I, jmarty@dadeschools.net , 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.
Signature
of Principal or Designee |
Date
Signed |
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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Program |
Coordination |
1 |
Title I |
Title I funds will be used to
provide a tutoring program for those students requiring remediation (before
school, after school, and Saturday sessions.) A Community Involvement
Specialist will also be hired to to support and solicit family involvement. |
2 |
Tittle II |
Title II includes providing
teachers and principals professional development in working more effectively
with parents and how to involve them in school decision-making. Title II
contains funding for teacher and principal training and recruitment efforts
at the state and local level, as well as teacher training at institutions of
higher education. |
3 |
Title III |
Title III funds will be used to
supplement and enhance the programs for English Language Learners (ELL) and
immigrant student by using funds to provide tutorial programs. |
4 |
Title X |
.In cases of homeless students,
the Community Involvement Specialist with gather resources (clothing, school
supplies, and social services referrals) for students idenftified as
homeless, eliminating barriers for a free and appropriate education. |
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 |
Flyer was sent home on the first
day of school with students. |
CIS, Administration |
August 18, 2014 |
Sign-in sheets from Parent Meeting |
2 |
Meeting was posted on our school's
website. |
CIS, Administration |
August 18, 2014 |
Sign-in sheets from Parent Meeting |
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)].
count |
Content and Type of Activity |
Person Responsible |
Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement |
Timeline |
Evidence of Effectiveness |
1 |
Parent Orientation for New Students |
Administration, CIS |
Students will learn the school's
policies and procedures which should help them to succeed socially and
academically. |
August 5 - 6, 2014 |
Sign-in sheets and increase in
standardized test scores |
2 |
Open House |
Administration, Teachers, CIS |
Parents will be able to meet with
teachers and learn their expectations and be able to follow through at home. |
September 10 - 11, 2014 |
Sign-in sheets and increase in
standardized test scores |
3 |
Parent/Teacher Conferences |
Administration, Teachers, CIS |
Students will be able to meet with
teachers to check on their child's academic progress. |
October 2014 - May 2015 |
Sign-in sheets and increase in
standardized test scores |
4 |
iMater Family Nights |
Administration, Activities
Director, CIS |
Parents are given an opportunity
to meet outside of the regular school day with other parents, teachers, and
students. |
October 2014 - May 2015 |
Sign-in sheets and increase in
standardized test scores |
5 |
EOC Parent Meeting |
Administration, Algebra 1,
Biology, Geometry, U.S. History, and Civics Teachers |
Parents will be explained the
importance of EOC's and how they affect their child's ability to graduate. |
February 2015 |
Sign-in sheets and increase in
standardized test scores |
6 |
EESAC Meetings |
Adminstration, EESAC Chair |
The function is to bring together
all stakeholders and involve them in an authentic role in decisions which
affect instruction and the delivery of programs. The purpose of the EESAC is
to work to ensure improved student achievement. |
October 2014 - May 2015 |
Sign-in sheets and increase in
standardized test scores |
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 |
1 |
Title I Administration Annual
Procedures Meeting for Principals |
Title I Administration, District
and Principal |
Discuss Title I regulations and
resources available to schools and students |
Throughout the year |
as evidenced by increased
achievement in standardized test scores. |
2 |
MDCPS- EESAC |
District School, EESAC Chair |
Collaboration of all stakeholders
involvement in the development and review of the SIP,PIP, Parent Compact and
other school based decisions that are linked to improving academic achievement |
Throughout the year |
Sign in sheets and increase in
student achievement. |
3 |
Faculty Meetings |
CIS |
It assists with planning and
implementation of effective parental involvement, activities that ate linked
to improving academic achievement |
Monthly |
Sign in sheets and student
achievement |
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)]:
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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:
count |
Activity |
Description of Implementation Strategy |
Person Responsible |
Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement |
Timeline |
1 |
Involving parents in the
development of training for teachers, principals, and other educators to
improve the effectiveness of that training [Section 1118(e)(6)];and |
SIP |
Teresa Santalo, Vice Principal |
Make all stakeholders aware of
school improvement. |
Sept 2014- June 2015 |
2 |
Training parents to enhance the
involvement of other parents [Section 1118(e)(9)]; |
EESAC/PTSA |
CIS |
Parent involvement Increases
student involvement in school activities |
September 2014- June 2015 |
3 |
Maximizing parental involvement
and participation in their children’s education by arranging school meetings
at a variety of times, or conducting in-home conferences between teachers or
other educators, who work directly with participating children, with parents
who are unable to attend those conferences at school [Section 1118(e)(10)]; |
Parent Teacher Conferences |
Administration, Teachers, and
Counselors |
Communication of
students'strenghth and weaknesses to improve academic achievement |
August 2014- June 2015 |
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.
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 |
1 |
District Title 1 Administration
Meeting |
2 |
3 |
Increased achievement on
standardized test scores |
2 |
EESAC Meetings |
4 |
30 |
Increased achievement on
standardized test scores |
3 |
Faculty Meetings |
10 |
35 |
Increased achievement on
standardized test scores |
4 |
Distribution of Parent Compacts |
1 |
550 |
Increased achievement on
standardized test scores |
5 |
Title 1 DAC General Meeting |
1 |
1 |
Increased achievement on
standardized test scores |
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 |
1 |
Title 1 Administrative Procedures
Meeting |
1 |
5 |
Increased achievement on
standardized test scores |
2 |
EESAC Meetins |
4 |
30 |
Increased achievment on
standardized test scores |
3 |
Faculty Meetings |
10 |
35 |
Increased achievement on
standardized test scores |
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)].
count |
Barrier (Including the Specific Subgroup) |
Steps the School will Take to Overcome |
1 |
Economically Disadvantaged |
Offer meetings at varied times to
allow working parents the ability to participate in school activities. |
2 |
Limited English Proficiency |
Ensure a translator is available
at all school functions. |
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 |