Community
Relations
Title
1 Parental Involvement
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Policy
No. 4130
A.
The Board recognizes that parent involvement
contributes to the achievement of academic standards by students
participating in district programs. The Board views the education of students
as a cooperative effort among school, parents and community. The Board
expects that its schools will carry out programs, activities and procedures
in accordance with the statutory definition of parental involvement. Parental involvement means the
participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication
involving student academic learning and other school activities, including
ensuring that parents: A.
Play an integral role in assisting their
child’s learning; B.
Are encouraged to be actively involved in
their child’s education at school; and C.
Are full partners in their child’s
education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on
advisory committees to assist in the education of their child. B.
The board of directors adopts as part of this
policy the following guidance for parent involvement. The District
shall: A. Put into operation programs, activities
and procedures for the involvement of parents in all of its Title 1 schools
consistent with federal laws including the development and evaluation of
policy. Those programs, activities and procedures will be planned and
operated with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children; B. Provide the coordination,
technical assistance, and other support necessary to assist participating
schools in the planning and implementing of effective parent involvement
activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance C. Build the
schools’ and parents’ capacity for strong parental involvement; D. Coordinate and
integrate Title 1 parental involvement strategies with parent involvement
strategies under other programs, such as Head Start, Reading First, Early
Reading First, Even Start, Parents As Teachers, Home Instruction, Preschool
Youngsters, State-run preschools; E. Conduct, with the involvement of
parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of this policy
improving the academic quality of the schools served with Title 1 funds
including: identifying barriers to greater participation of parents in Title
1-reated activities, with particular attention to participation of parents
with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities and parents of
migratory children; and F. Involve the
parents of children served in Title I, Part A schools in decisions about how
the Title I, Part A funds reserved for parental involvement is spent. Legal References:
PL
107-110, Section 1118(a) Management Resources: Policy News, October
2008 Family
Involvement Policy Policy
News, June 2005 Title
1 Parental Involvement Policy Policy
News, August 2003 No
Child Left Behind Update
Revised:
April 27, 2009 Adopted:
November 24, 2008 |