I, Benny Valdes , 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
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Date
Signed |
Mission
Statement
Parental Involvement Mission
Statement (Optional)
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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:
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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Review
Rubric:
Strong responses include:
Review
Status:
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 |
Bilingual
Parent Outreach Program (BPOP) |
Community
Involvement Specialist. |
2 |
PTSA
Meetings |
PTSA
President |
3 |
Freshmen
Orientation |
Activities
Director |
4 |
Open
House |
Activities
Director |
5 |
Advance
Placement Potential Night |
Activities
Director |
Review
Rubric:
Strong responses include:
Review
Status:
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 |
Open
House/Back to School Night |
Community
Involvement Specialist |
September |
Sign-In
sheets |
2 |
PTSA
Meetings |
PTSA
President |
Monthly
througout the year |
Sign-in
sheets |
3 |
ESSAC
Meetings |
Essac
President |
Monthly
throughout the year |
Sign-in
sheets |
Review
Rubric:
Strong responses include:
Review
Status:
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)].
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Review
Rubric:
Strong responses include:
Review
Status:
Review Comments:
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 |
PTSA
Meetings |
Community
Involvement Specialist |
To
learn how the school uses assessments results to improve student
achievement. |
Monthly
throughout the year |
Sign-in
sheets |
2 |
Parent
Workshops |
Community
Involvement Specialist |
To
learn how the school uses assessments results to improve student
achievement. |
Monthly
througout the year |
Sign-in
sheets |
Review
Rubric:
Strong responses include:
Review
Status:
Review Comments:
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 |
Communicating
and working with parents |
Community
Involvement Specialist |
Imrove
the ability of staff to work with effectively with
parents. |
December
|
Sign-in
sheets |
2 |
PTSA
workshops |
PTSA
President |
Imrove
the ability of staff to work with effectively with
parents. |
Monthly
througout the year |
Sign-in
sheets |
3 |
Parents
workshops |
Community
Involvement Specialist |
Imrove
the ability of staff to work with effectively with
parents. |
Monthly
throughout the year |
Sign-in
sheets |
Review
Rubric:
· Content and type of activity including
the following:Valuefollowing:
· 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:
Review Comments:
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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Review
Rubric:
Strong responses include:
Review
Status:
Review Comments:
Communication
Describe how the school will
provide parents of participating children the following [Section 1118(c)(4)]:
|
Review
Rubric:
Strong responses include:
Review
Status:
Review Comments:
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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Review
Rubric:
Strong responses include:
Review
Status:
Review Comments:
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:
Review
Status:
Review Comments:
Upload
Evidence of Input from Parents
Upload evidence of parent input
in the development of the plan.
Review
Rubric:
Review
Status:
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.
Review
Rubric:
School-Parent Compact must include the
following components:
Review
Status:
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.
Review
Rubric:
Review
Status:
Review Comments:
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 |
Annual
Parents Meeting |
1 |
334 |
Increase
Parents Awareness to help improve student
achievement. |
2 |
Monthly
Parent Resource Center Visits |
12 |
289 |
The
2013-14 data results, show an Increase student achievement in Math and
Reading |
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:
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 |
Professional
Development |
4 |
159 |
Increase
Parents Awareness to help improve student
achievement. |
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:
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 |
Economically
Disadvantage |
Send
information to the parents using school flyer, and connect
ed |
2 |
ESOL |
Send
out parent information in English and
Spanish |
3 |
ESE |
Send
information to the parents using school flyer, and connect ed
|
Review
Rubric:
Strong responses include:
Review
Status:
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:
Review Comments: