Parent Resources
Working together, parents and teachers can help children have a successful school year.
All children can learn, and all children deserve a quality education. Our schools face a variety of obstacles in meeting the needs of students from diverse backgrounds and economic circumstances. By working with parents and communities, schools can overcome these obstacles. This guide is for parents who want to help their children, and all children, reach their potential.
How can I work with my child's teacher to support school success?
It is important that your child see that you and her teacher have a mutually respectful relationship. Teachers have training and experience to help your child do well in school. If your child is having difficulty, her teacher will usually know what kind of extra support she needs and be able to help you find that support. Teachers should feel comfortable approaching you with information about your child. They should take time to communicate positive information as well as areas of concern.
Parent Involvement / Volunteerism
 Thirty years of research clearly shows that parent and community involvement in schools improves student achievement. To reach their potential, students need parents and the community to take an active role in their education.
Schools are working hard to provide a high quality education for every child. But they can't do it alone. Parent and community involvement is critical to creating great schools.
What can I do to be involved?
There are many ways parents, other adults who play an important role in a child's life, and community groups can be involved with children's education at home, at school and in the community.
What can I do at school?
As a parent, or an adult who plays an important role in the life of a child, your involvement in your child's education at school and at home shows your child that you value education. Teachers can see that you care about your children's learning. You can provide teachers with the most reliable source of information about your child. The partnership between you and your child's teacher is powerful.
Parent Notification
Compliance with P.L. 107-110, Section 1111(h)(6)(A)
As a parent of a student in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child, and Federal law requires the school district to provide you this information in a timely manner if you request it. Specifically, you have the right to request the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers:
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Whether the teacher meets the state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grades and subjects he or she teaches.
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Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status because of special circumstances.
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The teacher’s college major, whether the teacher has any advanced degrees, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
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Whether paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if so, their qualifications.
If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact your building principal.
2007-08
C-FB ISD Highly Qualified
Teacher Report
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