

McWhorter Elementary School 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, McWhorter 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. |
· Title I Annual Parent Meeting · Parent Teacher Conferences · Student Report Cards/Progress Reports · School Report Card
|
|
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. |
· Family Fridays
|
|
To assist parents with parenting skills and foster home conditions that supports their children’s learning and social development. |
· Building Strong Families Conference
|
|
To involve families and community members as volunteers and audiences at the school or in other locations to support students and school programs. |
· Fall Festival |