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Parent and Family Engagement Plan

Describe how the school will convene an annual meeting to inform parents of the school's participation in Title I and explain Title I requirements, including the 1% set-aside, and the right of parents involved. (Sec. 1116(c)                                                                              

The school holds Title I meetings during the first month of the school year. Parent attendance is encouraged for the purpose of informing parents about the schoolwide program and the Title I requirements and offerings. These meetings are held during the parent informational meetings in August and September. At the meetings, the school wide plan, including the parenting policy and plans, is made available to parents. This plan is also posted on the school website throughout the year. At the meetings, a discussion is held about the 1% set aside for parental involvement, the school's curriculum, student assessments, and student expectations for success. Notifications are placed in the student handbook, school newsletter, and district website that this plan will be available for review. 

Describe: 1) How there will be a flexible number and format of parent meetings offered, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided under this part, transportation, child care,  home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement; 2) How parents will be involved in the planning, review and improvement of the Title I Program (Note: State the school's process for how all Title I parents have the opportunity for involvement in decision-making.); and 3) How funds allocated for parent involvement are being used in the school. (Sec. 1116(c)(2)(3)) Describe: 1) How there will be a flexible number and format of parent meetings offered, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided under this part, transportation, child care,  home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement; 2) How parents will be involved in the planning, review and improvement of the Title I Program (Note: State the school's process for how all Title I parents have the opportunity for involvement in decision-making.); and 3) How funds allocated for parent involvement are being used in the school. (Sec. 1116(c)(2)(3))                                                                            

                          1) Flexible scheduling for morning, evening, or during the day for parent conferences, and workshops will be made available to afford parents the opportunity to attend, according to their home and work schedules. Parents can meet with teachers before school starts, during their planning period or after school almost any day of the week. This year workshops are offered to parents monthly. They are made available in the morning, afternoon, and evening. These meetings (hosted by the Parents 2 Parents organization through Federal Programs) are promoted through personal letters, telephone calls, news media, email, text messaging apps, web page, FinalSite/Blackboard Messenger, and Peachjar flyers to reach the largest majority of family members. 

2) Ladonia Elementary has a Title I Advisory Committee. The committee meets annually to decide how to spend the parent portion of the Title I budget. Parents serve on the committee that makes decisions on the use of parent involvement funds. Input from all parents is sought during our parent/community meetings and during activities throughout the school year. (Our parent/community organization is named Parents and Teachers Organization (PTO)).  

3) Ladonia Elementary allocates funds for parent involvement in the following ways: generally this money is spent for parenting workshops, parenting newsletters, student/parent handbooks, events, and activities to support the parenting program. The school will use its portion of the LEA reservation funds to enhance parental support and training of parents. These funds will be used for guest speakers to address parents, workshops, and training, as well as support materials for parents.  

Describe how the school provides parents of participating children timely information in a uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language they can understand, about programs under Title I, a description and explanation of the curriculum in use, forms of academic assessments, and achievement expectations used, and, if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and participate as appropriate in decisions related to the education of their children. (Sec. ACIP Ladonia Elementary School SY 2021-2022 © 2019 Advance Education, Inc. All rights reserved unless otherwise granted by written agreement. 1116(c)(4)(A)(B)(C))                                                                 

   Along with the Meet and Greet Night, parent informational meetings (with Title I presentations), and other scheduled meetings, the school distributes a parent/student handbook to provide positive practical information about school policies and procedures. During the parent informational meetings, parents will visit their child's classroom and receive more information from the teacher concerning classroom assessments. The services of our parent specialist are enlisted to establish workshops and programs that are helpful to parents. The district EL Instructor makes arrangements for non-English speaking parents, so they can communicate with their child's teacher. When feasible, written notification is made in the family's native language. Ladonia teachers and the EL instructor use TransAct to communicate with parents.  

Describe how parents, the school staff, and students share responsibility for improved student academic achievement for participating students (How the School-Parent Compact is jointly developed with Title I parents; how it is used, reviewed, and updated). (Sec.1116(d)) a 

Ladonia Elementary uses the school/parent compact to foster shared responsibility for student learning. The compact is used to build and foster the development of a school-parent partnership to help all children achieve the state's high standards. The compact is reviewed annually by the Advisory Committee and revised as needed to meet grade level and school needs in sharing responsibility for improved student academic achievement. The signed compact will remain in the classroom to be used by the teacher in working with parents and students. Parents will also have a copy to keep that is printed within the student handbook. It is the desire of our school that all of these individuals will share the responsibility for improved student achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help all students achieve or exceed proficiency on state academic content standards.     

  Describe procedures to allow parents to submit comments of dissatisfaction with the Continuous Improvement Plan. (Sec. 1116(c)(5))                                     

  If a parent disagrees with any aspect or component of the LEA Consolidated Application for NCLB funds, the Parenting Policy, Parenting Plan, or the CIP they may schedule an appointment with the principal to discuss their concerns. If they still have concerns after meeting with the principal, they may submit their concerns in writing to the Federal Programs Coordinator of the system. Their concerns will then be forwarded to the SDE Federal Programs Administrator.  

Describe how the school will build capacity for parental involvement including how parents will be encouraged to become equal partners in the education of their children. (See ESSA Sec. 1116, requirements for building capacity and parental and family engagement).  To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, our school:  Shall provide materials and training to help parents to work with their children to improve their children's achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement.                                                                                                

   Ladonia Elementary offers regularly scheduled PTO meetings during which updates and information are given about student achievement, assessments, and methods to communicate with teachers to facilitate student success. Student progress reports and report cards will be sent home quarterly. Teachers will also send home student data sheets throughout the year to help parents understand how their students are progressing. These data sheets will include scores from tests such as STAR, ACAP, and IReady as results from these assessments become available.   Parents are provided opportunities to attend workshops and conferences to discuss curriculum and behavioral expectations.  Parents are encouraged to assist with homework assignments. This activity will foster parental involvement in the students' daily learning.  

  Describe how the school will build capacity for parental involvement including how parents will be encouraged to become equal partners in the education of their children.  (See ESSA Sec. 1116, requirements for building capacity in parental involvement.)  

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community, to improve student academic achievement, our school:  Shall educate teachers, office personnel, and other school staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school. 

  • Use a variety of communication tools, including the district/school website, FinalSite , Messenger, and social media sites such as Facebook  

  • Develop a student/parent handbook to provide positive, practical information about our school  

  • Conduct a Meet and Greet night, Open House, and Title I/Parent Information Meetings  

  • Provide clear information regarding course expectations and offerings, student  

 placement, school activities, student services, and optional programs  

  • Parent conferences held throughout the year  

  • Establish an informational bulletin board near the office, including a  

 digital TV display that syncs with announcements on the school website  

  • Implement family/school compacts  

  • Distribute district newsletters, monthly school newsletters, as well as    weekly syllabi and event flyers  

  • Documentation of parent contact  

  • Information to parents of EL students distributed in a format and language that parents can understand. Translators provided if needed. 

  • FinalSite used to notify parents of upcoming events  

  • Parenting workshops (Parent Lunch-n-Learn Workshops) 

 

Describe how the school will build capacity for parental involvement including how parents will be encouraged to become equal partners in the education of their children. (See ESSA Sec 1116, requirements for building capacity in parental involvement.)                                To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, our school: Shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with other federal programs, and conduct other activities  such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children.                                                                                            Ladonia Elementary coordinates and integrates parental involvement programs through PTO and P2P.  We have a parent resource center outfitted with computers that is readily available to provide information for parents and opportunities for technology usage. Our Parent Involvement Specialist schedules, informs, and conducts meetings and workshops that are beneficial to parents. The Parent Involvement Specialist schedules presenters that offer information and strategies to parents that attend these sessions. The Parent Involvement Specialist also makes personal phone calls to parents to inform them of upcoming events.  

 Describe how the school will build capacity for parental involvement including how parents will be encouraged to become equal partners in the education of their children. (See ESSA Sec. 1116, requirements for building capacity in parental involvement.)  To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, our school: Shall ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand.                                                        Ladonia Elementary constantly communicates with the parents, keeping them informed of upcoming events. This is accomplished through the monthly newsletter, notices sent home with students, phone calls, and the use of FinalSite. If parents need to communicate in a language besides English, the school can make use of the TransAct software which can be used to produce documents in another language that the parents can understand. The TransAct software has a large assortment of available documents to cover most school needs.  

Describe how the school will build capacity for parental involvement, including how parents will be encouraged to become equal partners in the education of their children. (See ESSA Sec. 1116, requirements for building capacity in parental involvement.) To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community, to improve student academic achievement, our school: Shall provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities as parents may request.  Ladonia Elementary makes every effort to maintain an atmosphere that allows parents to feel comfortable when addressing their concerns. Parent surveys are sent home to be completed by parents so that issues causing concern may be addressed.  

Describe how the school will ensure the provision for participation of parents and family members (including parents and family members who have limited English proficiency, parents and family members with disabilities, and parents and family members of migratory children), including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language such parents understand. (See ESSA Sec. 1117(f))                                                                                   Ladonia Elementary has an EL teacher who regularly communicates with parents to inform them of daily events and activities. Teachers place phone calls to parents to update them on their child's progress and relay any messages or concerns of the parents to the classroom teacher. Ladonia strives to maintain a facility that is accessible to everyone. Individual student assessment results will be explained to parents by the EL teacher during parent conferences. Parents will then be able to ask any questions about the tests they do not understand. Teachers will be available to communicate test results, and answer questions that parents may have. The school administration and counselor are also available to discuss the tests with parents. Each year group test results are discussed at a school meeting. Follow-up individual conferences with parents are held with EL students, the EL teacher, and homeroom teachers when needed. If needed, a translator can be provided to help with parent communication.