Annual Title I-A Family/Parent Meeting

Hosted by Erin Coyne, Assistant Title Coordinator

Coventry Public Schools

December 2025

Today’s Agenda:

1. All about Title I-A in Coventry Public Schools
2. Resource Hub on our Parent Corner Webpage
3. Policies for Parent & Family Engagement (district and school)
4. School-Parent Compact
5. Input and feedback needed on above
6. How can families be involved?
7. Your Rights

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What is Title I-A?

Title I-A is a federal program that provides financial assistance to schools with a high percentage of low-income students, to help them meet challenging academic standards.

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Parent and family engagement is a key component, giving you the right to be involved in your child's education, and participate in creating the school's family engagement policy.

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Title I Schools in Coventry:

Blackrock Elementary

Principal: Joe Lucian

Tiogue Elementary

Principal: Kerri Luchka

Hopkins Hill Elementary

Principal: Kathryn Tancrelle

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How are the additional funds used?

The 3 Title 1 schools have additional reading and math support:

• Extra reading and math intervention services
• Additional reading and math support materials
• Fall and Spring Family Night events

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Parent / Family Corner Webpage

https://www.coventryschools.net/familyparent-corner

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Title 1 Info. Tab:

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For help, email parenthelp@coventryschools.net

"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success"

—Henry Ford

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Important T-I Partnership Commitments

Coventry’s

“Family Engagement” Policy

Each T-I School’s

“School-Parent Compact”

Current policy here; needs updating for current SY

Need new versions for current SY:

Example here

Each T-I School’s

Family Engagement Policy

Need new versions for current SY:

Example here

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We need your ideas/feedback/input to help this partnership flourish!

Email all comments and suggestions to parenthelp@coventryschools.net

Parents’ Rights

• Parents have the right to opportunity to be involved in planning, reviewing and improving school and district PFE policies, the Schoolwide program plan, (and the CSI or TSI program planning, if applicable).
• Parents of each child attending a Title I school have the right to request, and Coventry Public Schools will provide, information regarding the professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers, including, at a minimum, the following:
• Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
• The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
• Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
• ​​​​​​​Parental Notification of Teachers Who Do Not Meet State Certification or Licensure Requirements (ESSA, Sec. 1112(e)(1)(B) ):
• ​​​​​​​Coventry will notify parents of any child in a Title I school if their child has been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet state certification or licensure requirements.

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Calendar of Parent & Family Involvement Opportunities for this SY:

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September

December

Oct.-Nov.

April-May

Open Houses

Dates & Invitations sent by your child’s school

Annual TI Parent/ Family Meeting

Dates & invitations sent by your child’s school

Spring Title I Family Events

Invitations included in your schools’ family newsletter and posted on the Parent Corner Webpage

Fall Title I Family Events

Dates & Invitations sent by your child’s school

In addition to these opportunities, ask about being a part of your school’s School Improvement Team,

reach out to your principal, or email parenthelp@coventryschools.net

How can I become Involved?

“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.”

~ Marian Wright Edelman

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Our team:

Erin Coyne

Amy Anzalone

Professional Development/Asst. Title Coordinator

Assistant Superintendent; Title I Coordinator

Dawn Lima

Admin. Asst. to Asst. Superintendent/Title I Parent/Family Liaison

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Thanks

parenthelp@coventryschools.net

https://www.coventryschools.net/familyparent-corner

Do you have any questions?

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