Title One is a federally funded program, which works to improve reading skills in grades K through 5. Our goal is to help students succeed in the regular classroom and achieve grade level proficiency by working on basic skills. Students are taught in small groups by certified teachers for 25 minutes per day. Most students are taught for an entire school year, although they may exit if they have met grade level expectations.
Parents play an essential role in the Title One program. Teachers will communicate through newsletters, phone calls, e-mails, and written communication. Parents can help their children achieve success by helping them with classroom assignments and daily reading. Your support - as outlined below - is key to helping your child achieve success in the classroom.
Parkview Elementary School Parent Involvement
Policy/Procedure 2009-10
Parkview Elementary is committed to the goal of providing
quality education for every child in this district. To this
end, we want to establish partnerships with parents and
with the community. Everyone gains if school and home work
together to promote high achievement by our children.
Neither home nor school can do the job alone. Parents play
an extremely important role as children’s first
teachers. Their support for their children and for the
school is critical to their children’s success every
step along the way.
Parkview Elementary recognizes that some students may need
the extra assistance available through the Title I program
to reach the state’s high academic standards.
Parkview Elmentary intends to include parents in all
aspects of the school’s Title I program. The goal is
a school-home partnership that will help all students in
the district to succeed.
PART I. SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY REQUIRED COMPONENTS
A. Parkview Elementary will jointly develop/revise with parents the school parent involvement policy/procedures and distribute it to parents of participating children and make available the parent involvement policy/procedures to the local community.
During our annual parent input meeting held on Friday, April 23, 2010, parents will provide us with input about our current parent involvement practices. Parents will receive a copy of the Parent Involvement Policy with their children’s Title I Parent Compact in September 2009. All Title I parents are invited to fill out a survey on April 16, 2010 about their experience with the Title I program. Parents can also find information about the Title I program on the district and Parkview website.
B. Convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school’s participation under this part and to explain the requirements of this part, and the right of the parents to be involved;
A Title I parent informational meeting will be held as an Open House during fall conferences on October 28 from 4-8 p.m. and October 29, 2009 from 11-8 p.m.
C. Offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided under this part, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement;
The Title I Open House will be offered in the morning, afternoon and evening hours. Parents can contact the Title I teacher to find out about the policy if they can’t attend the informational meeting. Winter conferences are offered during morning, afternoon and evening hours. Family literacy events are held during the evening. Transportation can be provided for conferences when needed.
D. Involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of the school plan under section 1112, schoolwide under section 1114 and the process of the school review and improvement under section 1116.
Title I will hold an annual parent input meeting on Friday, April 23, 2010. Title I parents, administration and the Title I teachers will be involved in the planning for the next year’s program. All Title I parents are invited to fill out a survey on Monday, April 16, 2010 about their experience with the Title I program.
E. Provide parents of participating children –
a. timely information about programs under this part;
Title I services reading students in grades 1 through 5. Students are serviced in a small group setting of 1 to 4 children per group and taught by certified teachers. These groups meet daily for 20 to 25 minutes. The students are identified using various types of testing such as: The Developmental Reading Assessment and district MAP tests. Teacher judgment can also be used to qualify students. Math students aren’t currently served but could be added if time and funds are available to add those groups.
b. a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet; and
Curriculum: In August a school calendar is sent to all parents and included is an outline of our district’s curriculum in all areas. The curriculum of each respective grade level is printed in packet form and is available. Our curriculum is also available on the district website: district 196.org. The curriculum of each grade level is introduced at Curriculum Open House night in September 2, 2009.
Forms of academic assessments, i.e. progress reports: The explanation of the (performance) rubric used on student progress reports is available on the district website. Classroom teachers at parent conferences also explain this rubric. Title I teachers provide progress reports for their Title I students at the end of trimester 1, December 11, 2009 and at the end of the Title I program, May 21, 2010. MAP tests are given in grades 2-5, in September and May and parents are notified of their child’s proficiency levels. Includes in the parent report are expected growth targets.
Student proficiency grade level expectancies: Classroom teachers share these expectations with parents at conferences. They are also available at any time during the year.
c. 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, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practically possible.
Title I parents are invited to attend open house during conferences in October 28 and 29, 2009 and February 10 and 11, 2010. Title I teachers are available to confer with parents upon request.
F. If the schoolwide program plan is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, submit any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available to the local educational agency.
G. Parkview Elementary will inform parents and parental organizations of the purpose and existence of the Parental Information and Resource Center in Minnesota (i.e., Minnesota Parent Center, Bloomington, MN).
PART II REQUIRED SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HIGH STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Title I Compact
As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy, each school shall jointly develop with parents for all children served under this part a school-parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement.
Conduct a parent/teacher conference in elementary schools, annually (at a minimum), during which the compact shall be discussed as the compact relates to the individual child’s achievement;
The Parent Compact will be shared and discussed with parents at the Title I Open House during fall conferences on October 28 and 29, 2009. The roles of the teacher and parent will be discussed at that meeting.
Provide frequent reports to parents on their children’s progress; and
Parents have an opportunity to conference with the Title I teachers on October 28 and 29, 2009 and February 10 and 11, 2010. There will be written progress reports on December 11, 2009 and May 21, 2010. Parents can also receive updates upon request through written notes, phone calls and e-mails.
Provide parents with reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class and observation of classroom activities.
There are numerous opportunities for parents to volunteer (ex. Literacy Connection, classroom field chaperones and involvement in the Parent Teacher Organization). Parents can always access Title I and classroom teachers at anytime through phone calls, e-mails and written communication.
BUILDING CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS FOR INVOLVEMENT
To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, each school and local educational agency assisted under this part –
Shall provide assistance to the parents of children served by the school or local educational agency, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the State’s academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of this part, and how to monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children;
The school will provide ongoing communication about State academic testing and standards. Classroom teachers are available to interpret test results for parents. District 196’s curriculum frameworks are aligned with the Minnesota Academic Standard’s Benchmarks. Daily work in the classroom and at home is aligned with the state standards.
Shall provide materials and training to help parents to work with their children to improve their children’s achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement;
Parents will participate in their child’s reading and writing development through take-home literacy materials provided by both the child’s Title I and classroom teachers all year long. Parents are given information at their child’s curriculum night in September 2, 2009 about how they can best impact their child’s educational development. The school provides literacy and math training for parents who are interested in working with students Fall 2008. Parents will have the opportunity to observe their child in a Title I group November 3-12, 2009. The Title I teacher will model a reading lesson for the parent. Parents will be able to learn how to better support their child’s literacy development at home. A reading parent involvement activity will be planned and carried out in March 2010 for all Title I families.
Shall educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school;
The school social worker will provide information to both parents and teachers about community resources as needed.
Shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with Head Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, the Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, and public preschool and other programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children;
Parents are invited to participate in math and literacy training provided by the school. Parents are encouraged to attend family literacy night sponsored by Parkview Advisory Council and the Title I program. District 196 publications are sent to families about all of the ongoing support programs that are available in the community. The school library contains a section that is for parents and contains reading materials geared toward parenting education.
Shall ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language parents can understand;
The Title I Parent Compact is available in several languages for non-English speaking parents.
Shall provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under this as parents may request.
Reasonable supports, such as language interpreters are available upon request.
PART III ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
In carrying out the parental involvement requirements of this part, districts and schools, to the extent practicable, shall provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with children with limited English proficiency, parents with children with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language such parents can understand.
Transportation is available upon request. We are supported by the school social worker, which provides ongoing support for families in need.
PART IV ADOPTION
This Parkview Elementary Parental Involvement Policy/Procedures has been developed/revised jointly with, and agreed on with, parents of children participating in Title I program, as evidenced by meeting minutes.
Parent meeting will be held on Friday, April 23, 2010.
The Parent Involvement Policy/Procedures was developed/revised by Parkview Elementary on 04/24/09 and will be in effect for the period of school year. The school will distribute this Parent Involvement Policy/Procedures to all parents of participating Title I children and make it available to the community on or before 06/01/09.
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(Signature of Title I Authorized Representative)
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(Date)
These parents were involved with the development of this document:
Kristi Anderson
Lauri Carr
Sandy Lucier