KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental
Involvement Plan
I, Dr. Carol R. Sampson , 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)].
Date Signed
Signature of Principal or Designee
Mission
Statement
Parental Involvement
Mission Statement (Optional)
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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)].
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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)].
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count |
Program |
Coordination |
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1 |
Volunteer Pre-Kindergarten |
Our “Welcome to Kindergarten”
program helps to build partnerships with local early education programs,
including the in-school prekindergarten program. Through this joint venture,
parents and children will gain familiarity with kindergarten as well as receive
information relative to the enrollment of students at the school. The
principal will also meet with the center directors of neighborhood centers.
Title 1 Administration assists the school by providing supplemental funds
beyond |
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2 |
Title III |
Title III funds are used to
supplement and enhance the programs for English Language Learners (ELL) and
immigrant students by providing funds to implement and/or provide: |
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3 |
Nutrition |
The School Food Service Program,
school breakfast, school lunch, and after care snacks, follows the Healthy
Food and Beverage Guidelines as adopted in the District's Wellness Policy. |
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4 |
Parental |
Involve parents in the planning
and implementation of the Title I Program and extend an open invitation to
our school’s parent resource center to disseminate regarding available
programs, their rights under No Child Left Behind and other referral services. |
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)].
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count |
Activity/Tasks |
Person Responsible |
Timeline |
Evidence of Effectiveness |
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1 |
Title I Annual Parent Meeting |
Principal, Assistant Principal,
and CIS |
September 2014 |
Sign-in sheets, annual parent
survey and Title I School/Parent Compact |
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2 |
Parent Workshops |
CIS,The Parent Academy/Bilin.
Parent Outreach Prog |
Ongoing |
Sign-in sheets and end of the year
parent survey |
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3 |
Open House |
Principal and Assistant Principal |
September 2014 |
Sign-in sheets and School/Parent
Compact |
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)].
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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)].
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count |
Content and Type of Activity |
Person Responsible |
Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement |
Timeline |
Evidence of Effectiveness |
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1 |
Parent Leadership |
Principal and Community
Involvement Specialist |
Increase the involvement of
parents to become active in the decisions made by the Title I served school. |
Ongoing |
End of the year parent survey |
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2 |
Academic-based (reading, math,
writing, science, & FCAT) workshops |
Principal, Assistant Principal,
and Community Invo |
FCAT skills at home |
Ongoing |
Sign-in sheets |
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3 |
Academic-Based Parent Nights |
Literacy Leadership Team |
Increase the involvement of
parents to become active in students' educational growth |
Ongoing |
Sign-in sheets |
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4 |
Instructional Best Practices for
Home Learning |
Literacy Leadership Team anc CIS |
Increase the involvement of
parents to become active in the home learning of their children. |
Ongoing |
Sign-in sheets/CIS home visit log |
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5 |
Title I Annual Parent Meeting |
Administrative Team |
Provide information and extend
opportunities to parents of how they can become involved in their child's
education |
September 2014 |
Sign-in
sheets/Input/recommendations of parents |
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)].
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count |
Content and Type of Activity |
Person Responsible |
Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement |
Timeline |
Evidence of Effectiveness |
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1 |
Differentiated Instruction and
Classroom Centers |
Reading/Math/Science Coaches |
Increase student learning gains |
Ongoing |
Grade level planning
sessions/classroom walkthroughs |
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2 |
Professional Development Focus on
Rigorous Instruction |
Reading Coaches |
Increase the involvement of
parents to become active in students' educational growth |
October 2014 |
Monitor PLC logs |
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3 |
Instruction in Effective Writing
Strategies |
Writing Teacher/Reading Coach |
Increase student writing scores |
November 2014 |
Classroom walkthrough logs; review
of lesson plans and student artifacts |
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4 |
Instruction in the Writing Process |
Grade-Level Chairpersons and
Reading Coach |
Increase student writing scores |
October 2014 |
Classroom walkthrough logs; review
of lesson plans and student artifacts |
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5 |
Data Analysis |
Administration |
Differentiate Instruction |
October 2014 |
Classroom walkthrough logs; review
of lesson plans and student artifacts |
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6 |
GoMath |
HoughtonMifflin Representative |
ncrease student achievement |
September 2014 |
Classroom walkthrough logs; review
of lesson plans and student artifacts |
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7 |
Wonderworks |
Reading Coach |
Increase student achievement |
September 2014 |
Classroom walkthrough logs; review
of lesson plans and student artifacts |
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)].
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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)].
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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)].
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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
Upload Evidence
of Input from Parents
Upload evidence of parent
input in the development of the plan.
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.
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.
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.
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count |
Content and Type of Activity |
Number of Activities |
Number of Participants |
Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement |
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1 |
Parent Informational Meetings |
5 |
80 |
Increase student achievement |
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2 |
Parent Workshops |
8 |
75 |
increase parental involvement |
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3 |
Professional Development Focus on
Rigorous Instruction |
8 |
25 |
increase student learning gains |
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)].
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count |
Content and Type of Activity |
Number of Activities |
Number of Participants |
Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement |
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1 |
Content Specific Professional
Development |
15 |
25 |
Increase student achievement |
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2 |
Use of Technology in the Classroom |
8 |
25 |
Increase student achievement |
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 current 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)].
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count |
Barrier (Including the Specific Subgroup) |
Steps the School will Take to Overcome |
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1 |
Language Barrier with spanish
speaking parents |
Bilingual presentation and Connect
Ed messages |
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2 |
Limited parental involvement due
to time barriers |
survey parents to see what time is
best to conduct meetings |
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)
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count |
Content/Purpose |
Description of the Activity |