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Parent/Family

Information for parents and family members about becoming involved in the education of their children.

Academic Content Standards

Information and resources on the California academic standards, including information for students and parents, may be found on the California Department of Education (CDE) Common Core State Standards and Content Standards Web pages.

Parents' Rights

Legal rights of parents to participate in their children's education: Chapter 864, Statutes of 1998 Education Code sections 51100-51102 External link opens in new window or tab..

Sample district policy and administrative regulations related to parental involvement: BP 6020 External link opens in new window or tab. and AR 6020 External link opens in new window or tab..

Resources

Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships External link opens in new window or tab. (PDF; 8MB)

Family Engagement Toolkit-Continuous Improvement through an Equity Lens (PDF)

Family Engagement Framework: A Tool for California School Districts-English (PDF; 3MB)

Family Engagement Framework: A Tool for California Districts-Spanish (PDF; 5MB)

English-Spanish Family Engagement Language Glossary

DataQuest
Reports for accountability, test data, enrollment, graduates, dropouts, course enrollments, staffing, and data regarding English learners.

California School Dashboard External link opens in new window or tab.

Quality Schooling Framework (QSF)

Additional Parent/Family Resources
These Web sites provide information to assist in the building of partnerships among families, schools, and communities.

State and Federal Program Family Engagement

Title I, Part A, Parent and Family Engagement
Information related to implementation of programs, activities and procedures for the involvement of parents and family members in Title I, Part A programs.

Questions:   Local Agency Systems Support Office | LCFF@cde.ca.gov
Last Reviewed: Wednesday, May 11, 2022