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School Parent and Family Engagement Plan

School Parent and Family Engagement Plan
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School Name: Nemo Vista Elementary
Facilitator Name: Regina Tilley
Plan Review/Revision Date: 8/1/2021
District Level Reviewer, Title: Lindsey Ketchum
District Level Approval Date: 8/1/2021
Committee Members, Role:
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First Name Last Name Position
Erica DeSalvo Parent
Monica Ross ParaPro/Parent
Lindsey Ketchum District Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator
Mandy Watters ParaPro
Paige Condray Parent
Deborah DuBose Parent
Committee Members, Role:
(Select "Repeat" to open more entry fields to add additional team members)
First Name Last Name Position
April Andrews Administrative Assistant/Parent
Becky Barnhardt Counselor
Jennifer Stark Food Service
Regina Tilley Elementary Facilitator
Haili Mallett Parent
Ginger McKissen Parent
Committee Members, Role:
(Select "Repeat" to open more entry fields to add additional team members)
First Name Last Name Position
Jamie Owens ParaPro/Parent
Jessica Howell Parent

​Required Components Checklist:

1: Jointly Developed

  • 1.1: Involve parents in the development of the school parent and family engagement plan
  • 1.2: Involve parents in the review, update, and improvement, at least annually, of the school parent and family engagement plan to meet the changing needs of parents and the school
  • 1.3: Ensure adequate representation of parents of participating children in the process in a variety of roles
  • 1.4: Submit any parent comments to the district if the Title I Schoolwide Plan is not satisfactory to parents
  • 1.5: Address opportunities for regular meetings if requested by parents
  • (May accomplish collaboration through the coalition of parents and community representatives)
​​1: Jointly Developed​
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(Describe/List how parents will be involved in the development of the school parent and family engagement plan and how parents will be involved in the planning, review, and improvement of parent and family engagement programs.)​

Does the School Parent and Family Engagement Plan describe how the school will accomplish each of the required components?

The school will engage parents in the annual evaluation of the Title I, Part A Program's parental involvement efforts through an annual evaluation using a comprehensive needs assessment filled out by teachers, parents and school staff. The Title I committee, made up of teachers, parents and school staff, will determine the effectiveness of the parent and family engagement plan and make changes if warranted. While collecting evidence about satisfaction with the program and the school's efforts to increase parental involvement will be a part of the evaluation, the survey will also collect specific information on the (1) growth in number of parents participating in workshops and meetings; (2) specific needs of parents; (3) effectiveness of specific strategies; and (4) engagement of parents in activities to support student academic growth. If the Title I School-wide Plan is not satisfactory to parents, comments will be submitted to the district. Requests by parents for opportunities for regular meetings will be addressed.

Required Components Checklist:

​​2: Annual Title I Meeting

  • 2.1: Conduct an annual Title I meeting
    • to inform parents of the requirements of Title I and the school’s participation
    • to inform parents of their rights under Title I
    • (Recommendation: Include the month/year or month/day/year when the Annual Title I meeting will be held)

(Note: The purpose of the annual Title I meeting is to disseminate information only and cannot be used as an opportunity for gathering input into the Parent and Family Engagement Plan and School-Parent Compacts.)

​2: Annual Title I Meeting

​(Describe/List when (provide the month/year or month/day/year) the school will hold the Annual Title I meeting to inform parents of the requirements of Title I and the school’s participation as well as the parents’ rights to be involved. The Annual Title I meeting should not be used to ask for parent input, but provided as an opportunity to disseminate information and distribute copies of the revised parent and family engagement policy.)

​Does the School Parent and Family Engagement Plan describe how the school will accomplish each of the required components?
  • The school will conduct a virtual or in person Annual Title I Meeting for parents of the students who participate in the Title I, Part A Program.
  • The school will hold their annual Title I meeting separate from any other meetings or activities to ensure that they had ample time to provide a description/explanation of school curriculum, information on forms of academic assessments used to measure student progress and information on proficiency level students are expected to meet.
  • For each Title I, Part A School, an Annual Title I Meeting must be conducted. The agenda, the sign in sheet and the minutes for this meeting were generated separately from any other events and kept on file in the school's office.
  • Parents will be informed of their rights under Title I at the meeting. We will also mail them a copy of their rights.

Required Components Checklist:

3: Communications

  • 3.1: ***Make the school parent and family engagement plan available to families and the local community
    • Include contact information for the parent facilitator
  • 3.2: Ensure that the plan is written in an understandable and uniform format, to the extent practicable, provided in a language the parents can understand, and that the informational packet is appropriate for the age and grade of each child
  • 3.3: ***Distribute an informational packet annually to include
    • Description of engagement program
    • Recommended roles
    • Ways for a family to get involved in a variety of roles
    • Survey regarding volunteer interests
    • Schedule of activities planned throughout the school year
    • Regular, two-way, and meaningful system for parents/teachers to communicate
  • 3.4: ***Place a parent-friendly summary/explanation of the parent and family engagement plan online and as a supplement to the student handbook
    • Obtain signatures from each parent acknowledging receipt of the [district’s] parent and family engagement plan summary
  • 3.5: Offer meetings at various times (such as in the morning and evening)
  • 3.6: Offer meetings in different formats (such as offered online and in-person group meetings as well as home visits or other types of individual meetings)
  • (May offer transportation as such services relate to preventing barriers to parent and family engagement) (May offer child care as such services relate to preventing barriers to parent and family engagement) (May offer home visits as such services relate to preventing barriers to parent and family engagement) (***Must post these items to website by August 1)
3: Communications

​(Describe/List how the parent and family engagement policy will be distributed to parents and how the school is going to communicate with parents including information about how the school will provide information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities to parents in a format, to the extent practicable, and in a language that parents can understand.)

​Does the School Parent and Family Engagement Plan describe how the school will accomplish each of the required components?​
  • The school parent and family engagement plan is made available to families and the local community  on the school website, included in the informational packet at the annual meeting and is also included  in the student handbook which is written in an understandable language for the parents. Signatures are obtained from each parent acknowledging the receipt of the NVE parent and family engagement plan summary. Parents may contact the parent facilitator Regina Tilley at (501) 893-2435 for more information.
  • The school will distribute a monthly newsletter to parents that is developed with participation of the parent- school organization, principal, staff and parent volunteers. It includes school news, a calendar of school activities, and parenting tips related to school achievement such as homework tips, organizational skills, study skills and wellness tips.
  • Parents will be surveyed regarding volunteer interests.
  • The school will create a Web site to house classroom Web sites for each teacher. Homework assignments and pertinent classroom information will be available on classroom Web sites. Also, parents can access their child's grades using a PIN number they received at the beginning of the school year. Parents may use email to communicate with members of the school staff. 
  • Each teacher will send home a folder containing student papers and work samples each week. Parents will be asked to sign the folder and send it back to school. 
  • Teachers will routinely contact parents on an individual basis to communicate about their child's progress.
  • The school provides regular two way communication by school messenger, remind 101, email, text, and social media.
  • The school will provide to parents reports/report cards every 4.5 weeks with information regarding their child's academic progress and upcoming classroom and school events. 
  • The school will hold an informational meeting to explain their child's test results and standardized test scores.
  • The school offers meetings at various times and in different formats such as online, face to face, or home visits.
  • The school will post notices in school facilities and provide information for local newspapers and radio stations about parent workshops and meetings. 
  • The school will use the student handbook, school Web site, signage at the school entrance, and parent orientation meetings about the School­wide Title I Plan and how to get a copy upon request.

​Required Components Checklist:

4: School-Parent Compact

  • 4.1: Jointly develop a School-Parent Compact
    • Outline how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement
    • Address the importance of regular two-way, meaningful communication through:
      • conferences (no fewer than 2 each year)
      • frequent reports on progress
      • reasonable access to staff
      • opportunities to volunteer
      • observation of classroom activities
  • 4.2: Build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the challenging State academic standards
  • 4.3: Encourage school staff to use volunteer surveys to compile a volunteer resource book listing interests and availability of volunteers
  • 4.4: Involve parents in a variety of roles
4: School-Parent Compact

​(Describe/List the process the schools will follow to jointly develop with parents a school-parent compact.)

​Does the School Parent and Family Engagement Plan describe how the school will accomplish each of the required components?​
  • School staff, parents, and students have developed a school-parent-­student compact. This compact outlines how parents, school staff, and students share the responsibility for improving 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 academic standards. All stakeholders will sign the compact.
  • The school provides regular two-way meaningful communication through conferences (no fewer than two a year), progress reports every 4.5 weeks, reasonable access to staff and opportunities to volunteer. 
  • The teachers have access to a volunteer resource book that contains volunteers in a variety of roles.

Required Components Checklist:

5: Reservation of Funds

5.1: Involve parents and family members of children receiving services under Title I in the decisions regarding how reserved funds are allotted for parent and family engagement activities (only required if the school system receives more than $500,000 Title I, Part A allocation, and a percentage of the 1 percent reservation of funds is allocated to the school)

5: Reservation of Funds

​(If the district receives more than $500,000 in Title I allocation, then it must reserve 1 percent for parent and family engagement activities. A minimum of 90% of that 1% must go to the schools, with priority given to high-need schools. If the school is allocated a percentage of the 1 percent, describe/list how the school will share with parents the budget for parent and family engagement activities and programs and how parents will be involved in providing input into how the funds are used.)

​​Does the School Parent and Family Engagement Plan describe how the school will accomplish each of the required components?

N/A

Required Components Checklist:

6: Coordination of Services

  • 6.1: Investigate and, where feasible, utilize community resources in the instructional program
  • 6.2: Coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement programs, activities, and strategies with early childhood programs (applicable to elementary schools), college and career ready resources or organizations (applicable to middle and high schools), parent resource centers, or other programs that encourage and support parents in fully participating
  • 6.3: Promote and support responsible parenting
  • 6.4: Consider recruiting alumni to create an alumni advisory commission
  • 6.5: Enable the formation of a Parent Teacher Association or organization
  • Leaders of said organization will be utilized in appropriate decisions
  • 6.6: Engage in other activities that will use community resources strengthen school programs, practices, and learning
  • 6.7: Ensure the plan is comprehensive and coordinated in nature
  • 6.8: Incorporate this plan into the school’s improvement plan
6: Coordination of Services

​(Describe/List how the district and/or school will coordinate with other organizations, businesses, and community partners to provide additional supports and resources to families.)

​​Does the School Parent and Family Engagement Plan describe how the school will accomplish each of the required components?
  • The school utilizes community resources in the instructional process.
  • The school will involve parents on school improvement planning committees. To support this process, the school will offer both school staff and parents training on how to contribute to this process in a meaningful way.
  • To take advantage of community resources, the school shall consider recruiting alumni from the school to create an alumni advisory commission to provide advice and guidance for school improvement.
  • The school shall enable the formation of a Parent Teacher Association or organization that will foster parental and community involvement within the school. Leaders of the organization will be utilized in appropriate decisions. 
  • Coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement strategies with parent and family engagement strategies under other programs, such as the Head Start Program, Reading First Program, Early Reading First Program, Even Start Program, Parents as Teachers Program and, Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, and state-­run pre­-school programs.
  • The school engages in other activities that will use community resources to strengthen school programs, practices, and learning such as partnering with UCA for Family Night, local agencies during Health Fair Week, community professionals during Career Fair, and community volunteer readers.
  • The Parent and Family Engagement plan will be incorporated into the school's improvement plan. 

Required Components Checklist:

7: Building Capacity of Parents

  • 7.1: Schedule regular parent involvement meetings
  • 7.2: Provide parents with a description and explanation of the curriculum in use
  • 7.3: Provide parents with individual student academic assessment results and interpretation of those results
  • 7.4: Provide parents with a description and explanation of the assessments used to measure student progress and achievement levels of the challenging State academic standards
  • 7.5: Provide assistance and instruction to parents of children served by the school in understanding these topics:
    • Arkansas Academic Standards
    • State and local academic assessments including alternate assessments
    • Title I, Part A requirements
    • Strategies parents can use to support their child’s academic progress
    • Partnering with teachers to support their child’s academic achievements
    • Incorporating developmentally appropriate learning activities
    • Use of ADE website and tools for parents [http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov]
    • Assistance with nutritional meal planning and preparation
    • How parents of high school students can be involved in the decisions affecting course selection, career planning, and preparation for postsecondary opportunities
    • Including role play and demonstration by trained volunteers
  • 7.6: Provide materials and training to help parents to work with their children to improve their children’s achievement, such as literacy training and using technology (including education about the harms of copyright piracy), as appropriate, to foster parent and family engagement
  • 7.7: Promote and support responsible parenting
7: Building Capacity of Parents

​(Describe/List activities, such as workshops, conferences, classes, online resources, Academic Parent-Teacher Team meetings, and any equipment or other materials that may be necessary to support parents in helping their student’s academic success.)

​Does the School Parent and Family Engagement Plan describe how the school will accomplish each of the required components?​
  • These meetings will include parent training sessions to help parents understand how to enhance their child's education. 
  • These meetings will include a series of family nights that provide an opportunity for parent and their child to experience the school situation in a positive and helpful manner while school staff may provide any needed assistance or encouragement. 
  • The school will hold an orientation for parents to inform them about the school's participation in the Title I program and to encourage parents to be involved with reviewing and revising of the School's Title I Plan. 
  • Teachers will hold conferences individually with parents of children in their classrooms. Parents will be given a summary of the student's test scores and an explanation of the interventions teachers are using to assist the child in reaching achievement goals. Parents will be asked to engage in discussion of how they can support these efforts. Parents will also be given suggestions for coordinating school-parent efforts and explanations of homework and grading procedures. 
  • The school will make use of DESE website and tools for parents at http://www.arkansased.gov.
  • Parents are provided access online to lesson plans with I can statements and standards
  • The school will encourage parents in the following types of roles and activities to increase their involvement and support for student learning: 

Awards day presentation

Family Night

Parent education workshops

Open House

Parent-­school organization

Various Committees

Family wellness connections

Required Components Checklist:

8: Building Capacity of School Staff

  • 8.1: Ensure professional development requirements are met for teachers and administrators
  • 8.2: Train teachers, specialized instructional support personnel, principals, and other school leaders, and other staff, with the assistance of parents:
    • That parents play an integral role in assisting student learning
    • In the value and utility of contributions of parents
    • In how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners
    • To implement and coordinate parent programs and build ties between home and school
    • To welcome parents into the school and seek parental support and assistance
    • To provide information in a format, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand
    • To respond to parent requests for parent and family engagement activities
    • To recognize that a parent is a full partner by including in the school handbook the school’s process for resolving parent concerns
8: Building Capacity of School Staff

​(Describe/List activities such as workshops, conferences, trainings, webinars, online resources, and Academic Parent-Teacher Team meetings that will be used with school staff to build their capacity to work with parents as equal partners. Describe/List methods of parents’ assistance for building staff capacity. Describe/List actions the school will take to provide other reasonable support for parent and family engagement activities.)

​​Does the School Parent and Family Engagement Plan describe how the school will accomplish each of the required components?
  • The professional development requirements are met for teachers and administrators through the required professional development on a rotation schedule that is assigned by the state. 
  • The school conducts surveys during the school year to gather input from parents. We recognize that parents play an integral role in assisting student learning and value the contribution of parents. 
  • The school implements programs such as Family Night to build ties between home and school. 
  • The school responds to parent requests for parent and family engagement activities by providing materials from the parent center. 
  • Section 4 of the handbook provides the school's process for resolving parent concerns.


Required Components Checklist:

9: Building Capacity - Discretionary

  • D.1: Provide necessary literacy training from funds received under this part if the local educational agency has exhausted all other reasonably available sources of funding for such training.
  • D.2: 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.
  • D.3: Train parents to enhance the involvement of other parents.
  • D.4: Adopt and implement model approaches to improving parent and family engagement.
  • D.5: Establish a districtwide parent advisory council to provide advice on all matters related to parental involvement in Title I, Part A programs.
  • D.6: Develop appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses in parent and family engagement activities.
  • D.7: 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 unable to attend conferences at school to maximize parental involvement and participation in their children’s education.
9: Building Capacity - Discretionary

​​(The school parent and family engagement policy/plan may include additional sections describing other discretionary activities that the school, in meaningful consultation with its parents, chooses to undertake to build capacity.)

​Did the School and Parents choose to include any Discretionary (Optional) Components in the School Parent and Family Engagement Plan?

Addressed in other components.

(Find complete guidance on the DESE Parent and Family Engagement Requirements webpage.)

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