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Parent InvolvementJeffrey Tesnow, Rasha Hetata, Chantelle Rose
October 2014
Parents Right To Know
Annual Notification
Title I-served buildings
Parents may request the professional qualifications of their student’s classroom teacher(s)
Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT)
Notifications sent to parents of children in Title I schools
If taught four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified
Parent Notification For Limited English Proficient (LEP)
Students
District notifies parents of participating students in LEP programs
District Improvement (DI) andSchool Improvement (SI) Status
Notifications/letters no longer have to be sent to parents upon DI/SI identification
Targeted Assistance (TA) Programs
Eligibility list
Multi-criteria
Service specific students who are at-risk of failing:
Schoolwide Programs
40% poverty or higher
Improve educational opportunities for all students
Parental Involvement District Policy
District Written Policy
Develop jointly with parents
Agree upon with parents
Distribute to parents of participating children and the community
District Written Policy
Involve parents in development of the district policy, school plans and school improvement Conduct an annual evaluation of content and effectiveness of the policy
School Parental Involvement Plan
Update periodically
Make available to the community
Address specific building requirements Annual meeting Parent meetings May provide transportation, child
care and home visits
School Parental Involvement Plan
Involve parents in planning
Provide parents with information about the curriculum, assessments, proficiency levels and opportunities for decision-making
Involving Parents in the Plan
School-Parent Compact
Component of the school-level plan
Plan of action that outlines how everyone shares responsibility for student success
School-Parent Compact
School: high-quality curriculum and instruction
Parent: support their children’s learning
Plan effective two-way communication:
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Progress reports
Reasonable access to staff and volunteer opportunities
USDoE template: No signatures required
School-Parent Compact
Set aside 1% of the District’s Title I allocation (if more than $500,000)
At least 95% of the District’s set aside must go to the building level
Include the Nonpublic Parent Involvement Amount
Reservation
Parental Input
Parental Input
Parents of participating children SHALL be involved in decisions on how funds are allotted for activities
Provide opportunities for full
participation of all parents with:
- LEP
- Disabilities
- Migratory children
Parental Input
SHALL provide assistance to parents in understanding topics such as:
State and local academic assessments
Common Core State Standards
Building CapacityTo improve student academic achievement,
each district and school served with Title I funds
SHALL provide materials and
training in:
Literacy Technology
Building Capacity
SHALL educate school staff in the value and utility of contributions of parents
Building Capacity
Building Capacity
SHALL coordinate and integrate with other parent programs, activities and community groups
Building Capacity
SHALL ensure information is sent to parents of the participating children in a format and language the parents can understand
Building Capacity
Expenditures must be based on the needs assessment and goals.
Examples:
Family Literacy
http://www.famlit.org
Parenting Skills
Allowable Activities
Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”
Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”
Is this “Reasonable and
Necessary?”
Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”
Materials for parents to use to educate their children
“Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”
Incentive or Reward
“Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”
“Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”
Is this “Reasonable and Necessary?”
Parents on Field Trips
Questions?
education.ohio.gov
Follow Superintendent Ross on Twitter
Social Media
@OHEducation
ohio-department-of-education
Ohio Families and EducationOhio Teachers’ Homeroom
OhioEdDept
storify.com/ohioEdDept
