Title I: Elementary School Parent Involvement Plan

Parents are involved in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Parent Involvement Policy through: 

• Parent-teacher conferences 
• Annual Title I Review of Program and Planning Meeting 

Annual meetings are held to inform parents of the school’s participation in the Title I program. 

• Parent/Teacher conferences 
• School website 

Parent meetings are held at different times during the day. 

• Parent conferences twice a year 
• Day and evening hours 
• By appointment with teacher as per parent request 

Title I funds may be used to pay reasonable and necessary expenses associated with parent involvement activities, including transportation, childcare or home visit expenses to enable parents to participate in school related meetings and training sessions. 

Parents are involved in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Title I program.

• Surveys 
• Title I parent/teacher conference opportunities 
• Annual Title I planning meeting 
• Teacher contact information is provided to parents 

The parents are involved in the joint development of the School Wide Plan for Improvement. 

• Opportunities to participate and to offer ideas, suggestions and revisions. 

The parents receive timely information about the Title I program. 

• PTO meetings 
• Open House 
• Mailings: Parents are notified when their child is recommended for Title I intervention 
• District website 
• District Facebook page 

The parents of participating children receive a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessments and how to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet. 

• Parent/teacher conferences
• Open House night
• PreK, Kindergarten and grade 6 orientation
• Beginning with Books program
• Literacy nights
• Annual Title I planning meeting

The school provides parents with opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate in decisions relating to the education of their children. 

• Parent/teacher conferences 
• Parent nights 
• Annual Title I planning meeting 

A school-parent compact was jointly developed with parents and the compact outlines how parents, the entire school staff and students share in the responsibility for improved student achievement. 

• Sent to all parents of participating students for review 
• Discussed during parent/teacher conferences 
• Discussed at Annual Title I planning meeting 

The school provides materials and training to help parents to work with their children to improve their children’s achievement. 

• Parent/teacher conferences 
• Open House Night handouts 
• PreK, Kindergarten and Grade 6 orientation
• Beginning with Books program book bags
• Title I parent night handouts 
• PreK, Kindergarten registration; parent packet given to parents
• School newsletter (sent home to parents several times a year)