Parent Support

Parents Role

Children take to school the lessons they learn at home, so excellence in education is partly in your hands. Since you are your childs first and most influential teacher, his or her ideas about education and its significance begins with you, the parent. Your children learn from you whether or not to value education and whether or not to respect achievement, intelligence and learning. These basic lessons continually influence how students approach their school work.

School Site Council (SSC)

SSC is an advisory board at Palm Tree which consists of teachers, classified employees, the school principal, and parents. The primary purpose of the SSC is to provide input regarding the educational programs and the school plan.

English Learners Advisory Council (ELAC)

Palm Tree School has an ELAC that meets at least once a month. The ELAC is involved with developing the school plan for English Learners, conducting the schools needs assessments and making parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance. The ELAC also informs parents of all school activities and events.

Volunteers

Palm Tree School is a student-centered school. We encourage parents to become involved with the school. Please contact the school office or your childs teacher if you are interested in being a volunteer. Palmdale School District has adopted a new policy in regards to Emergency Cards/TB Testing and Fingerprinting. Following is a summary of what the policy entails:

Emergency Cards- All volunteers must complete an emergency card, which is to be updated annually and maintained by the school office.

TB Testing- All volunteers must obtain a clear TB test. Proof must be submitted to the district.

Fingerprinting- Volunteers that meet the following criteria must be fingerprinted prior to the activity:

• Any volunteer who will be with students and not supervised by a District employee.
• Any volunteer who will be chaperoning on a field trip.
• Any volunteer who will be chaperoning on an overnight activity.

Textbooks

Students are responsible for books assigned to them. Payment for malicious damage or loss from neglect will be required.