Parent Involvement

Parental involvement in the Title I Migrant Child Education Program is encouraged in order to provide the basis for meeting the needs of the entire migrant family. This involvement is necessary to effectively meet the needs of the migrant family as well as the migrant child.

The Mesa Public Schools believes in parental involvement because:
- Parents, in most cases, know more about their children than anyone else.
- Children need to acquire, at home, knowledge and skills early in life.
- Involved parents motivate children.
- Parents can be "teachers in the home".
- Parent-volunteers can free the classroom teachers for planning and instructional tasks.
- Parents help increase public understanding and support for school projects and programs.
- Involved, understanding and supportive parents result in children with positive attitudes.

Some of the ways that our Migrant Parents have been involved:

- School volunteers
- Attendance at local and national statewide workshops
- Participation in adult education classes
- Parent/teacher pot-lucks
- Parent involvement in M.P.A.C. meetings
- Parent participation in P.T.O. activities and S.I.A.C.