ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan

I, COREY WRIGHT , do hereby certify that all facts, figures, and representations made in this application are true, correct, and consistent with the statement of assurances for these waivers. Furthermore, all applicable statutes, regulations, and procedures; administrative and programmatic requirements; and procedures for fiscal control and maintenance of records will be implemented to ensure proper accountability for the expenditure of funds on this project. All records necessary to substantiate these requirements will be available for review by appropriate state and federal staff. I further certify that all expenditures will be obligated on or after the effective date and prior to the termination date of the project. Disbursements will be reported only as appropriate to this project, and will not be used for matching funds on this or any special project, where prohibited.

Assurances

  • The school will be governed by the statutory definition of parental involvement, and will carry out programs, activities, and procedures in accordance with the definition outlined in Section 9101(32), ESEA;
  • Involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A in decisions about how Title I, Part A funds reserved for parental involvement are spent [Section 1118(b)(1) and (c)(3)];
  • Jointly develop/revise with parents the school parental involvement policy and distribute it to parents of participating children and make available the parental involvement plan to the local community [Section 1118 (b)(1)];
  • Involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under this part, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parental involvement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan under section 1114(b)(2) [Section 1118(c)(3)];
  • Use the findings of the parental involvement policy review to design strategies for more effective parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary, the school’s parental involvement policy [Section 1118(a)(E)];
  • Inform parents and parental organizations of the purpose and existence of the Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRC) in Florida, i.e., PIRC of Family Network on Disabilities in Florida (FND) and PIRC at University of South Florida (USF) [Section 1118(g)];
  • If the plan for Title I, Part A, developed under Section 1112, is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will submit parent comments with the plan when the school submits the plan to the local educational agency [Section 1118(b)(4)];
  • Provide to each parent an individual student report about the performance of their child on the state assessment in at least mathematics, language arts, and reading [Section 1111(h)(6)(B)(i)];
  • Provide each parent timely notice when their child has been assigned or has been taught for four (4) or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified within the meaning of the term in 34 CFR Section 200.56 [Section 1111(h)(6)(B)(ii)]; and
  • Provide each parent timely notice information regarding their right to request information on the professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers and paraprofessionals [Section (h)(6)(A)].

 

Signature of Principal or Designee

Date Signed

 

Mission Statement

Parental Involvement Mission Statement (Optional)

Response: Englewood High School is committed to providing meaningful communication regarding student academic learning and other school activities. This includes ensuring that parents play an integral role in assisting their child with learning, that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their children's education at school, that parents are full partners in their children's education and are included as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their children, & the carrying out of other activities, such as those described in section 1118 of the ESEA.

Involvement of Parents

Describe how the school will involve parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely manner, in the planning, review, and improvement of Title I programs including involvement in the decisions regarding how funds for parental involvement will be used [Sections1118(c)(3), 1114(b)(2), and 1118(a)(2)(B)].

Response: Monthly, Englewood High School will involve parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely manner, in the planning, review, and improvement of Title I programs via Parent Involvement Committee, SAC, and PTSA Board meetings. During the monthly meetings parents will have the opportunity to suggest topics for future meetings and conduct regular reviews of the PIP. Input will be documented via meeting notes. A link to the PIP will be placed on the school's website and hard copies will be made available upon request.

Coordination and Integration

Describe how the school will coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs and activities that teach parents how to help their children at home, to the extent feasible and appropriate, including but not limited to, other federal programs such as: Head Start, Early Reading First, Even Start, Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, public preschool, Title I, Part C, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Title VI [Section 1118(e)(4)].

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Program

Coordination

1

IDEA

Provides funds and services for parents of ESE students

2

ESOL Parent Nights

Marisa Gonzalez 7 Gibson Holmes will ensure parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful in the ESOL Program

Annual Parent Meeting

Describe the specific steps the school will take to conduct an annual meeting designed to inform parents of participating children about the school’s Title I program, the nature of the Title I program (schoolwide or targeted assistance), Adequately Yearly Progress, school choice, supplemental educational services, and the rights of parents. Include timeline, persons responsible, and evidence the school will use to demonstrate the effectiveness of the activity [Section 1118(c)(1)].

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Activity/Tasks

Person Responsible

Timeline

Evidence of Effectiveness

1

Develop agenda, handouts, and/or presentation materials

Tania Woods

September-October

Copy of agenda, handouts, & PowerPoint

2

Develop and disseminate flyer

Tania Woods

September-October

Copy of Flyer

3

Advertise/publicize the event

Richard Willoughby

September-October

Parent Link info, Printout of Website

4

Develop sign- in sheets

Tania Woods

September-October

Parent Link info, Printout of Website

5

Maintain documentation

Tania Woods

September-October

Contents of Black Box

Flexible Parent Meetings

Describe how the school will offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide with Title I funds, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services related to parental involvement [Section 1118(c)(2)].

Response: Quarterly, Englewood High School will conduct parent meetings in the afternoon immediately after school and in the evenings, parent nights. All Title I meetings/programming will be held at flexible times in the afternoon and evening. Title I funds will be used for transportation and/or child care to accomodate parents for parent involvement services when request by parents.

Building Capacity

Describe how the school will implement activities that will build the capacity for strong parental involvement, in order to ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement [Section 1118(e)]. Describe the actions the school will take to provide materials and training to help parents work with their child to improve their child’s academic achievement [Section 1118(e)(2)].Include information on how the school will provide other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under Section 1118 as parents may request [Section 1118(e)(14)].

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Content and Type of Activity

Person Responsible

Correlation to Student Achievement

Timeline

Evidence of Effectiveness

1

Early College Parent Night

Dr. Katrina Landa

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful in the Early College Program or learn ways to become a part of the Early College Program.

September 2011

Agenda & Sign in sheets, surveys/evaluations

2

Title I Annual Meeting

Corie James

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful at Englewood High School and the many resources associated with being a Title I school.

September -October 2011

Agenda & Sign in sheets, surveys/evaluations

3

AVID Parent Night

Gail Berzins & Shawna Adams

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful in the AVID Program or learn ways to become a part of the AVID Program.

September 2011-October 2011

Agenda & Sign in sheets, surveys/evaluations

4

Early College Parent Night

Dr. Katrina Landa

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful in the Early College Program or learn ways to become a part of the Early College Program.

August 2011

Agenda & Sign in sheets, surveys/evaluations

5

NHS Parent Night

Gail Berzins & Michelle Brooks

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful in the Early College Program or learn ways to become a part of the National Honor’s Society.

March 2012

Agenda & Sign in sheets,surveys/evaluations

Staff Training

Describe the training the school will provide to educate the teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and schools [Section 1118(e)(3)].

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Content and Type of Activity

Person Responsible

Correlation to Student Achievement

Timeline

Evidence of Effectiveness

1

Full Service Schools: How to communicate with and assist parents. how to work with parents.

D. Brown

Teachers reach out to parents to build a relationship between home and school. Students with more involved parents achieve at a higher level and have less disciplinary concerns.

September

Agenda & Number of full service school referrals

2

Value of parent involvement

M. Kirk

Teachers reach out to parents to build a relationship between home and school. Students with more involved parents achieve at a higher level and have less disciplinary concerns.

December

Agenda & Sign in Sheets

3

Building ties between school and home.

M. Kirk

Teachers reach out to parents to build a relationship between home and school. Students with more involved parents achieve at a higher level and have less disciplinary concerns.

March

Agenda & Sign in Sheets

Other Activities

Describe the other activities, such as parent resource centers, the school will conduct to encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children [Section 1118 (e)(4)].

Response: The Parent Resource Center will be moved to a more accessible location by the end of October. The Volunteer Coordinator will ensure parents have access to various resources and information available at Englewood High School. Effectiveness will be determined by parent sign in sheets and the number of materials borrowed.

Communication

Describe how the school will provide parents of participating children the following [Section 1118(c)(4)]: 1118(c)(4)(A)];

  • Timely information about the Title I programs [Section 1118(c)(4)(A)];
  • Description and explanation of the curriculum at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet [Section 1118(c)(4)(B)];
  • 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[Section 1118(c)(4)(C)]; and
  • If the schoolwide program plan under Section 1114 (b)(2) is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will also submit the parents’ comments on the plan that will be available to the local education agency [Section 1118(c)(5)].

Response: Timely information about the Title I program as well as a description and explanation of the curriculum at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet will be communicated to parents via ParentLink, the website, and/or U.S. mail. ParentLink will conduct call outs at least a week in advance and the day before the actual meeting or activity. The Website will post infomration at least a week in advance and will be removed after the event takes place. 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 will be available at Parental Involvement, SAC, and PTSA meetings. If the school-wide program plan under section 1114 (b)(2) is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will also submit the parents' comments on the plan.

Accessibility

Describe how the school will provide full opportunities for participation in parental involvement activities for all parents (including parents with limited English proficiency, disabilities, and migratory children). Include how the school plans to share information related to school and parent programs, meetings, school reports, and other activities in an understandable and uniform format and to the extent practical, in a language parents can understand [Section 1118(e)(5) and 1118(f)].

Response: Written communications in the various languages will be sent home. Paraprofessionals proficient in world languages will also be available for translations at parent nights. Predicated on state statute, paraprofessionals at Englewood High School are available to translate based on the number of students enrolled per language that require support. Therefore, written translations will be provided for the 6 most common languages at Englewood High School. Information will routinely be provided in the following languages: English, Spanish, Farsi, French/Creole, Arabic, Dzongkha (Napoli), & Burmese. TransAct will also be used to translate documents. Parents with disabilities will have the same opportunities and will also have additional support from Shawn Shannon, Lead Teacher/Site Coach and or Monica Richardson, ESE Coordinator. ESOL paras will follow up with designated students and parents to ensure the information was received.

Discretionary Activities

Discretionary School Level Parental Involvement Policy Components Check if the school does not plan to implement discretionary parental involvement activities. Check all activities the school plans to implement:

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Activity

Description of Implementation Strategy

Person Responsible

Correlation to Student Achievement

Timeline

1

Maximizing parental involvement and participation in their children’s education by arranging school meetings at a variety of times, or conducting in-home conferences between teachers or other educators, who work directly with participating children, with parents who are unable to attend those conferences at school [Section 1118(e)(10)];

School ConferencesParents will be able to coordinate parent/teacher conferences directly with their child’s teacher or coordinate via the guidance department.

Guidance Department

Increase student achievement, increase parental involvement, and reduce the drop-out rate.

September 2011-June 2012

2

Developing appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses, including faith-based organizations, in parental involvement activities [Section 1118(e)(13)].

School-wide parent advisory council

Corey Wright (PAC), Corie James (SAC), Tania Woods (PTSA)

Parents will be able to Increase student achievement, increase parental involvement, and reduce the drop-out rate.

September 2011-June 2012

Upload Evidence of Input from Parents

Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the plan.

Upload Parent-School Compact

Note: As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement Section 1118(d)].

Upload an electronic version of the Parent-School Compact.

Upload Evidence of Parent Involvement in Development of Parent-School Compact

Note: As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement Section 1118(d)].

Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the compact.

Evaluation of the 2010-2011 Parental Involvement Plan

Building Capacity Summary

Provide a summary of activities provided during the 2010-2011 school year that were designed to build the capacity of parents to help their children [Section 1118 (e)(1-2)]. Include participation data on the Title I annual meeting.

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Content and Type of Activity

Number of Activities

Number of Participants

Correlation to Student Achievement

1

Early College Parent Night

2

50

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful in the Early College Program or learn ways to become a part of the Early College Program.

2

Title I Annual Meeting

1

5

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful at Englewood High School and the many resources associated with being a Title I school.

3

AVID Parent Night

1

20

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful in the AVID Program or learn ways to become a part of the AVID Program.

4

College Night

2

25

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help student apply for college, scholarships, and housing.

5

ESOL Parent Night

2

10

Parents are informed and provide input on strategies to help students be successful in the ESOL Program.

Staff Training Summary

Provide a summary of the professional development activities provided by the school during the 2010-2011 school year to educate staff on the value and utility of contributions of parents; how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners; the implementation and coordination of parent programs; and how to build ties between parents and the school [Section 1118 (e)(3)].

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Content and Type of Activity

Number of Activities

Number of Participants

Correlation to Student Achievement

1

Full Service Schools: How to communicate with and assist parents

1

115

Teachers reach out to parents to build a relationship between home and school. Students with more involved parents achieve at a higher level and have less disciplinary concerns.

Barriers

Describe the barriers that hindered participation by parents during the 2010-2011 school year in parental involvement activities. Include the steps the school will take during the 2011-2012 school year to overcome the barriers (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background) [Section 1118(a)(E)].

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Barrier (Including the Specific Subgroup)

Steps the School will Take to Overcome

1

The main barrier is lack of participation with regards to our low soci-economic subgroup. Language barriers are also a factor.

Some steps the school will take to overcome the barrier is notification saturation via ParentLink, the marquee, and letters as well as varying the times of parental involvement meetings and providing translators as often as possible.

Best Practices (Optional)

Describe the parental involvement activity/strategy the school implemented during the 2010-2011 schoool year that the school considers the most effective. This information may be shared with other LEAs and schools as a best practice. (Optional)

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Content/Purpose

Description of the Activity