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PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT Current law in ESEA Section 1116 requires that parents be offered substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children, and explicitly mandates parent consultation in all required planning, including the development of Title I applications, school-wide plans, and improvement plans for low-performing schools Title I funds may be used to develop or support effective parental involvement (PI) programs for Title I families In a TAS - only for the families of identified Title I students In a SWP - for all families W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
FUNDS The District Wide Set Asides page are for “off the top” set asides that will reduce the total allocation For example, if you have received a total allocation of $400,000 and set aside $10,000 for PI, you would be able to allocate $390,000 to your schools If LEA allocation is more than $500,000, the district is required to set 1% of the funds for PI Any funds set aside in PI or professional development will give participating non-public schools an equitable share for each student W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
BUDGET While creating this budget, note that 90% of the first 1% set-aside for PI must be used at the school level This is allocated on the Eligible School Summary page Priority given to high-need schools Districts do not have to distribute PI funding to schools in proportion to the schools’ share of other Title I funds The remaining 10% of the first 1% and anything above 1% can be budgeted on the District Wide Set-Asides Parental Involvement page These are funds to be used at the district and not at a particular school W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
EXPANSION OF ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES UNDER ESSA Reasonable and necessary expenses associated with local PI activities, including transportation and child care costs, to enable parents to participate in school-related meetings and training sessions Examples of allowable uses of Title I funds Create or support a Parent Resource Center Family literacy program Classes for parents Randomly distributed, educationally-related, nominal door prizes as an incentive to attend activities Postage for Title I mailings W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
PARENT INVOLVEMENT REQUIREMENTS 1. The LEA and the school should convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend. The purpose of the meeting is to inform parents of the school’s participation under Title I, to explain the requirements of Title I and parental involvement, and discuss the right of the parent to be involved in flexible meetings and planning of programs. 2. LEA develops policy with the collaboration of parents. 3. School develops a policy with the collaboration of parents. 4. Create a School/Parent compact that is a contract between the school, parent, and student that explains and commits everyone involved to the commitment of excellence. 5. Distribute the Parents’ Right -to- Know Letter and Parents’ Additional Information to all parents. W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
ANNUAL MEETING To explain the Title I program and inform parents of their right to be involved in their children’s education Must provide parents with a description and explanation of the curriculum in use, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and proficiency levels students are expected to meet Required of each Title I school For monitoring purposes, keep evidence of notices, agendas, sign-in sheets, meeting minutes, etc. Required to be held early in the school year and to offer a flexible number of additional meetings at different times of the day throughout the school year Upon parent request, schools must provide opportunities for regular meetings for parents to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions about the education of their children School must respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
DISTRICT LEVEL POLICIES Each LEA receiving Title I funds must develop a written parent and family engagement policy that establishes the district’s expectations for PI Developed jointly with and agreed upon with parents of children participating in Title I programs Distributed to parents of all children participating in Title I programs For monitoring purposes, keep evidence of notices, surveys, agendas, sign-in sheets, meeting minutes, mailing records, parent signatures, revisions, etc. The primary goal of parent and family engagement is to improve student achievement and school performance W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
POLICY REQUIREMENTS Involve parents and family members in development of LEA and school support and improvement plans Address technical assistance or other support to help schools implement effective PI Build parents’ and schools’ capacity for strong PI Educate parents on State academic standards, state and local assessments, how to monitor their child’s progress, and how to work with educators Coordinate Title I PI strategies with the strategies of other education programs Provide for an annual evaluation of the parent and family engagement policy Include the process and means of evaluation Identify barriers to increased participation by parents, with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, have limited English proficiency, are disabled, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background Explain how the district will use the findings of the evaluations Involvement of parents in activities at Title I schools W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
SCHOOL LEVEL POLICIES Created jointly with Title I parents to address the specific needs of the students and families enrolled in the school (separate and distinct from district policy) For monitoring purposes, keep evidence of notices, surveys, agendas, sign-in sheets, meeting minutes, mailing records, parent signatures, revisions, etc. Must be distributed in an “understandable and uniform format and, to the extend practicable… in a language the parents can understand.” Must also be made available to the local community School-Parent Compact is one required component Describes how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve state standards W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
PARENTS’ RIGHT -TO-KNOW LETTER The school is required to notify parents that they may request information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers, including at a minimum: Whether the student’s teacher: 1. Has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction 2. Is teaching under emergency or other provision status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waiver 3. Is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher 100% of the parents in a targeted assistance school or a school-wide school, regardless of whether their child participates in Title I services or not, will receive the letter. For monitoring purposes, keep evidence of letters, mailing records, parent signatures, distribution process, etc. W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G W W W . I N D I A N A P T A . O R G | ( 3 1 7 ) 3 5 7 - 5 8 8 1 | I N F O @ I N D I A N A P T A . O R G
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