FAIRLESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Parental Involvement Policy
PART I.
GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
Fairless Elementary agrees to implement the following statutory requirements:
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Will put into operation programs, activities and procedures for the involvement of
parent.
1. Convene an annual meeting to explain the Title 1 program to parents
and inform them of their right to be involved in the program.
2. Offer a flexible number of meetings, to meet parent’s needs.
3. Involve parents, “in an organized, ongoing and timely way,” in
planning, review and improvement of Fairless’ Title 1 program.
4. Provide timely information about its Title 1 program to parents,
describe the curricula, the student assessments and proficiency levels
students are expected to meet, provide opportunities for regular
meetings, respond promptly to parent suggestions, and offer child
care at the school during such meetings.
5. Provide parents with an opportunity to submit dissenting views
regarding Fairless Elementary school-wide program plan if the plan is
not acceptable to them.
6. Fairless Elementary will adopt the school-parent compact as a
component of its Parental Involvement Policy.
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The school will provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with
limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory
children, by providing information and school reports in an understandable and
uniform format and, including alternative formats upon request, and, to the extent
practicable, in a language parents understand.
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If the school plan for Title I, Part A, is not satisfactory to the parents of
participating children, the school will submit any parent comments to the district
for review.
Fairless Elementary School agrees to be governed by the following definition of parental
involvement, and 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.
FAIRLESS ELEMENTARY WILL IMPLEMENT REQUIRED
DISTRICT WIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS
Fairless Elementary will take the following actions to involve parents in the joint
development of its district wide parental involvement plan.
Fairless Elementary 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:
 Family Events
 Parent Workshops
 Open House
 Parent Conferences.
Fairless Elementary will take the following actions to conduct, with the involvement of
parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of this parental
involvement policy in improving the quality of its Title I, Part A schools. The evaluation
will include identifying barriers to greater participation by parents in parental
involvement activities. The school will use the findings of the evaluation about its
parental involvement policy and activities to design strategies for more effective parental
involvement, and to revise, if necessary (and with the involvement of parents) its parental
involvement policies:
 Open House
 Parent/Teacher Conferences
 Parent comments (can be submitted at any time)
Fairless Elementary will build the school’s and parents’ 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:
The Fairless Elementary staff will provide assistance to parents in such areas as understanding the
Pennsylvania State Standards. They will also offer assistance on information about state and
local assessments, the requirements of this act and how to monitor their child’s progress. Fairless
Elementary staff members will also provide parents with information as to how they can work
with educators to improve the performance of their children and information as to how they can
participate in decisions relating to the education of their children. This information will be shared
at the annual meeting mentioned as well as in newsletters and on the web site.
Fairless Elementary will provide materials and trainings to help parents work with their children
to improve achievement. Materials will be distributed throughout the year by way of email,
written notices and/or pamphlets.
Fairless Elementary will educate all staff members regarding the value of parent involvement and
the positive impact it has on student achievement and in understanding how to utilize parents as
equal partners.
To the extent feasible and appropriate, Fairless Elementary will invite parents of students
attending Head Start and all other parents of preschool age children to fully participate in
activities that help children have a smooth transition from pre-school to kindergarten. These
activities include, but are not limited to, Family Curriculum Nights and Kindergarten Orientation.
Fairless Elementary will ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that information related to school
and parent programs, meetings and other activities is sent to the home of participating children in
the language used in homes.
Fairless Elementary will provide reasonable support for parental involvement activities as parents
may request. They will take suggestions from parents by email, verbally, or in written form.
To the extent that is practical, Fairless Elementary will provide full opportunities for the
participation of parents with limited English proficiency or with disabilities, including providing
information and school profiles in a language and format that parents understand.
PART III. DISCRETIONARY DISTRICT WIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
POLICY COMPONENTS
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paying reasonable and necessary expenses associated with parental
involvement activities, including transportation and child care costs, to
enable parents to participate in school-related meetings and training
sessions;
training parents to enhance the involvement of other parents;
in order to maximize parental involvement and participation in their
children’s education, arranging school meetings at a variety of times, or
conducting in-home conferences between teachers or other educators, who
work directly with participating children, with parents who are unable to
attend those conferences at school;
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PART IV.
developing appropriate roles for community-based organizations and
businesses, including faith-based organizations, in parental involvement
activities; and
providing other reasonable support for parental involvement activities
under section 1118 as parents may request.]
Responsibilities for High Student Academic Achievement:
Fairless Elementary School will:
1.
Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning
environment that enables students to meet the Pennsylvania student academic achievement
standards as follows: Students are assessed three times a year with a universal screening tool.
Using this data and teacher data, students receive support in areas of weakness by highly
qualified personnel. All of the students and their data are reviewed every 6 weeks with grade
level teachers and intervention specialists to check on their progress and make further decisions
to support the student’s learning environment.
2.
Hold parent-teacher conferences (at least annually) during which this compact will be
discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement. Specifically, those conferences
will be held: Parent-Teacher conferences are held two times a year: Fall and Spring.
3.
Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress. Specifically, the school
will provide reports as follows: Parents are provided progress reports around the middle of
each grading period. Report cards are received at the end of each 9 week grading period.
Parents can also access student grades on the parent portal located on Fairless’ website.
Response to intervention meetings will be utilized to inform parents of student progress as well.
4.
Provide parents reasonable access to staff. Specifically, staff will be available for
consultation with parents as follows: Staff is available to parents by many forms of
communication. They can be reached by email, voice mail, or phone. Conferences between
individual parents and teachers will be scheduled when deemed necessary. Parents can contact
the school office or their child’s teacher to set up a conference.
5.
Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class and to
observe classroom activities, as follows: The school district welcomes parents to volunteer in
the classroom. The elementary principal and classroom teachers will provide information
regarding volunteer opportunities within the school and classrooms during parent meetings and
conferences held at the beginning of the school year.
We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways:
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Make sure our child is at school, on time, for the entire day, every day (unless excused).
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Make sure that homework is completed.
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Read to or with our child for 20 minutes each day.
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Monitor amount of television children watch.
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Volunteer at our child’s school, and participate in parent activities when possible.
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Participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to our child’s education.
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Promote positive use of our child’s extracurricular time.
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Stay informed about our child’s education and communicating with the school by promptly
reading all notices from the school or the school district either received by my child or by
mail and responding, as appropriate.
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Serving, to the extent possible, on the advisory committee, or in other school groups for
parents.
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Ensuring that our child meets his/her responsibilities as included in this compact.
We, as students, will share the responsibility to improve our academic achievement and
achieve the state’s high standards in the following ways:
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Do my homework every day and ask for help when I need it.
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Read at least 20 minutes every day outside of school time.
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Give my parents or the adult who is responsible for my welfare all notes and information
given to me from my school every day.
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