Little Mill Middle School Title I Parent Involvement Plan ...€¦ · Increase the number of community groups/partnerships – ESOL, grandparent as parents, and single parent groups

Little Mill Middle School

Title I Parent Involvement Plan/Policy Presented for Review May 2013 2nd, 8th, 16th, 2013

Accepted as Final August 8, 2013

For School Year 2013-2014

MISSION

The mission of LMMS is to work collaboratively to ensure that all students advance confidently towards achieving their dreams.

The mission of the Family Resource Center is to partner with families to have a positive impact on the attitude, attendance and academic performance of all children whose paths cross with ours.

GOALS

The academic achievement goals for the 2013-2014 Title I Schoolwide Plan are to:

Parent Involvement

Increase Title 1 parent volunteers to 33% from 10% (2012-13)

Increase the percentage of parent respondents on the Title 1 parent survey to 60% of the overall student body

Increase the number of community groups/partnerships – ESOL, grandparent as parents, and single parent groups among others - 3 groups currently meeting to 8 groups.

50% of families will attend at least one Title 1 sponsored event/meeting within the school year.

Academic Achievement

Raise the percentage of all students scoring Meets and Exceeds as measure by the Georgia CRCT from 98.6% to 99% in reading and 96% to 98% in math

Raise the percentage of all students scoring Exceeds as measured by the Georgia CRCT from 53% to 55% in reading and 55% to 57% in math

Raise the percentage of ED students scoring Meets and Exceeds as measured by the Georgia CRCT from 97% to 98% in reading and92% to 94% in math

Raise the percentage of SWD scoring Meets and Exceeds as measured by the Georgia CRCT from 92% to 94% in reading and79% to 81% in math

Raise the percentage of Hispanic students scoring Meets and Exceeds as measured by the Georgia CRCT from 99% to 100% in reading and90% to 92% in math

Raise the percentage of all students scoring Meets and Exceeds from 91% to 93% on the MGWA

PART I SCHOOL PARENT INVOLVEMENT PLAN REQUIRED COMPONENTS A. LMMS will jointly develop/revise with parents the school parent involvement plan and distribute it to parents of participating children and make

available the parent involvement plan to the local community. The District and LMMS Parent Involvement Plan and policy was posted on the website after meeting revision dates held in May. Three meetings were held to approved and finalize the policy, plan and compact for use at LMMS during the 2013-2014 school year. Input received from these meetings and from email correspondence throughout the summer of 2013 was put into the final draft of the plan/policy (here) and into the Compact for Achievement. The approved compact, containing the draft district goals, will be distributed at Open House for signatures from parents who attend. Policy/Plan/Remaining compacts will be distributed at the Annual Meeting to be held in September 2013.

B. 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. LMMS Title I Program will conduct an Annual Meeting in early September to present the district parental involvement policy, the LMMS parental plan, policy and compact. Parents who have not yet signed their compact will do so at this time.

C. 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.

Proposed DATE/TIME MTG TITLE AGENDA ATTENDANCE EPTS KEYS FEEDBACK

August Volunteer Work and Chat

What is Title 1 Compact Distribution Policy and Plans Questions and Answers, volunteer work in FRC

Volunteering

August Title 1 Community Mtg

What is title 1 Compact Distribution Policy and plans Questions and Answers,

Coll w/comm and Dec Mkg

August FEAT Annual Mtg

What is Title 1 Compact Distribution Policy and Plan Questions and Answers

Decision Mkg Comm

August Title 1 Spanish Annual Mtg for ELL families

Decision Mkg

Comm

August What is Title 1-Staff Meeting

Plan and policy Questions and Answers

Decision Mkg Comm

October Open House

What is Title 1 Policy and Plan Compact Distribution, Community safety advisement from Dep Jimmy Devalle resource check-out time available

Collaborating with community

Parenting Learning at

Home

January Compact/Policy/Plan TeleMeeting

Email/Text communication to Title I families with opportunity to learn What Is Title I/Give Plan/Policy Input (new T1 students)/sign and return compact

Comm Dec Mkg

DATE/TIME MTG TITLE AGENDA ATT EPTS KEYS

August Power of Parents--Danny Brassell

Importance of staying in school

Parenting at home

September Danny Brassell Dist Tips for keeping kids reading at home

Learning at Home

September Title 1 Common Dinner

Homework tips and tricks, What is Title 1 School Tech training

L earning at home comm

Parenting

October FRC Open for redelivery of 9/27 event



Parenting

October Mysteries at the Mill Common Core on Reading/Writing Presentation from Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts

Learning at Home Coll with

community

August Rev-up Fall Literacy Festival

Present to families available community resources


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October Open House

What is Title 1 Policy and Plan Compact Distribution, Community safety advisement from Dep Jimmy Devalle resource check-out time available


Parenting Learning at

Home

October Title 1 Common

Dinner Communicating to your child or teen RE

homework Learning at

Home Parenting

October

Learning at Home Parenting

November Dealing w/Defiance from your child

Strategies for communicating with Learning Disab Child

Parenting

November All Hands on Deck Math game night School Tech presentation , resource room tour

Learning at Home

November

All Hands On Deck 2nd offering/Parent Day Reception-Chestatee

All Hands on Deck 2nd presentation, National Parent Day

Learning at Home

November Title 1 Common Dinner

Helping with math and common core

Learning at Home

Communicating

December Mustang Gallery Crawl

Title 1 Reward Status, Announce full school for 2013 school year, view and critique classrooms, library card sign-up,

Dec mkg comm

coll w/comm

January Compact/ Policy/Plan TeleMeeting


Comm Dec Mkg

D. Involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review and improvement of the school plan under section 1112, and the process of the school review and improvement under section 1116.

DATE/TIME MTG TITLE AGENDA ATT EPTS KEYS FEEDBACK

August Mustang Camp/Open House

Draft district plan and final LMMS Policy/Plan will be available for parent input by displaying enlarged copies in a gallery style posting on the walls outside the Family Resource Center.

Communicating Decision Making

August Volunteer Work and Chat

What is Title 1 Compact Distribution Policy and Plans Suggestions, volunteer work in FRC

Volunteering

August Title 1 Community Mtg

What is title 1 Compact Distribution Policy and plans Suggestions,

Coll w/comm and Dec Mkg

September FEAT Mtg CLIP 6 Capacity Planning

Decision Mkg Comm

September FEAT Mtg Plan Policy review and approval

Decision Mkg

October FEAT Mtg Title 1 Handbook approval Balloon Activity Approval, Volunteer plan for Rev-up

Deci Mkg Vol

October FEAT Balloon Presentation

Coffee and Conversation Staff Meeting Balloon Skit Presentation

Communicating



Dec mkg comm coll w/comm

January FEAT Mtg Review 1st semester PI events and plan for 2nd semester plus give input on 2013-2014 school wide plan

Decision making

E. Provide parents of participating children (a) timely information about programs under this part, (b) a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet, and (c) if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practically possible.


ongoing Family Resource Center/PIC hours

quarterly Report cards Notification of current grade status

Communicating

quarterly Title I Progress Notes Notification to parents of AIMS Web and other testing specific to the T1 program

Communicating

August Mustang Camp 6th Grade Curriculum Compact Planned Policy Suggestions

Comm Dec mkg

August Open House

Curriculum by grade level presentations

September

Curriculum Night/New Title I parent reception

Orientation to LLMS, Edmodo training, parent reception

Comm learning at home

September Curriculum Night Orientation to LLMS, Edmodo training, parent reception




Parenting




F. If the Title I program is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, submit any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available.

NOTE: SEE SECTIONS D & E above

G. LMMS will inform parents and parental organizations of the purpose and existence of the Family Resource Center on site as well as the one at Hill Center.


ongoing Monthly Newsletters

Notification of feedback from previous events and notice of upcoming events including school wide Non-Title I events. Opportunities for volunteering and instructions for communicating (including complaint procedures)

Communicating

ongoing Weekly Email/Texts Notification of upcoming events/materials available at the FRC and RC at the Hill Center

Communicating

August/October/January

FRC Open House

Will be announced at Mustang Camp and Open House. Invitations will be mailed out for a formal open house during the night of October and January conferences.

Communicating

PART II REQUIRED SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HIGH STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVMENT

As a component of the school-level parent involvement plan, each school 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 the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. This must include (1) conducting parent/teacher conferences in which the compact shall be discussed as it relates to the child's achievement, (2) provide frequent reports to parents on their children's progress and (3) providing parents with reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child's class and observation of classroom activities.


ongoing Family Resource Center/PIC hours

quarterly Report cards Notification of current grade status

Communicating

quarterly Title I Progress Notes Notification to parents of AIMS Web and other testing specific to the T1 program

Communicating


Comm Dec mkg

August Open House Curriculum by grade level presentations

September

Curriculum Night/New Title I parent reception Orientation to LLMS, Edmodo training, parent reception




November Dealing w/Defiance from your child Strategies for communicating with Learning Disab Child

Parenting




August

Open House/Compact Signing Night

Parents will sign compacts and review the draft district policy. We will also announce the date for the annual meeting and explain its importance for parents.

Dec mkg Comm

BUILDING CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS FOR INVOLVEMENT

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership with all stakeholders, LMMS Title I program involved parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement by (a providing information and assistance to the parents of children served by the Title I program in understanding such topics as: the Common Core standards in each content area, GA academic achievement standards, state and local academic assessments and how to monitor a child's progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children, (b) providing materials and training to help parents work with their children to improved academic achievement in areas of literacy, technology use and others as appropriate to foster parental involvement with their child both at school and at home.



Comm Dec mkg

September

Curriculum Night/New Title I parent reception

Orientation to LLMS, Edmodo training, parent reception




September Danny Bressell Dist Tips for keeping kids reading at home

Learning at

Home

September Title 1 Common Dinner



Parenting

October FRC Open for redelivery of 9/27 event



Parenting

October) Mysteries at the Mill Common Core on Reading/Writing Presentation from Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts

Learning at Home Coll with

community

November All Hands on Deck - Math Games that Teach

Math game night School Tech presentation , resource room tour

Learning at Home

November



Learning at Home

November

Title 1 Common Dinner: Bringing Homework to the table - the "New Math"

Helping with math and common core

Learning at Home

Communicating

January Spillotto - Science/Pizza/Lotto

Hands On Science & Common Core Expectations Learning at Home Communicating

January

Common Dinner Table Meeting - Bringing Grades to the Table

Understanding report cards and assessment reports Communicating

March Family Game Night Games to teach CRCT skills Learning at Home Communicating

April Family Movie Night: Technology & Videos that Teach

Interpreting CRCT Results/Technology for learning at home

Learning at Home and Communicating

August 2014

Jimmy Santiago Baca: Bringing out the Writer in All of Us

A workshop for students, parents and teachers on using past experiences to create writing; presentation on new writing requirements of argumentative writing.

Learning at Home and communicating

c. Shall educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs and build ties between parents and the school


ongoing SST Prep packets for parents

Questions and ideas to bring to the SST/IEP meetings to inform the team of information that may be relevant to the child's learning situation at home, etc.

Communicating

monthly Goldfish Notes: Tips for Teachers on Topics that matter to Parents

August: school home communication September: Teaching Respect October: Volunteering November: Parents Don't Always Mean Mom & Dad

Communicating

August

Staff Development Jimmy Santiago Working with Parents

Tips to connect with Parents and engagement with children

Communicating



Communicating

d. Shall to the extend feasible and appropriate, coordi nate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with other local school agencies such as the feeder elementary schools, Head Start, district resource center (Hill Center), and high school that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children




Communicating


Communicating

November



Learning at Home

February FEAT Visit to Hill Center

Give input on items that would be helpful for middle school families

Communicating

February High School Parent Meeting

8th grade parents will be given a chance to ask questions, get information and sign up for GA 411 - attention given to at risk students

Communicating

May Middle School Transition

Visit from rising 5th grade to LMMS Campus during the day

Communicating

May High School Transition

Visit from high school to LMMS to inform students/parents of high school offerings

Communicating

e. Shall ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language parents can understand




Communicating


Communicating

monthly Family Resource Center Events

Various topics as discussed elsewhere in this plan Communicating

as needed Correspondence in Spanish

as needed Communicating

as needed Communication in Spanish

as needed Communicating

f. Shall provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under this as parents may request


October Title 1 Common Dinner: Bringing

Homework to the Table - Dealing with "I don't feel like it"

Communicating to your child or teen RE homework


October




Parenting

ongoing Family Resource Center

The resource center contains materials requested by parents for dealing with specific issues surrounding academic success such as ADHD, Gifted Children with Learning Disabilities, Parenting Issues (discipline, talking about tough topics, etc.), and others as are requested by parents


Ongoing STEM Club

A club where students can work with parents and teachers to use math and science curriculum in a hands on activity. Will partner with Rotary Club to complete service projects in the area using these skills from science, math engineering and technology. Plan is to have guest speakers from each of those area professions to come speak to the groups of parents and students once per month.

g. May involve parents in the development of training for teachers, principals, and other educators to improve the effectiveness of such training




Communicating

January FEAT Meeting Discuss Plan for 2nd semester and spring teacher presentation

Decision Making

April FEAT Presentation Coffee and Conversation Staff Meeting - Topic TBA Communicating

h. May provide necessary literacy training from funds received under this part if the district has exhausted all other reasonably available sources of funding for such training


Beginning August - weekly

GED Prep Classes/Open Lab for families of Title I students

GED assistance w/ Instructor in a lab setting Parenting Learning at Home

Saturdays beginning October

TIPS (Teachers Involving Parents in Schoolwork)

Using a model from Joyce Epstein, students will participate in teacher guided lessons in which the parents are involved at the end of the session

Parenting Learning at Home

Monthly Learning and Homework Help Tips for Single Moms

A support group setting under direction of PIC and local community agency facilitator to address specific learning at home needs of single Moms of T1 students


Monthly Learning and Homework Help Tips for Kin raising kids

A support group setting under direction of PIC and local community agency facilitator to address specific learning at home needs of grandparents/family members as parents of T1 students


i. may pay reasonable and necessary expenses associated with local parental involvement activities, including transportation and child care costs, to enable parents to participate in school-related meetings and training sessions

Transportation - transportation for parents is provided for all meetings and Saturday TIPS sessions as is appropriate. A taxi is used when only one Title I family is involved

Childcare - paid childcare is provided at all Title I events and in the Resource Center upon request. An area for childcare has been set up in our lower mezzanine and is stocked with toys and educational materials to make the best use of time with childcare is needed for younger children. A small table and chairs is set up

in the resource room along with a DVD player so that parents can work while their child stays occupied.

j. May train parents to enhance the involvement of other parents

Title I FEAT team parent representatives from LMMS will attend the district level Parent Institute beginning January 31, 2013.

k. May arrange school meetings at a variety of times, or conduct in-home conferences between teachers or other educators, who work directly with participating children, with parents who are unable to attend such conferences at school, in order to maximize parental involvement and participation.

DATE/TIME MTG TITLE AGENDA ATT EPTS KEYS

FEEDBACK

ongoing Home Visits The PIC and school social worker make monthly visits to homes in which there is interest in attending meetings/conferences, but there is no means/time in which to do so

Communicating

January Compact/Policy/Plan TeleMeeting


Comm Dec Mkg



Communicating


Communicating

l. May adopt and implement model approaches to improving parental involvement

LMMS Title I Family Engagement Program follows the model set forth by Joyce Epstein and is developed and monitored based on the Six Types of Involvement and the Epstein keys: Parenting, Communicating, Volunteering, Learning at Home, Decision Making and Collaborating with the Community. Each activity listed in this plan has one of these areas attached to it.

m. May establish a district parent advisory council to provide advice on all matters related to parental involvement in programs supported under this section.

LMMS has a rep from its own FEAT team that attends and reports back from the monthly district parent advisory group.

n. May develop appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses in parent involvement activities

LMMS Title I program has developed the following roles for community-based organizations and businesses under the Collaborating with Community section of Epstein's Keys. Each of the local partners below has assisted Title I families by contributing funds for events, time through volunteering in leadership or service, or by collaborating to provide services for Title I families on our campus

Community Advisory Board on FEAT Non-Profit Literacy Agencies Non-Profit Family Support

Agencies

TNT Gym Literacy Forsyth Faith's House

North GA Lending Next Generation Focus Jesse's House

Local Chef Tony Santoriello Forsyth County Public Library Bald Ridge Lodge

YMCA Legacy Link

North GA Rotary Senior Center

Mentor Me

PART III ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

In carrying out the parental involvement requirements of this part, districts and schools, to the extent practicable, shall provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with children with limited English proficiency, parents with children with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports in a format and, to the extend practicable, in a language such that parents can understand.

LMMS is part of a district plan for MV, Migrant, Homeless, ELL and SpEd student as well as our neglected facilities – Bald Ridge Lodge for boys and Jesse’s House for girls. All students are included in the Title I pool and no student who shows academic risk factors is excluded from support, services or activities due to their status in any of these areas. Explicit effort is made to reach out to these families in the following ways:

MV/Homeless

Issue Due to information from Gladys Alvarez at the Hill Center, there is a specific need for undergarments for our middle school students in this area.

Response LMMS FEAT team, in conjunction with local sponsoring agencies, held a underwear drive to specifically collect undergarments in these sizes. This event, held in December, has been very successful for the past two years.

Migrant

Issue Lack of transportation to events held at Hill Center

Response LMMS PIC seeks to actively build rapport with these families and stays in weekly contact to deliver information in a liaison capacity from the Hill Center to the family as is appropriate

ELL

Issue Need for invitations and information in native language

Response Family Resource Center has ordered many materials available for checkout in Spanish. All meetings and print material sent out about PI activities is sent in Spanish. A parent volunteer has been secured to call parents to personally invite them to all PI events on a monthly basis.

Special Ed students are included in all Title I support classes and PI activities as is appropriate to meet their IEP goals.

PART IV ADOPTION

This LMMS Parental Involvement Plan has been developed jointly with, and agreed on with, parents of children participating in Title I program, as evidenced by meeting minutes.

Revision Dates

May 2013 2nd, 8th, 16th, 2013 Signed as Final Draft in August 2013

The Parent Involvement Plan was developed by LMMS in May 2013 and will be in effect for the period of school year 2013-2014. The school will distribute this Parent Involvement Plan to all parents of participating Title I children and make it available to the community on or before August 31, 2013.

Title I Team

Connie McCrary, Principal

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Kari Shepherd, Lead Title I Teacher

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Kimberly DeRose, Parent Involvement Coordinator ____________________________________________________

These parents were involved with the development of this document:

Family Engagement Action Team Parent Advisory Committee

Allen Jones - FEAT Chair

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Ann Nix

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Paula Burger

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Liz Cano

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Barbara Jennings

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These community members were involved with the development of the ideas and plans reflected in this document:

Family Engagement Action Team Community Advisory Board Members

Jerry DuPree

YMCA Tony Santoriello Your Chef

Sylvia Cardona

Mentor Me Valerie Daniel Faith’s House

Annaliza Thomas Literacy Forsyth Kathy Johnson No. GA Lending

Amy Sol Next Generation Focus Steve Wall TNT Gym

Documents

Little Mill Middle School Title I Parent Involvement Plan ...€¦ · Increase the number of community groups/partnerships – ESOL, grandparent as parents, and single parent groups