“Parents play a vital role in education. When parents are engaged and involved, everyone- students, parents and families, teachers, schools, and communities- benefits, and our schools become increasingly rich and positive places to teach, learn, and grow” – A Parent Engagement Policy for Ontario Schools, 2010

Parents in Partnership: A Parent Engagement Policy for Ontario Schools:

	Recognizes and supports the important role parents have contributing to their children's learning at home and at school;
	Recognizes, encourages and supports many forms of parent engagement;
	Identifies strategies to remove barriers to parent involvement (e.g. communications and language);
	Supports parents to acquire skills and knowledge they need to be engaged and involved in their child's learning;
	Provides a parent voice at the local level (e.g. Parent Involvement Committees, and school councils and as well as individual parents talking to teachers and principals).

The policy provides the vision for parent involvement; sets out four strategies for success; includes an action plan for schools, boards and the ministry; and showcases some of the many exemplary practices across the province.

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