KBF-E2 -ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TITLE I PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
NEPN/NSBA Code: KBF-E2
FARWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TITLE I PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
This school policy has been developed in consultation with the parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program at Farwell School. It includes a “School Parent Compact” that outlines the manner in which parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. The building principal/designee will be responsible for distributing this policy to parents/guardians of students participating in the school’s Title I program.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS
The school shall convene an annual meeting at a convenient time to which all parents/guardians of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend to inform them of the school’s participation under Title I, explain the right of parents to be involved, and to encourage their involvement in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Title I program and parent involvement policy.
The school will hold at least two other meetings during the school year, held at various times during the day or evening for parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program.
The principal/designee will:
Invite parents/guardians of participating children to attend the annual meeting and to other meetings held during the school year;
Introduce the representatives on the Parent Advisory Committee
Provide an overview of Title I and the programs the school provides under Title I;
Explain the rights of parents/guardians to be involved in developing and reviewing the schools parent involvement policy, including the School Parent Compact;
Provide 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;
Give parents/guardians an opportunity to ask questions and engage in informal discussions about student achievement and school performance;
Invite parents/guardians to serve on the Parent Advisory Committee and/or other school or district-level Title I committees;
Invite parents/guardians to participate in the review of programs under Title I as well as the school-parent involvement policy;
With the input of parents/guardians, establish a process by which an adequate representation of parents/guardians can be assured;
Describe the process by which parents/guardians may express concerns and complaints if they are dissatisfied with the Title I program;
Engage school-based parent organizations in outreach to parents/guardians of students participating in Title I; and
Arrange for childcare so that parents/guardians who would otherwise be unable to attend may do so.
SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT
This School-Parent Compact describes how parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high academic achievement standards.
The school is responsible for providing a high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables students served under Title I to meet the State’s high academic achievement standards.
Parents/guardians will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning by:
Monitoring their children’s attendance;
Providing assistance and encouraging their children to complete homework assignments
Encouraging their children to ask for help from teachers when needed
Talking with their children about the school day;
Reading to or with their children
Monitoring and limiting their children’s television watching;
Volunteering in the classroom and for school-related activities such as field trips;
Participating, as appropriate, in decisions related to the education of their children; and
Enrolling their children in extracurricular and age-appropriate, community-based, after-school activities.
The school will address the importance of communication between parents and teachers on an ongoing basis by:
Scheduling one or more parent-teacher meetings annually for parents/guardians of elementary school level students during which the Compact shall be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement;
Providing frequent reports to parents/guardians on their children’s progress;
Providing parents/guardians with reasonable access to staff to discuss issues related to their children’s learning
Giving parents the opportunity to observe classroom activities;
Welcoming parents as volunteers in the classroom; and
Providing adequate supervision and feedback for parents/guardians who volunteer.
Legal Reference: [20 U.S.C. §§ 6318]
Revised: September 11, 2023
ROBERT V. CONNORS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TITLE I PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
This school policy has been developed in consultation with the parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program at Robert V. Connors Elementary School. It includes a “School Parent Compact” that outlines the manner in which parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. The building principal/designee will be responsible for distributing this policy to parents/guardians of students participating in the school’s Title I program.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS [20 U.S.C. § 6318]
The school shall convene an annual meeting at a convenient time to which all parents/guardians of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend to inform them of the school’s participation under Title I, explain the right of parents to be involved, and to encourage their involvement in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Title I program and parent involvement policy.
The school will hold at least two other meetings during the school year, held at various times during the day or evening for parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program.
The principal/designee will:
Invite parents/guardians of participating children to attend the annual meeting and to other meetings held during the school year;
Introduce the representatives on the Parent Advisory Committee • Provide an overview of Title One and the programs the school provides under Title I;
Explain the rights of parents/guardians to be involved in developing and reviewing the schools parent involvement policy, including the School Parent Compact;
Provide 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;
Give parents/guardians an opportunity to ask questions and engage in informal discussions about student achievement and school performance;
Invite parents/guardians to serve on the Parent Advisory Committee and/or other school or district-level Title I committees;
Invite parents/guardians to participate in the review of programs under Title I as well as the school-parent involvement policy;
With the input of parents/guardians, establish a process by which an adequate representation of parents/guardians can be assured;
Describe the process by which parents/guardians may express concerns and complaints if they are dissatisfied with the Title program;
Engage school-based parent organizations in outreach to parents/guardians of students participating in Title I; and
Arrange for childcare so that parents/guardians who would otherwise be unable to attend may do so.
SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT
This School-Parent Compact describes how parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high academic achievement standards.
The school is responsible for providing a high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables students served under Title I to meet the State’s high academic achievement standards.
Parents/guardians will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning by:
Monitoring their children’s attendance;
Providing assistance and encouraging their children to complete homework assignments
Encouraging their children to ask for help from teachers when needed
Talking with their children about the school day;
Reading to or with their children
Monitoring and limiting their children’s television watching;
Volunteering in the classroom and for school-related activities such as field trips;
Participating, as appropriate, in decisions related to the education of their children; and
Enrolling their children in extracurricular and age-appropriate, community-based, after-school activities.
The school will address the importance of communication between parents and teachers on an ongoing basis by:
Scheduling one or more parent-teacher meetings annually for parents/guardians of elementary school level students during which the Compact shall be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement;
Providing frequent reports to parents/guardians on their children’s progress;
Providing parents/guardians with reasonable access to staff to discuss issues related to their children’s learning
Giving parents the opportunity to observe classroom activities;
Welcoming parents as volunteers in the classroom; and
Providing adequate supervision and feedback for parents/guardians who volunteer.
Legal Reference: [20 U.S.C. §§ 6318]
Revised: September 11, 2023
THOMAS J. McMAHON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TITLE I PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
This school policy has been developed in consultation with the parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program at McMahon School. It includes a “School-Parent Compact” that outlines the manner in which parents, school staff and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. The building principal/designee will be responsible for distributing this policy to parents/guardians of students participating in the school’s Title I program.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS
The school shall convene an annual meeting at a convenient time to which all parents/guardians of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend to inform them of the school’s participation under Title I, explain the right of parents to be involved, and to encourage their involvement in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Title I program and parent involvement policy.
The school will hold at least two other meetings during the school year, held at various times during the day or evening for parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program.
The principal/designee will:
Invite parents/guardians of participating children to attend the annual meeting and to other meetings held during the school year;
Introduce the representatives on the Parent Advisory Committee • Provide an overview of Title I and the programs the school provides under Title I;
Explain the rights of parents/guardians to be involved in developing and reviewing the schools parent involvement policy, including the School Parent Compact;
Provide 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;
Give parents/guardians an opportunity to ask questions and engage in informal discussions about student achievement and school performance;
Invite parents/guardians to serve on the Parent Advisory Committee and/or other school or district-level Title I committees;
Invite parents/guardians to participate in the review of programs under Title I as well as the school-parent involvement policy;
with the input of parents/guardians, establish a process by which an adequate representation of parents/guardians can be assured;
Describe the process by which parents/guardians may express concerns and complaints if they are dissatisfied with the Title I program;
Engage school-based parent organizations in outreach to parents/guardians of students participating in Title I; and
Arrange for childcare so that parents/guardians who would otherwise be unable to attend may do so.
SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT
This School-Parent Compact describes how parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high academic achievement standards.
The school is responsible for providing a high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables students served under Title I to meet the State’s high academic achievement standards.
Parents/guardians will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning by:
Monitoring their children’s attendance;
Providing assistance and encouraging their children to complete homework assignments
Encouraging their children to ask for help from teachers when needed
Talking with their children about the school day;
Reading to or with their children
Monitoring and limiting their children’s television watching;
Volunteering in the classroom and for school-related activities such as field trips;
Participating, as appropriate, in decisions related to the education of their children; and
Enrolling their children in extracurricular and age-appropriate, community-based, after-school activities.
3. The school will address the importance of communication between parents and teachers on an ongoing basis by:
Scheduling one or more parent-teacher meetings annually for parents/guardians of elementary school level students during which the Compact shall be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement;
Providing frequent reports to parents/guardians on their children’s progress;
Providing parents/guardians with reasonable access to staff to discuss issues related to their children’s learning
Giving parents the opportunity to observe classroom activities;
Welcoming parents as volunteers in the classroom; and
Providing adequate supervision and feedback for parents/guardians who volunteer.
Legal Reference: [20 U.S.C. §§ 6318]
Revised: September 11, 2023
MONTELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TITLE I PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
This school policy has been developed in consultation with the parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program at Montello School. It includes a “School-Parent Compact” that outlines the manner in which parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. The building principal/designee will be responsible for distributing this policy to parents/guardians of students participating in the school’s Title I program.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS
The school shall convene an annual meeting at a convenient time to which all parents/guardians of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend to inform them of the school’s participation under Title I, explain the right of parents to be involved, and to encourage their involvement in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Title I program and parent involvement policy.
The school will hold at least two other meetings during the school year, held at various times during the day or evening for parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program.
The principal/designee will:
Invite parents/guardians of participating children to attend the annual meeting and to other meetings held during the school year;
Introduce the representatives on the Parent Advisory Committee • Provide an overview of Title I and the programs the school provides under Title I;
Explain the rights of parents/guardians to be involved in developing and reviewing theschools parent involvement policy, including the School Parent Compact;
Provide 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;
Give parents/guardians an opportunity to ask questions and engage in informal discussions about student achievement and school performance;
Invite parents/guardians to serve on the Parent Advisory Committee and/or other school or district-level Title One committees;
Invite parents/guardians to participate in the review of programs under Title I as well as the school-parent involvement policy;
with the input of parents/guardians, establish a process by which an adequate representation of parents/guardians can be assured;
Describe the process by which parents/guardians may express concerns and complaints if they are dissatisfied with the Title I program;
Engage school-based parent organizations in outreach to parents/guardians of students participating in Title I; and
Arrange for childcare so that parents/guardians who would otherwise be unable to attend may do so.
SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT
This School-Parent Compact describes how parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high academic achievement standards.
The school is responsible for providing a high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables students served under Title I to meet the State’s high academic achievement standards.
Parents/guardians will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning by:
Monitoring their children’s attendance;
Providing assistance and encouraging their children to complete homework assignments
Encouraging their children to ask for help from teachers when needed
Talking with their children about the school day;
Reading to or with their children
Monitoring and limiting their children’s television watching;
Volunteering in the classroom and for school-related activities such as field trips;
Participating, as appropriate, in decisions related to the education of their children; and
Enrolling their children in extracurricular and age-appropriate, community-based, after-school activities.
The school will address the importance of communication between parents and teachers on an ongoing basis by:
Scheduling one or more parent-teacher meetings annually for parents/guardians of elementary school level students during which the Compact shall be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement;
Providing frequent reports to parents/guardians on their children’s progress;
Providing parents/guardians with reasonable access to staff to discuss issues related to their children’s learning
Giving parents the opportunity to observe classroom activities;
Welcoming parents as volunteers in the classroom; and
Providing adequate supervision and feedback for parents/guardians who volunteer.
Legal Reference: [20 U.S.C. §§ 6318]
Revised: September 11, 2023
GEIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TITLE I PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
This school policy has been developed in consultation with the parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program at Geiger School. It includes a “School-Parent Compact” that outlines the manner in which parents, school staff and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. The building principal/designee will be responsible for distributing this policy to parents/guardians of students participating in the school’s Title I program.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS
The school shall convene an annual meeting at a convenient time to which all parents/guardians of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend to inform them of the school’s participation under Title I, explain the right of parents to be involved, and to encourage their involvement in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Title I program and parent involvement policy.
The school will hold at least two other meetings during the school year, held at various times during the day or evening for parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program.
The principal/designee will:
Invite parents/guardians of participating children to attend the annual meeting and to other meetings held during the school year;
Introduce the representatives on the Parent Advisory Committee
Provide an overview of Title I and the programs the school provides under Title I;
Explain the rights of parents/guardians to be involved in developing and reviewing the schools parent involvement policy, including the School Parent Compact;
Provide 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;
Give parents/guardians an opportunity to ask questions and engage in informal discussions about student achievement and school performance;
Invite parents/guardians to serve on the Parent Advisory Committee and/or other school or district-level Title I committees;
Invite parents/guardians to participate in the review of programs under Title I as well as the school-parent involvement policy;
with the input of parents/guardians, establish a process by which an adequate representation of parents/guardians can be assured;
Describe the process by which parents/guardians may express concerns and complaints if they are dissatisfied with the Title I program;
Engage school-based parent organizations in outreach to parents/guardians of students participating in Title I; and
Arrange for childcare so that parents/guardians who would otherwise be unable to attend may do so.
SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT
This School-Parent Compact describes how parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high academic achievement standards.
The school is responsible for providing a high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables students served under Title I to meet the State’s high academic achievement standards.
Parents/guardians will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning by:
Monitoring their children’s attendance;
Providing assistance and encouraging their children to complete homework assignments
Encouraging their children to ask for help from teachers when needed
Talking with their children about the school day;
Reading to or with their children
Monitoring and limiting their children’s television watching;
Volunteering in the classroom and for school-related activities such as field trips;
Participating, as appropriate, in decisions related to the education of their children; and
Enrolling their children in extracurricular and age-appropriate, community-based, after-school activities.
The school will address the importance of communication between parents and teachers on an ongoing basis by:
Scheduling one or more parent-teacher meetings annually for parents/guardians of elementary school level students during which the Compact shall be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement;
Providing frequent reports to parents/guardians on their children’s progress;
Providing parents/guardians with reasonable access to staff to discuss issues related to their children’s learning
Giving parents the opportunity to observe classroom activities;
Welcoming parents as volunteers in the classroom; and
Providing adequate supervision and feedback for parents/guardians who volunteer.
Legal Reference: [20 U.S.C. §§ 6318]
Revised: September 11, 2023
LEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
TITLE I PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
This school policy has been developed in consultation with the parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program at Lewiston Middle School. It includes a “School-Parent Compact” that outlines the manner in which parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. The building principal/designee will be responsible for distributing this policy to parents/guardians of students participating in the school’s Title I program.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS
The school shall convene an annual meeting at a convenient time to which all parents/guardians of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend to inform them of the school’s participation under Title I, explain the right of parents to be involved, and to encourage their involvement in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Title I progr program and parent involvement policy.
The school will hold at least two other meetings during the school year, held at various times during the day or evening for parents/guardians of students participating in the Title I program.
The principal/designee will:
Invite parents/guardians of participating children to attend the annual meeting and to other meetings held during the school year;
Introduce the representatives on the Parent Advisory Committee
Provide an overview of Title I and the programs the school provides under Title I
Explain the rights of parents/guardians to be involved in developing and reviewing the schools parent involvement policy, including the School Parent Compact;
Provide 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;
Give parents/guardians an opportunity to ask questions and engage in informal discussions about student achievement and school performance;
Invite parents/guardians to serve on the Parent Advisory Committee and/or other school or district-level Title committees;
Invite parents/guardians to participate in the review of programs under Title I Title as well as the school-parent involvement policy;
with the input of parents/guardians, establish a process by which an adequate representation of parents/guardians can be assured;
Describe the process by which parents/guardians may express concerns and complaints if they are dissatisfied with the Title I program;
Engage school-based parent organizations in outreach to parents/guardians of students participating in Title I; and
Arrange for childcare so that parents/guardians who would otherwise be unable to attend may do so.
SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT
This School-Parent Compact describes how parents, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high academic achievement standards.
The school is responsible for providing a high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables students served under Title I to meet the State’s high academic achievement standards.
Parents/guardians will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning by:
Monitoring their children’s attendance;
Providing assistance and encouraging their children to complete homework assignments
The school will address the importance of communication between parents and teachers on an ongoing basis by:
Scheduling one or more parent-teacher meetings annually for parents/guardians of elementary school level students during which the Compact shall be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement;
Providing frequent reports to parents/guardians on their children’s progress;
Providing parents/guardians with reasonable access to staff to discuss issues related to their children’s learning
Giving parents the opportunity to observe classroom activities;
Welcoming parents as volunteers in the classroom; and
Providing adequate supervision and feedback for parents/guardians who volunteer.
Legal Reference: [20 U.S.C. §§ 6318]
Adopted: June 7, 2000
Revised: July 26, 2004
Reviewed: July 23, 2013
Reviewed: July 20, 2015
Revised: September 11, 2023