Community Outreach
Bienvenido, Cam on, Bienvenue are the words of welcome that begin each parent meeting at Broad Acres Elementary School. The Broad Acres ES media center has books in four languages - English, Spanish, Vietnamese and French. Parents are encouraged to come to the library to borrow books to read at home to their children. We know that children benefit from being read to in any language and encourage parents to proudly read aloud to their children in their native language. Parent classes are offered to extend their literacy skills in their own languages as well as reading in English. Title I funds are used to support the School Improvement Plan parent involvement goal. Bilingual staff (Spanish, Vietnamese, French) are available and accessible to welcome parents, provide needed info about schooling, foster communication and trust in Broad Acres ES. Written communication is sent home in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Broad Acres has a Parent Resource Coordinator, who has an open door policy to support parents in any way possible. Together the Parent Resource Coordinator, Linkages to Learning, and the staff at Broad Acres provide a support system for the community.
The components of the 2001 restructuring plan are crucial to the changes at Broad Acres Elementary School, but the real story is how a thoughtful, committed staff implemented the superintendent's initiatives, and continues to make difficult instructional decisions based on data and what is best for students, to ensure consistent, pervasive, and sustained improvement in student achievement.