I, Valencia Denson , 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 |
Head Start |
The Head-Start pre-k teachers will
conduct at lest two home-visits.Head Start will reimburse travel mileage
for teachers. |
2 |
Voluntary Pre-k |
The VPK will conduct parent
meetings monthly in the afternoons.Meetings will be
held with teachers to discuss learning needs of students,and transition. |
3 |
(IDEA) |
Supplemental instructional support
provided by Title I will be discussed with parents during the development of
the students 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)].
count |
Activity/Tasks |
Person Responsible |
Timeline |
Evidence of Effectiveness |
1 |
Open House/discussion by principal
reference to the school report card and requirements. |
Principal,District Representatives |
August-October |
Parent surveys,comments at SACS meeting. |
2 |
Parent Expo |
District Parent Services,School Admin. |
Every 9 weeks grading period |
Parent Surveys, Sign in sheets,
materials distributed to parents |
3 |
Annual Title I Meeting (Title I fliers,letters,distribution) to parents |
Parent Services,School
Admin, |
September |
Sign in sheets, agenda, minutes,
photographs |
4 |
School Advisory Council Meetings |
Principal |
4 times a school year |
Minutes from the meetings, agenda,
sign in sheets and surveys |
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 |
Parent trainings,distribute
hard copy of materials of academic standards |
School admin.,Guidance
counselor |
Parents will be provided with
grade level brochures,identifying
strategies they can use at home to assist. |
Ongoing |
parent workshop sign in log |
2 |
Assessments,individual conferences |
teachers grade 3-5 |
Teachers will use conferences to
discuss child's results, expectations, and goals for year to parents. |
August-October |
hard copy of students' assessment
form |
3 |
Face to Face meetings |
Reading teacher /teachers grade 3-6 |
sessions will be provided to parents,including
grade level proficiency and assessment methods. |
Ongoing |
Agendas/parent sign in log |
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 |
Building communication between
home and school |
principal and guidance counselor |
Increase parent and school
involvement |
monthly |
Hard copy of teacher contact sheets |
2 |
Provide workshop on parental
involvement program - DLOPI. |
principal and parent representative |
Staff will be able to correlate
parent involvement and student achievement. |
monthly |
certificate of completion |
3 |
Florida Standards |
Principal or Designee |
Staff will have a better
understanding of the new standards. |
monthly |
assessments and feedback |
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:
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 [Section 1118(e)(6)];and |
parents will be encouraged to
participate in school related meetings and trainings |
school admin./district title I
staff |
Improved communication with parents,up-dates on school functions,parent
notification to assist their child |
on-going |
2 |
Providing necessary literacy
training for parents from Title I, Part A funds, if the LEA has exhausted all
other reasonably available sources of funding for that training [Section
1118(e)(7)]; and |
Parents will be encouraged to
attend trainings and sessions to assist their child literacy |
school admin./district title I,
reading coach |
Increased communication with
parents to assist their child's literacy skills |
on-going |
3 |
Training parents to enhance the
involvement of other parents [Section 1118(e)(9)]; |
Encourage parents to attend
trainings and sessions and to bring a parent with them |
school admin./district parent
services and parent rep from school |
updates and parent notification,
increase student performance |
on-going |
4 |
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)]; |
Encourage parents to attend
meetings and training session, provide home visits through social worker,
send home information via backpack |
school admin/district title I parent
services, social worker |
increase communication with
parents who are not able to attend meetings at school with updates and parent
notification |
on-going |
5 |
Adopting and implementing model
approaches to improving parental involvement [Section 1118(e)(11)]; and |
finding other parental resources
to bring into the school |
school parent rep/community
partners |
increase communication with
parents concerning ways to stay involved in their childs
educatiuo |
on-going |
6 |
Developing appropriate roles for
community-based organizations and businesses, including faith-based
organizations, in parental involvement activities [Section 1118(e)(13)]. |
set-up trainings through
faith-based and community partners |
faith-based/community partners
school parent rep. |
increase and enhance parent involvent and education traing
through community and faith-based partnership |
on-going |
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 |
Face to Face Meetings |
3 |
50 |
Parents were given information
about their child and helpful tips for home activities. |
2 |
Individual conferences |
4 |
45 |
Teachers used conferences to
discuss academic goals and other relevant information. |
3 |
Parent trainings and distribution
of hard copy materials |
2 |
40 |
Parents were provided with grade
level brochures and strategies to use at home. |
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 |
Building communication between
home and school |
5 |
12 |
To increase parent and school
involvement. |
2 |
Parental Involvement Program |
5 |
12 |
The school distributed monthly
letters. |
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 |
Transportation |
We will have meeting inconjunction to other meetings. |
2 |
Meeting Times/Hours |
The school scheduled meeting in
the mornings and evenings to accommodate parents. |
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 |