BES Title 1 Parent Involvement 2017-2018- Building Level

East Stroudsburg Area School DistrictBushkill Elementary School

TheBushkill ElementarySchoolagreestoimplementthefollowing:

  • Theschoolwillputintooperationprograms,activitiesandproceduresfortheinvolvementofparentsintheTitleI,PartAprogram.Theseprograms,activitiesandprocedureswillbeplanned, operated, and reviewed onanannualbasis; withmeaningfulconsultationwithparents. Concerns/complaintswillbedirectedtotheTitleIDirector.
  • The school willhaveanannualmeetingtoinformparentsoftheschool’sparticipationinTitleI,toexplainthe requirementsoftheprogramandtoinformparentsoftheirrighttobeinvolved.
  • Theschoolwillprovideparentswith timelyinformationabouttheTitleIprogram.
  • Progresswillbereportedthroughconferences andreportcard comments.
  • Parentmeetings,includingparentconferences,willbeheldatleasttwiceannually (NovemberandMarch).Differenttimesduringthedayandeveningwillbeofferedto accommodateparents’schedules.ParentsmayrequestadditionaltimestomeetwiththeTitleIteachersand/ortheTitleIDirector.
  • An Informational table at Open House with will be available annually.
  • District Literacy Nights
  • Books & Bingo Night
  • Family Reading Night
  • Head Start classes offered on-site
  • Quick Start Program will be offered in the summer for incoming Kindergarteners.
  • Theschoolwilldevelopa school-parentcompactannuallyandthiscompact willbesharedwithparentsduring the first marking period.
  • Theschoolwillidentifybarrierstogreaterparticipationbyparents(withparticularattentiontoparentswho:
  • are economicallydisadvantaged
  • are disabled
  • havelimitedEnglishproficiency
  • havelimitedliteracy
  • areofanyracialorethnicminoritybackground
  • Theschoolwillevaluateaboutitsparentalinvolvementpolicyandactivities. The school, withtheinvolvementofparents, will usethefindings of this evaluation todesignand revise strategiesformoreeffectiveparentalinvolvement.
  • TitleIfundsmaybeusedtopayreasonableandnecessaryexpensesassociatedwithparentalinvolvementactivities,toenableparentstoparticipateinschool-relatedmeetingsandtrainingsessions.
  • Theschoolwillprovidematerialsandtrainingtohelpparentsworkwiththeirchildrentoimprovetheirchildren’sacademicachievement.These materials may include information such as:
  • “Parents Make a Difference!” newsletter posted monthly on the school website
  • flyers sent home for district and school parental involvement events
  • Connect Ed phone messages
  • books, games, tapes, and DVDs that parents and/or students can borrow from the Title I parent cart Title I parent cart
  • booklists and activitiesforsummerreading
  • Theschoolwill,totheextentfeasibleandappropriate,coordinateandintegrateparentalinvolvementprogramsandactivitieswithHeadStartand invite parents of existing students with pre-school age siblings to participate in the following programs: Kinder-Versity, Teach Me to Read at Home, and Quick Start.
  • The school will offer the following for students that need extra instructional support outside of the school day, such as Homework Club.
  • Theschoolwillensurethatinformationissenttoparentsinanunderstandableformatand,totheextentpracticable,inalanguageparentscanunderstand.
  • Theschoolwillprovideassistancetoparentsinunderstandingtopicssuchasthefollowing:
  • PAAcademicStandards/PA Common Core Standards
  • PSSA(PennsylvaniaSystemofSchoolAssessment)
  • DistrictAssessments
  • NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) – Grades 2-4 only
  • Monthly Math and Literacy Assessments
  • OLSAT – Grade 2 only
  • DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skill)
  • CDT (Classroom Diagnostic Toolkit) Reading/Math (Grade 5)
  • CDT (Classroom Diagnostic Toolkit) Science (Grade 4)
  • TherequirementsofTitleI
  • Howtomonitortheirchildren’sprogress
  • Howtoworkinpartnershipwiththeschool
  • Understanding the DIBELS assessments for Math and Reading
  • Understanding the 7 Keys to Comprehension
  • Lists of suggested books at different age levels
  • Lexiles At Home
  • Theschoolwillconductanannualevaluationofthecontentandeffectivenessofthisparentinvolvementpolicy via a parent survey.
  • AdditionalinformationabouttheTitleIprogramwillbepostedonthedistrictwebsite.

2017-2018