ESSA Accountability Parent and Family Engagement

1. ESSA AccountabilityParent and Family Engagement Requirements, best practices, and resources March 2018

2. Every Student Succeeds Act and Parent and Family Engagement HighlightsBeginning in School Year 2017–18 • The law uses the term “parent and family engagement,” rather than parental involvement. • The LEA must establish expectations and objectives for meaningful Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) in its policy. • LEAs with over $500,000 allocation–of the one percent of Title I, Part A funds mandated to fund PFE, the school’s LEA now must send 90 percent of these funds directly to the school. In the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the distribution funds to schools was 95 percent. • The LEA must carry out at least one of the following strategies to engage families effectively: professional development (PD) for school staff, which could include parents; and home-based programs, information dissemination, collaboration with community organizations and other related activities. • Schools are permitted to establish a parent advisory board that represents families as staff develop and evaluate school policy.

3. Every Student Succeeds Act and Parent and Family Engagement Targeted Support Schools • (B) TARGETED SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN.—Each school, in partnership with stakeholders (including principal sand other school leaders, teachers and parents), shall develop and implement a school-level targeted support and improvement plan to improve student outcomes based on the indicators in the statewide accountability system for each subgroup of students: • (i) is informed by all indicators described in subsection(c)(4)(B), including student performance against long-term goals; • (ii) includes evidence-based interventions; • (iii) is approved by the local educational agency prior to implementation of such plan; • (iv) is monitored, upon submission and implementation, by the local educational agency; and • (v) results in additional action following unsuccessful implementation of such plan after a number of • years determined by the local educational agency.

4. Every Student Succeeds Act and Parent and Family Engagement Comprehensive Support Schools • LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ACTION.—Upon receiving such information from the State, the local educational agency shall, for each school identified by the State and in partnership with stakeholders (including principals and other school leaders, teachers, and parents), locally develop and implement a comprehensive support and improvement plan for the school to improve student outcomes, that—(i) is informed by all indicators described in subsection(c)(4)(B), including student performance against State-determined long-term goals; • (ii) includes evidence-based interventions;(iii) is based on a school-level needs assessment; • (iv) identifies resource inequities, which may includes a review of local educational agency and school level budgeting, to be addressed through implementation of such comprehensive support and improvement plan; • (v) is approved by the school, local educational agency, and State educational agency; and • (vi) upon approval and implementation, is monitored and periodically reviewed by the State educational • agency.

5. Parent/Family Engagement Policy • LEA & School Level New under ESSA: LEA PFE Policy must establish expectations and objectives Remember LEA and school policy must be: • Jointly Developed (parents and staff) • Disseminated annually

6. PFE Teacher/Para NotificationNew Under ESSA

7. PFE Notifications–Info on AssessmentsNew Under ESSA Example of how the WA state provides information on Assessments- Overview of State Testing

8. PFE Notifications–Policy on Participation in Assessments–New Under ESSA, if applicable State testing is required by state law (RCW 28A.230.095) and federal law (Elementary and Secondary Education Act). Learn more about why testing is required at Assessment’s Frequently Asked Questions Website.

9. Notifications–Title III English Learners

10. OSPI Citizen Complaint Procedures LEAs and/or schools disseminate adequate information about OSPI’s written complaint procedures for resolving federal statute or regulation violations that apply to Title I, Part A programs. This information must reach parents of students, and appropriate private school officials or representatives. Chapter 392-168 WAC, Special Services Programs-Citizen Complaint. Complaints that Allege Discriminationgo to Equity and Civil Rights.

11. Community Engagement State Focus Supported in Washington’s ESSA Consolidated Plan • Encourage the creation, expansion, and quality improvement of community-based supports that can be integrated into the academic environment of schools and school districts. • Examples in Plan: • Title IV Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers: creates community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non‐school hours for children, particularly students who attend high‐poverty and low‐performing schools. • School Support Plans: Comprehensive and Targeted Support Schools, in partnership with key school, LEA, family, and community stakeholders, must develop and implement a school‐level support and improvement plan to improve student outcomes for the identified groups. • School Conditions: School districts must periodically review and update district discipline policies and procedures in consultation with staff, students, families, and the community.