LAKE LUCINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan

I, Shirley Winfrey , 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: The Lake Lucina community will provide parents and children with academic and social experiences in order that all become knowledgeable participants in our Title I family. We are dedicated to individual students, their families, and the school as we collaborate for the benefit of all.


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: Lake Lucina Elementary will inform parents monthly about the improvements of Title I through the school newsletter, website, and on the Connect Duval Parent Link automated phone system. School administration will meet with parent representatives to plan, review, and improve the Title I program. Parents will be equally chosen on a voluntary basis during the volunteer workshop to represent both primary and intermediate grades on our SAC and PTA. These committees will discuss the development of the school parent involvement policy. Our school parent involvement plan will be available in hard copy in the front office, parent resource room, and our school website. Materials and resources such as transportation will be made available to ensure parent participation upon request.

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

IDEA Funds

These funds are used to support ESE students who are in the inclusion class settings. Parents are invited to give input on the program and individual student IEPs through scheduled MRT meetings.

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

Advertising event

Asst. Principal- Mrs. Meadows, Misty Biruk

August 27-September 4, 2014

Copies of flyers and newsletter.

2

Develop Agenda, Sign-in sheets, handouts, and/or presentation materials

Asst. Principal- Mrs. Meadows, Misty Biruk

August 27-September 4, 2014

Copies of agendas, powerpoint presentations, and handouts

3

Annual Parent Meeting

Asst. Principal- Mrs. Meadows, Misty Biruk

August 27-September 4, 2014

Sign-in sheets

4

Open House

Principal – Mrs. Winfrey,

August 27-September 4, 2014

Sign-in sheets for individual classrooms

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: Lake Lucina Elementary will host a series of School Advisory Council meetings, monthly PTA meetings which will include parent involvement activities, and several parent workshops at various times during the day which will include mornings, during school hours, and in the evenings. The morning and evening meetings will help accommodate our working parents. Lake Lucina will also provide snacks and child care with the use of Title I funds. Transportation will be made available upon request.

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

Annual Title I Meeting

Mrs. Meadows, Misty Biruk

Parents will be provided with information outlining Title I, the parent involvement plan, school-parent compact, and parent’s rights.

September 4, 2014

Parent sign-in sheets, feedback forms

2

Open House

All PreK-5th Grade Teachers

Parents will be provided with grade/classroom specific information and expectations outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to assist their student(s) at home.

September 4, 2014

Parent sign-in sheets, feedback forms

3

Literacy Night

Reading Vertical Learning Committee

Parents will be provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Reading.

October 16, 2014

Parent sign-in sheets and feedback forms

4

Science Spectacular

PreK-5 Science Teachers

Parents will be provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Science.

November 13, 2014

Parent sign-in sheets and feedback forms

5

Writing Night

Writing Vertical Learning Committee

Parents will be provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Writing.

January 15, 2015

Parent sign-in sheets and feedback forms

6

FSA Night

All 3rd-5th grade Teachers

Parents will be provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home to prepare for FSA testing.

February 19, 2015

Parent sign-in sheets and feedback forms

7

Math Night

Math Vertical Learning Committee

Parents will be provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Math.

March 13, 2015

Parent sign-in sheets and feedback forms

8

Night of the Arts

All Resource Teachers

Parents will be provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Art Enrichment.

April 23,2015

Parent sign-in sheets and feedback forms

9

Parent Involvement Breakfast

Misty Biruk

Parents will be provided with activities and suggestions on becoming more involved in their student(s) education, social behavior and overall well-being.

April 30, 2015

Parent sign-in sheets

10

Exploration of Summer Learning

Mrs. Waters

Parents will be provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student over the summer.

May 28, 2015

Parent sign-in sheets, feedback forms

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

Building Ties Between Parents and School

Kelly Singer, Lisa Martin

Examination of student progress where parents are/aren’t involved.

September – November 2014

Parent participation in classroom and school-wide events, agenda, sign-in sheet

2

Value of Parent Involvement

Mrs.Waters, Principal - Mrs. Winfrey

Helping to bridge the gap between school and home.

January 2015

Sign-in sheet, agenda

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: We at Lake Lucina Elementary will continue to add more resources to our center for parent use. A special area has been designated as our Parent Resource Center. Teachers will be informed of available resources and parents will be able to tour the center after workshops. Misty Biruk will assist parents interested in using the center from 8:00AM to 3:30PM Monday through Friday.

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: Lake Lucina Elementary will ensure that parents receive notification of Title I programs through the school newsletter, website, flyers, automated phone system, and parent organizations such as SAC and PTA. Flyers will be sent at least a week in advance, as well as flyers and/or phone calls through the automated phone system the day before the event. This will ensure all parents are adequately notified of changes and information that affect the Title I program. The school will monitor this process through copies of the flyers, newsletters, automated phone receipts, and parent sign in sheets. Copies of all will be placed in the Title I Audit Box.

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: Lake Lucina will coordinate with the guidance counselor and district resource personnel in order to include parents with limited English proficiency, disabilities, and migratory children. This will take place in IEP meetings, MRT meetings, parent conferences, translation of parent notices, etc. It will allow parents to be notified of the resources at the District Parent Resource Center. The language most often translated will be Spanish.

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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Content and Type of Activity

Number of Activities

Number of Participants

Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement

1

Title I Annual Meeting

1

43

Parents were provided information regarding Title I, their rights, and opportunities to provide input toward the Parent Involvement Plan and School-Parent Compact.

2

Open House

1

211

Parents were provided with grade/classroom specific information and expectations outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home.

3

Ready to Learn

7

9

Monthly programs were conducted for PreK-1st grade parents sponsored by PBS Broadcasting. Each family received a book and was taught how to and/or help read with their student.

4

Literacy Night

1

89

Parents were provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Reading.

5

Science Spectacular

1

108

Parents were provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Science.

6

Writing Night

1

44

Parents were provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Writing.

7

FCAT Night

1

29

Parents were provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home.

8

Math Night

1

55

Parents were provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Math.

9

Night of the Arts

1

121

Parents were provided with grade specific activities outlining and identifying the standards and strategies they can use to help their student(s) at home with Art, Music, and P.E.

10

Parent Involvement Breakfast

1

9

Parents were provided with information on the year’s workshops, parent involvement importance, and ways to help student(s) stay focused on learning throughout the summer.

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

Building Ties Between Parents and School

1

2

Helping to bridge the gap between school and home.

2

Value of Parent Involvement

1

5

Examination of student progress where parents are/aren’t involved.

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

Parent employment schedules (All subgroups)

Lake Lucina will provide more flexibility in events and/or parent workshop times.

2

No interest in or understanding of event topics (All Subgroups)

Lake Lucina will implement a wider variety of grade specific activities, better explanations of event topics, as well as provide translation to accommodate parents with limited English and Literacy proficiencies.

3

Limited physical mobility (Disabled)

Lake Lucina will provide events in one specific area of the campus rather than several locations to accommodate these parents.

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