Copy of SNMS-NCPS Parent Engagement Plan 25-26.xlsx

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1	School Year: FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR ___________________ School: _____________
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3	Sections 1118 of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires the involvement of parents of participating children in the design and implementation of Title I projects. NCPS Policy 1310/4002 requires every Principal to develop a Parent Engagement Plan as well. A local educational agency may receive funds under this part only if such agency implements programs, activities, and procedures for the involvement of parents in programs assisted under this part consistent with this section. Such programs, activities, and procedures shall be planned and implemented with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children. Reference: Policy Code: 1310/4002 Parental Involvement
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8	Describe the program, activities, and procedures established to build the schools' and parents' capacity for meaningful parental involvement
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10	1	Each school under this part shall convene an annual meeting at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend to inform parents of their school’s participation in Title I (if applicable) and the right of the parents to be involved. School Improvement Plan Goals and Student Accountability and Promotion Standards.
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14		Parent meetings will be held at each grade level open house, 30 minutes after the start to allow parents time to join. The school is working to create a PTO in order to get more parents involved with activities during and after school hours.
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18	2	Each school shall offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with Title I or Local funds, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement. Plan to ensure two-way communication and parents input in school decisions.
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21		Leadership meetings, IEP meetings, parent volunteers, band concerts, STEM nights, ESL nights, weekly calls from principal, PTO, Band/athletic boosters
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25	3	Parents should be involved in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in planning, review, and improvement of schoolwide programs, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parental involvement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan (if applicable). Plan to promote parent involvement in the form of volunteering.
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29		There will be parent/guardian representatives on the School Leadership Team that will provide input during monthly meetings.
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33	4	Parents must be provided with timely information about programs under this part; and a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet. Plan for promotion of resources to aid parents in understanding their child’s academic performance.
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37		Parents/Guardians will have access to the listed resources on our school’s main website. Parents/guardians will be provided with the school districts and the NC promotion standards at the beginning of the year meeting at Open House. Students will be assessed on the standards provided by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and any other district/state mandated assessments (Exact Path, NC Check-Ins, common assessments, End of Grade Assessments, etc). During parent conferences, assessment information will be discussed.
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41	5	If requested, schools must provide parents opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible.
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44		Parents/Guardians are highly encouraged to be involved in the creation of their student’s IEP, LEP, 504, ILP, etc. Students who are experiencing extreme difficulty in reading and math will be placed on Individual Learning Plans to support academic success. All learning plans are based on the beginning of the year district assessment, classroom assignments and teacher observations. Parents/Guardians are encouraged to set up conferences with their student’s teachers as well as other necessary stakeholders. Parents/Guardians may request this in alignment with progress reports and report cards. Parents/Guardians will be encouraged to formulate these meetings by using email, phone calls and/or Nash County Public Schools app.
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48	6	If the schoolwide program plan (if applicable) is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school is required to submit any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available to the LEA.
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52		Parents and guardians of the participating children will be able to freely voice their concerns in a safe space.
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56	7	Each school shall have a voice in the development with parents a school-parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve State standards.
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60		The 24 - 25 Student-Parent-Staff Compact was reviewed with and revised based on feedback from Principals, Central office, the Teacher Advisory Committee, the Parent Advisory Committee, the Principal Advisory Committee, and the Student Advisory Committee.
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64	8	LEAs and schools shall provide assistance to parents of children, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the State’s academic content standards and State student academic standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I (if applicable), and how to monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children. (Specific actions regarding grading, expectations, and promotions.)
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67		Parents/Guardians are encouraged to attend meetings to receive and discuss information related to state standards and assessments. Parents will be invited to attend district and school curriculum events. Parent-Teacher conferences will allow parents/guardians the opportunity to learn more about how to monitor and assist their child’s progress and improve overall academic achievement.
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71	9	Parents will be provided materials and training to help them work with their children to improve their children’s achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement. Parents must also be provided with information that promotes student health awareness. Parents must be provided an opportunity to participate in parental training. (A minimum of one event per semester that aligns with Parent Engagement Plan, School Improvement Plan, and/or Discipline Data Survey Data. The event must detail how it aligns.)
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75		SNMS has a high Hispanic student population. We will host two Hispanic parent/guardian nights (one per semester). During this event, our ESL teacher will interpret for parents. At these events, parents/guardians will receive information concerning student’s immunization requirements, parental training, academic requirements and how to promote literacy in English and Spanish.
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79	10	LEAs and schools are required to establish communication protocols that identify communication methods and timeline expectations for responding to communication requests shared with teachers, parents, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff. Appropriate training is provided as needed.
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83		We will recruit parents to utilize the parent portal and the Nash County Public School App. Parents were given the chance to sign up and download the Nash County Public Schools app and link to our school during Open House. Staff have been instructed to make contact with parents by telephone, emails, student agendas, etc. SNMS’s support staff also meet with parents/guardians and refers individual students (and some families) to outside agencies, such as At Home out of Louisburg to get extra support, when needed.
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87	11	Schools should have a plan for coordination with feeder schools to assist parents with transitions (PreK to Kindergarten, 2nd to 3rd, elementary to middle, middle to high, high to postsecondary).
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90		In order to aid in transition from elementary school to middle school, parents/guardians will have the opportunity to attend an Open House to meet teachers. During the Spring semester, a date will be coordinated for all elementary feeder schools to tour the middle school. SNMS will also make plans to take 8th graders to SNHS in the Spring and help promote transition night for these students and their parents/guardians through the Nash County Public Schools app and fliers.
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94	12	LEAs and schools shall ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings and other activities is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand.
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98		Throughout the school year, parents will receive resources and various instructions in English, as well as Spanish, from the school and the school district. During Parent Night(s), parents/guardians will also have interpreters available to assist.
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