505.8 Parent and Family Engagement

Code No. 505.8

Parent and Family Engagement

Parent and family engagement is an important component in a student’s success in school. The board encourages parents to become involved in their child’s education to ensure the child’s academic

success. The board will:

(1) Involve parents and families in the development of the Title I plan, the process for school review of the plan and the process for improvement;

(2) Provide the coordination, technical assistance and other support necessary to assist and build the capacity of all participating schools in planning and implementing effective parent and family involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance;

(3) To the extent feasible, coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement strategies under Title I with parent and family engagement strategies outlined in other relevant Federal, State, and local laws and programs;

(4) conduct with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental involvement policy in improving the academic quality of the school served including identifying barriers to greater participation by parents in Title I activities (with particular attention to low-income parents, Limited English Proficient (LEP) parents, minorities, parents with disabilities and parents with low literacy) and use the findings of the evaluation to design strategies for more effective parental involvement and to revise, as necessary, the parental involvement policies; and

(5) Use the findings of the annual evaluation to design strategies for more effective parent and family involvement and to revise, as necessary, the parent and family involvement policies; and;

(6) involve parents in Title I activities.

The board will review this policy annually. The superintendent is responsible for notifying parents of this policy annually or within a reasonable time after it has been amended during the school year. The superintendent may develop an administrative process or procedures to implement this policy.

Legal Reference: 20 U.S.C. §6318

Cross Reference: 903.2 Community Resource Persons and Volunteers

Approved: November 15, 2004

Reviewed: May 20, 2013

Reviewed: November 18, 2019

Reviewed: November 16, 2020

Revised: December 17, 2018