HOUSE BILL No. 4630


     April 19, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Kuipers and referred to the Committee on Education.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

   "The revised school code,"

   (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1294.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1294.  (1) SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP

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      AND IMPLEMENT PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT CONTRACTS WITH PARENTS OF

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      PUPILS.  THESE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT CONTRACTS SHOULD BE VOLUNTARY

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      AND SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE A PARENT'S

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      INVOLVEMENT IN HIS OR HER CHILD'S EDUCATION.

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           (2) NOT LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS

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      SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO

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      SCHOOL DISTRICTS A MODEL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT CONTRACT THAT MAY

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      BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION (1).  THE MODEL PARENTAL

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      INVOLVEMENT CONTRACT SHALL ESTABLISH A LEARNING PARTNERSHIP




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      BETWEEN PARENT, TEACHER, AND PUPIL, AND SHALL ADDRESS AT LEAST

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      ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) THAT THE PUPIL'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN WILL DO ALL OF THE

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      FOLLOWING:

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           (i) REVIEW HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND OFFER ASSISTANCE WHEN

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      NEEDED.

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           (ii) ENSURE THAT THE PUPIL GETS TO SCHOOL EACH DAY, ON TIME

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      AND READY TO LEARN.

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           (iii) DEMONSTRATE INTEREST IN THE PUPIL'S WELL-BEING BY

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      ATTENDING SCHOOL FUNCTIONS AND SUPPORTING THE PUPIL'S SCHOOL

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      ACTIVITIES.

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           (iv) MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND PARENT-TEACHER

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      CONFERENCES.

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           (B) THAT THE PUPIL WILL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (i) PARTICIPATE IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS AND COMPLETE ASSIGN-

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      MENTS IN A MANNER THAT IS ACCURATE, NEAT, AND TIMELY.

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           (ii) COME TO SCHOOL EACH SCHOOL DAY AND BE ON TIME.

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           (iii) PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNED LESSONS.

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           (iv) OBEY THE RULES AND CODES OF CONDUCT SET FOR THE

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      CLASSROOM.

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           (C) THAT THE TEACHER WILL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (i) SET HIGH STANDARDS FOR QUALITY INSTRUCTION THAT PROMOTE

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      DEVELOPMENT OF GRADE-APPROPRIATE ACADEMIC SKILLS.

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           (ii) KEEP ACCURATE ATTENDANCE RECORDS AND INFORM THE PARENT

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      OR GUARDIAN PROMPTLY IF AN ATTENDANCE PROBLEM STARTS TO DEVELOP.

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           (iii) TEACH PUPILS HOW TO STUDY AND REVIEW BASIC CONCEPTS

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      TAUGHT IN CLASS.


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           (iv) MAINTAIN A WELCOME ATMOSPHERE AND SCHEDULING

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      FLEXIBILITY TOWARD PARENT OR GUARDIAN VISITS AND PARTICIPATION.




















































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