Title I: Middle and High 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. 

• Report cards with current grades, attendance and commentary
• Quarterly Title I progress reports
• Parent/teacher conferences 

The school will provide assistance to parents of participating children with 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. 

• Parent/teacher conferences 
• Open House night 
• Grade 6 and 9 Orientation 
• Academic Showcase 
• 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 
• May be 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 
• Grade 9 Orientation 
• Academic Showcase 
• Title I parent night handouts 
• New student registrations 
• School newsletter