Title I School/Parent Compact

Póliza de Participación de Padres del Titulo I al Nivel Escolar

Title I School/Parent Compact

This policy and pact has been developed and agreed jointly by the Maplewood Staff and the parents of students served in the school pursuant to Title I (hereafter dominated "parents").

Policy

The administration, faculty and parents of this school believe that the improved academic fulfillment of each student is a shared responsibility of the entire school community, including the school district, the school, community members, School administration, faculty, and parents (as defined for this policy to include guardians and all members of a student's family who are involved in the student's education).

The school's parent involvement activities will include opportunities for:

Parents to volunteer and participate in school activities
The development of faculty and Education for parents
Parents provide home support for their student's education
Parents to participate in making decisions for the school
Effective communication between school and parents

Responsibilities of School

The school will:

Provide a high quality curriculum and instruction in an effective learning environment that provides support, allowing students to meet state academic standards.
Involve parents in an organized, continuous and timely manner in the planning, review and improvement of title I programs, plans and policies.

School Parent Involvement Policy, the administration will:

Facilitate and implement the title I parent involvement policy.
Involve parents in the planning, review, and improvement of the parent involvement school policy, at least annually.
Provide notice to parents of the parent involvement school policy in an understandable and uniform format and to the extent possible in a language that parents can understand.
Make the parent involvement policy available to the community.

With regard to parent meetings, the administration will:

Convene annual meetings to inform parents of their school's participation in Title I, the requirements of Title I and the right of parents to be involved.
Inform parents of all meetings and encourage and invite parents to attend. Meetings shall be offered at various convenient dates and times to facilitate attendance by parents.

With regard to Title I Programs and plans, the administration will:

Inform parents about the goals and purposes of Title I, any Title I programs at school, the curriculum used in the programs, the academic assessments used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet.
Involve parents in the planning, review and improvement of any Title I programs at the school.
If the Title I plan is not satisfactory to the parents, submit any parent comments on the plan when it is submitted to the district.
If requested by parents, provide opportunities for regular meetings of parents and the school where parents may offer suggestions and ask questions regarding Title I policies and programs.
Administrators will provide timely responses to parents' suggestions and questions.
Provide assistance to parents, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the state's academic content and achievement standards, state and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, how to monitor their student's academic progress and how to work with school staff to improve the achievement of the student.

With regard to professional development, the administration will:

With the assistance of parents, educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals and other staff in:
- the value and utility of contributions of parents
- how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners
- implementing and coordinating parent programs
- building ties between parents and the school

With regard to the coordination with other programs, the administration will:

To the extent feasible and appropriate, it will coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with Head start, reading first, early reading first, Even Start, home instructional programs for children from Preschool (Home Instruction programs for preschool Youngsters), the parents as Teachers program, and preschool and other public programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, which encourage and they support parents in fully participating in their student's education.

Shared responsibilities of the administration and staff

Administration and staff will:

Provide assistance to parents, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the state's academic content and achievement standards, state and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, how to monitor their student's academic progress and how to work with school staff to improve the achievement of the student.
Provide materials and training to help parents work with their student to improve the student's achievement, such as
- Ensure that all information related to school and parent programs, meetings and other activities is sent to parents in an understandable format
- Provide such other responsible support for parental involvement activities as parents may request.
- Provide access to education resources for parents to use together with their students

Responsibilities of staff

The staff will:

Assist the administration to facilitate and implement the Title I Parent Involvement Policy and parent involvement activities.
Advise parents of their student's progress on a regular basis.
Be readily accessible to parents and provide opportunities for parents to meet with them on a regular basis to discuss their student's progress and to participate as appropriate in the decisions relating to their student's education. For elementary schools, at least one parent/teacher conference shall be held each year during which the School-Level Title I Parent Involvement Policy (School/Parent Compact) will be discussed as it relates to the student's achievement.
Provide opportunities for parents to volunteer and participate in their student's call and observe classroom activities.

Responsibilities of parents

Parents will:

Support their student's learning at home by:
- monitoring attendance
- monitoring completion of homework
- monitoring television watching
- encouraging positive use of extracurricular time
- volunteer in the classroom
- participate, as appropriate, in decisions related to their student's education
- participate in school activities on a regular basis
- actively communicate with school staff regarding their student's needs and circumstances
- be aware of and follow rules and regulation of the school and school district