Parental Involvement Compliance “ within the lines ”

1. Parental Involvement Compliance “within the lines” Title I Statewide School Support and Family and Community Engagement Initiative ACET October 2012 Skip Forsyth

2. The challenge… • Staying within the lines, compliance • Creating your own unique masterpiece

3. Where are the lines? • The statute, Public Law 107-110 Section 1118 • TEC Section 26 • Provisions and Assurances • Parent and Family Involvement, School Year Calendar

4. Par Inv Requirements • Publications

5. Language and Format • Par Inv documents in English and in other languages (such as Spanish) if you have the resources • Provide Par Inv documents in other languages when requested • Information and correspondence provided in a uniform and understandable format, and to the extent practicable, in a language the parents understand

6. Par Inv Policy • Reviewed and revised occasionally when the comprehensive needs assessment provides new findings • Evaluated annually with parent input to improve the content and effectiveness of the policy • Updated by the par inv liaison with the assistance of the PTA or PTO

7. Par Inv Policy • Must be approved by the local school board • Must be agreed on with parents • Must be published in the local newspaper

8. Par Inv Policy • Publication

9. School-Parent Compact • It’s required by statute to have them signed by parents • One generic compact can be developed and used at all campuses within the district • The compact needs to be presented and discussed at the elementary school parent-teacher conference

10. School-Parent Compact • Publication

11. School Improvement Schools that have not made AYP and are in one of the stages of school improvement: • Must notify parents before the end of the first six weeks • Must consult parents when developing the School Improvement Plan • Must apologize and promise to improve

12. Annual Meeting • It is advisable to conduct the meting during half time of the first home football game • Referring parents to the handbook and school website at registration is sufficient • The meeting needs to be provided at a convenient time and place to inform parents about the par inv program and their rights and responsibilities

14. NOT within the lines? • Elementary • Primary • Middle • Junior High • High School • Public • Charter • Magnet • Inner City/Urban • Rural • Suburban • High Poverty • Limited English Speaking • Degreed & Professional

15. Comprehensive Needs Assessment • Demographics • Statistical Information • Test results and graduation rates • Attendance and discipline • Parent participation • Anecdotal Information • Family Data • Single parent or traditional • Working and hours • Spoken language and literacy

16. Create Your Masterpiece • The statute and policy and compact, they are the “brushes and tools” • The comprehensive needs assessment, it is the “paint and color” • The students and staff and families, they are the “canvas” • REMEMBER…

17. Masterpiece • Not still life, not a single snapshot

18. Masterpiece • It’s a mural, a panorama, group art

19. Tools and Resources English Spanish

20. Tools and Resources • Website • Go to www.esc16.net • Click on Title I Statewide Initiative icon • Once there, lots of choices

21. Need Assistance? • Terri Stafford • terri.stafford@esc16.net • Skip Forsyth • skip.forsyth@esc16.net