I, Margarete Talbert-Irving , 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)].
count |
Program |
Coordination |
1 |
Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) |
OCE will Include Pre-K in all
communication and Title I events |
2 |
Title II |
Professional development trainings
will be provided to teachers relating to Parental Involvement, especially
focusing on teaching parents how to help students at home. Sign in sheets of
the training will be documentation. |
3 |
Title I/ATS |
Staff will be qualified OCE
teachers that are trained on the different curriculum that will be used
during ATS. Tutoring will be held two days per week and focus on academic
deficits of students based upon their benchmark assessments and mini
assessments given |
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 |
Send Invitations/Notices |
Administration |
September 2014 |
Number of parents that attend and
sign in sheets |
2 |
An agenda, handouts, and sign in
sheets will be created. |
Title I Parent Involvement Contact
|
August 2014 |
Copy of agenda & Sign in
sheetsParents want to participate more |
3 |
PowerPoint Presentation of Title I
Services |
School Counselors |
August 2014 |
Copy of agenda & Sign in
sheets & All parents understood information in PowerPoint |
4 |
ConnectEd phone call |
Mrs. Talbert-Irving-Principal |
August 2014 |
Number of parents that attended
due to phone call |
5 |
Send out invitations via students |
Mrs. Demosthenes |
August 2014 |
Number of forms returned |
6 |
The tentative Parent Involvement
Plan will be reviewed and requests for changes will be made |
Title I Parent Involvement Contact
and Principal |
August 2014 |
Copy of agenda, parent sign-In
sheets & number of parents attending |
7 |
Send home handouts to all parents
that did not attend |
Title I Parent Involvement Contact |
Day after meeting |
Copy of handouts sent home |
8 |
The meeting will be conducted in
the media center. The Title I Program will be explained to parents. |
Title I Parent Involvement Contact
and Principal |
August 2014 |
Copy of agenda & Sign in sheets |
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 |
Character Development Awards
Assembly |
School Counselor |
Increase positive choices, will
increase motivation to do well in school (listening skills, strong work
ethic, pride in academic accomplishment, academic goals) |
All year/once every 2 months
2014-2015 |
Increased parent involvement,
increased student academic focus, better behavior towards others |
2 |
Reading Literacy Night |
Reading Coach, Media Specialist |
Increase student interest in
reading and the importance of reading |
October 2014 |
Parent turnout, parent volunteers,
student's desire to read increases & Parent Sign-In Sheets |
3 |
Additions Volunteer Meetings |
School Counselor/Parent Liaison |
Help tutor, mentor and assist with
school activities to close the academic achievement gap |
Weekly |
Increase in student test scores,
increase in parent participation |
4 |
PRIDE Breakfast |
PLC/PTA/SAC/Counselor/Administration |
Parents are more aware of student
and school needs and issues |
Every other month 2014-2015 |
Increase in parent involvement,
parent school pride, parent support & Parent Sign-In Sheets |
5 |
FCAT Night (Reading, Math,
Writing, Science) |
Teachers (Gr. 3-5) |
Increase parent awareness of what
is expected for FCAT test administration |
February & March 2015 |
Increase parental involvement and
student test scores & Parent Sign-In Sheets |
6 |
Math Literacy Night |
Math Coach, CRT |
Increase student interest |
January 2015 |
Increase student involvement and
scores |
7 |
STEM & UCF (NSBE) |
UCF/Teachers 3-5/Parent Liaison |
Increase student interest |
Bi-monthly October 2014 |
Parent turn-out/student awareness |
8 |
Winter Music Program |
Teachers |
Increase positive choices/increase
interest |
December 2014 |
Increase awareness and parental
involvement & Parent Sign-In Sheets |
9 |
Parent Workshop |
Parent Resource Liaison |
Increase parent awareness |
Every other month 2014-2015 |
Increase involvement and interest
in furthering future goals & Parent Sign-In Sheets |
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 |
The Importance of Parental
Involvement Training Module 1 |
Parent Liason Resource Teacher,
Title 1 Contact and principal |
Assist faculty and staff with
understanding why parental involvement matters in the lives of children and
school improvement. Teachers will learn how effective parental involvement
affects higher achievement |
October 2014 |
Sign in sheets from PI activities
and parent conference attendance |
2 |
Building Ties Between Home and
School Training Module 2 |
Parent Liason Resource Teacher,
Title 1 Contact and principal |
Faculty and staff will be able to
identify barriers to academic achievement and ways to support students
through involving home and school in activities that are occurring within the
classroom. |
December 2014 |
Increased student interest in
classroom activities, increased communication with parents, less apprehension
of parents to communicate with teachers and other school employees. |
3 |
Implementation and Coordination of
Parental Involvement Programs Training Module 3 |
Parent Liason Resource Teacher,
Title 1 Contact and principal |
Faculty and staff will be able to
understand how PIP are created and how classroom activities can support the
implementation of the PIP thereby increasing student achievement. |
February 2015 |
.Lessons involve activities that
involve an element of parental engagement that acknowledges some of the
barriers and helps to reduce them. |
4 |
Communicating and Working with
Parents Training Module 4 |
Parent Liason Resource Teacher,
Title 1 Contact and principal |
Teachers conducting parent-teacher
conferences will be able to communicate the needs of the student in such a
way as to create a relationship with parents that gets the students the
support needed to support their academic success. |
April 2015 |
Increased positive communication
between parents and teachers. |
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 |
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)]; |
Morning and afternoon
meetings/social worker and teachers visit parent's home |
Administration/Teachers |
Increase parent awareness and
return will promote student achievement |
As needed |
2 |
Adopting and implementing model
approaches to improving parental involvement [Section 1118(e)(11)]; and |
Additions volunteer trainings |
School Counselor and Parent Liaison |
Volunteers help tutor/mentor
students |
Training is as needed |
3 |
Developing appropriate roles for
community-based organizations and businesses, including faith-based
organizations, in parental involvement activities [Section 1118(e)(13)]. |
First Baptist of Orlando,
Frontline Outreach, and UCF Students Volunteer |
School Counselor and Parent Liaison |
Tutor/Mentor students |
As needed |
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 |
Character Development Awards
Assembly every 2 months |
8 |
85 |
Increase positive choices, will
increase motivation to do well in school (listening skills, strong work
ethic, pride in academic accomplishment, academic goals) |
2 |
Literacy Night |
1 |
50 |
Increase student interest in
reading and the importance of reading |
3 |
Math Night |
1 |
50 |
Increase student interest in math
and the importance of math in everyday life. |
4 |
Additions Volunteer Meetings |
4 |
10 |
Help tutor, mentor and assist with
school activities to close the academic achievement gap |
5 |
PRIDE Breakfast |
5 |
15 |
Parents are more aware of student
and school needs and issues |
6 |
Meet Your Teacher Night |
1 |
120 |
Parents and students were able to
familiarize themselves with the facility and meet the teacher |
7 |
Open House |
1 |
105 |
Parents and students received an
overview of academic and behavioral expectations which parents are able to
reinforce in the home. |
8 |
Title 1 Parent Meeting |
2 |
85 |
Increase general knowledge about
Title 1 and it's role to increase parent involvement and student success |
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 |
Information on effective parental
involvement and communication will be provided to school personnel |
2 |
2 |
When parents and schools work
together and communicate effectively there will be an increase in student
achievement. |
2 |
Professional Learning Community
Meetings |
9 |
9 |
Teachers learn educational best
practices to increase student achievement and reach parents |
3 |
Team Leader Meetings |
7 |
7 |
Teacher increase in knowledge,
teachers learn effective ways to communicate with parents |
4 |
School Advisory Council (SAC) |
7 |
7 |
Parents and teachers unite to
build a community and increase student achievement. |
5 |
Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
7 |
7 |
Parents and teachers unite to
build community and increase student achievement |
6 |
Parent Leadership Council |
7 |
7 |
Teachers and parents of ESOL
students unite to build community and 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)].
count |
Barrier (Including the Specific Subgroup) |
Steps the School will Take to Overcome |
1 |
Parents that are deterred due to
language barriers |
Provide documents translated in
the students home languge and provide an interpretor for the languages that
are represented at our school. For ex. Spanish and Haitian-Creole |
2 |
Economically disadvantaged
families lack involvement in school sponsored events. |
The school will provide at least
one Family Night at an off-campus location in the economically disadvantaged
neighborhood. |
3 |
Parents with work schedule
conflicts |
Activities will be varied in the
time that they are presented. Ex. Morning vs. Evening and rotating this
schedule. |
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 |