We value the partnership we have with our parents and welcome your interest in our programs and process.  Every effort will be made to accommodate your request to shadow/visit your child during the instructional day.

The right to observe a child's instructional program during the school day resides soley with a child's parent, legal guardian, or foster parent.  It does extend to grandparents or other interested close relatives or caregivers.

The sole purpose of a classroom visit by a parent is to observe their child and the instructional program being presented.  At no time should a parent's motive for or focus of classroom visit to be to observe another students or students in the classroom.  If the principal has knowledge of or suspects that the focus of a parent's classroom visit is to observe another student, s/he reserves the right to deny a requested visit or to end a visit in progress.

Visits must be scheduled through the Principal for a time and date convenient to both the parent and the teacher. The principal will notify appropriate teacher(s) and administrative staff.  The parental observation date should be within a reasonable time frame following an initial request.  A request for a specific date must be made no less than 24hours in advance.  No visits will be allowed while students are participating in assessments, quizzes, or tests. No visits will be allowed while class is being covered by a substitute.

To minimize potential interruptions and distractions during instructional time, the Principal reserves the right to limit the duration of classroom observations.

Parents shadowing their child in a classroom should arrange their schedules to enter and exit the classroom in a manner that would not interrupt the instructional activities in progress.  While visiting the class, the teacher will designate an area for parents to sit.  Unnecessary noise of movement must be kept to a minimum.

Parents wishing to discuss their child's behavior after observing her/him during class should schedule a parent conference with the teachers. Questions or concerns that come up during the instructional day may be addressed directly to the principal or principal designee.

We expect parents to keep any information about students that would result in the identification of individual students confidential; this includes, but is not limited to, student work groups, behavior, or classroom contribution.

Video and/or audio recording of classroom visits is prohibited.  Violation of this or any other guideline can result in dismissal from the classroom, and/or school site.