Hampstead Hill Academy #47
Title I Parent Involvement Plan
Year at a Glance 2015-2016 - Draft
We at, Hampstead Hill Academy, believe that our families and community are key to student achievement and the success of our
school. In order to meet the school’s goals, we need your support throughout the school year. Please join us for these opportunities:
Annual Meeting
Thursday, September 17, 2015
5:30-7:30 pm
Families are invited to attend the Annual Meeting at Back to School
Night to learn about our school’s Title I programs and requirements.
Families will have opportunities to review and provide feedback in the
following areas:
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Title I School Status
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Rights of Title I Parents
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AYP/School Data
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Overall School Budget
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Overview of Parent Involvement Plan
Parent Involvement Workshops
Coffee Talks will be held during the school year and will cover the following
subjects:
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Dealing With a Bully
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Curriculum by grade level
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How to Help Your Child Succeed in School
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Approaches to Parenting/Discipline
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Other Topics to be Determined by Parent Input
School-Parent Compact
The School-Parent Compact is a communication tool to support
achievement for parents, school staff and students. The Compact is an
agreement on how each person (parent, staff and the student) will
support each other in ensuring that the student is successful. The
Compact will be reviewed at the School Family Council meeting
Wednesday, September 16th at 3 pm. The final Compact will be available
at the Annual Meeting and posted on line. Parent comments involving
the Compact are always welcome. Please see Ms. Swann or e-mail her
at geriswann@hotmail.com to share your comments.
Student Celebration Nights, which will include an informational fair with
information available on many of the coffee talks subjects, will be held
Thursday, December 10, 2015 5:30-7:30 pm and Thursday, March 3, 2016
5:30-7:30 pm.
Also, Family Academic Nights will be held Thursday, October 22, 2015
5:30-7:30 pm and Thursday, February 4, 2016 to teach parents techniques
to help their child succeed in reading and math.
Partner Programs
Terrific Kids Program - Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of East Baltimore
Parent and child work together to achieve criteria set by the program
which includes: attendance, behavior and citizenship.
English Class – Provided by BCCC
Parents learn English speaking skills to work along with their child as they
learn English
Tutoring – Abbott Memorial Church
Parent and child attend tutoring class together.
Title I Parent Involvement Budget
As part of our school’s Title I program, HHA receives a set amount of money each
year to implement the Parent Involvement Plan. For the 2015-2016 school year,
HHA will receive (amount to be determined). The money will be spent to
purchase bi-lingual (if available) reading and math workbooks for parents to use
with their child at home. Books will be distributed at parent meetings and Family
Academic Nights. The Parent Involvement budget will be discussed and approved
Wednesday, September 16th at 3 pm at the School Family Council meeting.
For questions or concerns about this plan please see the Family
and Community Engagement Lead, Geraldine Swann,
410.396.9146 or geriswann@hotmail.com.
Accessibility
We will accommodate all families by providing:
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Interpreters and translated documents
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Assistive devices
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Multiple meeting dates and times
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Tear-off in each newsletter for suggestions from parents
Communication
We will communicate with all families through:
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Phone calls, emails, letters, flyers, school website, monthly
newsletter, inside display board and main lobby LCD panel.
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Parent/Teacher conferences
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School-wide family nights and events
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Parent and community meetings