Parent InvolvementJeffrey Tesnow, Rasha Hetata, Chantelle Rose

October 2014

Parents Right To Know

Annual Notification

Title I-served buildings

Parents may request the professional qualifications of their student’s classroom teacher(s)

Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT)

Notifications sent to parents of children in Title I schools

If taught four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified

Parent Notification For Limited English Proficient (LEP)

Students

District notifies parents of participating students in LEP programs

District Improvement (DI) andSchool Improvement (SI) Status

Notifications/letters no longer have to be sent to parents upon DI/SI identification

Targeted Assistance (TA) Programs

Eligibility list

Multi-criteria

Service specific students who are at-risk of failing:

Schoolwide Programs

40% poverty or higher

Improve educational opportunities for all students

Parental Involvement District Policy

District Written Policy

Develop jointly with parents

Agree upon with parents

Distribute to parents of participating children and the community

District Written Policy

Involve parents in development of the district policy, school plans and school improvement  Conduct an annual evaluation of content and effectiveness of the policy

School Parental Involvement Plan

Update periodically

Make available to the community

Address specific building requirements Annual meeting Parent meetings May provide transportation, child

care and home visits

School Parental Involvement Plan

Involve parents in planning

Provide parents with information about the curriculum, assessments, proficiency levels and opportunities for decision-making

Involving Parents in the Plan

School-Parent Compact

Component of the school-level plan

Plan of action that outlines how everyone shares responsibility for student success

School-Parent Compact

School: high-quality curriculum and instruction

Parent: support their children’s learning

Plan effective two-way communication:

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Progress reports

Reasonable access to staff and volunteer opportunities

USDoE template: No signatures required

School-Parent Compact

Set aside 1% of the District’s Title I allocation (if more than $500,000)

At least 95% of the District’s set aside must go to the building level

Include the Nonpublic Parent Involvement Amount

Reservation

Parental Input

Parental Input

Parents of participating children SHALL be involved in decisions on how funds are allotted for activities

Provide opportunities for full

participation of all parents with:

- LEP

- Disabilities

- Migratory children

Parental Input

SHALL provide assistance to parents in understanding topics such as:

State and local academic assessments

Common Core State Standards

Building CapacityTo improve student academic achievement,

each district and school served with Title I funds

SHALL provide materials and

training in:

Literacy Technology

Building Capacity

SHALL educate school staff in the value and utility of contributions of parents

Building Capacity

Building Capacity

SHALL coordinate and integrate with other parent programs, activities and community groups

Building Capacity

SHALL ensure information is sent to parents of the participating children in a format and language the parents can understand

Building Capacity

Expenditures must be based on the needs assessment and goals.

Examples:

Family Literacy

http://www.famlit.org

Parenting Skills

Allowable Activities

Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”

Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”

Is this “Reasonable and

Necessary?”

Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”

Materials for parents to use to educate their children

“Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”

Incentive or Reward

“Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”

“Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”

Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”

Parents on Field Trips

Questions?

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