MISSION :
To develop a sense of community and a caring, learning network to strengthen family, neighborhood, school, and classroom for every student's well-being and attainment of standards.

GOAL :
The PCNC, with partners, will focus on family support and will work to implement the six BOE Parent/Family Policy #2403 components below:

Communicating - Communication between home and school is regular, two way, and meaningful.

Parenting - Responsible parenting is promoted and supported.

Student Learning - Parents play an integral role in assisting student learning, including successful achievement of the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards.

Volunteering - Parents are welcome in the school, and their support and assistance are sought.

School Decision Making - Parents are partners in the decisions that affect children and families.

Collaborating with the Community - Community resources are made available to strengthen school programs, family practices, and student learning.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Parent-Community Networking Centers (PCNC) serve to create supportive partnerships among the home, the school, and the community for the purposes of supporting student success, and building a sense of family and community. The PCNC are school-based center for families, volunteers, and community to identify their strengths, collaborate, make decisions, and create partnerships as a part of the Comprehensive Student Support System. The parent involvement program and goals of the PCNC are embedded in the school’s Standards Implementation Design action plans, and serve, through a network of relationships among partners, to ultimately support parents and their children's success in school.

Standards for Parents as Partners in Learning
Parents are critical to their children's well-being and success. Reflecting upon their own experiences, 2,700 parents representing urban and rural areas and all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds in Hawaii gathered and participated in 108 standards-generating sessions throughout the state.

Hawaii's parents generated the following standards and practices for parents in helping their children learn. While the standards guide parents in supporting their children's learning, they also guide the school and community in providing the information, support, and involvement opportunities that parents desire. (Click here for the full document)

A parent partner in learning:

• Attends to the child's physical, emotional, social, and behavioral development.
• Develops the family as the child's first teacher.
• Prepares the child to achieve the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III at school.
• Provides home support for the child to meet the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III.
• Supports the child's school and teachers.
• Is a life-long learner and teacher.

School Appraisal of Parent/Family and Community Involvement - This instrument is designed to assess how a school is involving students, parents families, and community members in supporting student success in meeting and exceeding the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards.

Download an electronic template in MS Word format here.

PCNC eCSSS Database-- Click here to access and enter into the eCSSS Database!

For more information on PCNC or any of the information above, contact your District PCNC Facilitator or the State Office.