EVERITT MIDDLE SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan

I, Shirley Baker , 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:

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Review Rubric:
Mission statements are written concisely, free of jargon, and parent-friendly and inspire stakeholders to be involved and supportive of the program. Strong mission statements include:

· Explanation of the purpose of the parental involvement program;

· Description of what will be done; and

· Description of the beliefs or value of the LEA.

Review Status:

Review Comments:

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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)].

Response: Everitt Middle School believes in involving parents in all aspects of its Title I programs. The SAC has the responsibility for providing input into the development, implementation and evaluation of the various school level plans, including the SIP and the PIP. SAC members are elected as voting members following SAC guidelines as directed by the State. All parents were given the opportunity to review the plans and to offer their input prior to approval. For the PIP, Spring surveys were sent to parents seeking their input on activities, training, and materials they needed to help their child. Results of the parent Spring survey were reviewed by the SAC to determine needed changes. During SAC meetings when PIP and SIP are discussed, the committee will decide, with input from parents how the parental involvement funds will be used. Marlo Munn Parent Liasion is responsible to maintain documentation from parents.

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Identification of the group responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the plans;
• Description of the procedures for selecting members of the group;
• Explanation of how the input from parents will be documented; and
• Description of the process and involvement of parents in the development of required plans; and
• 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)].

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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	Homeless Education and other community agencies	Agencies will be invited to provide information to both teachers and parents as appropriate throughout the school year.
2	Exceptional Student Education	ESE provides parent workshops and newsletters to assist parents in working with their children both at home and within the school system. Supplemental instructional support provided by Title I will be discussed with parents during the development of IEP’s.
3	Title III, Part A	ELL/Coordinate with Title I, Part A for parent involvement meetings. Translator provided(as feasilbe)
4	Middle to High School Transition	8th graders go to High School and shadow students.

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Identification of the specific federal programs; and
• Description of how the programs will be coordinated.

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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	Develop agenda, handouts and/or presentation materials to address required components	Principal and/or Title I Parent Liaison	August/September	Copies of agenda, handouts, PowerPoint presentation
2	Develop and disseminate invitations to Annual Meeting	Principal (disseminate)	August/September	Copies of flyer/invitation with date of dissemination
3	Advertise/publicize annual meeting	Principal	August or week before meeting	Copies of publicity (flyers, newsletter, announcement sent to district office, etc.)
4	Develop sign-in sheets and parent evaluation forms for annual meeting	Title I Parent Liaison	August	Sign-in sheets for meeting and individual classrooms; evaluations
5	Maintain documentation	Principal and Title I Parent Liaison	August/September	Title I documentation kept in AP’s office with a copy given to District Title I RT

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Identification of specific activities or tasks;
• Identification of the person(s) responsible for completing the task;
• Reasonable and realistic timelines; and
• Description of the evidence the school will use to demonstrate the effectiveness and/or completion of the activity/task.

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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: The leadership and staff of Everitt Middle School have a strong belief in the importance of parental involvement and so offer meetings at a variety of times to accommodate the schedules of parents. Parent survey data indicated this was a need and survey data was used to help determine the most convenient times for parents to attend meetings. SAC meetings will be held in the early evening, after school hours. Workshops and other parent meetings will be scheduled during the evening hours. In an effort to offer access to information to parents who cannot attend any of these meetings, Everitt is upgrading its school website to include information and handouts from these meetings. Additionally, the school newsletter will contain information about the meetings and hard copies of handouts will be available in the school front office in the Title I notebook. Everitt is upgrading website and will be available soon for parents to use.

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Description of the process the school will use to ensure that workshops/meetings are offered at a flexible times; and
• Specific examples of the flexible schedule offered to parents.

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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	Title I Annual Meeting	Principal and/or Title I Parent Liaison	Informed parents contribute to student success	August/Sept.	Sign-in sheets and evaluation data
2	Open House – Each teacher provides expectations of student achievement and how parents can support at home	Classroom Teachers	Provide information to parents on expectations and how they can help their children at home.	August/Sept.	Classroom sign-in sheets
3	Reading, Math, Social Studies, and/or Science nights where parents are given specific skills and strategies for student success and how parents can support at home	Classroom Teachers	Provide information to parents on expectations and how they can help their children	Quarterly or more often during the school year	Sign-in sheets and evaluation data
4	Provide parent leadership opportunities through SAC and other leadership team meetings	Principal	Increase the level of involvement of parents to become active in the decisions made at the school	Monthly	Agendas and sign-in sheets also meeting notes
5	Publish Newsletter- provide information to parents regarding strategies for success, assessment information, Title I information, etc.	Principal or delegated by principal	Informed parents contribute to student success	Quarterly or more often	Copies of newsletters
6	Distribute Florida Standards and other assessment results, report cards and parent portal available daily	Principal	Provide information on their child’s current level of achievement	Florida Stanards annually, progress and report cards quarterly	District calendar noting assessment report card notice dates
7	Student planners/agendas containing pertinent school information	Teachers and students	Informed parents contribute to student success	Daily	Feedback from Spring Surveys
8	Parent/Teacher conferences to discuss student performance and behavior data and how parents can assist children at home	Teachers	Provide information on their child’s current level and how parents can help child at home	As requested by parents or teachers	Parent conference schedules and sign-in sheets
9	Iris Alerts	Principal	Increased parent involvement.	As needed.	Sign-in sheets/climate survey
10	Home visits	PBS Committee and Administrators	Increased parent involvement and student achievement.	Behavior visits in July and other visits throughout the year.	List of families visited.

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Description of the content and type of activity including the following: o The state’s academic content standards and state student academic achievement standards, State and local assessments including alternative assessments, Parental involvement requirements of Section 1118, and How to monitor their child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their child;
• Identification of the person(s) responsible;
• Correlation to student academic achievement;
• Reasonable and realistic timelines; and
• Description of the evidence the LEA will use to demonstrate the effectiveness and/or completion of the activity/task

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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	Modules I: The Importance of Parent Involvement II: Building Ties Between Home and School III: Implementation/Coordination of PI Programs IV: Communicating and Working with Parents	Principal, Title I and other District personnel	Parent Involvement impacts student achievement	At Faculty Meetings	Sign-in sheets, copy of presentations
2	Staff Training which may include Ruby Payne’s Poverty training, Boys in Crisis, Bullying, etc.	Principal, Title I and other district personnel.	Increased student achievement with better trained and informed teachers	Throughout the year, beginning in summer 2014 PD continuing in current school year 2014/2015	Sign-in sheets, evaluations

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Review Rubric:

· Content and type of activity including the following:Valuefollowing:

• Valuing of parental involvement,
• Communicating and working with parents,
• Implementation and coordination of parental involvement program,
• Building ties between home and school,; and
• Cultural sensitivity;

· Identification of person(s) responsible;

· Correlation to student academic achievement;

· Reasonable and realistic timelines; and

· Description of the evidence the LEA will use to demonstrate the effectiveness and/or completion of the activity/task.

Review Status: Needs more information or clarification

Review Comments:

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9/24/2014 3:09:53 PM		Count #2: Take out Parents as Partners. I don't even know what that is. Also, under timeline add 2015 to current school year 2014.

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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: A parent involvement committee consisting of teachers and parents will meet regularly to investigate and plan parent involvement at Everitt. Additionally, available throughout the year a Title I Notebook of important information for parents is located in the front office so that parents who cannot attend meetings have information available to them. The Parent Liasion is responsible for maintaining and updating this. Information is also available to parents on both the school and district websites and the parent portal. Teachers will update information on the parent portal for parents and the administrator will ensure websites are maintained. Informational brochures are available to parents throughout the year in the guidance office. Newsletters will contain information encouraging the parents to attend SAC and other meetings as well as tips for working with their students at home. Jessica Brantley produces newsletters for parents at least 7 times during the school year.

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Identification of the type of activity;
• Specific steps necessary to implement this activity;
• Person(s) responsible;
• Timeline; and
• Description of the evidence the school will use to demonstrate the effectiveness and/or completion of the activity/task.

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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)].

Response: At the annual meeting of parents in September, Everitt Middle School will hold a general meeting where information will be presented about the Title I program, curriculum and academic assessment. Parents will learn about the school wide program and about opportunities to participate in decisions related to the education of their child. Parents will be given an overview of the PIP and other information including websites and ways to assist their child at home. During classroom visits, teachers will provide additional information relating to their classroom and subject matter. Teachers will maintain sign-in sheets and provide a copy to the Principal for documentation. The Title I notebook and log in the front office will be maintained to document when parents requested and received information. Informational packets for parents who were unable to attend the annual meeting will be available in the school office. Additionally, throughout the year, parents receive information through a variety of media such as the school newsletter; school and district websites; teacher communication; distribution of report cards, and other assessment data; and through a variety of parent workshops and parent conferences. Parent Portal available daily.

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Process for providing information to parents;
• Dissemination methods;
• Reasonable and realistic timelines for specific parent notifications; and
• Description of how the school will monitor that the information was provided.

Review Status:

Review Comments:

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9/24/2014 3:12:30 PM		Next to last line...take out progress reports. Add the availability of parent portal..

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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)].

Response: Everitt Middle School will take the necessary steps to ensure that communications for all parents are in a format and to the extent practical, in a language parents can understand. Materials will be translated when feasible and/or requested by parents to ensure all parents have the opportunity to participate in the education of their child. Should interpreters be needed at workshops or meetings, one will be provided to the extent practical and for a language parents can understand. District employs a Spanish speaking parent liaison who is available to translate and one of the Everitt guidance counselors is bilingual in Spanish. Title I offers additional translation services. Spanish,Vietnamese,Russia and Chinese are predominant requests for translations, although other languages are available. Sign language is also available. All buildings are handicap accessible. All parents may request auxiliary aids and services of their choice such as sign language, Braille, etc. to ensure meaningful participation by informing the school of this need when enrolling a student or by phone call, e-mail or letter to the AP or Principal. Additionally, parents can request services on any workshop evaluation form. All requests for services will be kept by the Principal and/or Title I Parent Liasion for documentation purposes.

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Process the school will use for translating information into a parent’s native language;
• Description of how the school will ensure that parents with disabilities will have access to parental involvement activities and/or services;
• Description of how the school will ensure that information is available to parents considering the fluctuating student populations;
• Specific languages in which information will be provided; and
• Process the school will use to monitor that schools provide information to parents in a language they can understand, if feasible.

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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

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Activity

Description of Implementation Strategy

Person Responsible

Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement

Timeline

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Identification of the activity which may include the following:
• Involving parents in the development of staff training, providing literacy training, paying reasonable and necessary expenses to conduct parental involvement activities, training parents to help other parents, adopting and implementing model parental involvement programs, organizing a local education agency parent advisory council, and/or developing roles for community organizations and/or business in parental involvement activities;
• Description of the implementation strategy;
• Identification of person(s) responsible;
• Correlation to student academic achievement; and
• Reasonable and realistic timelines.

Review Status:

Review Comments:

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Upload Evidence of Input from Parents

Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the plan.

Uploaded Document

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Review Rubric:

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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.

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Review Rubric:
School-Parent Compact must include the following components:

• Description of the school’s responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards;
• Identification of ways parents will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning (for example, monitoring attendance, homework completion, or television watching; volunteering in their child’s classroom; and participating as appropriate in decisions relating to the education of their children and positive use of extracurricular time); and
• Highlight the importance of communication between teachers and parents on an ongoing basis through, at a minimum: parent-teacher conferences in elementary schools, at least annually, during which the compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement; Frequent reports to parents on their child’s progress; and Reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and observation of classroom activities; and
• Evidence that parents were involved in the development/revisions to the compact [Section 1118(d), ESEA].

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Review Comments:

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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.

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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.

count	Content and Type of Activity	Number of Activities	Number of Participants	Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement
1	Title I Annual Meeting	2	449	Informed parents contribute to student success
2	Open House – Each teacher provides expectations of student achievement and how parents can support a	1	449	Provide information to parents on expectations and how they can help their children at home.
3	Reading, Math, Social Studies, and/or Science nights where parents are given specific skills and str	1	38	Provide information to parents on expectations and how they can help their children
4	Provide parent leadership opportunities through SAC and other leadership team meetings	7	105	Increase the level of involvement of parents to become active in the decisions made at the school
5	Publish Newsletter- provide information to parents regarding strategies for success, assessment info	7	5369	Informed parents contribute to student success
6	Distribute FCAT and other assessment results, report cards and parent portal available daily	6	4052	Provide information on their child’s current level of achievement
7	Student planners/agendas containing pertinent school information	1	800	Informed parents contribute to student success
8	Parent/Teacher conferences to discuss student performance and behavior data and how parents can assi	405	1620	Provide information on their child’s current level and how parents can help child at home
9	Iris Alerts	22	16500	Increased parent involvement.
10	Home visits	2	8	Increased parent involvement and student achievement.

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include the content and type of activity, number of activities, number of participants, and the correlation to student achievement.

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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	Modules I: The Importance of Parent Involvement II: Building Ties Between Home and School III: Imp	1	14	Parent Involvement impacts student achievement
2	Staff Training which may include Ruby Payne’s Poverty training, Boys in Crisis, Bullying, Parents as	2	106	Increased student achievement with better trained and informed teachers
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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include the content and type of activity, number of activities, number of participants, and the correlation to student achievement.

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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	Family work and extra curricular schedules.	Everitt will continue to offer parent/family events in the evening. We will make the information from meeting available to parents in a hard copy format. All information will be kept in our Title I purple binder in the front office. Surveys and volunteer forms will be available at our open house and all family nights. All our events will be posted early and in newsletters. We will also do Iris alerts and all important dates.

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Review Rubric:
Strong responses include:

• Identification of barrier which hindered participation by parents in parental involvement activities (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); and
• Description of how the LEA will use the information gathered from the evaluation to design strategies for more effective parental involvement policies described in Section 1118.

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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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

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Review Rubric:
Activities described in this section should be correlated to student achievement and include sufficient detail that another LEA or school could use the information to develop a similar program.

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