Link to Student Teacher Parent Involvement Contract
Bowie Elementary Parental Involvement Policy
2007-2008
The Title I Parental Involvement section of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires each Title I school to jointly develop with and distribute to parents of participating children, a written parental involvement policy. The purpose of Title I is to provide activities and services which support students in meeting the state‘s academic standards.
Schools receiving Title I, Part A funds must implement programs and activities for the involvement of parents. In order to build a dynamic home-school partnership, Bowie Elementary will implement the following parental involvement activities:
Purpose
Activities
To include parents as 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.
• Campus Parental Involvement Committee
• Written-School Parent Compact
• Parent Survey
To inform parents about academic achievement standards, the school curriculum and instructional practices; school programs, extracurricular activities, attendance, student’s academic performance; and requirements for student placement and high school graduation.
To provide materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their children’s academic achievement such as literacy training, and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement.
• Title I Annual Parent Meeting
• Parent Teacher Conferences
• Report Cards
• Student Success Initiative
• Monthly Newsletters
• Weekly Student Folders
• Student Success Initiative Parent Information Meeting
To assist parents with parenting skills and foster home conditions that supports their children’s learning and social development.
• Building Strong Families Conference
• Home/School Connections
To involve families and community members as volunteers and audiences at the school or in other locations to support students and school programs.
• Breakfast with Me
• Career Day
• Grandparents Day
• Fall Festival
• Young Author’s Day
• Parent Volunteer Program
• Science Fair