Parent Involvement Plan

Title I Requirements	Activities and Strategies	Participants	Time/Date	Evidence of Compliance
The School Shall:
Convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all participating parents are invited and encouraged to attend, to inform parents about Title I and their rights.	Invite all Title I parents to attend the annual meeting.	Title I Director School Principal Parents Teachers Family Resource Dir.	The 1st Parent/ Teacher Conference of the current school year	Letter of invitation Sign in sheet
Offer a flexible number of meetings, such as morning and evening, and may provide, with Title I funds, transportation and child care or home visits. Offer translations if needed.	Use information from parent surveys to plan topics, days, and times for workshops	Teachers Parents Community Leaders School Principal Title I Director Family Resource Dir.	As needed or determined by parent survey	Letters of invitation Parent Survey Parent Survey Results Sign in sheet
Involve parents in an organized, ongoing and timely way in the planning, review and improvement of the Title I program, parental involvement policy and school wide plan.	Ask parents to evaluate parent involvement activities. Have parents to evaluate the Title I program at the end of the school year, Offer parents the opportunity to volunteer to help prepare materials or conduct activities.	Teachers Parents Community Leaders School Principal Title I Director Family Resource Dir.	TBA	Copies of survey Copies of Evaluation Forms Volunteer Sign in Sheet
Provide parents of participating children: 1. Timely information about programs 2. A description and explanation of the school's curriculum a. Forms of assessment used to measure progress b. Proficiency levels students are expected to meet 3. Opportunities for regular meetings to make suggestions and participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children 4. Timely responses to parents' suggestions	Give timely notice of parent involvement activities. Provide information about school report card to parents. Teachers will discuss regular classroom curriculum goals with parents during parent/ teacher conferences. Send parents information about standardized test scores. Progress reports and report cards Convene PTO meetings once monthly. Timely responses to parent questions and concerns.	Teachers Parents Community Leaders School Principal Title I Director Director of Schools Family Resource Dir.	As needed November of the current School year September October January March May Twice each 6- weeks 1st Tuesday of each month As Needed	Notices sent to parents Copies of Newspaper Articles Letters to parents/guardians regarding the event Copy of notices Documentation
Provide parent-teacher conferences, at least annually, during which the compact is discussed as it relates to the individual child's achievement.	Hold four Parent/ Teacher Conferences each year Discuss Title I compact at 1st Parent/Teacher Conference as needed.	Teachers Parents Community Leaders School Principal Title I Director Director of Schools Family Resource Dir.	September October January March	Copies of Notices
Provide reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child's class, and observation of classroom activities.	Monthly Title I Newsletter Inform parents of the school's policy and procedures for classroom observations	Teachers Parents Community Leaders School Principal Title I Director Director of Schools Family Resource Dir.	Monthly	Copies of Letter Copies of school policy & procedure brochure
Provide assistance to participating parents in such topics as: 1. State's academic content Standards 2. State's student achievement standards 3. State and local assessment 4. How to monitor a child's progress Help parents learn how to work with educators to improve the performance of their Children. Give parents information on how to access the school website.	Discuss State Standards & Accomplishments at Parent/Teacher Conferences Send home information about state assessments Include information on how to monitor a child's progress in newsletters & workshops. Give parents inform- ation on how to access the school website. Give parents inform- ation about how to access homeroom. com to monitor student progress.	Teachers Parents Community Leaders School Principal Title I Director Director of Schools Family Resource Dir.	1st Parent/ Teacher Conference	Copy of State Standards & Accomplishments by grade level Sign in sheets Letter providing web addresses for school website & other sites.
Help parents learn how to participate in decisions relating to the education of their children.	Ask for parent e-mail addresses and provide parents with teacher e-mail addresses. Invite parents to Title I meetings. Develop a Parent Information Brochure.	Teachers Parents Community Leaders School Principal Title I Director Director of Schools Family Resource Dir.	At the beginning of each school year	Copies of the form on which we collect parent e-mail addresses Copies of the Parent Information Brochure
Provide materials and training, such as literacy training and technology, to help parents work with their children to improve student achievement.	Give parents inform- ation about adult basic education classes. Conduct workshops to help parents learn how to work with students at home.	Teachers Parents Community Leaders School Principal Title I Director Director of Schools Family Resource Dir.	At the beginning of each school year As scheduled	Information about Adult Basic Education Classes is given to each student as an attachment to the student information form. Sign in sheet Workshop materials
Educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, how to reach out to, communicate with and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school.	Discussion group with teachers & parents to exchange ideas.	Teachers Parents Community Leaders School Principal Title I Director Director of Schools Family Resource Dir.	At the beginning of each school year	Sign in sheet
To the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with Head Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, Parents as Teachers and public preschool program.	Transition class for kindergarten students who have entered our school system from the local Head Start. Even Start Coordinator monitors the progress of students entering our school system from their program in White County.	Kindergarten Teachers School Principal Head Start Personnel Even Start Coordinator	Transition classes are held once weekly during the school year Even Start Coordinator visits with students as needed or at least quarterly	Agreement forms signed between our school system and the coordinating agency
To the extent feasible and appropriate, conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children.	Family Reading Night Open House/ Informational Meeting	Principal Director of Schools Central Office Staff Teachers Parents Students Americorps Vol. Family Resource Dir.	Once each six weeks of the school year At the beginning of the current school year	Accelerated Reading Program test results Sign in sheet
Ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities, is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand.	TransAct www.myeduportal.com user name and password are same: sdeeslforms		Respond on a case by case basis	Documentation on individual cases
To the extent practicable, provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children.	Include disability or special needs statement on letters home.		As needed	Copies of notices sent home
Provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under this section as parents may request.	Respond on a case by case basis		As needed	Documentation on individual cases