Hillsboro School District 1J

Code: IGBC-AR
Adopted: 12/06
Revised: 03/09
Hillsboro School District 1J
Title I/Parental Involvement**
Parental Involvement Policy
A parental involvement policy shall be developed jointly and agreed upon with parents of participating
students. The District shall ensure:
1.
Involvement of parents in the joint development of the District's overall Title I plan and the process
of school review and improvement;
2.
Coordination, technical assistance, and other support necessary to assist participating schools in
planning and implementing effective parent involvement activities to improve student academic
achievement and school performance;
3.
Development of activities that promote the schools' and parents' capacity for strong parent
involvement;
4.
Coordination and integration of parental involvement strategies with appropriate programs as
provided by law;
5.
Involvement of parents in the annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the policy in
improving the academic quality of schools served under Title I;
6.
Barriers to participation by parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited
English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority are identified;
7.
Findings of annual evaluations are used to design strategies for more effective parental involvement
and to revise, if necessary, the requirements of this administrative regulation;
8.
Parents are involved in the activities of schools served under Title I.
Title I Plan
As a part of the District’s overall Title I plan, the District shall ensure effective involvement of parents by
promoting activities that support a partnership among the school, parents and the community and that
promote the improvement of student achievement. Plans may be developed by participating District
schools individually or collectively.
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District schools:
1.
Shall provide assistance to parents of students served by the school in understanding such topics as
the state's academic content standards and state student academic achievement standards, Title I plan
requirements, state and local academic assessments, how to monitor a student's progress, and work
with educators to improve the achievement of their student;
2.
Shall provide materials and training to help parents work with their student to improve their student's
achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental
involvement;
3.
Shall educate teachers, student services personnel, principals, and other staff members, with the
assistance of a parent survey, 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;
4.
Shall coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with Head Start, Reading
First, Early Reading First, Even Start, the Parents as Teachers Program, public preschool programs,
and other programs to the extent feasible and appropriate;
5.
Shall ensure, to the extent possible, that information related to school and parent programs, meetings,
and other activities is sent to the homes of participating students in a format and in a language the
parent can understand;
6.
May involve parents in the development of training material for teachers, principals, and other
educators to improve the effectiveness of such training;
7.
May provide necessary literacy training from Title I funds received if the District has exhausted all
other reasonably available sources of funding for such training;
8.
May pay reasonable and necessary expenses associated with local parental involvement activities,
including transportation and child-care costs, to enable parents to participate in school-related
activities;
9.
May train and support parents to enhance the involvement of other parents;
10.
May arrange school meetings at a variety of times or conduct in-home conferences between teachers
or other educators in order to maximize parental involvement and participation;
11.
May establish a Districtwide parent advisory council to provide advice on all matters related to
parental involvement in Title I programs;
12.
May develop appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses in parental
involvement activities;
13.
May adopt and implement model approaches to improving parental involvement; and
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14.
Shall provide such other reasonable support for parental-involvement activities as parents may
request consistent with Title I requirements.
School-Parent Compact
A school-parent compact shall be developed for each of the District's Title I schools. The compact shall:
1.
Describe the school's responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a
supportive and effective learning environment that enables students to meet the state's student
academic achievement standards;
2.
Describe the ways in which each parent will be responsible for supporting their student's learning;
3.
Stress the importance of ongoing communication between teachers and parents through annual
parent-teacher conferences at the elementary school level.
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Hillsboro School District 1J Title I-A:
School-Parent-Student Compact
School Responsibilities
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Create a welcoming and positive learning environment for students and parents.
Involve parents in the planning, review, and improvement of the school's parental involvement
policy, Title I Site Plan, and schoolwide improvement plan.
Hold an annual meeting to inform parents of the school's participation in Title I-A criteria, program,
and parent involvement and other parent involvement/training activities. These meetings will be
held at convenient times, based on input from parents, so that as many parents as possible are able to
attend. The school will invite all parents of children participating in Title I-A programs (participating
students), and will encourage them to attend.
Frequently assess students and provide ongoing feedback to parents, in formats easy to understand
and at reasonable intervals, on how the student is progressing academically.
Provide opportunities for parents to participate in decisions about the education of their child.
Classroom teacher will give each parent an individual student report in written form about the
performance of their child on the state assessment in at least math, writing, and reading.
Ensure that all certified and classified Title I staff are highly qualified.
Parent and Family Responsibilities
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Make sure that my child is on time and strives for 100 percent attendance, and contact the school if
my child is absent.
Establish a time and place for homework and work with my child to get it handed in the next day.
Monitor the amount of television my child watches and ensure that my child gets enough sleep each
night.
Attend conferences and Title I family nights, look at school work, and call the school as needed to
monitor my child's progress.
Check with my child daily for information sent home from school, read it and respond, if necessary.
Participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my child's education. If possible, be a member of
the school or the District's policy advisory groups, Site Council, or Title I Site Planning Team.
Read at least 15 minutes, a minimum of four times a week with my child, outside of school time.
Student Responsibilities
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Come to school each day ready to learn and do my best!
Do my homework every day and ask for help when I need it.
Read at least 30 minutes every day outside of school time.
Give my parents (or the adult who is responsible for me) all papers and information sent home with
me from the school.
Complete my class work/homework and ask for help when I don't understand.
Teacher
Date
Parent/Guardian
Date
Student
Date
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Distrito Escolar de Hillsboro 1J Título I-A:
Acuerdo entre la Escuela-Padres-Estudiantes
Responsabilidades de la Escuela
1. Crear un ambiente acogedor y de aprendizaje positivo para los estudiantes y los padres.
2. Involucrar a los padres en la planeación, revisión y mejoramiento de la política de participación de la
escuela, el Plan del Título I y el plan de mejoramiento a lo largo de la escuela.
3. Llevar a cabo una reunión anual para informar a los padres sobre el criterio de participación en la escuela
del Título I-A, programa y participación de los padres y otras actividades y cursos de capacitación para la
participación de los padres. Estas reuniones deben llevarse a cabo en horarios convenientes, basados en la
información que han dado los padres, para que puedan asistir la mayor cantidad posible de ellos. La escuela
va a invitar a todos los padres de los niños que están participando en los programas del Título I-A
(estudiantes participantes) y los alentarán para que asistan.
4. Evaluar con frecuencia a los estudiantes y dar una retroalimentación continua a los padres sobre cómo su
hijo está progresando académicamente, proporcionada en formatos que sean fáciles de leer y en intervalos
razonables.
5. Proporcionar oportunidades para que los padres participen en las decisiones sobre la educación de su hijo.
6. El maestro de clase de su hijo dará por escrito a cada padre, un reporte individual del estudiante sobre el
desempeño de su hijo en el examen estatal, por lo menos en matemáticas, escritura y lectura.
7. Garantizar que todo el personal certificado y clasificado del Título I está altamente calificado.
Responsabilidades de los Padres y la Familia
8. Asegurar que mi hijo llega a tiempo y se esfuerza por tener una asistencia del 100 por ciento, y avisar a la
escuela si mi hijo no asiste a clases.
9. Establecer una hora y un lugar para que mi hijo haga la tarea y trabajar con él para tenerla lista para entregar
al siguiente día.
10. Controlar la cantidad de tiempo que mi hijo ve la televisión y asegurarme que mi hijo duerme lo suficiente
cada noche.
11. Asistir a las conferencias, noches familiares del Título I, ver el trabajo escolar y llamar a la escuela cuantas
veces sea necesario para estar al pendiente del progreso de mi hijo.
12. Revisar diariamente con mi hijo la información que la escuela manda a la casa, leerla y responder si es
necesario.
13. Participar, cuando sea apropiado, en decisiones relacionadas con la educación de mi hijo. Si es posible, ser
miembro de los grupos consultivos de la política de la escuela o del distrito, Consejo Escolar o Equipo de
Planeación del Título I.
14. Leer con mi hijo por lo menos 15 minutos, un mínimo de cuatro veces a la semana, fuera del horario de la
escuela.
Responsabilidades de los Estudiantes:
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Asistir a la escuela todos los días ¡listo para aprender y hacer mi mejor esfuerzo!
Hacer mi tarea todos los días y pedir ayuda cuando lo necesite.
Leer por lo menos 30 minutos cada día fuera del horario de la escuela.
Dar a mis padres (o a la persona adulta que es responsable de mi) todos los documentos y la información
que la escuela envía conmigo a la casa.
19. Terminar el trabajo y las tareas de mi clase y pedir ayuda cuando no entienda.
(Maesto)
(Fecha)
(Padre/Tutor Legal)
(Fecha)
(Estudiante)
(Fecha)
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