SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan

I, Ryan Bennett , 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

Response: It is our mission that through hosting academic events in the community and at school, that our parents will support these events. Through this partnership, our parents will be well informed of the academic rigor and be able to place their child's education as their number one priority.

 

 

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: A flyer is sent home to the parents at the beginning of the school year asking the parents to volunteer for SAC. When the surveys are sent back the administrative staff calls the parents and invites them to the first SAC meeting. Through routine meetings of the School Advisory Council, we will review upcoming parent involvement events and expenditures. These meetings will be advertised and will provide the opportunity for parents to take an active role in the planning, review, and improvement of our Title I programs. We will, if necessary, create adjunct committees to further review any type of future expenditures towards parental involvement. Input from parents at the SAC meetings are documented in the minutes of the meeting.

 

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

Title X - Homeless

The administration will coordinate with our District Homeless Liaison and try to provide the families with the appropriate resources and support that they might need.

2

Title III - ESOL

The administration will coordinate with our ESOL paraprofessional and try to provide the families with the appropriate resources and support that they might need.

3

Title I C (Migrant)

The administration will coordinate with the Title I office regarding our migrant students and try to provide the families with the appropriate resources and support that they might need.

4

Orientation/Open House

The school administration will work with faculty and staff to provide site programs to support parents in learning and understanding the school's vision and mission statements, expectations, curriculum and procedures.

5

HIPPY Program

The Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a parent involvement and school readiness program. HIPPY offers free home-based early childhood education for three, four, and five year old children working with their parent(s) as their first teacher. The parent is provided with a set of developmentally appropriate materials, curriculum, and books designed to strengthen their children's cognitive skills, early literacy skills, social/emotional and physical development.

6

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Supplemental instructional support will be shared with parents as they are invited and attend their child's IEP meetings.

7

Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program

The Title I office and the VPK office will work together to coordinate transition programs for students entering the regular public school program. Activities may include: coordinate meeting with parents, VPK teachers, and the kindergarten teachers to discuss the learning gains of the students, etc. Shady Hill did not host a VPK last summer, however, this is a program that the District may elect for us to have in the future.

8

Title I Part A

The staff at Shady Hill will participate in school inservices regarding Kagan Strategies to improve student engagement and cooperative learning.

9

Title I Part II

The staff at Shady Hill will participate in the District Staff Development trainings such as Reading Writing Assessment, FSA Assessment, and End of Course Exam.

 

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

Develop agenda, handouts, and/or presentation materials that address the required components

Ryan Bennett, Principal

October

Copies of meeting agenda and parent sign in roster

2

Notify parents of meeting

Ryan Bennett, Principal

October

Connect5 message, Hoofbeats notification, and school marquee

3

Connect5 notice

Ryan Bennett, Principal

October

Connect5 message

4

Distribute sign in sheets

Ryan Bennett, Principal

October

Sign in sheet

5

Hold Annual Title I meeting

Ryan Bennett, Principal

October

Sign in sheet

6

Maintain Documentation

Ryan Bennett, Principal

October

The Title I documentation box housed in the Secretaries office and shared with Title I LEA office.

 

 

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 will offer a number of meeting times in conjunction with our School Advisory Council and our Parent Teacher Association. We will offer a meal for those in attendance and through the use of Title I funds, we will provide academic enrichment(babysitting) time to those students that are present during the meeting times.

Also, parents will be able to attend parent conferences, meetings and school activities when convenient for them before, during, and/or after school.

 

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

After School Tutoring

Debra Riedl

Students that have a current PMP in the area of Reading or Math will be invited to participate in an after school tutoring program that provides additional academic resources to the students.

November through March

Review of graphs indicating academic growth from SuccessMaker.

2

Study Island licenses

Debra Riedl

All families will have access to Study Island providing additional academic support in the areas of Reading and Math for grades 3 - 5. All fifth grade students will also have additional support in the area of Science.

Throughout the year

Review of student progress using Performance Matters

3

Sauce and Science Night

Ryan Bennett and Debra Riedl

Students will demonstrate their science projects to the families in attendance.

February

Sign-in sheets, invitational fliers

4

Parent Write Night

Fourth Grade Teachers

Families will learn about the writing curriculum, the writing rubrics, as well as the new RWA writing assessment.

October

Sign-in sheets, handouts, agendas, and presentation materials

5

After School Writing Tutoring

Fourth Grade Teachers

Students will be invited to participate in an after school writing program designed to enhance their writing abilities.

October through April

Attendance rosters and ongoing progress monitoring of weekly writing scores

6

Parent Teacher Conferences

Classroom Teachers, Social Worker, Guidance Course

Teachers will conduct individual conferences with parents in order to discuss their child's ongoing progress and goals for the school year.

Throughout the year

Parent Conference Forms

7

Reading Night

Debbie Pace

Families will be invited to participate in a night of reading at school with their child. Students can take AR test and come in their PJs.

Throughout the year

Sign-in sheets, handouts, agendas, and presentation materials

8

Open House

Ryan Bennett

Families will be invited to visit their child's classroom and learn about the expectations for the year

September 4, 2014(3rd-5th) and September 23, 2014(K-2)

Sign-in sheets, handouts, Hoofbeats

9

Parent Portal Registration

Ryan Bennett and Parent Portal trained employees

Families will be invited to our Computer Lab to register for the Parent Portal

September 4, 2014(3rd-5th) and September 23, 2014(K-2)

Sign-in sheets, handouts

10

Parent Involvement Nights

Ryan Bennett, Deb Riedl

The administration and school designees will develop workshops for parent participate. The workshops will provide support for parents to better help their child/children at home to be successful at school.

Throughout the year

Sign-in sheets

 

Staff Training
Describe the professional development activities the school will provide to educate the teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and schools [Section 1118(e)(3)].

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Content and Type of Activity

Person Responsible

Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement

Timeline

Evidence of Effectiveness

1

Parent Connection

Ryan Bennett

Improve the ability of staff to work effectively with parents by providing examples of best practices for parental involvement.

Monthly

Presentation Material

2

Winner's Circle

Donna Kee

Teachers submit student names to Guidance of students that exhibit the BIG 3 character traits. Both teachers and parents come to the monthly evening event to provide the award to the child.

PTA meeting each month

Winner's Circle Award, Sign-in sheet

3

Faculty Meetings

Ryan Bennett

Bi-monthy reminders are shared with teachers regarding communicating student performance and development with the parents.

Third Monday of each month

Agendas

4

Parent Resource Room

Ryan Bennett

Teachers will be made aware of the parent resources available to our parents. By providing this training we hope that parents will access the resources in our parent resource room to help their child at home with reading and math skills. With the extra help at home students’ scores on reading/math learning checks, FSA's as well as LEOCE's will increase.

Monthly Leadership meetings

Agendas, Sign-in sheet

5

Volunteer Orientation Training

Anthony Mulvey, Dean

Training for parents on the expectations of volunteering on campus. Volunteers will work with our students on their Reading/Math skills. By providing this training, student scores on reading/math district learning checks will increase.

October

Agenda, Sign-in sheet

 

 

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: As shared earlier, both teachers and parents will be made aware of the parent resources available in our Parent Resource Center in the Media Center. Once parents are made aware of these materials they can visit the parent resource center and sign out the materials that they would like to take home. In addition, teachers may seek the skill of our ESOL paraprofessional in order to provide assistance with translations during conferences or with other communication going home. Each parent will receive a Parent Compact in the beginning of the school year that will outline expectations for parents, teachers, and administrators. Also, a flyer is sent home every month with the newsletter regarding the Title I Parent Center and when the Title I can will be on our campus. Furthermore, each child will receive a planner that allows for written communication between the teacher and parent.

The Media Specialist is responsible for maintaining the sign out logs for the Parent Resource Center.


All of our students will return the student compact signed by their parent or guardian.

When requested,  teachers will provide documentation that they are using the student planners to communicate with parents.

 

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: There will be monthly newsletters entitled, Hoofbeats, that will continually update our parents and teachers about our Title I programs. We will also communicate using our website, www.marion.k12.fl.us/schools/SHE/and Connect5 messages. Both our teachers and administration will be presenting the explanation of the curriculum and sharing the forms of academic assessments and proficiency levels during Open House, SAC meetings, teacher/parent conferences, on the web-site and the monthly newsletter as applicable. If requested parents will be given opportunities to participate in decisions relating to the education of their child. The school can monitor the parent participation by reviewing the parent/teacher conference forms.

 

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: Shady Hill Elementary will provide full opportunities for participation in parental involvement activities for parents of limited English proficiency by offering a translator in their native language. Parents of students with disabilities will also have full opportunities to participate in parental involvement activities through the assistance of school social worker and guidance department. Furthermore, parents of migratory children will have full opportunities to participate in parental involvement activities by offering translator's if needed.

The school plans to have information related to school and parent programs, meetings, school reports, and other activities in an understandable and uniform format in a language that parents can understand by providing every Connect5 message in both English and 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:

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Activity

Description of Implementation Strategy

Person Responsible

Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement

Timeline

1

Maximizing parental involvement and participation in their children’s education by arranging school meetings at a variety of times, or conducting in-home conferences between teachers or other educators, who work directly with participating children, with parents who are unable to attend those conferences at school [Section 1118(e)(10)];

Various SAC and/or PTA meeting times will be available throughout the year. We will provide babysitting services for those parents in the Student Advisory Council Meetings.

Ryan Bennett

Parents will be informed of school events, student progress, and expectations. Parents who attend this meetings will receive information regarding how to help their child at home. By providing these strategies student scores on reading/math district learning checks, FSA's as well as LEOCE's will increase.

Throughout the year

2

Developing appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses, including faith-based organizations, in parental involvement activities [Section 1118(e)(13)].

Businesses will be invited to share their trade or to demonstrate what their business is responsible for within our community

Ryan Bennett and Debra Riedl

Students will be enriched by learning the connection between the importance of their education and the correlation of their future success in society.

Throughout the year