KINGS TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan
I, Sanethette Shubert , do hereby certify that all facts, figures, and representations made in this
application are true, correct, and consistent with the statement of assurances for these waivers.
Furthermore, all applicable statutes, regulations, and procedures; administrative and programmatic
requirements; and procedures for fiscal control and maintenance of records will be implemented to
ensure proper accountability for the expenditure of funds on this project. All records necessary to
substantiate these requirements will be available for review by appropriate state and federal staff. I further
certify that all expenditures will be obligated on or after the effective date and prior to the termination date
of the project. Disbursements will be reported only as appropriate to this project, and will not be used for
matching funds on this or any special project, where prohibited.
Assurances
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The school will be governed by the statutory definition of parental involvement, and will carry out
programs, activities, and procedures in accordance with the definition outlined in Section
9101(32), ESEA;
Involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A in decisions about how Title I, Part A funds
reserved for parental involvement are spent [Section 1118(b)(1) and (c)(3)];
Jointly develop/revise with parents the school parental involvement policy and distribute it to
parents of participating children and make available the parental involvement plan to the local
community [Section 1118 (b)(1)];
Involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and
improvement of programs under this part, including the planning, review, and improvement of the
school parental involvement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan
under section 1114(b)(2) [Section 1118(c)(3)];
Use the findings of the parental involvement policy review to design strategies for more effective
parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary, the school’s parental involvement policy
[Section 1118(a)(E)];
If the plan for Title I, Part A, developed under Section 1112, is not satisfactory to the parents of
participating children, the school will submit parent comments with the plan when the school
submits the plan to the local educational agency [Section 1118(b)(4)];
Provide to each parent an individual student report about the performance of their child on the
state assessment in at least mathematics, language arts, and reading [Section 1111(h)(6)(B)(i)];
Provide each parent timely notice when their child has been assigned or has been taught for four
(4) or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified within the meaning of the
term in 34 CFR Section 200.56 [Section 1111(h)(6)(B)(ii)]; and
Provide each parent timely notice information regarding their right to request information on the
professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers and paraprofessionals [Section
(h)(6)(A)].
Signature of Principal or Designee
Date Signed
Mission Statement
Parental Involvement Mission Statement (Optional)
Response: The mission of the Kings Trail Elementary Parent Involvement Plan is to
provide ongoing and meaningful opportunities for parents to become active participants
in their child's education. Through parent involvement activities, in partnership with the
Cultural Learning Center, and by promoting other community events we believe the
relationship between home and school will strengthen students' academic and social
skills.
Involvement of Parents
Describe how the school will involve parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely manner, in the
planning, review, and improvement of Title I programs including involvement in the decisions regarding
how funds for parental involvement will be used [Sections1118(c)(3), 1114(b)(2), and 1118(a)(2)(B)].
Response: Kings Trail Elementary will notify parents through flyers, the school
messenger call system, the school website and Facebook page and the school's
marquee to inform the parents of upcoming events. The leadership team will meet to
examine student performance data, discuss previous parent workshops and meetings.
Kings Trail Elementary will invite parents to be a part of the Parental Involvement Plan
during the first 4 weeks of school. Parent volunteers, with the administration and the
parental involvement team, will discuss the PIP, Title I funds, including parent
involvement and professional development funds, during two meetings prior to the
Annual Meeting. The information gathered from this meeting is presented to the School
Advisory Council (SAC). Once the PIP has been approved and presented to all parents,
the school PIP will be placed on the school website and hard copies available upon
request. Meeting dates will be documented by use of agendas, minutes, and sign in
sheets. Kings Trail Elementary will seek the participation of parents through the parent
involvement annual meeting to gain input for the Parent Involvement Plan. Through the
parent feedback surveys, the council will review the effectiveness of the Title I programs
and use of funds for improvement. Parents were highly encouraged at open house,
orientation, and the PTA meeting to join the School Advisory Council.
Coordination and Integration
Describe how the school will coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs and activities that
teach parents how to help their children at home, to the extent feasible and appropriate, including but not
limited to, other federal programs such as: Head Start, Early Reading First, Even Start, Home Instruction
Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, public preschool, Title I, Part C,
Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Title VI [Section 1118(e)(4)].
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Program
Coordination
Extended student learning opportunities (tutoring) and parent classes
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ESOL
are available through the Cultural Learning Center.
Partnering with the post-secondary institution to bring multicultural and
UNF Professional
educational experiences to the elementary level to extend learning
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Development School
opportunities and provide awareness of the diversity of cultures
(PDS) Model
represented at Kings Trail Elementary.
Mentorship and tutoring program which coordinates and partners with
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Big Brothers/Sisters
families.
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YMCA - Y Reads
Supplemental reading program involving parents in the reading process.
Partnership with a community organization, which provides wrap around
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Lutheran Services
services teaching parents how to better care for their children.
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World Relief
Refugee program helping families new to America.
Emotional and behavioral health wrap around services that coordinates
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Child Guidance Center with the family and school to promote academic success for students
with disabilities and general education students.
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Junior Achievement
Invites parents into the classroom for financial literacy classes.
Parent Teacher Student Parents, teachers and students working together to promote academic
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Association (PTSA)
success.
Annual Parent Meeting
Describe the specific steps the school will take to conduct an annual meeting designed to inform parents
of participating children about the school’s Title I program, the nature of the Title I program (schoolwide or
targeted assistance), Adequately Yearly Progress, school choice, supplemental educational services, and
the rights of parents. Include timeline, persons responsible, and evidence the school will use to
demonstrate the effectiveness of the activity [Section 1118(c)(1)].
Evidence of
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Activity/Tasks
Person Responsible
Timeline
Effectiveness
School Advisory Council - Annual Sanethette Shubert, September 08,
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Sign in sheet
Parent Meeting
Principal
2015
Sanethette Shubert, September 10,
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Parent Involvement Plan Meeting
Sign-in sheet
Principal
2015
Sanethette Shubert, September 11, Final Draft / Sign in
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Revise draft for PIP
Principal
2015
sheet
Sept. 2015-May
4
Maintain Documentation
Chrissy Struska
Documents
2016
Flexible Parent Meetings
Describe how the school will offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or
evening, and may provide with Title I funds, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services
related to parental involvement [Section 1118(c)(2)].
Response: Meetings will be planned for morning, mid-day, after-school and evenings, as
well as one community day on a Saturday to meet the variable needs of parents. A
percentage of the Parent Involvement Budget will be set aside to provide childcare,
translators, refreshment/food and transportation to increase parent participation.
Meetings can also be conducted through various communication methods such as phone
calls, emails, and home visits. Interpreters will be on hand for parents who need
assistance at all parent events.
Building Capacity
Describe how the school will implement activities that will build the 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 [Section
1118(e)]. Describe the actions the school will take to provide materials and training to help parents work
with their child to improve their child’s academic achievement [Section 1118(e)(2)].Include information on
how the school will provide other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under Section
1118 as parents may request [Section 1118(e)(14)].
Content and
Anticipated Impact on
Evidence of
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Type of
Person Responsible
Timeline
Student Achievement
Effectiveness
Activity
This will provide additional
Sign in sheets,
Math Parent Robert Curran, Math math help at home which
January
Activity Report,
1
Workshop
Coach
encourages math academic
2016
programs and
success at school.
evaluations
Sanethette Shubert, Educating parents about Title
Sign-In Sheet,
Annual Title
September
2
Principal, Paul
One budget and upcoming
Activity Report,
One Meeting
2015
Struska, AP
events.
Feedback form
In this event our ELA
department will show families
diverse reading strategies as
Sign-In sheet,
Polar Express Meghann Van Hise,
December
3
well as provide them with the
Activity Report,
Literacy Night Reading Coach
2015
opportunity to make
Feedback form
games/activities that will
promote literacy in the home.
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5
6
7
8
9
Provides awareness of the
Sanethette Shubert, outside world and real world
Principal, Cristy
application of the academics May 2016
Sotolongo, Counselor promotes success in the
classroom.
Sanethette Shubert,
Educating parents on the FSA
State
Principal, Paul
and rudimentary testing
Assessment Struska, AP, Robert
February
strategies to use with their
Information
Curran, Math Coach,
2016
children at home to prepare
Night
Meghann VanHise,
them for testing.
Reading
We will provide extended
learning opportunities for both
students and parents and
CLC
Dwyane Kohn, UNF awareness of the diversity of November
International
RCF
cultures at Kings Trail
2015
Day
Elementary will increase their
schemata for reading
informational tests.
We will educate parents on
iReady and Achieve 3000,
Grace Fernandez,
showing them how to access
Technology
Luisa Reis, Karan
each program and provide
October
Family Night /
Gilbert,
them with tutorials so that
2015
Trunk of treats
Interventionists
students can practice at home
increasing their math and
reading abilities.
Parents and students will
participate in STEM based
activities giving hands on
Science
Ana MacReynolds,
February
experiences and application of
Festival
Science Teacher
2016
in the classroom curriculum
building their science process
skills.
Provide parents with
classroom expectations and
projected outline of content to
Orientation
Sanethette Shubert,
be covered this school year.
August
and Open
Principal, Paul
This helps the parents to be on 2015
House
Struska, AP
board with the teachers to
encourage academic success
for their children.
Cummer
Museum
Parent Field
Trip
Sign In sheet,
Activity Report,
feedback forms
Sign in Sheet,
Activity Report,
Feedback form
Sign in Sheet,
Activity Report,
Feedback forms
Sign in
Sheet,Activity
Report,
Feedback form
Sign in Sheet,
Activity Report,
Feedback form
Sign in Sheet,
Activity Report,
Feedback form
Staff Training
Describe the professional development activities the school will provide to educate the teachers, pupil
services personnel, principals, and other staff in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with
parents as equal partners, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to implement and
coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and schools [Section 1118(e)(3)].
Content and Type
Person
Anticipated Impact on
Evidence of
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Timeline
of Activity
Responsible
Student Achievement
Effectiveness
Cultural
Provide staff with information on September Survey, sign-in
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Office of Equity
Competence
family diversity within school
2015
sheets
Provide staff with information on
Team
how to effectively communicate
October
Survey, sign-in
2
Building/Customer Office of Equity with all stakeholders. Raise
2015
sheets
Service
awareness on cultural
communication differences.
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The Multicultural
Classroom
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Glad
Teachers will learn strategies
on how to effectively plan and
implement instruction to the
ESOL student.
All ESOL teachers and
Christine
instructional support staff will
Dahnke, ESOL participate in a series of
Dept,
trainings pertaining to reaching
the ESOL learner.
Hind Chahed,
CLC
March
2016
Survey, sign-in
sheets
Agendas, Sign
September
in sheets,
2015
Survey
Other Activities
Describe the other activities, such as parent resource centers, the school will conduct to encourage and
support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children [Section 1118 (e)(4)].
Response: Parents have unlimited access to the Cultural Learning Center from 8am
until 6pm. The CLC is housed on the Kings Trail Elementary campus. The CLC offers
parents various classes, ranging from computer classes to language classes and parent
information sessions.
The Parent Involvement Area is located in the front office and is available to parent
during school hours. Front staff is responsible for maintaining this area.
The school guidance counselor Christina Sotolongo will provide parents with resource
center outside her office highlighting parent involvement ideas, bilingual resources and
middle school information. A calendar of community activities will also be available for
Kings Trail Parents.
Communication
Describe how the school will provide parents of participating children the following [Section 1118(c)(4)]:
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Timely information about the Title I programs [Section 1118(c)(4)(A)];
Description and explanation of the curriculum at the school, the forms of academic assessment
used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet
[Section 1118(c)(4)(B)];
If requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to
participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children[Section
1118(c)(4)(C)]; and
If the schoolwide program plan under Section 1114 (b)(2) is not satisfactory to the parents of
participating children, the school will include submit the parents’ comments with the plan that will
be made available to the local education agency [Section 1118(c)(5)].
Response: To provide parents with timely information about Title I programs, Kings Trail
Elementary will hold an annual meeting for all parents to attend.
In an effort to explain the curriculum the school will provide several academic based
parent nights throughout the school year (reading, math, science). In addition to the
interactive academic family nights, the school will conduct an annual FSA workshop in
order to discuss the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress
and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet.
School Advisory Council will be held on the second Thursday of every month. Parents
will have the opportunity to attend each meeting and input their views.
Kings Trail Elementary will offer parents regular meetings to formulate suggestions in
decisions related to the education of their child via parent/teacher conferences. Parents
will receive newsletters that include examples of student work that meet the standard for
their grade level.
Parents will be notified through Parent Link, flyers, teacher websites, parent
communication folders, and the school's marquee at least one week in advance. Copies
of all the flyers, newsletters, surveys, and teacher/parent feedback forms will be used for
monitoring purposes.
Any parents that are unsatisfied with school-wide programs are able to submit comments
to the principals in writing.
Accessibility
Describe how the school will provide full opportunities for participation in parental involvement activities
for all parents (including parents with limited English proficiency, disabilities, and migratory children).
Include how the school plans to share information related to school and parent programs, meetings,
school reports, and other activities in an understandable and uniform format and to the extent practical, in
a language parents can understand [Section 1118(e)(5) and 1118(f)].
Response: The Language Survey found on the student enrollment form, teacher and the
office staff will be used to determine family needs for written translations. Kings Trail
Elementary will upon enrollment, determine through the Language survey a need for
translation needs. Information will be disseminated bilingually (English, Spanish,
Burmese) in print, and using the Parent Link. The school will also use the district
provided service, TRANS ACT, to help translate documents into various languages.
While on campus, Kings Trail Elementary will utilize the ESOL bi-lingual
paraprofessional. Interpreters are also available from the CLC to speak the following
languages Spanish, Bosnian, Farsi, Arabic, French and Burmese. Kings Trail Elementary
is also wheelchair accessible, therefore accommodating all parents. Parent
surveys/feedback forms in different languages will be made available to the parents and
used for monitoring purposes.
Discretionary Activities
Discretionary School Level Parental Involvement Policy Components Check if the school does not plan to
implement discretionary parental involvement activities. Check all activities the school plans to implement:
Description of
Person
Anticipated Impact on
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Activity
Implementation
Timeline
Responsible Student Achievement
Strategy
Providing necessary
Invite parents into
This will provide additional
literacy training for
the building to teach M. Van Hise, reading help at home
December
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parents from Title I,
parents how to
Reading
which encourages reading
17, 2015
Part A funds, if the LEA encourage their
Coach
academic success at
has exhausted all other children's reading
school.
reasonably available
sources of funding for
that training [Section
1118(e)(7)]; and
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Training parents to
enhance the
involvement of other
parents [Section
1118(e)(9)];
Maximizing parental
involvement and
participation in their
children’s education by
arranging school
meetings at a variety of
times, or conducting inhome conferences
between teachers or
other educators, who
work directly with
participating children,
with parents who are
unable to attend those
conferences at school
[Section 1118(e)(10)];
skills by creating
reading activities with
the parents to do at
home with their
children.
Teachers, students
and parents come
together.
Supporting the child
outside of the academic
G.Fernandez,
environment supports
PTSA Liaison
academic growth in the
classroom.
Invite parents into
the building to teach
parents how to
encourage their
children's math skills R Curran,
by creating math
Math Coach
activities with the
parents to do at
home with their
children.
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Adopting and
implementing model
approaches to
improving parental
involvement [Section
1118(e)(11)]; and
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Developing appropriate
roles for communitybased organizations
and businesses,
Bring parents into the
S Shubert,
including faith-based
classrooms and
Principal
organizations, in
share exceptions and
parental involvement
activities [Section
1118(e)(13)].
Taking students and
parents into the
C. Struska,
community to learn Parent
more about the world Liaison
around them.
October
2015
This will provide additional
math help at home which
January
encourages math
27, 2015
academic success at
school.
Provides awareness of the
outside world and real
world application of the
academics promotes
success in the
classroom.Provides
May 2015
awareness of the outside
world and real world
application of the
academics promotes
success in the classroom.
Provide parents with
classroom expectations
and projected outline of
content to be covered this
August
school year. This helps
27, 2015
the parents to be on board
with the teachers to
encourage academic
success for their children.
Upload Evidence of Input from Parents
Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the plan.
Uploaded Document
Upload Parent-School Compact
Note: As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly
develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school compact that outlines how
parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic
achievement Section 1118(d)].
Upload an electronic version of the Parent-School Compact.
Uploaded Document
Upload Evidence of Parent Involvement in Development of Parent-School
Compact
Note: As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly
develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school compact that outlines how
parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic
achievement Section 1118(d)].
Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the compact.
Uploaded Document
Evaluation of the previous year's Parental Involvement Plan
Building Capacity Summary
Provide a summary of activities provided during the previous school year that were designed to build the
capacity of parents to help their children [Section 1118 (e)(1-2)]. Include participation data on the Title I
annual meeting.
Content and Type of
Number of
Number of
Anticipated Impact on Student
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Activity
Activities
Participants
Achievement
Cultural Sensitivity and
provide staff with information to help
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0
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Awareness
students achieve
Value of Parental
Provide strategies to engage
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0
0
Involvement
learners
Provide ESOL strategies to improve
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ESOL
0
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student achievement
Staff Training Summary
Provide a summary of the professional development activities provided by the school during the previous
school year to educate staff on the value and utility of contributions of parents; how to reach out to,
communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners; the implementation and coordination of
parent programs; and how to build ties between parents and the school [Section 1118 (e)(3)].
Content and Type of
Number of
Number of
Anticipated Impact on Student
count
Activity
Activities
Participants
Achievement
To help staff understand different
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Cultural Diversity
1
0
culturals
Barriers
Describe the barriers that hindered participation by parents during the previous school year in parental
involvement activities. Include the steps the school will take during the upcoming school year to overcome
the barriers (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have
limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background)
[Section 1118(a)(E)].
Barrier (Including the Specific
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Steps the School will Take to Overcome
Subgroup)
Parent Participation: Single parent
Offer a number of meetings at various times, use Title I money
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families/ families with younger
to provide childcare and refreshments
children (All subgroups)
In partnership with the CLC to provide information, schedule
and calendar of events. Working to provide more documents
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Language (ESOL)
in the numerous languages that represent Kings Trail student
population.
Inability of some parents to provide Provide take home hands on activities that are child friendly.
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resources to their children
Provide various open hours in the Cultural Learning Center to
(Economically Disadvantaged
ensure equitable usage for all stakeholders.
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Cultural differences
Have trainings to understand differences
Best Practices (Optional)
Describe the parental involvement activity/strategy the school implemented during the previous schoool
year that the school considers the most effective. This information may be shared with other LEAs and
schools as a best practice. (Optional)
count Content/Purpose Description of the Activity