Students are responsible for completing their homework and, with support from their parents, following these practical suggestions:

1. record assignments and due dates, ask questions and select necessary books and supplies before leaving school;
2. keep homework in the same place at home each day and take books

and materials directly to this study area;

• with parent’s assistance, plan the best time to complete work;
• complete work so that it is neat and legible;
• return work to teacher within time allotted by teacher.

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The goal of parental involvement is to provide information and opportunities for parents and guardians that will help them to assume a more meaningful role in improving students’ achievement, and increase their effectiveness when participating in the planning, design implementation and evaluation of Title I programs. Bloomfield Middle School recognizes our students’ families as essential partners in helping each student succeed. We commit ourselves to:

• Sharing clear information about each student’s progress with their family
• Offering practical suggestions to families on how they can support student learning at home
• Making representative parents and community members full partners in our decision-making
• Seeking and supporting adult volunteers to work with and inspire our students
• Creating a learning compact for students, parents, and teachers

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) provides financial assistance to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Federal funds are currently allocated through four statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates and the cost of education in each state

1. Basic Grants provide funds to LEAs in which the number of children counted in the formula (formula children) is at least 10 and exceeds 2 percent of an LEA's school-age population.
2. Concentration Grants provide funds to LEAs that are eligible for Basic Grants and in which the number of formula children exceeds 6,500 or 15 percent of an LEA’s the total school-age population.
3. Targeted Grants are based on the same data used for Basic and Concentration Grants except that the data are weighted so that LEAs with higher numbers or higher percentages of children receive more funds. Targeted Grants are based on the same data used for Basic and Concentration Grants except that the data are weighted so that LEAs with higher numbers or higher percentages of formula children receive more funds. Targeted Grants provide funds to LEAs in which the number of formula children (without application of the formula weights) is at least 10 and at least 5 percent of the LEA's school-age population.
4. Education Finance Incentive Grants (EFIG) distribute funds to States based on factors that measure:
• a State's effort to provide financial support for education compared to its relative wealth as measured by its per capita income; and
• the degree to which education expenditures among LEAs within the State are equalized.

• An informational meeting will be held at the beginning of each school year to share mutual expectations for students so all parents are an integral part of facilitating achievement.
• Parents are invited to attend special programs, awards ceremonies or activities presented by the students, faculty and /or Title l staff.
• Parents are encouraged to attend Community Table Ignites with Care and Connect leaders each year. Bloomfield Middle shall offer a flexible number of meeting times (a.m. and p.m.) to accommodate parent schedules.
• Parent input is important for the continued development of the Title l Program. Title l Parents are encouraged to attend committee meetings and also complete surveys distributed at the end of the year. The comments and suggestions from the surveys are noted, reviewed by the Title l staff and presented at the District Title l meeting. The results are kept on file with the District coordinator and in the Bloomfield Middle Title l binder. These comments and suggestions are used to continue to at the school.
• Our Family Resource Center will survey families at least once a year to learn what services and activities would be most helpful to support them.
• Our Family Resource Center will offer well planned programs to meet those needs.

Parents are invited to volunteer to help students in the following capacities:

• Parents must complete a background check, Central Registry Check, and volunteer training Assisting with classroom activities
• Preparing materials for classrooms
• Chaperoning field trips

Parents are urged to actively involve themselves with their child’s academic pursuits. Homework assignments offer an opportunity for valuable interaction between parent and child in support of learning. Parents can help in the following ways:

1. showing interest in the child’s school work
2. providing a suitable place to study, free from distractions
3. supplying necessary materials for completing homework
4. offering to clarify instructions and answer questions WITHOUT DOING THE WORK FOR THE CHILD
5. checking to see that work is complete
6. encouraging the child to do his/her best work and praising a job well done
7. assisting in use of time and monitoring the amount and type of programming and other electronic activities in which the child engages
8. staying in close communication with teacher
9. rewarding children in appropriate ways to complete work

Bloomfield Middle School and the parents and families agree that improved student achievement is a shared responsibility and will build and develop a partnership that will assist students in achieving proficiency.

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Bloomfield Middle will…

• provide high quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating students to meet Kentucky’s student academic achievement standards,
• communicate clear expectations,
• utilize research-based materials and methods,
• provide a safe, positive, and healthy learning environment for each student, and
• address the individual needs of each student.

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BMS will encourage and support Families to...

• ensure their child attends school regularly, is punctual, and prepared to learn,
• create an atmosphere that supports learning,
• encourage their child to demonstrate respect for school personnel, classmates, and school property,
• remain informed about their child’s education,
• model respect by going to the teacher first regarding concerns, and
• guarantee that any homework assignments are neat and complete.

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BMS will encourage and support Students to…

• come to school on time and be prepared to learn,
• obey all school and classroom rules,
• pay attention to their teachers, tutors, and family members and ask for help when needed, and
• commit to learning and do their best work each day.