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Annual Parent Meeting

Annual Parent Meeting. Produced by Lyndsi Smith Instructional Facilitator Kokomo Center Schools January 2010. Now Showing: Annual Parent Meeting.

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Annual Parent Meeting

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  1. Annual Parent Meeting Produced by Lyndsi Smith Instructional Facilitator Kokomo Center Schools January 2010

  2. Now Showing:Annual Parent Meeting • Every year Title I schools are required to hold a meeting for parents to provide them an opportunity to learn about their school’s participation in Title I, Part A programs and to discuss the requirements and rights of parents to become involved in those programs.

  3. Important kernels of information P • Plan to meet within first month of school • Open House does not count for the parent meeting • Prepare for multiple times to accommodate different needs O P

  4. What is the ticket to drawing a crowd? • Provide a fun activity to go along with it • Book bingo • Make it, take it night • Provide food • Provide transportation • Provide child care • Provide door prizes

  5. How can you make it a BLOCKBUSTER? • Survey parents prior to the meeting • Send letters inviting parents a month ahead of time • Make personal phone calls inviting parents about a week before • Send reminders a couple days before

  6. How can you make it a BLOCKBUSTER? • Prepare a DVD, brochure, etc. to give to parents to help them learn about the school • Provide opportunity for parents to voice concerns or ask questions • Provide information for community resources

  7. What will make the movie? • Agenda • Welcome and introductions • What should your child be learning? • How does Title I help your child learn? • School improvement plan • Parent rights and staying informed • How can you help your child learn? • Upcoming events • Evaluations of Title I program • Questions and concerns • Adjourn

  8. Did you make the cut? • Evidence • Agendas • Invitations, letters, announcements, flyers, newsletters, etc. • Proof of mailing (labels and receipts) • Record of attendance (sign in sheets) • Parent surveys and evaluation forms

  9. Credits http://www.asainstitute.org/title1toolkit/ Annual Parent Meeting 3.1 Overview 3.2 RequirementsAnnual Parent Meeting Requirements  (Indiana Department of Education) 3.3 Sample Strategies 3.3.5 Suggested Agenda 3.4 Resources

  10. “I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.”-Walt Disney

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