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Wangenheim Middle
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San Diego Unified School District
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Strategic Planning for Student Achievement Department
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Parent & Family Engagement Policy (Title I) 2026-27
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2.0 With approval from the local governing board, this site has jointly developed with, and distributed to, parents and family members of participating children a written parent and family engagement policy, agreed upon by such parents, and updated periodically to meet the changing needs of parents and the school. (EC Section 11503; 20 United States Code [U.S.C.] Section [§] 6318[b][1-4])

Describe how the school jointly develops with, and distributes to, parents and family members of Title I students a written parent and family engagement policy.
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Wangenheim Middle School develops a written Title I parent & family engagement policy with input from Title I parents. Each year as part of our review at public meetings parents and stakeholder questions and input are solicited from all attendees. Additionally, we request parent and stakeholder feedback through a Program Needs Assessment Survey. All input is reviewed by the SSC and used to improve the current policy for the subsequent year.
The policy is distributed to parents of Title I students through stakeholder meetings, the bi-monthly newsletter, and the school website.
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2.1 Involvement of Parents in the Title I Program
The school-level parent and family engagement policy shall describe the means for how the school shall carry out the following requirements: (20 U.S.C. § 6318[b][1])

A) The school convenes an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited to attend and encouraged to attend, to inform parents and family members of their school’s participation in the Title I program and to explain the requirements, and the right of the parents to be involved. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[c][1])

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Each Fall semester, the components of our Title I program are reviewed by the Principal at an open parent/community meeting. The materials of the meeting are also posted to the website for anyone who cannot attend.
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b) The school offers a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with Title I funds, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[c][2])

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Multiple opportunities exist for parents of students qualifying for Title I support to be involved in the school. Meetings and activities are scheduled both during the morning and/or in the afternoons or evenings and are held via zoom. Staff regularly make appointments around the work and family commitments of our parents.
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c) The school involves parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Title I program, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parent and family engagement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[c][3])

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Parent input is very important to the efficacy of our Title I policies and practices. As such we actively seek strong candidates to be elected representatives in our SSC and SGT. These teams maintain frequent communication and hold regularly scheduled meetings to best address the needs of the school community.
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d) The school provides parents of participating children with the following:

i. Timely information about the Title I program. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[c][4][A])

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Each Fall the components of our Title I program are reviewed by the Principal at an open parent/community meeting. The materials of the meeting are also posted to the website for anyone who cannot attend.
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 ii. A description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the achievement levels of the challenging state academic standards. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[c][4][B])

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Every teacher at Wangenheim generates and publishes a syllabus for parents to review and sign. These syllabi are standardized to ensure that the school’s expectations and policies are communicated clearly. The syllabus outlines the learning objectives, curriculum, assessments for the course and the contact information of the teacher. Digital copies of the syllabus are available and often posted in the teacher’s online platform (i.e. google classroom, Canvas, and/or teacher website).
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 iii. If requested by 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. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[c][4][C])

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Parent input is very important to the efficacy of our Title I policies and practices. As such we actively seek strong candidates to be elected representatives in our SSC and SGT. These teams maintain frequent communication and hold regularly scheduled meetings to best address the needs of the school community.
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e) If the schoolwide program (SWP) plan is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school submits any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available to the local educational agency (LEA). (20 U.S.C. § 6318[c][5])

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Each year as part of our review at public meetings parents and stakeholder questions and input are solicited from all attendees. Additionally, we request parent and stakeholder feedback through a Program Evaluation Survey. All input is reviewed by the SSC and used to improve the current policy for the subsequent year. The SSC also maintains the ability to revise the policy mid-year in response to the changing needs of parents and the school. In the case of specific unsatisfactory feedback from a family, the feedback is taken to SSC to make the determination whether to edit/adjust the policy and programs or hold the feedback until the next SPSA.
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2.2 BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INVOLVEMENT
To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, each school and local educational agency assisted under Title I, Part A shall carry out the following requirements: (20 U.S.C. § 6318[e])

a) The school provides assistance to parents of children served by the school or LEA, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the challenging state academic standards, state and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, Part A, and how to monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[e][1])

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Annual CAASPP reports are posted to the student’s online profile in PowerPortal for parent review. Hard copies are also available for parents.
Report cards are issued six times a year at approximately six or seven week intervals. Our school year is divided into two semesters.
All progress reports and semester report card grades are posted to PowerSchool which is accessible through ParentPortal and StudentPortal.
All teachers will use PowerSchool Gradebook so that progress can be monitored by parents and students on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
Parents are able to contact teachers via phone, voice-mail, email or written notice to monitor their child’s progress. Parents are also able to monitor their child’s progress digitally through PowerSchool’s ParentPortal.
Parent conferences will be held upon parent request.
Teachers and Counselors will schedule a conference based upon the student's individual needs.
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b) The school provides materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their children's achievement, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[e][2])

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Counselors work with struggling students each grading period and coordinate support with parents and teachers.
Teachers will schedule a conference based upon the student's individual needs.
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c) The school educates teachers, specialized instructional support personnel, principals, and other school leaders, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[e][3])
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Prior to the start of each school year, teachers are reminded of the importance of partnering with parents for the success of the students. The school’s expectations for parent communication are distributed and reviewed.
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d) The school, to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinates and integrates parent involvement programs and activities with other federal, state, and local programs, including public preschool programs, and conducts other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[e][4])

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There are many opportunities for parents to volunteer and participate in their child’s education, (for example, governance committees, special events, fundraising events, parent organizations, and in classrooms). Parents must arrange 24 hours in advance with individual teachers for classroom visits.
Parents may also visit our comprehensive website. https://wangenheim.sandiegounified.org/ to be involved with certain committees such as: Site Governance Team (SGT), Parent, Teacher, Student, Association (PTSA), School Site Council (SSC), Gifted District Advisory Committee (GDAC), and English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC).
Parents can volunteer as readers, tutors, and chaperones at school events.
Parents can attend Shadow a Student Day.
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e) The school ensures that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[e][5])

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The school regularly communicates with parents through a variety of modes. Weekly automated calls and emails keep parents informed of upcoming events, the biweekly student broadcast is posted to youtube for students and families to watch, the website calendar is updated regularly and printed notices appear in the public bulletin board outside the office. We also electronically distribute a parent newsletter, which includes a translation feature, to highlight important dates, events, and resources. Mailings to homes are often sent in the primary language of the family and staff regularly make use of translation tools including google translate, fellow staff members fluent in the home language and district translators and translation services.
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f) The school provides such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under this section as parents may request. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[e][14])

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The existing protocol with each of our stakeholder groups includes outreach from the parent representatives to the larger community of parents for input and feedback prior to any significant decision of adding or eliminating events/activities. Additionally, the Principal’s Coffee meetings and occasional surveys are also enlisted for greater input and feedback to better support parent and family member involvement in activities.
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2.3 ACCESSIBILITY
In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements of Title I, Part A, the school, to the extent practicable, shall provide opportunities for the informed participation of parents and family members (including parents and family members who have limited English proficiency, parents and family members with disabilities, and parents and family members of migratory children), including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. § 6311), as amended by ESSA, in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language such parents understand. (20 U.S.C. § 6318[f]) Section

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The school regularly communicates with parents through a variety of modes. Weekly automated calls and emails keep parents informed of upcoming events, the biweekly student broadcast is posted to youtube for students and families to watch, the website calendar is updated regularly and printed notices appear in the public bulletin board outside the office. We also electronically distribute a parent newsletter to highlight important dates, events, and resources. Mailings to homes are often sent in the primary language of the family and staff regularly make use of translation tools including google translate, fellow staff members fluent in the home language and district translators and translation services.
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The school provides opportunities for the participation of all parents, including parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory students. Information and school reports are provided in a format and language that parents understand).
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This policy was adopted by
Wangenheim Middleon3/25/2026
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This policy will be in effect for the period of 2026 - 27.
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The school will distribute the policy to all parents of students on, or before: 9/30/2026
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