S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan

I, Tiffany Outman , 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: S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School will establish an open, caring, and safe environment which promotes maximum achievement, while challenging our students to meet today and tomorrow as happy, healthy, successful and responsible individuals. Parent Involvement in our school plays an integral role in assisting the academic achievement of each student. S. Bryan Jennings Parent Involvement Activities will help parents to work with their children to improve academic achievement at our school.

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 Parent Involvement Plan was created by SAC and shared with the parents in the Spring and Fall of 2014 where parent input was sought at parent meetings. Parents are also encouraged to offer their input regarding all activities through participation in SAC, parent events, climate surveys, or by communication with teachers, staff, and/or administrators.

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

VPK

SBJ has 2 classes of VPK

2

Title I, part D

Drop-Out Prevention services

3

Title II

technology resources

4

Title X

district social workers provide resources to homeless families

5

Y Reads

YMCA aftershool Reading program utilizing and training parent volunteers

6

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Edaucation Act)

Supplemental instructional support is provided in accordance with student IEP per federal law

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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Activity/Tasks

Person Responsible

Timeline

Evidence of Effectiveness

1

plan meeting for schoolwide curriculum night in fall

Leadership Team

8/23/14

Leadership Team Meetings

2

advertise/publicize event

administration, teams,

9/10/14

newsletter,

3

prepare agenda

Mrs. Outman

9/19/14

power point

4

develop sign-in sheets

committee

9/19/14

sign-in sheet

5

maintain documentation

Cindy Sease

9/25/14

completed sign-in sheets

6

arrange childcare

committee

9/22/14

sign-in/sign-out sheet

7

Spaghetti Dinner

Julie Garrard

9/22/14

Sign-in sheet

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: A series of parent meetings will be offered during the day and in the evening in an effort to inform and engage parent stakeholders in the academic and social achievement of the their students. Child care will be provided at any event in which the children are not engaged with the parent for the purpose of the activity. In addition, administrators and selected staff will participate in scheduling home visits in order to (a)develop school/parental relationships, (b) build stakeholder capacity, and (c) foster a stronger alliance between the school and home in order to establish a framework to enhance student achievement. Parents will be notified of these meetings via the weekly newsletter, the school webpage, and invitations and flyers.

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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Content and Type of Activity

Person Responsible

Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement

Timeline

Evidence of Effectiveness

1

Orientation/Open House

Outman, Principal

FSS

Sept. 25, 2014

Sign in sheet

2

parent/teacher conferences

Outman, Principal

FSS

ongoing

conference forms

3

2014 Annual Title I mtg/curriculum night

Outman, Principal

home/school connections, FSS

ongoing

Sign in sheet

4

grade level awards assemblies

Outman, Principal

FSS

ongoing

Sign-in Sheet

5

Parent Volunteer mtg.

Dyal, Asst. Principal

FSS

August, ongoing

sign in sheets

6

Wednesday folders

Dyal, Asst. Principal

FSS

ongoing

Signature page

7

interims/report cards

Dyal, Asst. Principal

Home/school connection, achievement

ongoing

signature envelopes

8

weekly newsletter

Love, Teacher

home/school connection, achievement

ongoing

newsletter

9

Math Night

Sease, Curriculum Coach

FSS

Feb. 2015

sign in sheet

10

Literacy Night

Jones, Curriculum Coach

FSS

April, 2015

sign in sheet

11

Holiday Extravaganza

Hanks, Music Teacher

home/school connection

December 2014

sign-in sheets

12

Comcast info channel

Dyal, Asst. Principal

school readiness

ongoing

telecast

13

School webpage

Edwards, Lab asst.

home/school connection

ongoing

telecast

14

Curriculum Night

Outman, Principal

FSS

9/25/15

sign-in sheets

15

Jogging Club

Claridge, PE Teacher

FSS, home/school connection

ongoing

participation log

16

Junior Jags (summer camp)

Outman, Principal

home/school connection

Summer 2015

participation log

17

Volunteer Breakfast

Dyal, Asst. Principal

performance/

Aug 2014, Spring 2015

sign in sheets

18

Garden Club

Vernaird

FSS

ongoing

Participation log

19

field day

Claridge, PE Teacher

FSS

May, 2015

sign in sheet

20

SAC

Hagen, Teacher

home/school connection

ongoing

sign in sheets

21

PAC

Sease/Jones Curr. Coaches

FSS, accountability, home/school connection

9/25/14, Spring 2015

participation log

22

Spelling Bee

Sease, Curr. Coach

home/school connection, SSS/NGS

Spring 2015

sign in sheets

23

Tropicana Speech

Jones, Curr Coach

home/school connection

Spring 2015

sign in sheets

24

Science Fair

Ruffian, Teacher

FSS

December 2014

sign in sheets

25

Chorus

Hanks, Music Teacher

Common Core Standards

ongoing

participation log

26

Math Club

Sease, Curr. Coach

home/school connection

ongoing

participation log

27

Clay County Track Meet

Claridge, PE Teacher

home/school connection

May 2015

participation log

28

Homework Club

Outman, Principal

FSS

ongoing

participation log

29

Morning Lab

Edwards, Lab Asst.

FSS

ongoing

participation log

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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Content and Type of Activity

Person Responsible

Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement

Timeline

Evidence of Effectiveness

1

Staff Training for Learning Compacts

Administration/Title 1 Coaches

Develop a partnership between families and school to impact student learning by helping families establish a home environment which supports children as learners

Pre-planning August , 2014

Signed Learning Compacts

2

Implementation and coordination of parent activities

Administration/Title 1 Coaches

Parents will be able to assist in the classroom leading to an increase in student achievement.

ongoing

Sign-in Sheets/agendas

3

Annual Parent Involvement Training

Administration

Teachers will understand the importance of parents as valuable partners in their child's education. Teachers will use the volunteers to increase student acievement in math, reading, writing and science.

Fall

Sign in Sheets/powerpoint

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: S. Bryan Jennings is fortunate to offer a Parent Resource Room for use by the parents. A vast array of materials and equipment are available for parents to utilize in the construction of learning materials for their children. We also encourage our families to visit our school library before and/or after school during open library hours. Additionally, we are striving to enhance our volunteer program, whereby parents are welcomed into our school to work assisting their children, as well as others. To facilitate this, we are offering training sessions for specific volunteer opportunities (such as library volunteers, or working with individual students) so that our parent volunteers are equipped and comfortable with their role. Parents are actively recruited and urged to participate with SAC, as well as district Title I PAC meetings.

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: Faculty will host a parent night in the first quarter of the school year where parents will have the opportunity to learn about curriculum and assessment. Prior to the curriculum night, the school will host it's Annual Title I meeting, and parents will receive a brief overview of our Title I program. In addition, an overview of the School Improvement Plan and individual results of state and district mandated performance based measures will be sent home to parents. Annually, parents are provided with a student handbook which contains information regarding the school's mission statement and policies, along with methods of obtaining additional information about the school and its programs. All parents will be given a summary of the Parent Involvement Plan in the fall and comments will be solicited.



Conferences are scheduled in the first quarter with every family. At this meeting, the Learning Compact is reviewed and signed by the teacher, parent, and student. Parents may request additional conferences to discuss their child's progress and participate in decision making as appropriate to the education of their child. Conferences will be scheduled for all at-risk students to develop a Response to Intervention Plan or IEP (individual education plan).

To inform our parents about Title I updates in a timely manner, we use our weekly newsletter. These updates are also posted on our school webpage, as well.

All parent comments and suggestions are taken into account through a variety of resources, i.e., parent involvement summary, emails to teachers and/or administrators, notes or phone calls through the office, and sidewalk chats.

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: To the extent possible, S. Bryan Jennings will provide written materials in the home language. We are fortunate to have a full-time Spanish-speaking staff member and sign language interpreter available for interpretting confernces, phone calls, and other communication. S. Bryan Jennings will send parent nofications (i.e., phone calls, email) to parents using the In Touch Notification System. SBJ will employ home visits by the school social worker or administration in an effort to reach and inform our parents who have accessibility concerns.

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:

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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

School Advisory Council

Mrs. Hagen, Teacher

home/school connection, SSS

ongoing

2

Providing necessary literacy training for parents from Title I, Part A funds, if the LEA has exhausted all other reasonably available sources of funding for that training [Section 1118(e)(7)]; and

Parent Curriculum mtgs., literacy night

Jones/Sease Curriculum Coaches, team leader

NGSSS/Common Core

9/14--6/15

3

Training parents to enhance the involvement of other parents [Section 1118(e)(9)];

Parent Volunteer Training

Jones/Sease Curriculum Coaches

home/school connection

ongoing

4

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)];

all parent events

Outman/Dyal, Admin.

home/school connection

ongoing

5

Adopting and implementing model approaches to improving parental involvement [Section 1118(e)(11)]; and

Parent Involvement Training

Dyal, Asst. Principal

home/school connection

fall, 2014

6

Developing appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses, including faith-based organizations, in parental involvement activities [Section 1118(e)(13)].

Business Partners

SAC, Mrs. Outman. Principal

academic/attendance incentives

ongoing

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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Content and Type of Activity

Number of Activities

Number of Participants

Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement

1

Open House BBQ Picnic

1

670

Home School Connection

2

Parent Teacher Conferences

500

500

FSS / Home School Connection

3

Annual Title I Meeting

1

150

Home School Connection / FSS

4

Award Ceremonies

20

500

Home School Connection / FSS

5

Parent Volunteer Meetings

4

70

Home School Connection / FSS

6

Wednesday Folders

35

450

FSS / Home School Connection

7

Jag Journal

35

450

Home School Connection

8

Curriculum Nights

3

425

FSS / Home School Community Connection

9

Before/After school Clubs

12

150

FSS / Home School Connection

10

SAC/PAC

3

10

FSS / Home School Connection

11

Field Day

1

500

FSS / Home School Connection

12

Spelling Bee

1

250

FSS / Home School Connection

13

Tropicana Speech Contest

1

250

FSS / Home School Connection

14

Battle of the Books

1

80

FSS

15

Science Fair

1

60

FSS / Home School Connection

16

Comcast TV updates

9

500

Home School Connection

17

Interims/Report Cards

8

450

Home School Connection / FSS

18

Holdiay Extravaganza

1

150

Home School Connection / FSS

19

Art Show

1

500

Home School Connection / FSS

20

County Track Meet

1

50

Home School Connection / FSS

21

Junior Jags

12

50

FSS / Home School Connection

22

Jogging Club

20

120

Home School Connection

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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Content and Type of Activity

Number of Activities

Number of Participants

Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement

1

Parent Involvemement Training

1

37

Home/School Connection

2

Parent Compact Training

1

37

Home/School Connection

3

Focus Contact Log

1

44

Home/School Connection

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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Barrier (Including the Specific Subgroup)

Steps the School will Take to Overcome

1

Transportation

Requesting meetings to be held at school rather than at the district office which is 20 miles away

2

Language

Provide interpreter/written communication in home language

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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Content/Purpose

Description of the Activity