Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsTitle I Administration

May 21, 2012 through May 29, 2012

Title I Technical Assistance Session

2012-2013 School Level Parental Involvement Plan (PIP)

Presented by Arnaldo A. Gonzalez

Do not contact the Florida Department of Education for assistance with your school’s PIP. If further assistance is required, please contact Mr. Arnaldo A. Gonzalez, Title I Administration, at 305-953-6068.

OverviewOverview

This document is designed by Title I Administration to assist schools in developing comprehensive and high quality parental involvement plans (PIP) which will meet the requirements of Section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The format for this guidance includes:

Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) Expected Outcomes and Goals

2012-2013 Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP)

Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) and School-Parent Compact Reminders

Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) Evaluation/Review Recommendations

Navigation Instructions for the School-Level Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) Online Template

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Expected Outcomes:

Scope and Sequence, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Section 1118. Parental Involvement - Title I Compliance

All project and program activities help to:

Understand and implement the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act

Increase academic achievement through Parent Involvement

Goals:

1. Implement research-based parental involvement plans, practices, programs, and activities that are linked to improving academic achievement.

2. Provide training, information, and support services that strengthen the relations between parents and schools in meaningful ways that improve academic achievement.

3. Coordinate, collaborate, and network to increase collaboration; and coordinate efforts related to family involvement and academic achievement to inform parents of the NCLB Act.

2012-2013 Parent Involvement Plan (PIP)

The 2012-2013 School Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) will be due to the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) by October 12, 2012. The Department is not planning any significant changes to the 2012-2013 parental involvement plan template in content or format of the responses. FDOE is planning to make the following types of updates:

Increase the character limits in the tables;

Provide a printer friendly link to the public;

Update the review section;

Pre-populate the 2012-2013 system with the responses included in the 2011-2012 system; and pre-populate the 2011-2012 evaluation included in the 2012-2013 template with the plans from the 2011-2012 building capacity and staff development sections. If the school implemented all of the activities planned, then the school will only need to enter the number of sessions and number of participants. The Department will have a feature to delete or add rows in case the school’s plan changed.

Do not contact the Florida Department of Education for assistance with the completion of your school’s PIP. If further assistance is required, please contact Mr. Arnaldo A. Gonzalez, Title I Administration, at 305-953-6068.

Remember that you will need to upload evidence of parent involvement in development of the Parent-School Compact and evidence of parent involvement in development of the PIP, as well as upload an electronic version of the School-Parent Compact.

Be proactive. Conduct a PIP and School-Parent Compact Review Meeting for parents and staff, before the 2011-2012 school year ends, in order to compile evidences of parent input in the development of the PIP and the Parent-School Compact for the 2012-2013 school year. Also, identify barriers which could have hindered participation by parents in parental involvement activities during the 2011-2012 school year, and the steps the school will take to overcome the identified barriers. Further, when reviewing the school’s 2012-2013 PIP, results from the school’s M-DCPS Title I Parent/Family Involvement Survey 2012 should be utilized with revisions.

Refer to the school PIP Assurances in order to meet State guidelines, applicable statutes, regulations, and procedures.

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School-Parent Compact RemindersSchool-Parent Compact Reminders

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Schools should begin the review/evaluation process for the Title I program as a whole and the PIP, at this time. Schools should begin to gather all of their plans (e.g. PIP, School-Parent Compact, and the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and take them to their parent groups for input into the changes that need to be made for the next year.

Send a signed and dated copy of the school’s PIP Assurances to the Title I Office with the school’s Title I Annual Parent Meeting Documentation Packet by the 1st week of November.

Inform parents and parent organizations of the purpose and existence of the Parent Information and Resource Center(s) in Florida, i.e. PIRC at University of South Florida (USF). For more information contact the Florida Parent Information Resource Center (FL PIRC) @ The University of South Florida at: 1-813-974-5458. Visit website at: www.partnershipcenter.usf.edu for many free, downloadable resources, and the Title I Neighborhood Resource Center – North, (Northside Shopping Center) 7900 NW 27th Avenue, Miami Florida 33147, 305-694-7120, the Title I Neighborhood Resource Center – South, (FDLRS) 5555 SW 93rd Avenue, Portable# 3, Miami, Florida 33165, 305-274-7468 and the Title I Neighborhood Resource Center – Gratigny, 733 East 57th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013, 305-953-6068.

Display hard copies of the District PIP and school-level PIP and make them available in the school’s main office and also in the Parent Resource Center/Parent Corner.

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It is recommended that the Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) and School-Parent Compact Evaluations/Reviews are included in the next EESAC meeting. The discussions should also be included in the minutes of this meeting. The PIP guidance document (See FDOE’s online template) outlines examples and non-examples of methods for documenting parental input.

Recommended Example Non-Example

The Principal distributed a draft of the PIP and the amount of Title I funds set aside for parental involvement to the parents. The Principal led a discussion on each of the components included in the PIP and appropriate and legal uses of Title I funds. Through careful deliberation and discussion, revisions were made to the “Building Capacity” sections based on the discussions. Those present made no suggestions for revisions to the other sections. The Principal

The PIP was reviewed and approved.

This entry only indicates that parents were provided an opportunity to review the plan. It does not indicate that the parents had an opportunity for meaningful input.

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Recommended Example Non-Example

will make the updates to the online template as requested. Ms. Brown (parent) made a motion to approve the PIP with the indicated revisions. Mr. Gomez (parent) seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

This entry indicates that the parents reviewed a draft of the PIP and were provided an opportunity to give input. While it’s not necessary to make all the changes suggested by the parents, school leaders should take their suggestions into careful consideration.

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