(2) address the importance of communication between teachers and parents on an ongoing basis through, at a minimum \u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(A) parent-teacher conferences in elementary schools, at least annually, during which the compact shall be discussed as the compact relates to the individual child\u2019s achievement;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(B) frequent reports to parents on their children\u2019s progress; and<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(C) reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child\u2019s class, and <strong>observation of classroom activities<\/strong> [boldface added]; and<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(D) ensuring regular two-way, meaningful communication between family members and school staff, and to the extent practicable, in a language that family members can understand.<\/p>\n<p>**********<\/p>\n<p><em>Sophie lives in upstate New York, and is the parent of a child with Tourette Syndrome.\u00a0 You can find her on the web at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ny-span.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">NY-Span.org<\/span><\/a>, New York &#8211; Special Education Action Network.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To paraphrase Jane Austen\u2026 it is a truth universally acknowledged that parental involvement supports positive student outcomes. 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