Quality of Life Indicators

community wide involvement in education data

parental involvement
parent/teacher conference attendance -- updated 11/22/08
Lifelong Education

parental involvement

TMT considers time parents volunteer at their children’s schools, community hours donated to adopted schools, and even help with homework at home as parental involvement. Following a TMT Parental Involvement Quality of Life Compact between the Washoe County School District (WCSD) and the Washoe Education Association, the WCSD initiated a Parental Involvement Council and strategic plan.  Following the collection of baseline data, full implementation of parental involvement efforts began this school year (Parental Involvement Compact results).

According to TMT’s December 2007 community survey of Washoe County residents, of those respondents with children in school, 45.8% reported involvement with tutoring/homework, followed by 11.2% reading, 9.3% after school/programs, 8.4% field drips, 3.7% money/donations, 2.8% chaperone/transportation, and 17.8% reporting a general variety of activities. 

parent/teacher conference attendance -- updated 11/22/08

Parental involvement is one of the best predictors of success in school. The school district reports on the percentage of parents attending student-teacher conference at the beginning of the year to indicate levels of parental involvement.  Data for fall 2008 showed that Palmer Elementary School was the only new addition to the list of schools with parental attendance below 90%, while Lemon Valley was the only elementary school not to improve its percentage.

Lifelong Education

Many of the region’s jobs require technical, vocational training or advanced education. A workforce with core skills can adapt more easily to changes and competition.