H. E. White Elementary School Parental Involvement
Policy
PART I. GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
The H. E White Elementary School agrees to implement the following
statutory requirements:
· Consistent with section
1118, the H. E. White Elementary School will ensure that the required school
level parental involvement policy meets the requirements of section 1118 of the
ESEA, and includes, as a component, a school-parent compact consistent with
section 1118(d) of the ESEA.
· H. E. White Elementary
School will notify parents of the policy in an understandable and
uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can
understand. The policy will be made available to the local community and updated
periodically to meet the changing needs of parents and the school.
· In carrying out the Title
I, Part A, parental involvement requirements, to the extent practicable, the
school will provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with
limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory
children, including providing information and school reports required under
section 1111 of the ESEA in an understandable and uniform format and including
alternative formats upon request and, to the extent practicable, in language
parents understand.
· If H. E. White
Elementary's school-wide program plan for Title I, Part A, developed under
section 1114(b) of the ESEA, is not satisfactory to the parents of participating
children, H. E. White Elementary School will submit any parent comments with
the plan when the H. E. White Elementary School submits the plan to the Clay
County Board of Education.
H. E. White Elementary School
will involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A
schools in decisions about how funds reserved under this part are spent for
parent involvement activities. H. E White Elementary School will build its own
and the parent’s capacity for strong parental involvement, in order to ensure
effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school,
parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement.
· H. E. White Elementary School
will provide parental involvement activities under section 1118 of
the ESEA in the areas of improving student achievement, child development, child
rearing and additional topics parents may request.
· H. E. White Elementary School
will be governed by the following statutory definition of parental
involvement, and will carry out programs, activities, and procedures in
accordance with this definition:
Parental involvement means the participation of parents in regular,
two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and
other school activities, including ensuring—
(A) that parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s
learning;
(B) that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their
child’s education at school;
(C) that parents are full partners in their child’s education and
are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to
assist in the education of their child;
(D) the carrying out of other activities, such as those described
in section 1118 of the ESEA.
PART II. DESCRIPTION OF HOW SCHOOLS WILL IMPLEMENT
REQUIRED SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS
1. The H.
E. White Elementary School shall take the following actions to involve parents
in the joint development and review of its school parental involvement policy
under section 1118 of the ESEA:
Parents and staff will annually review the school's parent involvement
policy and update the policy as needed..
- Parents will be given a copy of the school's parent involvement policy to
review and make suggestions for improving the document and making it more
meaningful.
- The LSIC will ultimately be responsible for developing and approving our
parent involvement policy.
- Elect parent representatives from H. E. White Elementary to the Clay County
Schools Parent Advisory Council which meets two times or more
annually.
2. The H. E. White Elementary School shall
take the following actions to involve parents in the process of planning, joint
development of the program, review and improvement of programs under Title I
Part A of the ESEA :
- In the Spring, H. E. White Elementary parents will elect their
representatives to serve on the LSIC and the Title I Schoolwide committee.
- During the first meeting of the the new school year, the LSIC parents will
assist with data analysis, a review of the current plan and discuss changes for
the current year.
- Parent representatives will meet quarterly to review the plan and discuss
possible admendments to the plan to inprove its effectiveness.
- Parent representatives along with other LSIC members will meet with the Clay
County Board of Education in November to present the plan and discuss ways the
board can support H. E. White Elementary's Title I Plan and their school
improvement efforts.
3. The H. E. White Elementary School shall hold an annual
meeting to inform parents of the school’s participation in Title I, Part A
programs, and to explain the Title I, Part A requirements and the right of
parents to be involved in Title I, Part A programs. The school will invite
all parents of children participating in Title I, Part A programs to this
meeting which will be held in conjuction with the H. E. White Elementary's Open
House.
4. The H. E. White Elementary School shall provide parents of
participating children information in a timely manner about Title I, Part A
programs that includes a description and explanation of the school’s curriculum,
the forms of academic assessment used to measure children’s progress, and
the proficiency levels students are expected to meet.
- H. E. White Elementary will conduct parent workshops to inform parents
about the school's curriculum and expectations.
- H. E. White Elementary will provide parents with information prior to
academic assessments and afterwards regarding expectations and proficiency
levels.
5. The H. E. White Elementary School shall, at the request of
parents, provide opportunities for regular meetings, held at flexible times,
for parents to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in
decisions about the education of their children. The school will respond
to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible by:
- Conducting two parent teacher conferences yearly during the months of
November and February.
- Holding an Open House in August.
- Scheduling parent conferences at parent's request.
- Being available to parents during their planning periods.
- Providing teacher email addresses to parents.
6. The H. E. White Elementary School shall provide each parent
an individual student report about the performance of their child on the State
assessment in at least math, language arts and reading and their
child's the individual item response
sheets and holding workshops to discuss Westest scores with
the students.
7. The H. E. White Elementary School shall provide each parent
timely notice when their child has been assigned or has been taught for four (4)
or more consecutive weeks by a H. E. White Elementary School within the
meaning of the term in section 200.56 of the Title I Final Regulations (67 Fed.
Reg. 71710, December 2, 2002) by sending home a letter from the principal to
parents of the child being taught by a teacher who is not highly
qualified.
8. The H. E. White Elementary School shall provide assistance
to parents of children served by the school, as appropriate, in understanding
topics by undertaking the actions described below :
- the state’s academic content standards.
- the state’s student academic achievement
standards.
- the state and local academic assessments including alternate
assessments.
- the requirements of Title I Part A.
- how to monitor their child’s progress.
- how to work with educators.
by providing the following activities and workshops to assist
parents:
- Open House
- Parent Teacher Conferences
- Appropriate Parent Workshops
- Training Videos
9. The H. E. White Elementary School shall provide materials
and training to help parents work with their children in the areas of improving
student achievement, (including literacy training and using technology)
child development, child rearing and additional topics parents may
request.
The following workshops will be offered:
- Helping Your Child Academically
- Child development
- Parenting Skills
- Other workshops as requested by parents
10. The H. E. White Elementary School shall, with the
assistance of its parents, educate its 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, by:
- H. E. White's principal will attend workshop(s) given by the central office
on implementing effectice parent involvement programs.
- H,. E. White's principal will train the 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.
- H. E. White Elementary School will receive technical assistance and support
from the central office in planning, implementing and improving their parent
involvement program.
11. The H. E. White Elementary School shall, to the extent
feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs
and activities with Head Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start,
Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers
Program, public preschool, and other programs. The school will also conduct
other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support
parents in more fully participating in the education of their children
by:
- Providing a fully collaborative Preschool Program with Head
Start.
12. H. E. White Elementary School shall take the following
actions to ensure that information related to the school and parent-programs,
meetings, and other activities is sent to parents of participating children in
an understandable and uniform format, including alternative formats upon
request, and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can
understand:
- The H. E. White Elementary School parent Involvement Policy will be
distributed to parents via the school website and copies sent home with the
students and distributed at parent functions.
PART III. DISCRETIONARY SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY
COMPONENTS
- H. E. White Elementary School will involve
parents in the development of training for teachers, principals, and other
educators to improve the effectiveness of parent involvement training.
- H. E. White Elementary School will provide
necessary literacy training for parents through our district office.
- H. E. White Elementary School
will train parents to enhance the involvement of
other parents.
- H. E. White Elementary School
will arrange school meetings at a variety of times,
or conducting in-home conferences between teachers or other educators who work
directly with participating children, arrange meetings with parents who are
unable to attend conferences at school.
- H. E. White Elementary School
will adopt and implement model approaches to
improving parental involvement.
- H. E. White Elementary School will establish a
school parent advisory council to provide advice on all matters related to
parental involvement.
- H. E. White Elementary School will develop
appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses, including
faith-based organizations, in parental involvement activities.
- H. E. White Elementary School will provide reasonable support
for parental involvement activities as requested by
parents.
PART IV. ADOPTION
The H,. E. White Elementary School Parental
Involvement Policy has been developed jointly with, and agreed on with, parents
of children participating in Title I, Part A programs, as evidenced by meeting
agendas, minutes, and sign in sheets.
