Parental Involvement is an integral part of the Migrant Education Program, as research shows that parents play a significant role in the academic achievement of their children. Therefore, it is important for parents and schools to develop partnerships and build ongoing dialogues to improve student achievement. Migrant education programs are required to conduct parental involvement activities, including:
- A written parental involvement policy
- Policy involvement of parents in an organized, ongoing and timely way in the implementation of the Migrant Education Program
- Development of a school-parent compact in order to share the responsibility for high student academic achievement
- Capacity-building of parents and school staff for strong parental involvement; and
- Effective access to parental involvement activities
- In addition, parental involvement activities must be conducted in a format and language understandable to parents