I, Sarajean McDaniel , 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 |
James A. Long 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 the specific learning
needs of students. |
2 |
IDEA |
Supplemental instructional support provided by Title I
will be discussed with parents during the development of the students' IEPs. |
3 |
Parent Nights |
James A. Long will coordinate parent nights/family nights
that teach parents how to interpret their child's data and to help their
children with reading, science, writing and math. |
4 |
Title X |
Project Praise liaisons serve students who qualify through
coordination with the guidance department. |
5 |
Title III |
Migrant liaisons serve students who qualify for assistance
after meeting a set of criteria. |
6 |
PTO |
Hold monthly PTO meetings that are at a convenient time
for all active members |
7 |
PIDAC |
Submit and encourage selected parents to be members of the
PIDAC meetings. THey will have an opportunity to share information gleaned at
these meetings with other parents through SAC and PTO meetings. |
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/Title 1 Information Meeting/Alert Now Calls.
Rights of parents and school choice |
Sarajean McDaniel |
September 30,2014 |
Sign-in sheets, engaged informed parents brings about
better student performance. |
2 |
Hardship Letters |
Pam Burnett |
August 2014 |
acceptance of out of zone students as we have room |
3 |
Water Bottle Invitations |
Paula Adams and Sarajean McDaniel |
September 29, 2013 |
Parent participation in event |
4 |
PTO/SAC membership Drive |
Carlos Semiday |
September, 2014 |
Attendance at PTO/SAC meetings |
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 |
Quarterly Parent Nights-will discuss progress monitoring
and data and supplying practice materials |
Administration and teachers |
Parents will be informed of what their child is learning
and the progress they are making. Also, to inform parents on what types of
assessments their child takes within the year and what the cut-off scores for
each grade level are. |
Each quarter |
Sign-in sheet and academic improvement via assessment data
(FAIR, SRI, STAR, DIA). |
2 |
Standardized testing, content standards |
Administration/Teachers |
Parents will learn how to best support their child during
test administration window |
Early April |
Impact on student performance and Title 1 Parent Surveys |
3 |
School website links |
Amanda Staab |
Extra practice in reading and math |
Ongoing throughout the school year |
Number of hits to the web links |
4 |
Student of the Month |
Darla Davis and 5th grade teachers |
Receiving Student of the Month is beneficial to building
confidence in students and parents and encouraging them to continue to strive
for excellence. |
Monthly |
Impact on student performance. |
5 |
Terrific Kid Program |
Darla Davis and teachers |
Receiving The Terrific Kid Program is beneficial to
building confidence in students and parents and encouraging them to continue
to strive for excellence. |
Quarterly |
Impact on student performance. |
6 |
Parent Pick Up Involvement |
Paula Adams and Sarajean McDaniel |
Build relationships with parents |
Daily |
OPen line of communication between parents and
administration |
7 |
Random Positive Phone Calls |
Paula Adams and Sarajean McDaniel |
Build relationships and trust. Also mend relationships if
a parent has had negative calls in the past. |
Ongoing |
more positive relationships between school and parents |
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 |
Weekly grade level PLC trainings |
Reading Coach |
Improved data reading coach trains and encourages building
ties with parents and schools |
weekly |
Grade level data/notes sheets, District Assessment data,
classroom data |
2 |
Grade Level Common Planning Times |
Team Leader |
Improved planning on Florida Standards presentation Also
improving and encouraging parent communication to increase parent knowledge
of curriculum |
Daily |
Iready data knowledgeable parents who are engaged |
3 |
Weekly MFAS Meetings |
Lead Teachers/Cathy Oyster |
Improved instruction resulting in improved student data also
educating all parents on math standards with a focus on cultural sensitivity
of all parents. |
Weekly |
Iready data positive Communication with parents will
increase their confidence to help their chip become successful |
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 |
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)]; |
Holding meetings at various times |
Sarajean McDaniel |
Parents will be able to be more involved |
Throughout the year |
2 |
Adopting and implementing model approaches to improving
parental involvement [Section 1118(e)(11)]; and |
Work with Title 1 director and discuss and implement model
practices from research |
Sarajean McDaniel Title 1 Director |
New ideas and a variety of parent activities will be
implemented |
Throughout the year |
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/Family Nights |
4 |
400 |
Parent involvement and understanding of schoolwide
initiatives |
2 |
Parent Newsletter |
9 |
600 |
timely Information dissemination and encouragement of
participation |
3 |
FCAT workshop |
1 |
30 |
Parents were educated about upcoming state assessment so
that they could help prepare their child |
4 |
Writing Workshops |
1 |
35 |
Parents were educated about upcoming state assessment so
that they could help prepare their child |
5 |
Title 1 Parent Meeting |
1 |
400 |
Parents were informed of rights and benefits of being a
part of a Title 1 school |
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 |
Deescalation Training |
1 |
45 |
Teachers become familiar with ways to deescalate
situations |
2 |
PLC Meetings that focus of reporting of data |
30 |
45 |
Teachers worked with administration and Reading coach to
desegregate data effectively to share with parents. |
3 |
Planning meetings for parent night |
3 |
10 |
Coordination and organization of parent nights so that
parents feel welcome and also feel their time was spent in a positive and
meaningful WAY |
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 |
Limited Parent Involvement |
Build parent relationships with personal parent contact |
2 |
Updated Parent Information |
A student information card with incentive to return card
filled out. |
3 |
NOTES NOT GETTING HOME |
Text messaging through connect 5 |
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 |