LEA/Parent/Guardian Involvement Plan

Title I Programs

    In accordance with the requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act, the Pell City Board of Education encourages parent/guardian participation in Title I programs.

Parents/guardians must be offered substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.

      The Board directs that the following actions be implemented to insure compliance with federal law:

·         The involvement of parents/guardians in the planning, implementation and evaluation, and improvement of Title I programs/services through participation on Building School Improvement Teams;

·         Invitations to parents/guardians to attend at least an annual meeting, with additional meeting opportunities being available as needed, designed to provide Title I information and program services, and to solicit parent/guardians’ suggestions on program development, planning, evaluation and  operation;

·         Assistance to parents/guardians in understanding Title I, including the providing of information in a language understandable to the parent/guardian if practicable;

·         Parent/guardian notification of Title I student selection and criteria for selection;

·         Information regarding child’s achievement and progress;

·         A provision for input by Title I staff at regularly scheduled parent/guardian-teacher conferences and any additional communication as required by the Title I staff or parent/guardian;

·         Opportunities to enhance parent/guardians’ capacity to work with children in the home on school learning;

·         Professional development opportunities for teachers and staff to enhance their understanding of effective parent/guardian involvement strategies;

·         Ongoing communication between school and parent/guardian;

·         Other appropriate activities (i.e. Family Math Nights, parenting/guardian sessions, science, theatre, etc.)

Written Plans/Policies

The Pell City School District, as a recipient of Title I

funds, hereby adopts the following policy statement regarding the development of a District-wide plan for parental/guardian involvement in the development of a Title I plan, and directs the administration to:

·         Involve parents/guardians in the development of the plan;

·         Develop a plan that provides for the involvement of parents/guardians in the Title I activities of the school;

·         Provide the necessary technical, research, staff and administrative support to schools in the planning and implementing of effective parental/guardian involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance;

·         To integrate and coordinate the plans/policies for parental/guardian involvement in Title I programs with parental/guardian in other programs, including but not limited to Head Start;

·         To review and evaluate the District’s plan annually and to share the results of that review and evaluation with the Board;

·         To follow LEA Parent Involvement Activities in LEA Plan;

Legal Reference:        No Child Left Behind Act

Cross Reference:

Parental Involvement