Title I Coordinator- Roxie Claywell

Title I Instructional Assistants- Christie Perez & Anita Contreras

VINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Parent Involvement Policy

2011-12

Throughout the school year, Vine Grove Elementary School faculty and staff encourages the involvement of parents through an active Parent Volunteer Program, FOR-YOU Family Resource Center and Parent Teacher Organization. We believe a unified effort between parents and the school staff will build a solid foundation to ensure student success.

To guarantee strong parent involvement in the school and classroom, the staff will listen and make every attempt to understand the parents’ goals for their children. In addition, school staff and parents have developed the following policy.

Communicating Information

· A School-Family Learning Compact and Parent Involvement Policy will be distributed to each child upon enrollment asking parents to sign and commit to a partnership with the school. A copy of these agreements can be found in the Pupil-Parent Handbook.

· Information related to school and parent programs, meetings and other activities will be communicated through school newsletters, calendars, website and personal invitations sent home with students.

· Parents will be provided with timely information about the Title I school-wide program through parent meetings, the school website and newsletters throughout the year.

· Information about the school curriculum, Kentucky’s Core Content, forms of assessment used to measure progress and the proficiency level students are expected to meet will be distributed by the school staff through informational fliers, meetings, school website and/or parent conferences.

· Parents will receive timely information about their child’s state assessment and have the opportunity to have the results explained to them by the guidance counselor, school administrative staff and/or classroom teacher.

Parent Participation

· Parents will receive materials and have opportunities to participate in literacy, technology and other training sessions to help improve their child’s achievement.

· Parents will have opportunities to participate in school decision-making regarding the education of their children through PTO, the School-Based Decision-Making Council, school committees and parent-teacher conferences.

· Parents will be involved in the planning, reviewing, and improvement of the school’s Title 1 school-wide program and Parent Involvement Policy through the annual evaluation of the Title 1 program, SBDM council meetings and in the development of the school’s Comprehensive School Improvement Plan.

· Barriers to parental participation, (i.e. transportation, childcare, etc.) will be addressed based on individual needs and may be funded by Title 1 in conjunction with the FOR-YOU family resource center.

· Parents are encouraged to volunteer at Vine Grove Elementary School. Many opportunities are available to include working with individual students as well as small groups in the classroom, preparing materials at home or school, volunteering at a special event, participating on the Site-Based Decision Making Council Committee and Title 1 District Advisory Council. (Note: A Youth Leader Request Form MUST be completed and approved for anyone to volunteer in the school.)

· A survey of all current VGES parents will be conducted in the Spring to collect input about the current school year and to obtain suggestions for improvement for the following school year.

Meetings

· Parents will be informed at Rosters R’ Ready Open House meeting of the school’s participation in the Title 1 program, the requirements of the program and their right to be involved.

· Parent meetings and conferences will be held at various times and locations to meet the needs of families to include teacher planning periods, before and after school as well.

Vine Grove Elementary

School-Family Learning Compact

The Vine Grove Elementary faculty and staff truly believe that a partnership between the school and home is essential in providing the best education for each child. In an effort to strengthen this partnership, a school-family compact has been developed with input from parents and teachers. Please join with our staff as we commit to the duties and standards that have been outlined. Below is the actual compact, signed by our principal, Title I coordinator and your child’s classroom teacher. We ask you and your child to sign and commit to the parent and student portions of the compact as well.

As teachers and staff members of Vine Grove Elementary, we commit to:

Believing that all children can learn;
Providing a safe and welcoming environment for all students;
Working with parents to form a partnership for the success of the child;
Clearly communicating academic and behavioral expectations as well as school activities; and
Challenging children as individuals and working to ensure each child develops to

his/her potential.

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Principal’s Signature Classroom Teacher’s Signature Title I Coordinator’s Signature

As parents, we commit to:

Creating a healthy and safe environment at home that fosters respect for school;
Seeing that our children attend school regularly and are on time each day;
Working with the school staff to form a partnership for the success of our children; and
Reading with our children and reviewing homework daily.

As a student, I commit to:

Believing that I can learn;
Showing respect for myself, my school, and other students;
Being prepared daily with my homework and supplies;
Making good behavior choices; and

Demonstrating each day “Only MY Best”.

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Parent/Guardian’s Signature Parent/Guardian’s Signature Student’s Signature

Please return SIGNED copy to school. A copy of the School-Family Compact can be found in the Parent & Pupil Handbook and/or Student Agenda.

Revised for 2011-12 – Vine Grove Elementary School