PIP CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan I, Sharon M.Johnson , do hereby certify that all facts, figures, and representations made in this application are true, correct, and consistent with the statement of assurances for these waivers. Furthermore, all applicable statutes, regulations, and procedures; administrative and programmatic requirements; and procedures for fiscal control and maintenance of records will be implemented to ensure proper accountability for the expenditure of funds on this project. All records necessary to substantiate these requirements will be available for review by appropriate state and federal staff. I further certify that all expenditures will be obligated on or after the effective date and prior to the termination date of the project. Disbursements will be reported only as appropriate to this project, and will not be used for matching funds on this or any special project, where prohibited. Assurances The school will be governed by the statutory definition of parental involvement, and will carry out programs, activities, and procedures in accordance with the definition outlined in Section 9101(32), ESEA; Involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A in decisions about how Title I, Part A funds reserved for parental involvement are spent [Section 1118(b)(1) and (c)(3)]; Jointly develop/revise with parents the school parental involvement policy and distribute it to parents of participating children and make available the parental involvement plan to the local community [Section 1118 (b)(1)]; Involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under this part, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parental involvement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan under section 1114(b)(2) [Section 1118(c)(3)]; Use the findings of the parental involvement policy review to design strategies for more effective parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary, the school’s parental involvement policy [Section 1118(a)(E)]; If the plan for Title I, Part A, developed under Section 1112, is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will submit parent comments with the plan when the school submits the plan to the local educational agency [Section 1118(b)(4)]; Provide to each parent an individual student report about the performance of their child on the state assessment in at least mathematics, language arts, and reading [Section 1111(h)(6)(B)(i)]; Provide each parent timely notice when their child has been assigned or has been taught for four (4) or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified within the meaning of the term in 34 CFR Section 200.56 [Section 1111(h)(6)(B)(ii)]; and Provide each parent timely notice information regarding their right to request information on the professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers and paraprofessionals [Section (h)(6)(A)]. Signature of Principal or Designee Date Signed Mission Statement Parental Involvement Mission Statement (Optional) Response: Citrus Grove Elementary School believes that parental involvement is essential to student achievement. Facilitating parental involvement in school decision-making, educational planning and operations will strengthen the partnership between school and home and provide greater support for our students. Review Rubric: Mission statements are written concisely, free of jargon, and parent-friendly and inspire stakeholders to be involved and supportive of the program. Strong mission statements include: · Explanation of the purpose of the parental involvement program; · Description of what will be done; and · Description of the beliefs or value of the LEA. Review Status: Review Comments: --> size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:olive' align=center> Involvement of Parents Describe how the school will involve parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely manner, in the planning, review, and improvement of Title I programs including involvement in the decisions regarding how funds for parental involvement will be used [Sections1118(c)(3), 1114(b)(2), and 1118(a)(2)(B)]. Response: The Title I Program including the funding of parental involvement at Citrus Grove Elementary School will be planned, reviewed and monitored at monthly EESAC (Educational Excellence School Advisory Council) Meetings, PTA Meetings, School Volunteer Program Meetings, Parent Advisory Council(PAC)Meetings and District Advisory Council(DAC) Meetings. Parent Surveys were distributed at the Title I Orientation Meeting conducted September 14,2016. The results of these surveys were used to determine parent preferences. At the EESAC Meeting conducted October 12, 2016, the draft of the SIP including proposed utilization of Title I funds for parental involvement based on survey results was distributed to all in attendance. Each area of the SIP was reviewed, discussed and revised as necessary. The motion to approve the SIP was passed unanimously. Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Identification of the group responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the plans; Description of the procedures for selecting members of the group; Explanation of how the input from parents will be documented; and Description of the process and involvement of parents in the development of required plans; and Information on how the school will provide other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under section 1118 as parents may request [Section 1118(e)(14)]. Review Status: Review Comments: Coordination and Integration Describe how the school will coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs and activities that teach parents how to help their children at home, to the extent feasible and appropriate, including but not limited to, other federal programs such as: Head Start, Early Reading First, Even Start, Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, public preschool, Title I, Part C, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Title VI [Section 1118(e)(4)]. count Program Coordination 1 VPK Citrus Grove Elementary School provides three Pre-Kindergarten opportunities for students entering the public school program. Activities include parent meetings with sending VPK teachers and receiving Kindergarten teachers to discuss transition to Kindergarten. Professional development activities are provided to VPK teachers and paraprofessionals to provide coordinated services to students. 2 IDEA Supplemental instructional support provided by Title I funds is discussed with parents during IEP meetings. 3 Title III Supplemental instructional support provided by Title III funds to bilingual students is facilitated through our Bilingual Academy. Bilingual Parent Outreach Program is utilized to conduct parent workshops in the home language. Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Identification of the specific federal programs; and Description of how the programs will be coordinated. Review Status: Review Comments: Annual Parent Meeting Describe the specific steps the school will take to conduct an annual meeting designed to inform parents of participating children about the school’s Title I program, the nature of the Title I program (schoolwide or targeted assistance), Adequately Yearly Progress, school choice, supplemental educational services, and the rights of parents. Include timeline, persons responsible, and evidence the school will use to demonstrate the effectiveness of the activity [Section 1118(c)(1)]. count Activity/Tasks Person Responsible Timeline Evidence of Effectiveness 1 Develop agenda, handouts, and/or presentation materials that address the required components Principal and Community Involvement Specialist By September 9, 2016 Copies of agendas, Powerpoint presentation and handouts 2 Develop and disseminate invitations Community Involvement Specialist By September 6, 2016 Flyer with date of distribution 3 Advertise/publicize event Community Involvement Specialist By September 9, 2016 Posting on School Marquee and ConnectEd Calls to all parents 4 Prepare sign-in sheets Community Involvement Specialist By September 12, 2016 Sign-In Sheets for General Meeting and Individual classrooms 5 Maintain documentation Principal and Community Involvement Specialist By September 16, 2016 Title I Documentation Box housed in Principal's office Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Identification of specific activities or tasks; Identification of the person(s) responsible for completing the task; Reasonable and realistic timelines; and Description of the evidence the school will use to demonstrate the effectiveness and/or completion of the activity/task. Review Status: Review Comments: Flexible Parent Meetings Describe how the school will offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide with Title I funds, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services related to parental involvement [Section 1118(c)(2)]. Response: Title I monies are utilized to fund the position of our full-time Community Involvement Specialist who is available to parents before, during and after school and on Saturday mornings in our Parent Resource Center. Our Community Involvement Specialist also conducts home visits as necessary, supervises Parent Academy classes and facilitates, and Parent Academic Workshops provided by the school site. The Community Involvement Specialist maintains records of parent resource center attendance and parent participation. Every effort is made to accomodate parent schedules when scheduling parent meetings. Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Description of the process the school will use to ensure that workshops/meetings are offered at a flexible times; and Specific examples of the flexible schedule offered to parents. Review Status: Review Comments: Building Capacity Describe how the school will implement activities that will build the capacity for strong parental involvement, in order to ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement [Section 1118(e)]. Describe the actions the school will take to provide materials and training to help parents work with their child to improve their child’s academic achievement [Section 1118(e)(2)].Include information on how the school will provide other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under Section 1118 as parents may request [Section 1118(e)(14)]. count Content and Type of Activity Person Responsible Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement Timeline Evidence of Effectiveness 1 The Title I Administration Parent Involvement Monthly School Report and the Title I Parent Involvement Monthly Activities Report are used to coordinate and plan the year's parent involvement activities, and identify barriers to greater participation. Principal and Community Involvement Specialist Provides training, information and support services that strengthen the relationships between parents and the school in meaningful ways that improve aoademic achievement. on a monthly basis as evidenced by increased achievement in standardized test scores 2 The Parent Survey Compilation of Results for Citrus Grove Elementary was analyzed and used to amend our Title I Program and the PIP for this school year. Principal and Community Involvement Specialist Provides training, information and support services that strengthen the relationships between parents and the school in meaningful ways that improve aoademic achievement. throughout the school year as evidenced by increased achievement in standardized test scores 3 FSA and on-going meetings/workshps for parents Bilingual Curriculum Specialist Provide parents with information identifying how parents can help prepare students at home. throughout the school year Sign-in sheets, hand-outs, agendas and presentation materials 4 Student Performance and Student Progress on Assessments discussed during individual conferences Classroom Teachers Teachers will conduct individual conferences to discuss each child's assessment results, report card grades and attendance for the school year throughout the school year Parent Contact Logs 5 Individual Conference regarding access to the Parent Portal Community Involvement Specialist Provide individual help to parents in how to log-in and access the Parent Portal initiate in August and then on as needed basis Sign-in sheets, hand-outs, agendas and presentation materials 6 Title I Annual Meeting Principal and Community Involvement Specialist Implements programs and activities that are linked to improving academic achievement. throughout the school year as evidenced by increased achievement in standardized test scores Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Description of the content and type of activity including the following: o The state’s academic content standards and state student academic achievement standards, State and local assessments including alternative assessments, Parental involvement requirements of Section 1118, and How to monitor their child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their child; Identification of the person(s) responsible; Correlation to student academic achievement; Reasonable and realistic timelines; and Description of the evidence the LEA will use to demonstrate the effectiveness and/or completion of the activity/task Review Status: Review Comments: Staff Training Describe the professional development activities the school will provide to educate the teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and schools [Section 1118(e)(3)]. count Content and Type of Activity Person Responsible Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement Timeline Evidence of Effectiveness Review Rubric: · Content and type of activity including the following:Valuefollowing: Valuing of parental involvement, Communicating and working with parents, Implementation and coordination of parental involvement program, Building ties between home and school,; and Cultural sensitivity; · Identification of person(s) responsible; · Correlation to student academic achievement; · Reasonable and realistic timelines; and · Description of the evidence the LEA will use to demonstrate the effectiveness and/or completion of the activity/task. Review Status: Review Comments: Other Activities Describe the other activities, such as parent resource centers, the school will conduct to encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children [Section 1118 (e)(4)]. Response: The Parent Resource Center at Citrus Grove Elementary School is open before, during and after school hours. The utilization of the Parent Portal is offered as a Parent Orientation on an as needed basis. Parent Teacher Conferences are facilitated as needed and every effort is made to accomodate parent schedules. A computer is available in the Parent Resource Center for parent use. Connect-Ed messages are sent to remind parents to look for progress reports and report cards as well as to provide pertinent information regarding upcoming parent meetings and school events. Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Identification of the type of activity; Specific steps necessary to implement this activity; Person(s) responsible; Timeline; and Description of the evidence the school will use to demonstrate the effectiveness and/or completion of the activity/task. Review Status: Review Comments: Communication Describe how the school will provide parents of participating children the following [Section 1118(c)(4)]: Timely information about the Title I programs [Section 1118(c)(4)(A)]; Description and explanation of the curriculum at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet [Section 1118(c)(4)(B)]; If requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children[Section 1118(c)(4)(C)]; and If the schoolwide program plan under Section 1114 (b)(2) is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will include submit the parents’ comments with the plan that will be made available to the local education agency [Section 1118(c)(5)]. Response: Citrus Grove Elementary School utilized Connect-Ed messages, sent home flyers and offered incentives for parent attendance at the Title I Orientation Meeting. The Title I PowerPoint Presentation was used to describe and explain curriculum, assessments, proficiency levels and how to become involved at our school. Upon conclusion of the General Title I Meeting, parents had the opportunity to visit classrooms as Open House and meet teachers and staff. During the classroom visits, teachers provided additional information regarding curriculum, instruction, assessments and how parents can help at home. Information packets were sent home to all parents who were unable to attend. Teachers submitted sign-in sheets to the Commmunity Involvement Specialist to add to the documentation for the meeting. Updates are provided at Monthly EESAC Meetings, PTA Meetings and School Volunteer Program Meetings where input is solicited from parents. Specific comments are submitted by parents through the parent compact review meeting on September 9, 2016. Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Process for providing information to parents; Dissemination methods; Reasonable and realistic timelines for specific parent notifications; and Description of how the school will monitor that the information was provided. Review Status: Review Comments: Accessibility Describe how the school will provide full opportunities for participation in parental involvement activities for all parents (including parents with limited English proficiency, disabilities, and migratory children). Include how the school plans to share information related to school and parent programs, meetings, school reports, and other activities in an understandable and uniform format and to the extent practical, in a language parents can understand [Section 1118(e)(5) and 1118(f)]. Response: Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Process the school will use for translating information into a parent’s native language; Description of how the school will ensure that parents with disabilities will have access to parental involvement activities and/or services; Description of how the school will ensure that information is available to parents considering the fluctuating student populations; Specific languages in which information will be provided; and Process the school will use to monitor that schools provide information to parents in a language they can understand, if feasible. Review Status: Review Comments: Discretionary Activities Discretionary School Level Parental Involvement Policy Components Check if the school does not plan to implement discretionary parental involvement activities. Check all activities the school plans to implement: X Not Applicable Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Identification of the activity which may include the following: Involving parents in the development of staff training, providing literacy training, paying reasonable and necessary expenses to conduct parental involvement activities, training parents to help other parents, adopting and implementing model parental involvement programs, organizing a local education agency parent advisory council, and/or developing roles for community organizations and/or business in parental involvement activities; Description of the implementation strategy; Identification of person(s) responsible; Correlation to student academic achievement; and Reasonable and realistic timelines. Review Status: Review Comments: Upload Evidence of Input from Parents Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the plan. Review Rubric: Review Status: Review Comments: Upload Parent-School Compact Note: As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement Section 1118(d)]. Upload an electronic version of the Parent-School Compact. Review Rubric: School-Parent Compact must include the following components: Description of the school’s responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards; Identification of ways parents will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning (for example, monitoring attendance, homework completion, or television watching; volunteering in their child’s classroom; and participating as appropriate in decisions relating to the education of their children and positive use of extracurricular time); and Highlight the importance of communication between teachers and parents on an ongoing basis through, at a minimum: parent-teacher conferences in elementary schools, at least annually, during which the compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement; Frequent reports to parents on their child’s progress; and Reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and observation of classroom activities; and Evidence that parents were involved in the development/revisions to the compact [Section 1118(d), ESEA]. Review Status: Review Comments: Upload Evidence of Parent Involvement in Development of Parent-School Compact Note: As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement Section 1118(d)]. Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the compact. Review Rubric: Review Status: Review Comments: Evaluation of the previous year's Parental Involvement Plan Building Capacity Summary Provide a summary of activities provided during the previous school year that were designed to build the capacity of parents to help their children [Section 1118 (e)(1-2)]. Include participation data on the Title I annual meeting. count Content and Type of Activity Number of Activities Number of Participants Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement Review Rubric: Strong responses include the content and type of activity, number of activities, number of participants, and the correlation to student achievement. Review Status: Review Comments: Staff Training Summary Provide a summary of the professional development activities provided by the school during the previous school year to educate staff on the value and utility of contributions of parents; how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners; the implementation and coordination of parent programs; and how to build ties between parents and the school [Section 1118 (e)(3)]. count Content and Type of Activity Number of Activities Number of Participants Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement Review Rubric: Strong responses include the content and type of activity, number of activities, number of participants, and the correlation to student achievement. Review Status: Review Comments: Barriers Describe the barriers that hindered participation by parents during the previous school year in parental involvement activities. Include the steps the school will take during the upcoming school year to overcome the barriers (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background) [Section 1118(a)(E)]. count Barrier (Including the Specific Subgroup) Steps the School will Take to Overcome Review Rubric: Strong responses include: Identification of barrier which hindered participation by parents in parental involvement activities (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background); and Description of how the LEA will use the information gathered from the evaluation to design strategies for more effective parental involvement policies described in Section 1118. Review Status: Review Comments: Best Practices (Optional) Describe the parental involvement activity/strategy the school implemented during the previous schoool year that the school considers the most effective. This information may be shared with other LEAs and schools as a best practice. (Optional) count Content/Purpose Description of the Activity Review Rubric: Activities described in this section should be correlated to student achievement and include sufficient detail that another LEA or school could use the information to develop a similar program. Review Status: Review Comments: