INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan

I, Polly Bruno , 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: District and school based Parent Involvement programs in Polk County will strive to build relationships to create real family engagement for every child, every family, every teacher, every day. Inwood Elementary is committed to ensuring that each student has the opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to become a responsible, productive citizen able to cope with changing social and economic conditions. The staff of Inwood Elementary strives to meet the individual needs of each student, taking into consideration their unique attributes and capabilities. High academic achievement by students is of the utmost concern to the school's primary stakeholders, which includes parents, teachers, and administrators. Therefore, parental involvement is a key component to the success of the school.

---

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: ·Inwood Elementary will involve parents in the planning, review, and improvement of Title I programs including involvement in the decisions regarding funds for parental involvement. Parents are invited to participate in parent involvement planning by way of the school newsletter.

Inwood's Parent Involvement Planning Team participated in the preparation of the 2014-2015 Compact, and Parent Involvement Plan and Plan Summary at meetings on March 20, 2014 and April 28, 2014. Agendas, minutes and sign-in sheets are on file for each meeting. Data gathered from the Title I surveys were used to identify areas of need, and the data was presented to the School Advisory Council. The Compact, Summary and Parent Involvement portion of the 203-2014 School Advisory Council (SAC) on May 31, 2013, and will be presented to the 2014-2015 SAC at the October, 2014 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)].

count	Program	Coordination
1	Title I, Part A	Title I, Part A, funds school-wide services to Inwood Elementary. The Title I funds provide supplemental instructional resources and interventions for students with academic achievement needs. Title I, Part A, support provides after-school and summer instructional programs, supplemental instructional materials, resource teachers, technology for students, professional development for the staff, and resources for parents.
2	Title I, Part C- Migrant	Migrant students enrolled in Inwood El will be assisted by the school and by the District Migrant Education Program (MEP). Students will be prioritized by the MEP for supplemental services based on need and migrant status. MEP Teacher Advocates, assigned to schools with high percentages of migrant students, monitor the progress of these high need students and provide or coordinate supplemental academic support. Migrant Home-School Liaisons identify and recruit migrant students and their familie
3	Title I, Part D	Title I, Part D, provides Transition Facilitators to assist students with transition from Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities back into their zoned school. The Transition Facilitators communicate with the Guidance Counselors at schools to facilitate the transfer of records and appropriate placement.
4	Title II	Professional development resources are available to Title I schools through Title II funds. In addition, School Technology Services provide technical support, technology training, and licenses for software programs and web-based access via Title II-D funds. Funds available to Inwood Elementary are used to purchase paper and ink toner for teachers to create district mandated CISM lessons.
5	Title III	Title III provides supplemental resources for English Language Learners (ELL) and their teachers in Title I schools, as well as professional learning opportunities for school staff.
6	Title X- Homeless	The Hearth program, funded through Title X, provides support for identified homeless students. Title I provides support for this program, and many activities implemented by the Hearth program are carried out in cooperation with the Migrant Education Program (MEP) funded through Title I, Part C.
7	Violence Prevention Programs	Title IV provides violence and drug prevention programs in schools in order to promote a safe school environment. Examples of violence prevention programs include anti-bullying, gang awareness, gun awareness, etc.
8	Nutrition Programs	This school is not a location for a summer feeding program for the community.
9	Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI)	N/A at this time
10	Housing Programs	N/A
11	Head Start	Head Start is not located on our campus. Resources are provided to the program to assist in the transition of students from pre-k to kindergarten. Head Start teachers may participate in professional learning opportunities offered to school staff, and they are involved in Professional Learning Community activities with kindergarten teachers. Parents of Head Start students are invited to participate in parent workshops and activities provided by the school.

---

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	Annual Meeting - PowerPoint: Title I; parents to classrooms for school-year information; Book Fair	Administration	Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 10:00 am and 5:30 pm	A survey evaluation from parents present will be collected and studied by the administration
2	Annual Meeting - notifications: ITV advertisement, school marquee, flyers, Connect-Ed, stickers	Administration, Parent Involvement Facilitator	Sept. 8-11, 2014	Number of students represented

---

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 informational/building capacity meetings and parent involvement activities will be offered at various morning and evening times.



ESE Coffee Meetings will be held at various times throughout the year. The first meeting in October, 2014 will be held in the morning and a parent survey will be used to determine the time of upcoming meetings to meet the needs of all parents.



New Florida Standards and Assessment Information will be shared with parents at morning and evening session in October, 2014.



Writing Across the Curriculum will provide parents/guardians with strategies to write in response to text to using textual evidence to support their thinking. This will provide parents/guardians with reading and writing strategies to assist their students. This training will be offered in the morning and evening in February, 2015.



Summer Time Learning Activities workshops will be offered in the morning and evening in May, 2015. This will provide parents/guradians will opportunties to make and take learning activities to work with their students over the summer.



Translators will be available as needed.

---

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	New Florida Standards - Parent Information	Assistant Principal and ESOL Paras	Authentic parent involvement increases student achievement	October 21, 2014 (am) and (pm)	Parent surveys and increased student achievement
2	Edible Math Night	Assistant Principal and Math Coach	Hansds-On- Approaches for Mathematics	November, 2014	Parent surveys and increased student achievement
3	Winter Wonderland	Assistant Principal and Reading Coach	Parent Understanding in the area of reading	December 2014	Parent surveys and increased student achievement
4	Family Science Night (p.m.)	Assistant Principal	Science understanding and strategy training for parents	January 2015	Parent surveys and increased student achievement
5	Writing Across the Curriculum	Teachers and Assistant Principal	Parent information about writing to respond to text and provide text evidence support	February 2015 (am) and (pm)	Parent surveys and increased student achievement
6	New Florida Standards Assessments	Assistant Principal	Parent information regarding high stakes testing	March 2015	Parent surveys and increased student achievement
7	Hands-Across American	Assistant Principal	Parent knowledge of reading strategies by using social studies curriculum	April 2013	Parent surveys and increased student achievement
8	ESE Parent Coffees (a.m.)	Guidance Counselor, and ESE support team	Parent knowledge of curriculum, special needs, student assessments, and programs to assist	Throughout the year	Parent surveys and increased student achievement
9	Summer Time Learning Activities	Assistant Principal	Parent knowledge of summer time learning bridge activities	May 2015 (am) and (pm)	Parent surverys and increased student achievement

---

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	Positive Behavior Support Training	Guidance Counselor, School Psychologist, and Assistant Principal	Involving parents in the school-based Positive Behavio Support Program	November, 2014	Surveys and informal conversations with parents
2	Book study: A Framework for Understanding Poverty - Ruby Payne	Administration	Teacher awareness of the influence of poverty on academic learning and important school social skills	October, 2014 - May, 2015	Teacher surveys, increased student achievement

---

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: Inwood Elementary's Assistant Principal will provide monthly Title I Newsletters available from the District, other parent tips resource sheets, and Parent Involvement Resource Center (PIRC) information - sent home, and/or available in school office. Title I and Channing Bete pamphlets, as well as parent magazines are available in the school lobby. A notebook containing the District Parent Involvement Plan and Plan Summary, our Inwood Parent Involvement Plan and Summary, and School-Parent Compact are also located in the lobby.

The school website will include links to monthly and weekly English and Spanish Title I newsletters and PIRC link on the school website, as well as School Improvement Plan, District and School Parent Involvement Plans and Summaries, and School Compact.

---

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: Inwood Elementary will provide parents the following information:

Information about Title I programs,the School-Parent Compact and Parent Involvement Plan Summary. These documents as well as the availability of Title I Newsletters, monthly parent tips, and other information will be explained during the Annual Parent Meeting. Descriptions and explanations of the curriculum at the school, forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and proficiency levels students are expected to meet; grade level assessment types and dates, and reporting methods will be explained to parents at the Annual Meeting, at parent workshops to build capacity, and during parent-teacher conferences. See Parent Involvement Plan SUMMARY re: scheduled parent meetings on curriculum and assessments.

Information about the Parent Portal will be distributed to parents at the Annual meeting and/or sent home with students. Designed to enhance district-to-school-to-home communication as outlined in the Polk County Schools Strategic Plan. The Parent Portal can be accessed after registering at polk-fl.net. Information regarding the Parent Portal will be provided at the school office.

Opportunities for parent meetings to formulate suggestions and make decisions relating to their child's education are afforded in each month's school newsltter, via the SAC, the PI Planning Team, at parent conferences, and via the annual Spring Parent Survey.

Both the Inwood Parent Leadership Team (PLT) and SAC meet to review school data and parent involvement correlations, and formulate suggestions regarding student achievement. Parents are invited to participate on the PLT; parents may be nominated and elected to the SAC.

---

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: Inwood Elementary will provide full opportunities for participation in parent involvement activities for all parents, including parents of children with limited English proficiency, disabilities, and migratory children.

If applicable, a meeting will be held for parents of SWD to discuss educational needs and strategies, and ESE Parent Meetings will be held four times a year. Spanish and Haitian-Creole translators are available upon request. All class and meeting rooms at Inwood Elementary are wheel-chair accessible.



Parents are invited to serve on the School Advisory Council and participate in all planning for the School Improvement Plan and Title I Parent Involvement Planning and implementation.



Inwood Elementary is working to establish a PTO that will work with the Title I Parent Involvement Coordinator (Assistant Principal) to increase the level of parent participation in activities to build capacity.

---

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.

Uploaded Document

---

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

---

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

---

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	Testing Information and Data Chats	3	235	We did not experience the learning gains we hoped for.
2	Reading Strategies	2	133	We did not experience the learning gains we hoped for.
3	FCAT Math	1	52	We did not experience the learning gains we hoped for.
4	FCAT Science	1	52	We did not experience the learning gains we hoped for.

---

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	High Effective Reading Strategies	7	30	The impact on student achievement was minimual
2	High-Yield Teaching Strategies	5	30	The impact on student achievement was minimual
3	Effective Feedback	2	24	The impact on student achievement was minimual
4	Differentiated Instruction	4	24	The impact on student achievement was minimual
5	Using Data to Make Informed Decisions	4	24	The impact on student achievement was minimual
6	Creating Literacy Centers based on Data	4	28	The impact on student achievement was minimual
7	Effective Parent Conferences and Parent Data Chats	2	25	The impact on student achievement was minimual
8	Ruby Payne - Understanding the Frame Works of Poverty	3	28	The impact on student achievement was minimual

---

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	Change in principal in the middle of year- Affected all sub-groups	Consistent Leadership
2	Lack of effective communication with parents- Affected all sub-groups	Monthly newsletters with comment cards to gather parent input
3	Lack of parent participation - Affected all sub-groups	Begin activities to build capacity with some type of performance to "hook" parent participation

---

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

---