I, James Pribble , 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 |
Date
Signed |
Mission
Statement
Parental Involvement
Mission Statement (Optional)
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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)].
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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 |
VPK |
Gulfport Elementary and the VPK
office will work together to coordinate transition programs for students
entering the regular public school program. Activities may include:
coordinating meetings with parents, VPK teachers, and the kindergarten
teachers to discuss specific learning needs of students, transition to
kindergarten, etc |
2 |
Kindergarten Open House |
The school will provide families
information important to help their children transition from PreK to
Kindergaten |
3 |
IDEA |
Supplemental support provided by
Title I will be discussed with parents during the development of the
student's IEP |
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 and presentation
materials that address the required components |
Administrator |
August 13, 2014 |
copies of agenda, powerpoint
presentation |
2 |
Develop and disseminate invitations |
Administrator |
August 13, 2014 |
Advertise-school messanger,
stickers in agenda, marquee, school newsletter |
3 |
Develop sign in sheets |
Administrator |
August 15, 2014 |
sign-in sheets for
meeting/individual classrooms |
4 |
maintain documentation |
Administrator |
August 18, 2014 |
Documentation will be uploaded to
the Title I electronic audit box and maintained at Gulfport Elementary's
Assistant Principal' office. |
5 |
notification of missed annual
meeting |
Administrator |
September 22, 2014 |
Letter sent home to parents who
missed the annual meeting, article put in September newsletter |
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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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 Open House |
Administrators, teachers |
specific information on Title I
and general information on academic information. Families will be to assist
children at home in reaching highest student achievement. |
August, 2014 |
sign in sheets, school messenger,
flyers |
2 |
preparation for
kindergarten-Transition to kindergarten |
kindergarten teachers,
administrators |
Teachers will provide parents
information and supplies on how to better prepare their child academically
for kindergarten. |
August, 2014 |
sign in sheets, flyers |
3 |
Title I Reading Night |
Administrators, teachers |
specific reading strategies to
help parents work with their child at home. The purpose will be that student
will be able to achieve at a higer level because of help at home in reading. |
November, 2014 |
sign in sheets, school messenger,
marquee |
4 |
Title I Math Night |
Administrators, teachers |
Specific math strategies for
parents so they can work with their child at home. The purpose will be that
students will be able to achieve at a higher level in math by working on math
strategies. |
Spring, 2015 |
sign in sheets, school messenger,
marquee |
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 |
Articles on how to have effective
parent/teacher communication at least 5 times a year |
Administrator |
better communication and parent
involvement correlates to higher student achievement |
August, 2014- May, 2015 |
sign-in sheets at PLC's and sign
in sheets at parent involvement activities |
2 |
Book study The Essential
Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other |
Administrator |
increase in parents coming to
parent/teacher conferences and activities |
August, 2014-May, 2015 |
sign-in sheets at staff meetings |
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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Communication
Describe how the school
will provide parents of participating children the following [Section
1118(c)(4)]:
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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)].
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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
Upload Evidence
of Input from Parents
Upload evidence of parent
input in the development of the plan.
Upload
Parent-School Compact
Note: As a component of
the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly
develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school
compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will
share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement Section
1118(d)].
Upload an electronic version of the Parent-School Compact.
Upload Evidence
of Parent Involvement in Development of Parent-School Compact
Note: As a component of
the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly
develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school
compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will
share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement Section
1118(d)].
Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the compact.
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 |
Parent University/Open House |
1 |
530 |
Specific information on Title I
and general information on academics. Information on how parents can assist
at home in reaching highest student achievement. |
2 |
Preparation for
kindergarten-Transition to Kindergarten |
1 |
52 |
Teachers will provide parents
information and supplies on how to better prepare their child academically
for kindergarten. |
3 |
Title I Reading Night |
1 |
347 |
Parents were given specific reading
strategies to help them work with their child at home. The purpose will be
that students will be able to achieve at a higher level because of help at
home in reading. |
4 |
Title I Math Night |
1 |
251 |
Parents were given specific math
strategies and supplies to help them work with their child at home. The
purpose will be that students will be able to achieve at a higher level in
math by working on math strategies. |
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 |
Communication training |
1 |
62 |
Teachers will learn various ways
of having better communication with the parents. They will also learn that
better communication and parent involvement correlates to higher student
achievement. |
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 |
(all subgroups) Communication to
parents in a timely manner so they can make arrangements to attend activities |
We will make call out on school
messenger in advance and multiple times so parents can attend |
2 |
(African subgroups) Parent
perception of different ways that they can be involved |
educate parents that parent
involvement comes in many ways not always by coming to school functions |
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 |