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Alameda, CA
Children's Cottage Campus of Rising Star Montessori
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Telephone: (510) 521-8940 · Website: www.risingstarschool.org
Home-School Connection
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| Conducts an open house at start of school year |
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| Conducts a parent-teacher meeting at start of school year |
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| Conducts regular parent teacher conferences |
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| Provides summary of child’s learning at end of year |
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| Provides guidance on developmental goals for the following year |
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| Provides guidance on best Kindergarten and elementary schools |
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Savvy Source's Comments
Parent Involvement Program:
Research has found that a Parent Involvement Program is one way for parents, especially working parents, to participate more in their child's education, and at the same time to be more connected to the school.
At Rising Star Montessori School we really encourage building a partnership between our families and our school. We require each family to contribute up to a maximum of 20 parent work hours to the school or to pay up to a $200 Parent Involvement Fee. Each family has 8.5 hours required work hours.
We require parents to:
1. Attend the Parent Education Night.
2. Support the Fall Harvest Festival with at least 2 work hours.
3. Come to Parent Workdays and work at least 3 hours. (Two parents coming from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on one of these days can do 12 parent hours in one day!)
4. Assist your child's teacher as Classroom Helper with at least 2 hours of work.
With higher levels of parent involvement, great rewards are brought to both the children and the school. Our expenses are reduced, tuition can be kept as low as possible, and your children benefit from the success of the activities and events at school.
Extracted from website 2/23/06 http://www.risingstarschool.org
Separation
| OVERALL RATING (4.0) |
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Director's Comments
Each child who enrolls in our school is put on a two week probation period starting from the enrollment date. They are evaluated at the end of six weeks at which time the parent and teacher will meet at the scheduled conference. If your child is having problems adjusting socially or academically during the two weeks or after, your child's teacher and the administrators will meet with you. At that time, we will reach a mutual agreement in finding a solution to the problem. If this cannot be done, a mutual decision may be reached to terminate enrollment. Extracted from website 2/23/06 http://www.risingstarschool.org
Parent Community
| COHESIVENESS RATING (4.0) |
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Pairs old parents with new parents
Modes of Communication Between School and Home
- Phone Calls
- Voice Mail
- Special Meetings
- Two or More Regular Conferences
- Drop-Off
- Pick-Up
- Regular newsletter/printed updates circulated to the whole school
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