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Parent and Family Engagement101

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Staff Development

Parent and Family Training

Community Partnerships

Title IMeeting  

Expenditures

Parent Engagement Policy

School‐Parent Compact

Communication  

Annual Evaluation  

Campus/District Plans

Purpose of the Law5

Staff Development:

Improve learning

Parent Training:

Assist parents

Community Partnerships:

Strengthen resources

Title I Meeting:

Welcome and encourage

Expenditures:

Build opportunities

Parent Involvement Policy:

Engage all parents

School‐ParentCompact:

Support student learning

Communication:

Increase understanding

Annual Evaluation:

Find areas for change

Campus/District Plans:

Impact student achievement

Purpose of the Law6

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Parental Involvement“doing to”vs.Parent Engagement“doing with”

Toolkit Includes:

Statute, ESSA, Section 1116

Title I, Part A Annual Meeting

School-Parent Compact

Written PFE Policy

Reservation of Funds

Annual Evaluation

Surveys

Language and Format

Building Capacity

Title I, Part A Parent and Family Engagement Handbook

The handbook is a comprehensive guide to implementing an effective Title I, Part A Parent and Family Engagement Program.

Sections include:

Statute

Descriptions

Resources with Links

Visit the handbook

http://tinyurl.com/y9bcm4qr

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Title I Parent and FamilyEngagement

Although section 1116 is extensive in scope and has many requirements for LEAs and schools, the intent is not to be burdensome. These provisions reflect good practice in engaging families in helping to educate their children, because students do better when parents are actively involved in the education process, both at home and at school.

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ESSA, Section 1116

To view the parent and family engagement law, click on: http://tinyurl.com/yb7a6fdh

Title I, Part A Annual MeetingSection 1116 (3)(c)(1-2)

Each school served under this part shall…

convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school's participation under this part and to explain the requirements of this part, and the right of the parents to be involved;

offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided under this part, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement.

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Title I, Part A Annual Meeting

Each school receiving Title I, Part A funds, schoolwide and targeted assistance, is required to convene an annual meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to inform parents and families of their school’s participation in the Title I, Part A program and the right of the parents to be involved. Many schools incorporate their annual meeting into their “Back to School Night.” It is best to offer a second annual meeting on another day and different time to meet the needs of the parents and families.

Annual Parent Meeting

The annual meeting shall address, at a minimum:

An explanation of the Title I Part A program

The right of parents to be involved and how they can support their child’s learning, including information about curriculum and assessment

The school parental involvement policy

The school-parent compact

Parent-Teacher conferences (required at elementary)

The annual evaluation of the parental involvement policy

The Title I Part A 1% set-aside and the parents role in determining the distribution of funds

PowerPoint

Annual Meeting PowerPoint

Template, Annual Title I, Part A Meeting

https://tinyurl.com/ya2gjw2u

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FORMS for MEETINGhttps://tinyurl.com/ya2gjw2u

Sample Annual Meeting Agenda

Sample Annual Meeting Agenda

FallFall SpringSpring

Sample Sign-In Sheets

Sample Sign-In Sheets

Sample MinutesSample Minutes

School Parent CompactsSection 1116(d)

As a component of the school-level parent and family engagement policy developed under subsection (b), each school served under this part shall jointly develop with parents for all children served under this part a school-parent compact that outlines 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 the State's high standards…

School-Parent Compact

Every campus receiving Title I, Part A funds, schoolwide and targeted assistance, is required to develop a written school-parent compact. The compact shall be developed jointly with parents and families, and agreed upon by parents and families, and distributed to parents and families. The compact is passion in print. It is like a compass pointing toward the destination “student success.” The compact serves as a reminder of shared responsibility for school and home to work together to improve student achievement. It is a document that explains what families and schools can do to help children reach high academic standards of excellence

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The school-parent compact shall address, at a minimum: The school’s responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum

and instruction Meeting the State’s challenging academic standards Ways in which parents will be responsible to support their

child’s learning The importance of regular two-way, meaningful

communication The value of annual parent-teacher conferences,

required in elementary schools Frequent reports of student progress Reasonable access to school staff, which includes

opportunities for parents to observe and volunteer in their child’s class

RESOURCES

Publication: Five Steps to Success for Developing School-Parent Compacts

http://tinyurl.com/y7cgtsjw

PowerPoints

Five Steps to Success for Developing School-Parent Compacts

http://tinyurl.com/y8dpch3y

Let’s Revive Our Compact

http://tinyurl.com/y9popvxt

MORE RESOURCES

Six Tips on Compacts• http://tinyurl.co

m/y9zhrr2b

1School Parent Compact Checklist• https://tinyurl.co

m/ybr235uy

2Compact Samples• https://tinyurl.co

m/y99js7gn

3Compact One-Pagers• https://tinyurl.co

m/y7gorvnf

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The school-parent compact for targeted assistance campuses will be distributed only to parents and families of the children identified to receive Title I Part A services.

Written Parent and Family Engagement Policy

STATUTE:

Section 1116(a)(2)(A-F),

Section 1116(b)(1-4),

Section 1116(c)(1-5),

Section 1116(d)(1-2),

Section 1116(e)(1-14), and

Section 1116(f)

http://tinyurl.com/yb7a6fdh

Written Parent and Family Engagement Policy

Every district receiving Title I, Part A funds and every campus receiving Title I, Part A funds, schoolwide and targeted assistance, is required to develop a written parent and family engagement (PFE) policy. The policy shall be developed jointly with parents and families, and agreed upon by parents and families, and distributed to parents and families. The policy is a statement that describes the PFE program for the school year. The emphasis should be upon the unique roles of home and school and how this partnership enhances student success.

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The district policy shall address, at a minimum:

Involve parents in the development of the parent and family engagement policy, as well as the district improvement plan;

Assist schools to implement parent and family engagement (PFE) activities to improve student performance;

Assist schools and parents to build capacity;

Coordination of parent and family engagement strategies;

Conduct, with meaningful involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the PFE policy in improving the academic quality of the schools; and

Involve parents in the activities of the school, which may include establishing a parent advisory board.

The school policy shall address, at a minimum:

Convene an annual meeting to describe the school’s participation in a Title I, Part A program and the right of the parents to be involved;

Offer a flexible number of meetings;

Include parents in the planning, review, and improvement of the school parent and family engagement (PFE) policy and programs;

Timely information about parent activities, a description and explanation of the school curriculum and forms of academic assessment and expected achievement levels; and

The school-parent compact which addresses the importance of communication between school and home.

RESOURCES

Publication: Developing a Written Parent and Family Engagement Policy

http://tinyurl.com/ybjb6v4t

PowerPoints

Comprehensive Needs Assessment

http://tinyurl.com/y9pxfy8l

Parent and Family Engagement Policy

http://tinyurl.com/y8wxx8uy

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MORE RESOURCES

District and School Policy One-Pager

• http://tinyurl.com/ybw4rsds

1District Policy Checklist

• http://tinyurl.com/y9de47yv

2School Policy Checklist

• http://tinyurl.com/ydxa8pad

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MORE RESOURCES

Sample District & Campus Policies

• http://tinyurl.com/yagol7gh

1Policy FAQ

• http://tinyurl.com/y7fr9hbp

2District Template: http://tinyurl.com/yddeoc3x

Campus Template:http://tinyurl.com/y8qn4pst

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The school policy fortargeted assistance campuses will be distributed only to parents and families of the children identified to receive Title I Part A services.

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Reservation of FundsSection 1116 (a)(3)

The district shall involve parents and families of Title I, Part A participating children in decisions about how funds reserved for PFE are allotted for parental involvement activities with priority given to high need schools.

The involvement of parents should be in a manner consistent with the definition of PFE.

A district may choose to use its district-wide parent advisory council (if it has one) to provide advice on this and other matters relating toTitle I, Part A programs.

Reservation of Funds

Any district with a Title I, Part A allocation exceeding $500,000 is required by statute to set-aside 1% of its Title I, Part A allocation for parent and family engagement.Of that 1%, 10% may be reserved at the LEA

for system-wide initiatives and administrative expenses related to parent and family engagement

Of the 1%, 90% must be allocated to the Title I schools in the LEA to implement school-level parent and family engagement

Title I parents have the right to be involved in the decisions regarding how these funds will be used for parent and family engagement activities

Annual Evaluation

According to statute every LEA receiving Title I, Part A funds is required to evaluate annually the effectiveness of their PFE policy and its programs. Specifically, the evaluation should attempt to identify the success of the PFE policy in improving the academic quality of the schools. The emphasis is upon affirming the connection between student improvement and effective home-school communication and partnership. The evaluation should identify the strengths and weaknesses of the strategies in the PFE policy for advancing student achievement. The evaluation is also expected to identify barriers to greater participation by parents.

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Annual EvaluationSection 1116 (a)(2)(D)

The policy SHALL describe how the LEA WILL…

Conduct, with meaningful involvement of parents and family members, an evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent and family engagement policy in improving the academic quality of schools, including… (next slide)

Annual Evaluation

The evaluation SHALL identify:

Barriers to greater participation by parents in activities (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or of any racial or ethnic minority background)

The needs of parents and family members to assist with the learning of their children, including engaging with school personnel and teachers

Strategies to support successful school and family interactions.

SURVEYS

Programs that are especially effective at engaging families often conduct surveys to gather information from families. Surveys can assist in building strong bridges with all stakeholders, because it lets them know you value their input and ideas; it helps to create valuable partnerships.

Sample surveys

http://tinyurl.com/ya2mwj5l

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SURVEY TIPS

Keep questions simple and straight forward.

Annually conduct a survey to record changes and set priorities.

Surveys need to be anonymous.

Have completed surveys returned in 48 hours.

Tabulate the return rate for each survey.

Participants should be able to respond easily.

Keep open-ended responses to a minimum.

Beware of timing of survey. Accept the good and the not-so-good results.

Keep surveys short, manageable, and USEFUL.

SHARE RESULTS with ALL stakeholders.

Make no assumptions. Objective questions are more reliable.

Language and Format

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Section 1116(b)(1)

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Section 1116(e)(5)

Go to Section 1116http://tinyurl.com/yb7a6fdh

Language and Format

To maintain regular, meaningful, two-way communication the message needs to be understood by the parents and family.

Districts and schools send a lot of information to families: the student handbook, the parental involvement policy, the school-parent compact, the school report card, various notifications, surveys, etc.

Yet, many parents and families are unable to respond either due to limited literacy or possessing a home language other than English.

As a result, it is essential to provide information to families in a format, and to the extent practicable, in a language they can understand.

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If it is not practicable to provide the information in print, ask a parent translator to read the notification in the home language to the family. If necessary, record the translation and make it available as a pod-cast or on a CD or a DVD.

BUILDING CAPACITYSection 1116 (e)(1-5)

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the

community to improve student academic achievement-

1.SHALL provide assistance to parents of children served by the school…

2.SHALL provide materials and training to help parents to work...

3.SHALL educate teachers…4.SHALL to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate…5.SHALL ensure that information related to school and…

BUILDING CAPACITYSection 1116 (e)(6-9)

6. MAY involve parents in the development of training for teachers…

7. MAY provide necessary literacy training from funds received…

8. MAY pay reasonable and necessary expenses…

9. MAY train parents to enhance the involvement of teachers…

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement.

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BUILDING CAPACITYSection 1116 (e)(10-14)

10.MAY arrange school meetings at a variety of times…

11.MAY adopt and implement model approaches…

12.MAY establish a district wide parent advisory council…

13.MAY develop appropriate roles for community based…

14.SHALL provide such other reasonable support…

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement.

RESOURCES

PowerPoints

Building Capacity Requirements

http://tinyurl.com/y9hvbhj7

Constructing a Parent and Family Engagement Program to Build Capacity

http://tinyurl.com/y9vokhpy

Building Capacity One-Pager

http://tinyurl.com/ycwgygu4

How does your PFE Program connect to TEA’s Strategic Priorities?

District Policy

Campus Policy

Annual Meeting

Annual Eval

Compact Two-Way Comm

Use of Funds

Recruit Teachers

Build Reading & Math

Connect HS to C&C

Improve Low-Per Schools

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