PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
Annual Public Meetings
Meetings are held to inform parents about the school's facilities and its specific Title 1 school wide program.
Annual Public Meetings
Meetings are held to inform parents about the school's facilities and its specific Title 1 school wide program.
- Information is shared at grade level Parent Orientations. Parent will be given an overview of the school's Title 1 program along with requirements for parental involvement, assessment data, our school's performance profile, and forms or methods for measuring student progress.
- A spring meeting will be held to evaluate and/or make improvements in our SIP and Compact. Input will be solicited from parents, and they will be consulted in the design, implementation, and improvement of the school's plan.
- All teachers schedule regular conferences with parents.
- We hold conferences in the fall with all parents. These conferences are held before, during, and after school to be flexible for working parents.
- Parents and teachers communicate at least weekly through take home folders and weekly newsletters.
- Other conferences are scheduled throughout the year on an as need basis.
- A flexible number of meetings are throughout the school year.
- Meetings are held in the evening to accommodate parents' work schedules.
- Information about the Title 1 program is given out through a variety of media ("Blue Note," parent meetings, and through the school's web pages.
- There is a shelf for parent materials in our Parent Resource Center which is located in the school counselors office to provide books, magazines, pamphlets, and videos.
- Instructional support personnel send home monthly "Recipes for Success."
- Many opportunities are provided to assist parents in understanding Common Core standards, ways to monitor student progress toward those standards, and ways to improve student achievement.
- Opportunities include Kindergarten Orientation, parenting sessions to explain the school's curriculum, and tips to improve student achievement.
- We also address many ways to help parents monitor their child's progress such as: school wide weekly folders, progress reports, report cards, telephone communication, and parent conferences.
- Our HUG volunteer coordinator is invited to speak at one our first faculty meetings of the school year to explain the program and how staff can assist as well as encourage parent involvement in our school. Also, we will dedicate time during our faculty meetings to share how HUG volunteers are used in the building and individual classrooms.
- We have at least three Title 1 Parent Training Nights scheduled to assist our parents in understanding Common Core concepts in Reading, Math, and Science. These nights include hands-on learning activities presented by classroom teachers.
- All teachers send our student, parent, and teacher compacts home at the beginning of the year.
- This past year we had a 100% return.
- Compacts are agreements entered into by the student, parent, and teacher to address performance expectations for each student, and are signed by all parties, the principal, and Instructional Support Personnel.
- Compacts are kept on file in each classroom to use during parent/student conferences.
- A signed verification form is on file with Title 1 support personnel.
- A copy is sent to parents for future reference.
- Throughout the school year, we display current data on reading, math, and attendance.
- Our Blue Notes also include this information.
- Open House for each grade level are held during the first two or three weeks of school. Parents are invited to classrooms for details on homework, curriculum, classroom procedures, etc. Opportunity for parents to have questions answered is given
- Meet and Greet is held before the start of the school, and students, parents, and staff are able to meet and introduce themselves.
- WJG is handicapped accessible and staff is available to assist those with disabilities as needed.
- Rosetta Stone is available to help with language barriers.
- Members of the community and staff members serve as interpreters between home and school.