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Parent Involvement

2007-2008 Categorical Program MonitoringCE and CPM

Instructional Support ServicesRuth VanWorth-Rogers

November 2007

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I Involvement

Parents, staff, students, and community members participate in

developing, implementing, and evaluating core and categorical

programs.

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I-CE 1NCLB, Title I, Part A, and State Compensatory Education page 2 OPSET page

The local governing board has adopted and distributed to parents of participating students a written parental involvement policy describing how the LEA:

(a) Involves parents in the joint development of the LEA Plan and in the process of school review and improvement (20 USC 6318 [a][2][A])

(b) Supports effective parental involvement at schools to improve student achievement and school performance (20 USC 6318 [a][2][B])

(c) Builds school and parent capacity for strong parental involvement (20 USC 6318[a][2][C])

(d) Coordinates and integrates Title I, Part A, parental involvement strategies with parental involvement strategies of other programs (20 USC 6318 [a][2][D])

(e) Conducts, with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental involvement policy (20 USC 6318[a][2][E])

(f) Involves parents in activities of schools served by Title I (20 USC 6318[a][2][F])

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Evidence for I - CE 1

LEA Plan District policies Board meeting agenda and minutes Communiqués

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I-CE 2NCLB, Title I, Part A, and State Compensatory Education page 2 - OPSET page

The local governing board has adopted a school parental involvement policy, jointly developed with and distributed to parents of participating students, that describes:

2.1 The involvement of parents in the policy (a) Convene an annual meeting to inform parents of participating students of the

requirements of Title I and their rights to be involved (20 USC 6318[c][1]) (b) Offer a flexible number of meetings (20 USC 6318[c][2]) (c) Involve parents of participating students in the planning, review, and improvement of

its Title I programs and parental involvement policy (20 USC 6318[c][3]) (d) Provide parents of participating students with timely information about Title I

programs (20 USC 6318[c][4][A]) (e) Provide parents of participating students with an explanation of the curriculum,

academic assessment, and proficiency levels students are expected to meet (20 USC 6318[c][4][B])

(f) Provide parents of participating students, if requested, with opportunities for regular meetings to participate in decisions relating to the education of their children (20 USC 6318[c][4][C])

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I-CE -2 NCLB, Title I, Part A, and State Compensatory Education page 3 - OPSET page

2.2 The school-parent compacts that are jointly developed with and distributed to parents

(a) The school’s responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and instruction (20 USC 6318[d][1])

(b) The parents’ responsibility to support their children’s learning (20 USC 6318[d][1])

(c) The importance of ongoing communication between parents and teachers through, at a minimum, annual conferences, reports on student progress, access to staff, and opportunities to volunteer and participate in and observe the educational program (20 USC 6318[d][2])

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I-CE 2 NCLB, Title I, Part A, and State Compensatory Education page 3 - OPSET page

2.3 The building of capacity for involvement of parents by the LEA and school

(a) Assist parents in understanding academic content and achievement standards and assessments and how to monitor and improve the achievement of their children. (20 USC 6318[e][1])

(b) Provide materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their children's achievement. (20 USC 6318[e][2])

(c) Educate staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value of parent contributions and how to work with parents as equal partners. (20 USC 6318[e][3])

(d) Coordinate and integrate parental involvement with other programs and conduct activities that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children. (20 USC 6318[e][4])

(e) Distribute information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities to the parents of participating students in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents understand. (20 USC 6318[e][5])

(f) Provide support for parental involvement activities requested by parents. (20 USC 6318[e][14])

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I-CE 2 NCLB, Title I, Part A, and State Compensatory Education page 3 - OPSET page

2.4 The accessibility and opportunities for parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory students. (20 USC 6318[b][1][2][3][c])

2.5 The implementation of the school parental involvement policy (20 USC 6318 [a][1])

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Evidence for I - CE 2

Title I Part A OPSET page

School policy Single Plan for Student Achievement Communiqués School site council meeting agendas and minutes Parent meeting notices, agendas, and minutes Sign-in sheets Training materials School-parent compact

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V-CE 6 NCLB, Title I, Part A, and State Compensatory Education page 6 - OPSET page

The school devotes sufficient resources for high-quality and ongoing professional development for staff and parents, as appropriate, to improve instruction and enable all public school students to reach proficiency on state academic content standards. (20 USC 6314[a][4], [b][1][D], 6315[e][3], 6320[a][1])

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I-CP 2Cross Program Instrument page 5 -Cross Program OPSET page

I-CP 2.The local governing board has adopted a policy on parent involvement for non-Title I schools. The policy is consistent with the following goals and purposes of Education Code Section 11502: (a) Help parents develop skills to use at home that support

their children’s academic efforts and social development. (b) Provide parents with techniques and strategies that they

may utilize to improve their children’s academic success and to assist their children in learning at home.

(c) Build consistent and effective communication between the home and the school so parents may know when and how to assist their children in learning at home.

(d) Train teachers and administrators to communicate effectively with parents.

(e) Integrate parent involvement programs into the school’s Single Plan for Student Achievement

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Evidence for CP 2

District policy Single Plan for Student Achievement Samples of techniques and strategies presented to

parents to improve their children’s academic success and to assist their children in learning at home

List of means of communications used Sample of communiqués assisting parents to know

when and how to assist their children in learning at home

Teacher/administrator training flyers and agendas about how to communicate effectively with parents

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II-CP 5 Cross Program Instrument page 7 - Cross Program OPSET page

For all programs funded through the Consolidated Application and operated at the school, the school site council (SSC) annually develops, reviews, and updates the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA), including proposed expenditures. The SPSA consolidates all plans required by these programs and contains (EC 64001[g], [f]):

(a) Analysis of academic performance data to determine student needs (b) School goals to meet the identified academic needs of students (c) Activities to reach school goals that improve academic performance

of students (d) Expenditures of funds allocated to the school through the

Consolidated Application (e) The means of evaluating the progress of programs toward

accomplishing the goals, including determining whether the needs of all children have been met by the strategies used, particularly the needs of low-achieving students and those at risk of not meeting state academic content standards. (20 USC 6314[b][1][2], 6315[c][2], 64001[f])

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II-CP 5 Cross Program Instrument page 7 - Cross Program OPSET page

5.7 For Title I SWP schools and TAS, the SPSA includes strategies to increase parental involvement, including providing individual student academic assessment results in a language the parents understand and an interpretation of those results. (20 USC 6314 [b][1][F], 6314 [2][A][iv], 6315[c][1][G]

5.8 For Title I SWP schools and TAS, the SPSA includes, if applicable, plans for assisting preschool children in the transition to local elementary school programs. (20 USC 6314 [b][1][G])

5.11 For Title I SWP schools, the school submits to the LEA, along with the Single Plan for School Achievement, any parent comments of dissatisfaction with the plan. (20 USC 6318[c][5], 6314 [b][2][A][i],[ii])

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Evidence for CP 5

Single Plan for Student Achievement Evaluation results Minutes/agendas of SSC approving

allocations, proposed expenditures and centralized services

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II-CP 6 Cross Program Instrument page 8 - Cross Program OPSET

II-CP 6. The school site council (SSC) is composed of the following members selected by peers: (a) In elementary schools, half the members are the principal,

classroom teachers, and other school personnel. Classroom teachers make up a majority of this group. Half the members are parents or other community members.

(b) In secondary schools, half the members are the principal, classroom teachers, and other school personnel. Classroom teachers make up a majority of this group. Half the members are equal numbers of students and parents.

(EC 52852, 64001[g])

Evidence SSC Membership

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II-CP 7 Cross Program Instrument page 9 - Cross Program OPSET

II-CP 7. The LEA provides parents with information on school and parent activities in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand. (20 USC 6318[e][5]) When 15 percent of students enrolled in a public

school speak a single primary language other than English, as determined by language census data from the preceding year, all notices, reports, statements, and records sent to parents of such students are written in English and the primary language. (EC 48985)

Evidence Parent communiqués Community language profile

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IV-CP 15 Cross Program Instrument page - Cross Program OPSET

IV-CP 15. The LEA evaluates and the SSC annually determines if the needs of all children have been met by the strategies used, particularly the needs of low-achieving students and those at risk of not meeting state academic content standards. (20 USC 6314[b][1][2], 6315[c][2]; EC 64001[f])

Evidence Single Plan for Student Achievement LEA Plan and Addendum Program planning agendas, minutes and reports Evaluation reports

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VI-CP 18 Cross Program Instrument page - Cross Program OPSET page

VI-CP 18. All educational programs and activities operated by the LEA are made available to all qualified persons without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, or mental or physical disability. (5 CCR 4900)

18.1 The LEA does not deny any person the opportunity to participate as a member of planning or advisory committees on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, mental disability, or physical disability. (34 CFR 100.3[b][1][vii], 104.10, 106.58; 5 CCR 4900)

18.2 The LEA provides full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited-English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migrant children. (20 USC 6318[f], 6826)

18.3 The LEA obtains a written assurance from each employer that students will be accepted and assigned jobs without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, mental disability, or physical disability. (34 CFR 100.3[c]), 100.4)

18.4 The LEA has not entered into any agreements for the provision or support of apprenticeship training with a union or other sponsor that discriminates on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, mental disability, or physical disability. (34 CFR 100.3)

18.5 English learners have not been denied access to educational opportunities, including participation in Gifted and Talented Education, Advanced Placement, and honors classes, based on English proficiency status. (20 USC 1703)

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Evidence for CP 18 Cross Program OPSET P

LEA policies Complaint record/files Handbooks, forms and correspondence Classroom assignment and placement for

staff and students Program placement of students Program descriptions Parent meeting agendas Newsletters