Parent and family engagement is an important component in a student’s success in school. The board encourages parents and families to become involved in their child’s education to ensure the child’s academic success. In order to facilitate parent and family involvement, it is the goal of the district to conduct outreach and implement programs, activities and procedures to further involve parents and families with the academic success of their students. The board will:
(1) Involve parents and families in the development of the Title I plan, the process for school review of the plan and the process for improvement by inviting parents of Title I students to meet with the Title I teachers to reflect on the school year, reviewing the information and feedback from the meetings held between parents and Title I teachers, and discussing it at SIAC meetings. The Board will review the plan annually.
(2) Provide the coordination, technical assistance and other support necessary to assist and build the capacity of all participating schools in planning and implementing effective parent and family involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance by having ongoing discussions at Admin/Director meetings, School Improvement meetings, holding Pre-school night, and PTO meetings.
(3) To the extent feasible, coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement strategies under Title I with parent and family engagement strategies outlined in other relevant Federal, State, and local laws and programs by coordinating all district supports and involving SIAC in planning and implementing family and parent engagement strategies.
(4) Conduct with the involvement of parents and family members, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent and family engagement policy in improving the academic quality of the school served including identifying barriers to greater participation by parents in Title I activities (with particular attention to low-income parents, Limited English Proficient (LEP) parents, parents of any racial or ethnic minority, parents with disabilities and parents with limited literacy) by analyzing data from IEP meetings and surveys at SIAC meetings.
(5) Use the findings of the annual evaluation to design strategies for more effective parent and family involvement and to revise, as necessary, the parent and family involvement policies by reviewing the information at SIAC meetings and having a Parent Compact. Copies of the Parental Involvement Policy and Title I Compact are available upon request.
(6) Involve parents and families in Title I activities by having a parent advisory committee meeting every year.
The superintendent is responsible for notifying parents and families of this policy annually or within a reasonable time after it has been amended during the school year. The superintendent may develop an administrative process or procedures to implement this policy.
Legal References: 20 U.S.C. § 6318.
Cross References: 904.02 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers
Approved: 11/01/2004
Reviewed: 12/15/2008, 03/17/2014
Revised: 11/21/2016, 07/15/2019, 03/18/2024
