Atlanta Area School for the Deaf

Parent Involvement Program

It is our belief that school, family, and community collaboration promote student achievement and set the stage for our students to be life-long learners. Parents play an extremely important role as a child's first teacher. Parental support for a child and for the school is critical to a child's success at every step along the way. The intent of this policy is to result in consciously doing those things already in practice in a more efficient, consistent, and effective manner as well as generating new ways of strengthening the partnership.

Research has established a clear and positive relationship between parental involvement in education and the progress students make in school as well as students' attitudes toward learning.

The Atlanta Area School for the Deaf is committed to the goal of providing a quality education for every child. To realize this goal, we want to establish partnerships with parents and with the community. Everyone gains if school and home can work together to promote high achievement by our children. Neither home nor school can do the job alone. AASD's parental involvement plan is intended to strengthen this partnership.

Dona Harris
Parent Involvement Coodinator