Parents Are Invited to Help Plan, Design and Become Active in the School

I.PARENTS AS PARTNERS

·  Parents are invited to help plan, design and become active in the school

·  Parents are encouraged to visit their child’s class.

·  Parents are encouraged to volunteer their time.

·  Conferences may be scheduled during non-instructional time if requested by parents.

·  Any question or concerns will receive a timely response and/or support through our Parent Suggestion Box.

·  School provides materials and trainings to help parents to work with their children with monthly “Workshop Wednesdays” and “Parent Engagement Nights”.

·  Trainings and meetings will be offered at flexible times.

II.PARENTS AND STUDENTS AS PARTNERS

·  Parents should discuss daily learning with students.

·  Parents should be aware of the skills being taught in the classroom

·  Students should read with an adult for 30 minutes every night.

·  Parents will become aware of student activities related to transition into PreK, K, and middle school.

III.PARENTS AND COMMUNITY AS PARTNERS

·  Our PENCIL Partners, community organizations and businesses will assist in providing enriched experiences / workshops for parent involvement to improve student achievement and strengthen parent involvement.

IV.PARENTS’ EVALUATION OF TITLE 1 PARENT NVOLVEMENT

·  In the spring, an evaluation form will be sent home to allow parents the opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of Norman Binkley.

·  The School Improvement Plan (SIP) involves parents and other stakeholders in its development and implementation. It is available for all to review.

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Norman Binkley Parent Involvement

Policy

School Improvement Plan (SIP)

V.PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY AND COMPACT

·  Parents will be actively involved in a meeting each year to jointly edit and review the school compact and policy and SIP which will be written in an understandable, uniform format in a language parents can understand. The plan will be updated periodically.

·  Reference to the Compact will also be addressed during parent/teacher conferences held at flexible times.

·  A copy will be provided in the Parent/Student Handbook and Norman Binkley website.

AT THE ANNUAL MEETING…

·  The Parent Involvement Policy, Compact and School-wide/Targeted plan will be presented and voted upon.

·  Parents will be informed about the school’s parental involvement programs and their rights to be involved.

·  Parents unable to attend will receive a copy of the policy, the plan and meeting minutes.

VI.COMMUNICATION TO PARENTS

·  The school will provide information about school’s performance and student performance profiles with interpretations, including State standards and assessments.

·  Parents will learn how to monitor a child’s progress and work with teachers to improve student performance.

·  Parents will be encouraged to attend parent meetings, volunteer, observe in classroom activities, evaluate and schedule conferences with school personnel.

·  A description and explanation of the assessment plan, student expectations and proficiency levels will be communicated in the Parent/Student Handbook.

·  Translators will be provided, when needed.

VII.FUNDING

Funds might be used for various parental involvement activities (including childcare/other expenses) to enable parents to participate in meetings and trainings.

Do you have any suggestions for improving our Parent Involvement Policy? Use the back of this or write on another paper and send back to us.

Revised 03/2016

(under revision 08/2016)

Norman Binkley Elementary James Urquhart, Principal | Robby Yates, Asst. Principal 615-333-5037