School Parent Involvement Policy Checklist For each of the items below, mark whether the school has fully met the requirement or has not. Then provide a description of the activity and documentation available for the activity. School: District: Date: School Parent Involvement Yes No rights, and information under Title I, Part A: About If applicable, school improvement/AYP status If applicable, Public School Choice (PSC) 1. Parents are involved in development of School Parent Involvement Policy. 2. Parents are involved in the approval of the School Parent Involvement Policy. 3. Parents are involved in development of School Improvement Plans. 4. Parents are involved in the approval of improvement plans. 5. School distributes to parents the Parent Involvement Policy 6. School informs parents about the requirements of the school parent involvement policy and improvement plan and the right of parents to be involved. 7. School offers flexible number of meetings, such as in the morning or evening. 8. School provides timely notification of options, If applicable, Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Curriculum explanation Academic assessments used to measure student progress Expected proficiency levels 9. School has opportunities for parents to submit parent comments when the schoolwide plan or school improvement plan is unsatisfactory to the parents of participating children. 10. If requested by parents, school has opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, Description of Activity Documentation 1 Last Revised on 10/29/15 School Parent Involvement Yes No parents about their child’s educational progress. School holds an annual Title I, Part A parent meeting. Description of Activity Documentation in decisions relating to the education of their children. 11. School has regular communications with 12. 13. If applicable, school provides information to parents in a language and format they can understand. 14. Develops and created a school-parent compact with the help of parents and staff that outlines: a. Parents, the entire staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the state’s high standards. b. The school will provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the children served to meet the state’s academic achievement standards. c. Each parent will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning; and participating, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children and positive extracurricular time 15. The compact will also address the importance of communication between teachers and parents on an on-going basis through, at a minimum: a. Parent-teacher conference in elementary schools, at least annually, during which the compact must be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement. b. Frequent reports to parents on their children’s progress c. Reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and observation of classroom activities. 2 Last Revised on 10/29/15