PIP

HAMMETT BOWEN JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan

I, Teresa L. Forsyth , 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:

Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School endeavors to help students, parents,families, faculty and staff feel welcomed, honored, and respected while collaborating to advance student achievement.

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:

Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School will involve parents in an organized , on-going, 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. This will be accomplished by involving parents through the School Advisory Committee (SAC) in the review, planning, and improvement of the school's Parent Involvement Plan(PIP). SAC will meet quarterly. Members will be chosen by their peers at the beginning of the school year. The members will review and adjust the 2013-2014 PIP if necessary. A series of Parent Involvement committee meetings will be scheduled and meeting minutes will be kept to document parent input. The committee will consist of instructional and non-instructional staff members, parent volunteers, and SAC members. The success of the PIP will be measured by the SAC membership roster, attendance at various parent involvement events, and the percentage of parents completing surveys.

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	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: coordinated meetings with parents, VPK teachers, and the kindergarten teachers to discuss specific learning needs of students, joint parent meetings to discuss transitioning, etc.
2	Title I C (Migrant)	School will coordinate with the District's Migrant office for additional support and resources.
3	Title II	Teachers will attend all Title II trainings
4	Homeless	The District Homeless Social Worker provides resources such as clothing, school supplies, social services referrals for students identified homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act to eliminate barriers for a free and appropriate education.
5	Title III, ESOL Programs	ELL students are identified within the school and further assistance is given through the Title III, ESOL for progress monitoring .

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	Schedule Annual Title I Meeting	Principal	June 2014	Planning calendar
2	Develop agenda, handouts, and/or presentation materials that address the required components	Principal, Assistant Principal	August 2014	Copies of meeting agenda, parent sign in rosters,
3	Notify parents of meeting	Principal/Designee	September 17, 2014	Connect 5 messages, newsletter, school marquee
4	Connect 5 phone notice	Principal/Designee	August/September 2014	Connect 5 phone message
5	Distribute sign in sheets	Title I Paraprofessional	August/September 2014	sign-in sheets for meeting and individual classrooms
6	Hold Annual Title I Meeting	Principal/Designee	September 24, 2014	Parent Sign in sheets
7	Distribute Title I Compact	Teachers	August/September 2014	Signed Compacts
8	Maintain Documentation	Principal	August/September 2014	The Title I documentation box housed in Principal’s 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:

Parent-Teacher conferences will be scheduled at flexible times that convenient for parents to discuss academic and behavioral performance of students.

·The Title I Paraprofessional will also coordinate one each semester Parent gatherings that involve topics of interest for parents and/or parent conferences.

·PTO meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month in the early evening

·SAC meetings are held quarterly on the second Tuesday of September, November, February, and May in the late afternoon.

·Staffings/annual reviews

·District meetings that are offered both AM and PM

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	Beginning of year Open Houses (one per grade level)	Administration and staff	Outlines student expectations, informs parents of grade level expectations and behavioral expectations, evaluation tools and parent evaluation forms	September 2014	Parent Sign-in rosters and evaluation rosters
2	Student Performance	Teachers	Teachers will conduct individual conferences to discuss student assessment results, expectations, and goals for the school year.	August through June	Parent Sign-in rosters
3	Publix Math	Title I Paraprofessionals/Teachers	Parents and students work together to "shop" and solve problems that are related to real world activities and parent evaluation forms	October - November 2014	Student/Parent sign-in rosters
4	Science	Science Fair Exhibit Administration/Paraprofessionals/Teachers	Student science fair projects will be displayed for parents to see. This will assist students in the areas of science and reading and parent evaluation forms.	January 2015	Parent Sign-in rosters
5	Orientation	Administration and Teachers	Introduces parents and students to new teacher, grade level expectations, and Parent Involvement Center	August 2014	Parent Sign-in rosters, evaluation forms

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	Title I Awareness	Principal/Title I Paraprofessionals	Provide information to staff on the purpose of Title I and how the program provides support to the school, students, and parents.	August/September	Handout to staff about Title I and its services.
2	MTSS (response to intervention) training	Guidance Counselor/School Psychologist	Teachers will be trained in the implementation of the RTI process. This is to include communication with the parent in the Pupil Monitoring Process.	Ongoing throughout the school year.	Parent conference notes, parent signatures on the PMP paperwork.
3	Title I Parent training	Principal. Title I Paraprofessional	Through training, parents will be more successful at assisting their child at home.	November 2014	Parent Night scheduled for January 2015
4	Parent Education Meeting	Parent Liaison	Liaison will share with teachers effective measures to build parent involvement and help build student improve student achievement.	Quarterly 2014-2015 school year	Parent Evaluation Surveys
5	Teacher Checkout Program	Parent Liaison	Teachers will utilize the checkout program to improve their education skills.	School year 2014-2015	Increase number in participation

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:

Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School has a Parent Resource Center. The Center is open daily to parents and is also open during Parent Nights throughout the school year. The Title I Paraprofessional acts as a bridge between the home and school in order to increase parent involvement and student success. We will use parent sign in sheets and parent materials check out sheets to measure the success of the Parent Resource Center on wheels as it visits the school quarterly. Parents will have access to parent portal at home or in the Parent Resource Center.

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:

Information about Title I programs will be presented to parents at the Annual Meeting each year. Parents will be informed that we are a Title I school and of their rights as a parent. School's policies and procedures will be shared. Parents will be encouraged to visit their child's classroom to meet the teacher. Title I information is also included in the Parent/Student Handbook and in monthly newsletters. We also use Connect 5 telephone call out system and can run reports to make sure parents receive information.

An explanation of the school curriculum will be presented to parents at the annual grade level Open House meetings and during parent conferences throughout the school year.

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:

Parents will be provided with information about the school's parent involvement activities through the monthly newsletter and Connect 5 phone messages in both English and Spanish. We will also utilize the school website and the school marquee sign to inform parents of parent meetings, reports and other parent activities. Accommodations will be made for parents with disabilities. Translators will be available at all Parent Night functions whenever possible. Translators will also provide written translations for Spanish. At this time, all other parents are literate in English.

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:

count	Activity	Description of Implementation Strategy	Person Responsible	Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement	Timeline
1	Involving parents in the development of training for teachers, principals, and other educators to improve the effectiveness of that training	SAC Meetings	Administration/SAC	SAC members will discuss and vote on funding for teacher in-services and conferences	September2014-May 2015
2	Training parents to enhance the involvement of other parents	District Title I Parent Involvement Meeting	Title I Paraprofessional/Principal	Parents will learn strategies that will increase student achievement.	Spring 2015
3	Developing appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses, including faith-based organizations, in parental involvement activities	Backpack Program for needy students. Good News Club will be available from the local church in development of student achievement.	Guidance/School Administration	When basic food needs are met student achievement is improved. Students will provide extra support to promote academic success.	2014-2015 School Year