How does NCLB encourage parental involvement?
NCLB reinforces and underscores the tenant that parental involvement is important to a student’s success in school. Throughout the law, new provisions promote increased parental involvement and communication between the school and parents. There are new notification requirements for some school activities and mandates for reporting more details about student progress and staff qualifications. Virginia Beach and the Virginia Department of Education currently provide parents with an annual school performance report card. NCLB requires that additional data be communicated in the report card such as the percentage of classes not taught by highly qualified teachers and the school improvement status of a school. Virginia Beach will continue to share with parents important data through various means, from printed publications to electronic communications.
