PARENTS BOR

Parent Involvement In Education

The Johnston County Board of Education believes that parent and family involvement is a key component in achieving academic success. Therefore, the Board is committed to developing policies to effectively involve parents in schools and in their child’s education. N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.20(b)(3).

Our district supports the efforts of parents/guardians make to be responsible and involved in the lives of their students, whether at home of at school; therefore, the Board commits to providing support and coordination for school staff and parents to implement and sustain appropriate parent involvement.

Improved student achievement, academic success, and health must be the equally shared responsibility and ultimate goal of parents, teachers, and the school system as a whole.

The Board is committed to ensuring that student achievement is impacted significantly by improving the quality and frequency of parent/family involvement. Likewise, the Board commits to continued efforts to provide guidance, support, cooperation, and the necessary funding resources to enable parents to become active partners in education.

Parent Legal Rights for their Child's Education

  1. The right to consent or withhold consent for participation in reproductive health and safety education programs, consistent with the requirements of G.S. 115C-81.30. (Policy Code: 3540 Healthful Living) 

  2. The right to seek a medical or religious exemption from immunization requirements, consistent with the requirements of G.S. 130A-156 and G.S. 130A-157. (Policy Code: 4110 Immunization and Health Requirements for School Admission)

  3. The right to review statewide standardized assessment results as part of the State report card. (Policy Code: 1310/4002 Parental Involvement) (Policy Code: 1320/3560 Title I Parent and Family Engagement)

  4. The right to request an evaluation of their child for an academically or intellectually gifted program, or for identification as a child with a disability, as provided in Article 9 of this Chapter. (Policy Code: 3520 Special Education Programs/Rights of Students with Disabilities) 

  5. The right to inspect and purchase public school unit textbooks and other supplementary instructional materials, as provided in Part 3 of Article 8 of this Chapter. (Policy Code: 3210 Parental Inspection of and Objection to Instructional Materials) (§ 115C-102. Right to purchase; disposal of textbooks and materials)

  6. The right to access information relating to the unit's policies for promotion or retention, including high school graduation requirements. (Policy Code: 3420 Student Promotion and Accountability) (Policy Code: 3405 Students At-Risk of Academic Failure) (Policy Code: 3460 Graduation Requirements) 

  7. The right to receive student report cards on a regular basis that clearly depict and grade the student's academic performance in each class or course, the student's conduct, and the student's attendance. (Policy Code: 3400 Evaluation of Student Progress)

  8. The right to access information relating to the State public education system, State standards, report card requirements, attendance requirements, and textbook requirements. (Policy Code: 1310/4002 Parental Involvement)

  9. The right to participate in parent-teacher organizations. (Policy Code: 5010 Parent Organizations)

  10. The right to opt in to certain data collection for their child, as provided in Part 5 of this Article and Article 29 of this Chapter. (Policy Code: 1310/4002 Parental Involvement) (Policy Code: 4720 Surveys of Students)

  11. The right for students to participate in protected student information surveys only with parental consent, as provided in N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.65. (Policy Code: 1310/4002 Parental Involvement) (Policy Code: 4720 Surveys of Students)    

  12. The right to review all available records of materials their child has borrowed from a school library. (Policy Code: 4700 Student Records) (Policy Code: 3210 Parental Inspection of and Objection to Instructional Materials)