ACTION PLAN # 3
Priority Addressed: Parent Involvement
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Goal: To form strong partnerships between home and school in order to provide a quality education for all students filled with
successful experiences.
May 18, 2005
Action Steps:
Timeline
Persons Responsible
Required Resources
Funding Source(s)
(from 4,4a,4b and 4c)
#1 Establish regular
Principals
Publishing software,
Local Funds
communication with
school
websites,
student
Teachers
Title I
parents using school
management software (in
Special Education
newsletters, classroom
place)
SY 2005-cond’t
Title III
newsletters, academic
$20,000
Title IV
progress reports, parent
conferences, school
calendars, parents night,
school assemblies with
parent participation, Title I
meetings
#2 Parent training via Title SY 2005-cond’t
I and Special Education
programs to help parents
develop skills at home to
support student’s
academic efforts
Federal Programs
Supervisor
Federal Programs Staff
Special Education
$10,000
Title I
IDEA
#3 Involvement of parents
in mutual goal setting and
evaluation of at-risk
students
SY 2005-cond’t
No Additional
None
#4 Offer K-5 parent
literacy information
SY 2005-cond’t
Special Education
Supervisor
Federal Programs
Supervisor
Principals
Teachers
Instructional Supervisors
Literacy Teachers
Elementary Supervisor
Title I Staff
Principals
$4,000
Title V
Title I
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#5 Establish Family
activity page on district
website to promote
positive academic
interaction
SY 2005-cond’t
Technology Coordinator
None Needed
None
#6 Utilize family members SY2005-cond’t
as resource for school
activities and events
Principals
Teachers
None Needed
None
#6 Teachers will make a
minimum of 3 parent
contacts per semester and
document
SY 2005-cond’t
Principals
Teachers
#7 Establish parent
visitation guidelines that
make school visits
productive, minimizing
disruption of classes
SY 2005-cond’t
Instructional Supervisors
Teachers
Principals
No Additional
None
#8 Give parents of
students who are highly
mobile, information and
opportunities to assist the
transition
SY 2005-cond’t
Instructional Supervisors
Principals
Teachers
No Additional
None
#9 Establish a “checklist”
for improving parent
involvement to assist
schools in monitoring
SY 2005-cond’t
Instructional Supervisors
Brochure and Publishing
Software
None
No Additional
None
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#10 Inform parents of all
policies and information
as required by law
#11 Establish Child Find
Fair to introduce
preschool parents to
available resources
#12 Establish a focus
group to address parent
involvement needs
July 2005-cond’t
All District Staff
Maury County Public
Schools Handbook
$5,500
Local Funds
SY 2005-cond’t
Elementary Supervisor
Special Education Super.
No Additional Funds
None
SY 2005-cond’t
Supervisor of Teaching
Teachers
Principals
Parents
No Additional Funds
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EVALUATION PLAN #3
With ACTION PLAN # 3
GOAL: To form strong partnerships between home and schools in order to provide a quality education for all students fill with successful
learning experiences.
Action Steps
(from Action Plan)
Data Source
Procedures:
Timeframe
Responsibility
Results:
#1 Establish regular
communication with parents
using school newsletters,
classroom newsletters,
academic progress reports,
parent conferences, school
calendars, parent nights,
school assemblies with
parent participation, Title I
meetings and school
planning meetings
Published
Newsletters
Student
Handbooks
Sign-In Sheets
Schools will submit
copies to be verified
for effective content
SY 2005cond’t
Principals
Teachers
Evaluate content of
newsletters
#2 Parent Training via Title I
programs to help parents
develop skills at home to
support student academic
efforts
Sign-In Sheets
Agendas
Surveys
Parent Surveys
Evaluated
Agendas Compiled
April 2005
Federal Programs
Staff
Evaluate Parent Survey
Results
#3 Parent involvement in
mutual goal setting and
evaluation
Goal setting
document used
in parent
conferences
Teachers compile
goals and evaluate
progress in later
parent conferences
SY 2005cond’t
Teachers
Parents
Teacher evaluation of
effectiveness of goal setting
#4 K-6 Parent literacy
information
Literacy
information
Literacy information
will be available for
parents
SY 2005cond’t
Literacy Teachers
Teachers
Principals
Teacher and parent survey
on information received;
results will be used to
monitor and adjust
#5 Establish website to
promote academic
interaction between and
school and home
Family Activity
Webpage
Parent online survey
evaluating content
SY 2005cond’t
Technology
Coordinator
Parent survey results used to
make changes in webpage
content
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#6 Utilize family members
for school activities and
events
Family
members
Identification of
individuals
SY 2005cond’t
Principals
Teachers
Review participation of
parents and the affects
#7 Teachers will make a
minimum of 3 parent
contacts per semester
Teacher
Journals
Survey teachers on
increased parent
participation as a
result of parent
contacts
SY2005-cond’t
Principals
Teachers
Teachers evaluate quality of
parent participation
Principals
Teachers
Parents
Survey how effective
guidelines were to parent
involvement efforts.
SY 2005cond’t
Instructional
Supervisors
Parents
Principals
Teachers
Parent evaluation of
effectiveness of Brochure
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Principals
Teachers
Instructional
Supervisors
Staff evaluation of checklist
Central Office Staff
District handbook signed by
parents and students
#8 Establish guidelines for
parent visitation
#9 Give parents of students
who are highly mobile,
information and
opportunities to assist in
transition
School
Handbook
None Needed
Brochure
None Needed
#10 Establish a “checklist”
for improving parent
involvement to assist
facilities in monitoring
Published
Checklist
None Needed
#11 Inform parents of all
policies and information as
required by law
District
Handbook
Distribute to
parents/students
SY 2005cond’t
July 2005
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#12 Conduct Child Find Fair
Information to
inform parents
Plan and conduct
Fair
Spring 2005
#13 Establish a focus group
to address parent
involvement issues
SY 2005-
Invite parents,
teachers and
administrators to
participate in focus
group
Fall 2005
Special Ed.
Improved communication to
Supervisor/Elementary parents
Supervisor
Supervisor of
Teaching and
Learning
Report insights and
information gained from
focus group with school
board, administrators, and
teachers
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