TRENTON BOARD OF EDUCATION
Raymond Broach Bernadette Trapp
Interim Superintendent of Schools Principal
Monument Elementary
609.656.4820 ? 609.989.2926 fax
School Vision Statement:
The Monument School Community believes that it is our responsibility to engage students in a life-long learning process built on trust, respect and purposeful student-centered learning.
The community will be effective, accountable partners in the development of students’ academic and social progress.
SCHOOL WIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY
GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
The Monument School agrees to implement the following statutory requirements:
· The school will put into operation programs, activities and procedures for the involvement of parents in all of its schools with Title I, Part A programs, consistent with section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Those programs, activities and procedures will be planned and operated with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children.
· Consistent with section 1118, the school will work with its schools to ensure that the required school-level parental involvement policies meet the requirements of section 1118(b) of the ESEA, and each include, as a component, a school-parent compact consistent with section 1118(d) of the ESEA.
· The school will incorporate this school wide parental involvement policy into its LEA plan developed under section 1112 of the ESEA.
· In carrying out the Title I, Part A parental involvement requirements, to the extent practicable, the school and its schools will provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 of the ESEA in an understandable and uniform format and, including alternative formats upon request, and, to the extent practicable, in a language parents understand.
· If the LEA plan for Title I, Part A, developed under section 1112 of the ESEA, is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will submit any parent comments with the plan when the school submits the plan to the State Department of Education.
· The school will involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A schools in decisions about how the 1 percent of Title I, Part A funds reserved for parental involvement is spent, and will ensure that not less than 95 percent of the one percent reserved goes directly to the schools.
· The school will be governed by the following statutory definition of parental involvement, and expects that its Title I schools will carry out programs, activities and procedures in accordance with this definition:
Parental involvement means the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring—
(A) that parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning;
(B) that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school;
(C) that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child;
(D) the carrying out of other activities, such as those described in section 1118 of the ESEA.
PART II. DESCRIPTION OF HOW SCHOOL WILL IMPLEMENT REQUIRED SCHOOL WIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS
1. The __Monument School will take the following actions to involve parents in the joint development of its school wide parental involvement plan under section 1112 of the ESEA:
· Draft the parental involvement plan with a group of parents
· Share with a cross section of parents at a school wide meeting.
· After adoption, disseminate to all parents via hard copy and internet.
2. The __Monument School will take the following actions to involve parents in the process of school review and improvement under section 1116 of the ESEA:
· Invite 2-4 parents to be part of the School Leadership Committee
· Invite these parents to take part in the completion of School Improvement Plans
· Share with a cross section of parents at a school wide meeting..
· After adoption, disseminate to all parents via hard copy and internet.
3. The __Trenton Board of Education will provide the following necessary coordination, technical assistance, and other support to assist Title I, Part A schools in planning and implementing effective parental involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance:
4. The __Monument School will coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies in Part A with parental involvement strategies under the following other programs: [Insert programs, such as: Head Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, Parents As Teachers, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, and State-operated preschool programs], by:
· Parent Workshops to address school programs
o Reading Workshop
o Early Reading Skills
o Family Math Night
o Young Author’s Night
o NJASK Workshops
 | Parent Survey to Measure Effectiveness of Policy |
i. Spring of 2012 via
1. technology
2. Paper Pencil
1. The Monument School will build the schools’ and parent’s capacity for strong parental involvement, in order to ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, through the following activities specifically described below:
A. The school will, with the assistance of its Title I, Part A schools, provide assistance to parents of children served by the school or school, as appropriate, in understanding topics such as the following, by undertaking the actions described in this paragraph --
· the State’s academic content standards,
· the State’s student academic achievement standards,
· the State and local academic assessments including alternate assessments,
· the requirements of Part A,
· how to monitor their child’s progress, and
· how to work with educators:
o Parent Workshops will address but are not limited to
§ Reading Workshop
§ Early Reading Skills
§ Family Math Night
§ Young Author’s Night
§ NJASK Workshops
§ Student Behavior
§ Bullying
B. The school will, with the assistance of its schools, provide materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their children’s academic achievement, such as literacy training, and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement, by:
o Parent Workshops will address but are not limited to
§ Reading Workshop
§ Early Reading Skills
§ Family Math Night
§ Young Author’s Night
§ NJASK Workshops
§ Student Behavior
§ Bullying
C. The school will, with the assistance of its schools and parents, educate its teachers, pupil services personnel, principals and other staff, in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to implement and coordinate parent programs and build ties between parents and schools, by:
o Parent Workshops will address but are not limited to
§ Reading Workshop
§ Early Reading Skills
§ Family Math Night
§ Young Author’s Night
§ NJASK Workshops
§ Student Behavior
§ Bullying
D. The school will, to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs and activities with Head Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, and public preschool and other programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children, by:
· Transitional Programs ( between in district classes)
· Visitations from Neighborhood Day Care Centers
E. The school will take the following actions to ensure that information related to the school and parent- programs, meetings, and other activities, is sent to the parents of participating children in an understandable and uniform format, including alternative formats upon request, and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand:
· All Letters from Administration to be posted in the school website
· Monthly Calendars to be sent home and posted on the website
· A School Handbook is disseminated in September every year.
· We are attempting to implement an email chain to notify parents of events and concerns during the 2011-2012 school year.
· We will use School Messenger to notify parents of School-wide events.
PART III. DISCRETIONARY SCHOOL WIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS
NOTE: The School wide Parental Involvement Policy may include additional paragraphs listing and describing other discretionary activities that the school , in consultation with its parents,
