LBJ Elementary School will create a partnership between our Pre-Kindergarten families and our community. Through collaboration, LBJE will actively pursue our goal of empowering families for student success.  

Definition of Family and Family Engagement - HB4
Family includes adults and children significant in the child’s life who support the early learning and development of the child.  Family engagement is the mutual responsibility of families, schools, and communities to build relationships to support student learning and achievement and to support family well-being and the continuous learning and development of children, families, and educators.  Family engagement is fully integrated into the child’s educational experience and supports the whole child and is both culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate. 

Six Components:

 1. Facilitate school to family support:

• Volunteering

• School-Wide Family Events

• Open House and Spring Family Showcase

• WATCH Dogs

• Pastries with Parents/Quarterly Parent Assemblies

• Campus PTO meetings and events

2. Establish a network of community resources:

• Assist in facilitating contact with community resources

• JCISD - Immunization Clinics

• TCHATT Resources for counseling and assistance

• KSTAR support for counseling services

3. Increase family participation in decision making:

• Pre-Kindergarten families will be invited to participate and serve on:

  • Campus committees

  • PTO committees

4. Equip families with tools to enhance and extend their learning:

• Families will be provided with learning opportunities for learning

  • Teachers provide support with Frog Street Parent components and how to support learning at home

  • At home resources in each content area provided by classroom teachers

  • Basic computer skills for young learners and apps. that support learning

  • PK newsletter 

  • Parent/Teacher Conferences

5. Develop staff skills in evidence-based practices that support families in meeting their child’s learning benchmarks:

• Staff will be provided training and or support in the implementation of:

  • Frog Street Parent Resources

  • 7 Mindsets

  • SEL/Restorative Practices

  • Small group instruction

  • Writing

  • Computer skills for young learners

  • Morning Message

  • Read Alouds

  • Curriculum documents and scope and sequence

6. Evaluate family engagement efforts for continuous improvement:

• Feedback will be sought from families through:

  • Parent Input Meetings: Pastries with Parents, Conference Days, etc.

  • During on-campus meetings

  • Weekly emails with updates and opportunities to respond for parents

Each year in May as students begin to get ready for Kindergarten students participate in what we call Transition Day all through the campus and they get to spend at least on hour with their potential upcoming teachers so students and teachers get to know each other a little before they begin Kindergarten.

***Feedback gathered will be used to guide future planning and development of the Pre-K program at LBJE.      

 School P&E Policy

Annual High Quality Pre-K Self Assessment Results (23-24)

For more information on family engagement opportunities please contact:
Amanda Haley- LBJE Principal
ahaley@jcisd.txed.net
830-868-4028