Welcome to the LFCS Parents' Portal
Parent Power
Building
Literacy First Charter School is grounded in the belief that no one loves children more than their parents/families; and by harnessing this love, they can be powerful change agents. Guided by the hopes and dreams for their children, FIS walks alongside parents, supporting and equipping them to develop the leadership and advocacy skills to ensure their children succeed in school and life.
Parents are encouraged to take an active role in their child’s education. Parent/teacher conferences are regularly scheduled twice a year to review academic and social progress. Parenting lectures and programs are held periodically.
Parent Warriors
The Parent Warriors leadership program brings together a small cohort of parent/caregiver leaders each year to enhance their skills in order to champion a more equitable educational system for the children of Los Angeles. The specific program elements respond to the current education landscape and are thoughtfully tailored to meet the unique needs of each cohort. The program includes:
Educational Advocacy Training: Parent Warriors are equipped with the knowledge to navigate complex educational systems, understand their rights, and advocate for their children’s needs. Advanced sessions further equip them to influence the policy-making processes.
Leadership Development: Hands-on activities allow parents and caregivers to strengthen their leadership skills and prepare to take active roles in their schools and communities.
Community Engagement and Networking: Core to the cohort experience is the network and community that is built. This allows them to share their experiences, learn from each other, and build a lasting support network critical for the long-term work of collective advocacy.
Parent Events
Welcome evenings
There are welcome evenings for new parents in the term before their children start. It is a great opportunity to meet the team and other parents. At these evenings, we outline and demonstrate our educational philosophy and practice, discuss centre-specific procedures and answer any questions parents may have.
Parent meetings
There are termly parent-teacher meetings at which we have the chance to discuss your child’s progress at Literacy First Charter Schools and agree ‘Next steps’. In the summer term, every child is given an annual progress report, to which both the child and the parents are asked to contribute comments.
School applications & interviews
A session at which we give parents a guide to popular local schools’ interview processes. There are hints and tips about what parents can do to help and, more importantly, what they should avoid doing
Literacy evening
An explanation of how we teach your child to read (and start to write), led by one of our literacy leads. You will be given answers to questions such as: What is phonics and how do we teach it? What is the best way to develop your child’s reading and writing? How do children learn to crack the alphabetic code?
Reception year meeting
A broad outline of our reception year curriculum – in particular, its focus on maths, literacy and critical thinking – for parents of both children who have just started their reception year and children who will (or may) be joining our reception group in the following academic year.
Parenting evening
A session at which parents are introduced to skills which will, hopefully, help them with the inevitable difficulties in raising children. Our parenting coach explains techniques, including the use of descriptive praise and reflective listening.
