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          Date of Hearing:   August 19, 2016


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                      200 (Lopez) - As Introduced  August 10, 2016


          SUBJECT:  Parent Advocacy Day


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims September 28, 2016, as Parent Advocacy Day.   
          Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)A critical dimension of effective schooling is parent  
            involvement and research has shown conclusively that parent  
            involvement in a child's education at home improves pupil  
            achievement, and when a parent is involved at school, his or  
            her child goes farther in school.



          2)Regardless of family income or background, pupils with  
            involved parents are more likely to have higher grades and  
            test scores, attend school regularly, have better social  
            skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school.



          3)The most accurate predictors of pupil achievement in school  
            are not family income or social status but the extent to which  
            the family creates a home environment that encourages  
            learning, communicates high yet reasonable expectations for  
            the child's achievement, and becomes involved in the child's  
            education at school.








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          4)When a parent is involved in school, the performance of all  
            children at school, not just the parent's child, tends to  
            improve, and the more comprehensive and well planned the  
            partnership between school and home, the higher the pupil  
            achievement.



          5)California's school funding system, the Local Control Funding  
            Formula, requires all school districts to involve parents in  
            planning, decision making, and developing and reviewing local  
            control and accountability plans.



          6)The State Board of Education recognizes that a child's  
            education is a responsibility shared by school and family  
            during the entire period the child spends at school, and it is  
            important that school districts and schools, in collaboration  
            with parents, teachers, pupils, and school administrators,  
            establish and develop efforts that enhance parent involvement  
            and reflect the needs of pupils and families in the  
            communities in which they serve.
          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          None on file


          Opposition
          None on file










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          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800