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Title I, Part A

Schoolwide

Program

Parent & Family

Engagement

February 20, 2018

ESC Region 11

3For more information about TEA’s Strategic Priorities, please visit:

https://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Welcome_and_Overview/TEA_Strategic_Plan/

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Section 1116

Parent and family engagement law: http://tinyurl.com/yb7a6fdh

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What is the difference between “parent

involvement” and “parent and family engagement”?

Simply put, parent involvement is often more of a "doing to," while

engagement is a "doing with.“

With involvement, schools tend to lead with their mouth -- generally

telling parents what they should be doing. Engagement, on the

other hand, has schools leading with their ears.

When we’re involving parents, they are generally directed toward

completing a task selected by the school. When we are engaging

parents, the parent is considered a potential leader who is integral

to identifying a vision and goals.

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Title I, Part A Annual Meeting

Section 1116 (c)

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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Flexible Number of Meetings

Section 1116(c)(2)addresses that you SHALL offer a flexible

number of meetings…that is inclusive of the annual meeting

and all other required meetings.

The emphasis is on “flexible” to ensure you are trying to

accommodate the needs of parents and families.

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Title I, Part A Annual Meeting

Each school receiving Title I, Part A funds 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.

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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

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PowerPoint

Annual Meeting PowerPoint

Presentation Template:

https://tinyurl.com/ya2gjw2u

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FORMS for ANNUAL MEETING

Sample Annual Meeting Agenda

Fall MeetingSpring

Meeting

Sample Sign-In Sheets

Sample Minutes

11https://tinyurl.com/ya2gjw2u

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School

Parent

Compact

Section

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…

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School-Parent

Compact

Every campus receiving Title I,

Part A funds 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.

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School-Parent Compact

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.

It is like a compass pointing toward the destination“student success.”

The compact is NOT about student behavior;it should be about student achievement.

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Are signatures required?

No, signatures are not required. A campus can

ask parents to sign and return but they can not require it.

Just a thought…If you have parent(s) return the

document, then they do not have it to review, as needed.

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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

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The school-parent compact shall address, at a minimum, cont.:

Reasonable access to school staff, which includes

opportunities for parents to observe and volunteer in their

child’s class

CLASSROOM OBSERVATION - Things to consider:

Must follow local policy

Be aware of testing schedule(s)

VOLUNTEERS - Things to consider:

Volunteers need to be trained

Volunteers need to be aware of FERPA requirements

If volunteer is going to work alone with students one-on-one or

in a group setting, it is important to conduct a background

check

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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:

https://tinyurl.com/yb5hcevt

Let’s Revive Our Compact:

http://tinyurl.com/y9popvxt

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MORE RESOURCES

Six Tips on Compacts:

• http://tinyurl.com/y9zhrr2b

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Compact Checklist:

• https://tinyurl.com/ybr235uy

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Compact Samples:

• https://tinyurl.com/y99js7gn

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Compact Resource:

• https://tinyurl.com/y7gorvnf

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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

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Written Parent and Family Engagement Policy

Every LEA receiving Title I, Part A funds and every schoolreceiving Title I, Part A funds 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 LEA 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.

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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.

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Does the policy have to be approved by the School Board?

ESSA Statute does not require

approval by the board.

If it is local policy for all “policies” to

be approved by the board then

must follow the most restrictive

requirement.

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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 & School Policy Resource:

http://tinyurl.com/ybw4rsds

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District Policy Checklist:

http://tinyurl.com/y9de47yv

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School Policy Checklist:

http://tinyurl.com/ydxa8pad

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MORE RESOURCES

Sample District & Campus Policies:

http://tinyurl.com/yagol7gh

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

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

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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.

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Annual

Evaluation

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 Evaluation

Section 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…

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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.

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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 truly 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 in a timely manner.

Make no assumptions. Objective

questions are more reliable.

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Language

and

Format

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Section 1116(b)(1)

1116

Section 1116(e)(5)

Go to Section 1116:http://tinyurl.com/yb7a6fdh 34

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Language and Format

To maintain regular, meaningful, two-way communication the

message needs to be understood by the parents and family.

LEAs 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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What is practicable?

Please note, it says

practicable not practical.

Practicable means able to

be done

If you are able to do it;

then you should be

translating into necessary

languages

Let’sDefine

Practicable

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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.

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BUILDING CAPACITY

Section 1116 (e)

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

community to improve student academic achievement-

• A district and school MUST provide assistance to parents of children served by the school or LEA…

•MUST provide materials and training to help parents to work with their child…

To read in full, click on the link:

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BUILDING CAPACITY

Section 1116 (e)

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MUST educate staff in the value and utility of contributions

of parents, and how to communicate and work with parents

• Parent-Teacher Training Resources: http://tinyurl.com/y9gcbfkc

MUST, to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate

and integrate with other Federal, State and Local…

MUST ensure that information is in language and format…

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

community to improve student academic achievement-

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BUILDING CAPACITY

Section 1116 (e)

MAY involve parents in the development of training for teachers…

MAY provide necessary literacy training from funds received…

MAY pay reasonable and necessary expenses…

MAY train parents to enhance the involvement of other parents

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a

partnership among the school, parents, and the community to

improve student academic achievement -

To read in full, click on the link:

http://tinyurl.com/ycwgygu4

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BUILDING CAPACITY

Section 1116 (e)

MAY arrange school meetings at a variety of times…

MAY adopt and implement model approaches…

MAY establish a district wide parent advisory council…

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a

partnership among the school, parents, and the community to

improve student academic achievement.

To read in full, click on the link:

http://tinyurl.com/ycwgygu4

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BUILDING CAPACITY

Section 1116 (e)

MAY develop appropriate roles for community based…

MUST provide such other reasonable support for family

engagement activities

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a

partnership among the school, parents, and the community to

improve student academic achievement.

To read in full, click on the link:

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BUILDING CAPACITY

The goal for building capacity eclipses programs; it is

about establishing partnerships among the school,

parents, and the community with the priority of

improving student academic achievement.

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RESOURCES

Building Capacity One-Pager:

http://tinyurl.com/ycwgygu4

PowerPoints:

Building Capacity Requirements:

http://tinyurl.com/y9hvbhj7

Constructing a Parent and Family

Engagement Program to Build Capacity:

http://tinyurl.com/y9vokhpy

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How does your PFE Program connect to

TEA’s Strategic Priorities? District

Policy

Campus

Policy

Annual

Meeting

Annual

Evaluation

Compact Two-Way

Communi

cation

Use of

Funds

Recruit…

Teachers

Build

Reading

and Math

Connect HS

to Career &

College

Improve

Low-

Performing

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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 46

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For more resources and

information, visit the ESC Region 16 Parent and Family

Engagement Initiative website:

https://tinyurl.com/ybksegwm

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We are here to help!

Gretchen Kroos

gkroos@esc11.net

(817) 740-7630

Kelli Crain

kcrain@esc11.net

(817) 740-7548