family involvement

Family Involvement At Delta, we believe that family involvement is the most important aspect of our school and invite all families to participate actively.

At Delta High School, we are proud of where we come from, our different heritages and life experiences, and also the many similarities that bind us.

Each family is unique and we at Delta High School intend to honor each family’s individuality. Some of us depend on friends or other relatives as our families. We are proud of all of our families, knowing that each family comes to Delta with different strengths, attributes, and concerns.

We strongly encourage our families to have a high level of involvement in the life of Delta High School. As a small community school, we depend on active involvement from our families in a variety of ways. We also believe that all students need their families to help guide them through the many complicated academic, vocational, and social decisions they will face as young adults.

Periodically, Delta High School faculty will ask families to formally evaluate the family involvement opportunities. This will be a way for us to gather information from families to improve family involvement, become more inclusive, and to meet the needs of each family.

We invite each family to contribute a minimum of sixty hours per year assisting with field trips, academic enrichment opportunities, maintenance/repair work, special events, and fundraising. This averages out to about five hours per month per family. We know that every family has something to give and we want to help each family give something that is appropriate, personalized, and valuable. Every volunteer family member will soon see that in giving, they receive. With a wide range of volunteer opportunities available, parents and families can choose how they will contribute to the learning experiences of all Delta High School students.

Short Term Volunteer Opportunities  Guest speaking engagement  Donation of time/expertise in the areas of English, Spanish, social studies, science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics  Teacher/principal/staff hiring team member

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Mentor for student apprentice Job shadow participant Field trip chaperone Friday film festival chaperone/usher/cashier Safe Saturday host Parent Potluck participant/attendee Da Vinci Days participant/volunteer ATP member/participant/volunteer Academic Booster Club member/participant/volunteer Office assistant for special events/mailings Landscape/property maintenance Minor school repairs indoor/outdoor Power­washing Carpet cleaning Donation of refreshments for students, teachers, parents, and guests (see list of needed items on next page) Donation of school/office supplies (see list of needed items on next page) English to Russian translator English to Spanish translator English to American Sign Language translator Carpool

Periodic Volunteer Opportunities  Donation of time/expertise in the areas of English, Spanish, social studies, science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics  Teacher/principal/staff hiring team member  Mentor for student apprentice  Parent Potluck participant/attendee  ATP member/participant/volunteer  Academic Booster Club member/participant/volunteer  Washington State STEM Education Foundation member/liaison/participant  Academic foster parent for Delta student  Office assistant  Technology support  Carpool  Docent Long Term Volunteer Opportunities  Guest speaking series  Donation of time/expertise in the areas of English, Spanish, social studies, science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics

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Club advisor ATP facilitator/director Volunteer coordinator/facilitator/director Academic Booster Club coordinator/facilitator/director Curriculum Planning Team member/participant Mentor for student apprentice Apprentice network coordinator Liaison to Washington State STEM Education Foundation Academic foster parent for Delta student Da Vinci Days coordinator/facilitator/planner Technology support

Needed Items Delta High School seeks to meet the needs of all students, families, guests, and teachers during their time in our community. It is impossible for Delta to accomplish this goal without support from our families. If your family is able to donate one or more of the following items throughout the year, it would be greatly appreciated.

Needed School & Office Supplies *All donated items will be given to students and teachers at Delta High School that are not able to obtain these items on their own or who need an item replaced during the school day.  Backpacks (gently used or new)  Mechanical pencils  Pens  Thumb drives  Computer/printer paper  College ruled loose­leaf paper  Three­hole punched graph paper  Whiteboard markers and erasers  Colored pencils  Tri­fold presentation boards  Glue sticks  Mr. Sketch markers  Thumb tacks  Paper & binder clips

Needed Refreshments & Supplies *All food or beverages served or given out to students during the school day must be prepackaged. Unfortunately, we are not able to serve homemade foods during school hours.              

Bottled water Adhesive bandages Feminine hygiene supplies Sun block (SPF 15 or higher) Hand sanitizer Tissues Travel first aid kits Paper towels Disinfectant wipes Cleaning supplies Plastic utensils Disposable cups Napkins Individually wrapped: o Apple sauce o Beef jerky o Cheese crackers

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Manila folders and envelopes Acrylic paint Paint brushes Tape Notebooks Butcher paper Chart paper Shoe boxes Black Sharpie markers Other craft supplies

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Fruit cups Pretzels Granola bars Dried fruit Pita chips 100 calorie packs Microwave popcorn Hard candies Cough drops Fruit juice