PIP

KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan

I, Carisa Spires , 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: No Misson Statement

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: Adequate

Review Comments:

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: Every year families are given the opportunity to run for our School Advisory Council. Those who are self nominated are placed on a ballot and all families are given the opportunity to vote for their representatives. There are eight SAC meetings a year and all members of SAC receive the dates at the beginning of the year, as well as an agenda a week before each meeting so they will remember to attend. They plan the School Improvement Plan, review it monthly and decide how to spend any funds designated for SAC. Parent Involvement is always spotlighted at the meetings. Parents and other family members are vitally important to the success of our school and training is always held on collaborative partnering with the staff, families and business partners. All members have an equal voice. Evidence of this is reflected in the minutes.

The School Improvement Plan is developed each year by studying the data from the previous year, listening to ideas of all stakeholders, looking for ways to help the students achieve success and presenting the plan to the families, staff and SAC for their approval. Everyone has a voice in the plan and ideas are always considered.

Parent involvement events are cosponsored by the SAC and SAC members are always there helping facilitate the events so all parents feel supported. When there are funds available, SAC helps fund the events.

Documentation is stored in the TASK box.

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:

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	ELL	The ELL paraprofessional, the assistant principal and guidance counselor coordinate two annual Parent Leadership Committee meetings to inform ELL parents about programs offered through the district as well as events and services in the community. Information also includes how to receive translation services as well as how to schedule conferences with teachers.
2	Head Start	The curriculum supervisor, HS Social Worker, Head Start Teacher, Aide, Principal and School Counselor have helped facilitate parent meetings monthly with HS parents. An information session is held for parents who student will be transitioning to Kindergarten.
3	EELP	The EELP program will promote academic achievement activities to help their children at home.

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:

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 presentation materials that address Title 1 requirements	Parent Involvement Contact	October	Sign-In Sheets for meeting, agenda, and handouts from meeting
2	Title I Annual Parent Meeting	Parent Involvement Contact	October	Sign in sheets
3	Develop and distribute flyer to parents	PI contact and teachers	September	Flyer with date distributed, on marquee and in newsletter
4	Develop sign in sheets	Parent Involvement	October	Sign in sheets
5	Distribute Title 1 brochure and Parent checklist to all families in attendance	Parent Involvement contact	October	Handouts with date distributed
6	Maintain documentation	Parent Involvement contact	October	Task box in PI contact classroom

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:

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: We have many events at Kenly throughout the school year. These events are scheduled at various times throughout the year to give all parents an opportunity to attend a school sponsored event. Translators are available as needed.Transportation will be available as needed.

August - Meet the Teacher/ Open House night 3:30-6:30 pm

October - Title I parent night 3:30-5:00 pm

Monthly SAC Meeting 2:45pm or 5:45pm (alternates monthly)

Quarterly Parent Teacher Conferences-4:00-6:30 pm

Monthly PTA meeting-2:35pm with events in the evening several times a year

Curriculum Nights- Will be held throughout the year in the evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm

CST, staffing and IEP Meetings - scheduled for 2:15 - 3:15 pm (or at parent's convenience)

FSA parent information meeting-will be held before testing

Legoland family field trip- November

Family festivals-Beginning of the year, Fall and Spring

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: Needs more information or clarification

Review Comments:

createDate	modifyDate	comment
10/15/2014 3:55:55 PM		Just making sure...Kenly provides transportation? Also, you may wish to add a statement regarding how times for meetings/events was determined to best meet parents' needs. Many schools do a survey to find out when parents prefer to have meetings. The results of the survey are used to determine meeting/event days/time. I hope this helps!

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	Curriculum and Assessments: Meet the Teacher Night	Faculty and Staff	Improve Achievement Scores	August	Sign In Sheets
2	Curriculum:Winter/Spring Concert	Special Events Team	Improve Achievement Scores	October-May	Sign In Sheets
3	Curriculum: Positive Behavior Support/BUCS care celebrations	PBS team	Improve culture and climiate of the school	Monthly	Referral data
4	Curriculum: Curriculum Chats	Resource Teachers	Improve Achievement Scores	October-May	Sign In Sheets
5	Family Legoland Field Trip	Parent Involvement Comm	Improve culture and climiate of the school	November	Sign In Sheets
6	Curriculum Nights	Special Events Team	Improve Achievement Scores	October-May	Sign In Sheets
7	Conference Nights	Teachers	Improve parent and teacher communication	October-May	Sign In Sheets
8	Fall and Spring Festival	Special Events Team	Improve culture and climiate of the school	October-May	Sign In Sheets

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:

createDate	modifyDate	comment
10/15/2014 3:58:04 PM		Please be sure all of these activities are planned for this year. Remember, you will need to have sign in sheets/agendas, etc. saved in the TASK box as evidence.

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	PBS	Principal & Staff development	School wide positive behavior support system	August	Sign In Sheets
2	The Difficult Parent Training	Parent Involvement contact	Increase communication between staff and parents	November	Sign In Sheets
3	PLC conducted to improve staffs ability to effectively work with parents	Grade level teams, resource teachers and administration	Improve the ability to effectively work with parents to increase academic achievement	August-May	Sign In Sheets
4	Edsby Update	teachers	To increase parent involvement in academic achievement	August-October	Sign In Sheets
5	Faculty Meetings	Principal and Resource Teachers	To increase student achievement	August-May	Sign In Sheets

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:

createDate	modifyDate	comment
10/15/2014 3:57:28 PM		I just want to make sure the activities are the same for this year? Also, please ensure agendas and sign in sheets for all activities are maintained in the TASK box.

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: Parent Resource Centers are located in the Guidance Office and the main office and will be maintained with current information by Admin/Title I Liaison on-Going throughout the year. Title 1 information, parenting tips, information about upcoming events and other useful information is included at the center. The Title 1 liaison will monitor usage of the center through sign in sheets, which will show evidence that the centers have been used. Sign in sheets and parent comments will be reviewed and maintained in the TASK box.

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:

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: ·Title I information will be handed out at the annual Title I Parent meeting. A power point presentation will be given and other services and personnel paid for by Title I funds. Parents are given a school and district parent handbook which includes detailed information about our title I schools in the district. This book is online.

In addition to conference nights, there are many parent involvement activities planned throughout the school year.

·The process of disseminating information to parents include but not limited to: Newsletters(sent monthly),Flyers (sent one week prior to event- a reminder sent the day of event),Parent Link, School Marquee(changed monthly to reflect upcoming events), and school web site.

Written information will be sent home in English and spanish.

Parent surveys will be issued throughout the school year to allow parents to provide feedback.

The above activities will be moniotered by sign in sheets and keeping copies of information distrubuted to parents.

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: Adequate

Review Comments:

createDate	modifyDate	comment
10/15/2014 3:59:20 PM		Please make sure that sign in sheets/surveys are kept in the TASK box as evidence that information was provided.

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: All flyers are sent in English and Spanish. Translators are available during conferences and parent family nights. If other languages are needed accommodations will be made to communicate with that parent. District forms and publications are provided in English and Spanish if needed. I.E.P. meetings are held for students with disabilities to ensure students academic/behavior needs are being met. Kenly complies with all ADA requirements.

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:

createDate	modifyDate	comment
10/15/2014 4:00:52 PM		Make sure to keep proof that information is being sent in English and Spanish (keep a copy of fliers sent in each language in the TASK box).

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

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: Adequate

Review Comments:

Upload Evidence of Input from Parents

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

Uploaded Document

Review Rubric:

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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.

Uploaded Document

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].

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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.

Uploaded Document

Review Rubric:

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments:

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	Legoland Family field trip	1	146	Improve achievement scores
2	Winter Program	1	168	Improve achievement scores
3	Math/Science night	1	37	Improve achievement scores
4	Reading night	1	94	Improve achievement scores
5	Grandparent's breakfast	1	33	Improve achievement scores
6	Open House	1	236	Improve achievement scores
7	Parent Involvement Meeting	1	7	Increase awareness of Title 1 services
8	Title 1 Meeting	1	10	Increase awareness of Title 1 services
9	FCAT parent night	1	4	Improve achievement scores
10	Conference Nights	4	612	Imporve parent, teacher, and student communication

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:

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	The Difficult Parent Training	1	42	Improve parent, teacher communication

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:

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	Transportation- economically disadvantaged, all racial groups	Provide transportation for parents using Title 1 funds.
2	Child Care- economically disadvantaged, all racial groups	Provide child care at school using teacher volunteers and have more activites where all ages can participate.

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:

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

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.

Review Status: Adequate

Review Comments: