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POLICY |
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP |
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BOARD OF EDUCATION |
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PROGRAM 2415.04 |
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Parental Involvement |
2415.04- TITLE I – DISTRICT-WIDE
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
GENERAL
EXPECTATIONS
The school
district will put into operation programs, activities, and procedures for the involvement
of parents in all of its schools with Title I, Part A programs, consistent with
Section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Those
programs, activities, and procedures will be planned and operated with
meaningful consultation with parents of participating children.
Consistent
with Section 1118, the school district will work with its schools to ensure
that the required school-level parental involvement policies meet the
requirements of Section 1118(b) of the ESEA, and each include, as a component,
a school-parent compact consistent with Section 1118(d) of the ESEA.
The school
district will incorporate this District-Wide Parental Involvement Policy into
its school district’s plan developed under Section 1112 of the ESEA.
In
carrying out the Title I, Part A parental involvement requirements, to the
extent practicable, the school district and its schools 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, including alternative
formats upon request, and to the extent practicable,
in a language parents understand.
If the
school district’s plan for Title I, Part A, developed under Section 1112 of the
ESEA, is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school
district will submit any parent comments with the plan when the school district
submits the plan to the New Jersey Department of Education.
In the
event the school district is required to reserve and spend at least one percent
of the district’s Title I, Part A allocation, the school district will involve
the parents of children served in Title I, Part A schools in decisions about
how these funds will be spent and will ensure that not less than ninety-five
percent of the one percent reserved goes directly to the schools.
The school
district will be governed by the following statutory definition of parental
involvement, and expects Title I schools in the district 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 pupil academic learning and other school
activities, including ensuring-
1.
That parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning;
2.
That parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education
at school;
3.
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; and
4.
The carrying out of other activities, such as those described in Section 1118
of the ESEA.
In the
event the State of New Jersey or the New Jersey Department of Education has a
Parental Information and Resource Center, the school district will inform
parents and parental organizations of its purpose and existence.
DESCRIPTION
OF HOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL IMPLEMENT REQUIRED DISTRICT-WIDE PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS
Below is a
description of how the district will implement or accomplish each of the
following components outlined below (Section 1118(a)(2),
ESEA):
1.
The district will take the following actions to involve parents in the joint
development of its district-wide parental involvement plan under Section 1112
of the ESEA:
a.
District has written policy in cooperation with parents.
b.
School-Parent compact was developed with parents.
c.
Parent involvement policy is distributed every year.
2.
The district will take the following actions to involve parents in the process
of school review and improvement under Section 1116 of the ESEA:
a.
Two meetings are held each year.
b.
Policies are available on the school website.
c.
Parents receive standardized test results.
3.
The district will provide the following necessary coordination, technical
assistance, and other support to assist Title I, Part A schools in planning and
implementing effective parental involvement activities to improve pupil
academic achievement and school performance:
a.
Parent surveys
b.
Parent meetings
c.
Parent/teacher communication.
4.
The school district will coordinate and integrate parental involvement
strategies in Part A with parental involvement strategies under the following
other programs: (Insert programs, such as: Head Start, Reading First,
Early Reading First, Even Start, Parents As Teachers, Home Instruction Program
for Preschool Youngsters, and State-operated preschool programs), by:
a.
N/A
5.
The school district will take the following actions to conduct, with the
involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness
of this Parental Involvement Policy in improving the quality of its Title I,
Part A schools. The evaluation will include identifying barriers to
greater participation by parents in parental involvement activities (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). The school district will use
the findings of the evaluation about its Parental Involvement Policy and
activities to design strategies for more effective parental involvement, and to
revise, if necessary (and with the involvement of parents) its parental
involvement policies.
(List
actions, such as describing how the evaluation will be conducted, identifying
who will be responsible for conducting it, and
explaining what role parents will play):
a.
Meetings are held twice a year and parents are notified via letter.
b.
Parents are asked to evaluate current program.
c.
Parents offer solutions for improvement.
The school
district will build the school’s and parent’s 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
pupil academic achievement, through the following activities specifically
described below:
1.
The school district will, with the assistance of its Title I, Part A schools,
provide assistance to parents of children served by the school district or
school, as appropriate, in understanding topics such as the following, by
undertaking the actions described below:
•
New Jersey’s academic content standards;
•
New Jersey’s pupil academic achievement standards;
•
The New Jersey and local academic assessments including alternate assessments;
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The requirements of Part A;
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How to monitor their child’s progress; and
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How to work with educators.
(List
activities, such as workshops, conferences, classes, both in-State and
out-of-State, including any equipment or other materials that may be necessary
to ensure success)
a.
Family Math night to be scheduled
b.
Individual scoring reports sent to parents
c.
All school curriculum is available on the school
website
2.
The school district will, with the assistance of its schools, provide materials
and training to help parents work with their children to improve their
children’s academic achievement, such as literacy training, and using
technology, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement, by:
a.
Offer parent workshops in Wilson Reading Program
b.
Family Technology night to be scheduled
3.
The school district will, with the assistance of its schools and 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:
a.
Holding meetings with parents on communications.
b.
Offsite workshops
c.
In-house workshops
4.
The school district will, 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, and public preschool and
other programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers,
that encourage and support parents in fully participating in the education of
their children, by:
a. N/A
5.
The school district will take the following actions to ensure that information
related to the school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities, is
sent to the 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:
a.
Letters sent to parents at the beginning of the year
b.
Information posted in student/parent handbook
ADOPTION
This
District-Wide Parental Involvement Policy has been developed jointly, and
agreed on with parents of children participating in Title I, Part A
programs. This Policy will be distributed to all parents of participating
Title I, Part A children in an
understandable and uniform format
and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents understand, at the beginning of each school
year or when the child is determined eligible and begins participating in Title
I, Part A programs.
Adopted: 29 Jan 04
Revised: 16 Nov 05
23 Feb 11