T:Answ erFormF: True 24 True False False True School Parent Involvement Policy This form was adapted from, A Toolkit for Title I Parent Involvement. Ferguson, C. (2009). A Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement. Austin, TX: SEDL. Please do not copy/paste information from the "Hints". Retype the information that you want to use. If you copy/paste your report will not look clean and nice. Page 1 of 1 T:Answ erF:Anch 278 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 To complete this form: 1. Enter your responses. 2. Click "Save" at the bottom of the form to save your responses. 3. To submit your report, return to the dashboard, go to the Required Reports section, and click the School Parent Involvement Policy - Report "submit" button. Note: Please review your responses if you are copying and pasting from Word. There may be some compatibility issues that will need to be edited. T:Answ erF:Anch 315 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Please answer the following questions. T:Answ erF:Anch 279 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 District Lafayette County T:Answ erF:Anch 280 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False School Improvement Status Needs Improvement Priority School 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 281 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 282 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Grade Levels 7-12 T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Parent Involvement Coordinator Janet Walker T:Answ erF:Anch 283 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Are you Title I Schoolwide? T:Answ erChoice 0 Yes T:Answ erChoice 0 No T:Answ erChoice 0 N/A T:Answ erF:Anch 284 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Percent of free and reduced lunch T:Answ erF:Anch 285 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Parent Involvement Committee Members (Select "Repeat" to open more entry fields to add addtional team members) T:Answ erF:Anch 286 1 False True False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Enter committee members T:Answ erF:Anch 287 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False First Name Opal T:Answ erF:Anch 0 288 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 289 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 286 1 False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Last Name Anderson T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Position Principal T:Answ erF:Anch True 0 Enter committee members T:Answ erF:Anch 287 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 288 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 289 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False False 0 First Name Julie T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Last Name Doyle T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Position Special Education T:Answ erF:Anch 286 1 False True 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Enter committee members T:Answ erF:Anch 287 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False First Name Pam 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 288 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 289 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False False 0 Last Name Townsend T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Position Literacy Focus Teacher T:Answ erF:Anch 286 1 False True 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Enter committee members T:Answ erF:Anch 287 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 288 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 289 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 286 1 False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 First Name Donna T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Last Name Huffman T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Position Library T:Answ erF:Anch True 0 Enter committee members T:Answ erF:Anch 287 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 First Name JaVana T:Answ erF:Anch 288 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 289 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False False 0 Last Name McCall T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Position Math Focus Teacher T:Answ erF:Anch 286 1 False True 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Enter committee members T:Answ erF:Anch 287 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 288 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 289 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False False 0 First Name Dorothy T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Last Name Smith T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Position Home Economics T:Answ erF:Anch 286 1 False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False Enter committee members T:Answ erF:Anch True False 0 287 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 288 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 289 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False False 0 First Name David T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Last Name Downs T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Position Assistant Princiopal T:Answ erF:Anch 286 1 False True 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Enter committee members T:Answ erF:Anch 287 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 288 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 289 1 False False False 20 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 290 1 True False False 100 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 First Name Stephanie T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Last Name Shepherd T:Answ erF:Anch 0 Position Counselor T:Answ erF:Anch 0 1. List various communication strategies used in your school to provide additional information to parents and to increase parental involvement in supporting classroom instruction. Literacy Department created a Literacy Pamphlet that explains the literacy department and outlines ideas for parental involvement. Call (870) 533-4464. Parents can access grades through HAC using a password they receive from Debbie Wood, HAC coordinator at the beginning of the year. Teachers use e-mail to communicate with parents about their academics and extracurricula activities Teachers contact parents by phone to communicate about students' academic progress Parent night was held September 25, 2012. The school improvement status of the school and what the school has to offer students in addition to an Overview of the Common Core State Standards. admission were discussed. Mrs. Javana McCall addressed the Common Core Standards for Math and Mrs. Pam Townsend addressed the Common Core Standards for English. Honor Roll breakfasts are held each nine weeks to celebrate the accomplishments of those that made the honor roll. Opal Anderson, principal and David Downs, assistant principal host this event. Contact the school at (870) 533-4464 for further information. Open house was held on August 16, 2012 for inviting parents to meet the staff. Progress reports are sent home every 4.5 weeks to parents outlining the progress of their children. Report cards are sent home after every nine weeks. The school will use the student handbook, school website, signage at the school entrance, and parent orientation meetings about the Schoolwide Title I Plan and how to get a copy upon request. Curtis Turner and Debbie Wood are responsible for updating the school website. T:Answ erF:Anch 1956 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Response: T:Answ erF:Anch 1957 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False T:Answ erChoice 0 Attention: Changes needed! T:Answ erChoice 0 In Compliance 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 1958 1 True False False 50 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False Reviewer Comments: T:Answ erF:Anch 0 291 1 True False False 100 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 2. List the proposed parent meeting, conferences and activities regularly throughout this year and the dates providing flexible meeting times that you have planned to increase parental involvement and build staff and parent capacity to engage in these types of efforts. (Must include the 2 state mandated parent/teacher conferences each year.) Parent/Teacher conferences are held four times a year to ensure that all parts will have the opportunity to attend a conference. Dates of this year's conferences are Student orientation was held prior to the first day of school to go over the student handbook with the parents and students.Dates for the orientation was July 27 & 28. Principal Opal Anderson conducted the orientation. T:Answ erF:Anch 1959 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Response: T:Answ erF:Anch 1960 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False T:Answ erChoice 0 Attention: Changes needed! T:Answ erChoice 0 In Compliance 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 1961 1 True False False 50 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Comments: T:Answ erF:Anch 292 1 True False False 100 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 3. How will your school provide information to parents about volunteer opportunities (must include state mandated parent training)? Janet Walker publishes an ad in the papers asking for volunteers yearly. Contact number (870) 921-5094 The principal, Opal Anderson and the assistant principal, David Downs call and ask parents to volunteer to serve on different committees. Both can be reached at (8700 5334464. T:Answ erF:Anch 1962 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Response: T:Answ erF:Anch 1963 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False T:Answ erChoice 0 Attention: Changes needed! T:Answ erChoice 0 In Compliance 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 1964 1 True False False 50 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Comments: T:Answ erF:Anch 293 1 True False False 100 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 4. How will your school work with parents to create a School-Parent-Compact? A School-Parent-Compact was developed with parents, students, and staff. Janet Walker, parent facilitator, facilitated the development of the School-Parent-Compact. The compact clarifies how parents, staff and students share the responsibility for improving student academic achievement. Parents, students, and staff all must sign the compact. Rachel Haynes is the contact person (870) 921-4348. T:Answ erF:Anch 1965 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Response: T:Answ erF:Anch 1966 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False T:Answ erChoice 0 Attention: Changes needed! T:Answ erChoice 0 In Compliance 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 1967 1 True False False 50 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False Reviewer Comments: T:Answ erF:Anch 0 294 1 True False False 100 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 5. How will your school provide opportunities for parents to be involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of the school wide school improvement plan, and the Annual Title I Meeting to engage them in the decision-making processes regarding the school's Title I, Part A Program? Parents serve on the school improvement committee. Parents help to develop and evaluate the ACSIP plan. Parents serve on the Handbook Committee, the Scholastic Audit Committee and the Advanc-ed Committee. Parents are involved in the registration of students for classes. Opal Anderson and David Downs are the people responsible for inviting parents to serve on the different committees. Janet Walker holds meetings with the parents and alumni advisory committee each semester. T:Answ erF:Anch 1968 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Response: T:Answ erF:Anch 1969 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False T:Answ erChoice 0 Attention: Changes needed! T:Answ erChoice 0 In Compliance 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 1970 1 True False False 50 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Comments: T:Answ erF:Anch 295 1 True False False 100 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 6. How will your school provide resources for parents? Parents may check out materials from the Parent Center to help with the academic achievement of their children. The Center is open from 8:00a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Rachel Haynes is the contact person. Her number is (870) 921-4348. Parents may access student grades on HAC. Staff communicate with parents through e-mail and phone calls about their student's progress. Surveys are sent home to parents yearly for input on the school. Rachel Haynes is responsible for the surveys. (870) 921-4348. Parent facilitator distributes Informational packets each year that includes a copy of the school's parental involvement plan, survey for volunteer interests, recommended roles for parents/ teachers/students and school, suggestions of ways parents can become involved in their child's education, parental involvement activities planned for the current school year. (Rachel Haynes (870) 921-4348 To promote and support responsible parenting, the school purchases parenting books, magazines, and other informative materials regarding responsible parenting through the school library, advertise the current selection, and give parents the opportunity to borrow the materials for review. Donna Huffman (870) 533-4464 The student handbook includes the school's process for resolving parental concerns, including how to define a problem, whom to approach first, and how to develop solutions. Opal Anderon is contact person (870) 533-4464. Stephanie Shepherd, certified staff member serves as the school based parent facilitator.Contact number (870) 533-4464 T:Answ erF:Anch 1971 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Response: T:Answ erF:Anch 1972 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False T:Answ erChoice 0 Attention: Changes needed! T:Answ erChoice 0 In Compliance 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 1973 1 True False False 50 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Comments: T:Answ erF:Anch 296 1 True False False 100 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 7. How will your school engage parents in the evaluation of your parental involvement efforts? A needs assessment is completed by students, staff and parents. Rachel Haynes is the contact person Her number is (870) 921-4348 Staff and parents review the parent improvement plan on a yearly basis and determine what is working and what is not and then make changes to the plan.A meeting is scheduled for Spring 2012. Janet Walker will faciliate the meeting. (870) 921-5094. T:Answ erF:Anch 1974 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Response: T:Answ erF:Anch 1975 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False T:Answ erChoice 0 Attention: Changes needed! T:Answ erChoice 0 In Compliance 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 1976 1 True False False 50 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Comments: T:Answ erF:Anch 297 1 True False False 100 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 8. How will your school use the parent interest surveys to select, plan and implement parental involvement activities that will be offered throughout the year? Parent interest surveys are given to parents to fill out and return. Results of the surveys are used in helping plan activities for the school year. Rachel Haynes, parent coordinator is responsible for the surveys. Rachel may be reached at (870) 921-4348 Parent night for seniors to complete financial aid and college requirement wil be held on February, 2013. Parents that cannot attend will be given the opportunity to come by the counselor's office during school hours to receive assistant with their financial aid packet. Stephanie Shepherd will facilitate the meeting. She can be reached at (870) 533-4464. T:Answ erF:Anch 1977 1 False False False 0 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Response: T:Answ erF:Anch 1978 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False T:Answ erChoice 0 Attention: Changes needed! 0 T:Answ erChoice 0 In Compliance T:Answ erF:Anch 1979 1 True False False 50 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Comments: T:Answ erF:Anch 298 1 True False False 100 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 9. When will your school plan the Annual Title I Meeting that must be conducted separately? (It CANNOT be held in conjunction with any other meetings or activities.) Annual Tile I meeting was held on October 16, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. Opal Anderson and Betsy Griffin, principals facilitated the meeting. Opal can be reached at (870) 533-4464. Betsy can be reached at (870)921-4275. T:Answ erF:Anch 1980 1 False False False 50 True REE6RmFsc2U7U False False 0 Reviewer Response: T:Answ erF:Anch 1981 3 False False False 0 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False T:Answ erChoice 0 Attention: Changes needed! T:Answ erChoice 0 In Compliance 0 T:Answ erF:Anch 1982 1 True False False 50 False REE6RmFsc2U7U False False Reviewer Comments: Your plan is ready to be posted to your website. 0