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Describe the programs, activities, and procedures established to build the schools’ and parents’ capacity for meaningful parental involvement.
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Each school served under this part shall convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school’s participation in Title I and to explain the requirements of the Title I program, and the right of the parents to be involved.
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Describe: MES will hold a meeting on October 11th to share with all stakeholders the guidelines under Title I that applies to our school.
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Each school served shall 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 relate to parental involvement.
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Describe: Teachers will develop a schedule of flexible meetings (evenings) for parents beginning in October and concluding in May. Administration will provide all parents the opportunity to meet with faculty and staff. For individual concerns parents may schedule a time to meet with their child’s teacher before or after school and also during teacher’s planning. Time must be agreed upon by parent and teacher.
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Parents should be involved in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in planning, review, and improvement of Title I programs, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parental involvement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan (if applicable).
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Describe: There will be a parent representative on the Leadership Team. The parent may relay information to parents as needed.
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Parents must be provided with timely information about programs under this part; and a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet.
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Describe: The staff of MES will support the Common Core State Standards curriculum adopted by the state of North Carolina. Students will be assessed on the standards from the state (mClass, Exact Path, Mastery Connect, EOGs) and any other district/state mandated assessments. Parents/Guardians will receive their child’s data on mClass, Mastery Connect, and EOGs concluding each assessment. During parent conferences, all assessment data will be discussed. The school offers a Curriculum Night/Virtual Parent Informational Meeting in October to review standards, curriculum, schedules, resources, etc. with parents. At the end of the year, Transition Night (in April) is conducted to inform parents about their child’s next grade level (review standards, curriculum, schedules, resources, etc. and about how to prepare over the summer).
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If requested, schools must provide parents opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible.
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Describe: Flexible meeting dates will be established for the 2022-2023 academic year. Dates for the meetings will be displayed on the school’s website/ through Dojo and will be communicated to parents by the use of the Connect-ed system and flyers in students’ folders. Parents will also be given a survey to complete at the middle of the year to offer suggestions.
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If the schoolwide program plan( if applicable) is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school is required to submit any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available to the LEA.
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Describe:
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Each participating school shall jointly develop with parents for all children served school-parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school 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 State standards.
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Describe: Each student received a compact in their school agenda that outlines shared responsibilities of parents-students-administrators to be signed by all stakeholders to improve student academic performance. The Student/Parent Handbook generated at the district level is available online and a few hard copies are located in the front office. The parents have also been sent via class dojo and it is posted online, the district’s Accountability Standards so parents/guardians know the district’s expectations for each child (academically and attendance wise) depending on their child’s grade level.
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LEAs and schools served under this part shall provide assistance to parents of children served by the school or LEA, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the State’s academic content standards and State student academic standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, and how to monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children.
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Describe: Parents are encouraged to attend meetings to receive and discuss information related to Common Core State Standards, Assessments, and Title I requirements. Parents will be invited to attend curriculum day events and parent conferences where they will learn more about how to monitor and assist their child’s progress and improve academic achievement. The parents have also been sent via class dojo and it is posted online, the district’s Accountability Standards so parents/guardians know the district’s expectations for each child (academically and attendance wise) depending on their child’s grade level.
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Parents must be provided materials and training to help them to work with their children to improve their children’s achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement.
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Describe: : See # 8
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LEAs and schools are required to educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school.
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Describe: Staff have been instructed to make contact with parents by telephone, emails, student agendas, etc. Teachers will hold MOY parent-conferences with all parents. MES will hold parent meetings where teachers will share how to help their children at home. MES’s support staff is also meeting with parents as needed and referring individual students (and some families) to outside agencies such as Yotaron to get extra support when needed.
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To the extent feasible and appropriate, there should be coordination and integration of parent programs and activities with Head Start, Reading First, Early Reading First, Even Start, the Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, and public school preschool and other programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children.
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Describe: The guidance office will provide parent resources. The school social worker and psychologist can also provide resources to help parents. If parent needs are not met with onsite materials, information for outside resources and agencies will be provided.
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LEAs and schools shall ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings and other activities is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand.
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Describe: Written and verbal communication is sent to parents in both English and Spanish. Interpreters are provided and on call as needed. Connect-ed calls are sent out in English and Spanish as well.
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In carrying out the parental involvement requirements, the LEA and school, to the extent practicable, shall provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language such parents understand.
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Describe: Ms. Sulykeey Yebra (ELL teacher) will assist Limited English speaking parents to ensure understanding and participation in school-wide activities. We have several dual language teachers here on campus that help out as needed as well.
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LEAs and schools may adopt and implement model approaches to improving parental involvement.
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Describe: Parents will be given an opportunity to discuss any and all concerns/questions to Administration. The Administration has an open door policy.
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LEAs and schools may adopt appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses in parent involvement activities.
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Describe: Middlesex Elementary has partnered with churches in the area to sponsor academic programs, backpack buddies, school supplies, and funds to assist with other student needs (clothing, etc).
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Parents may be involved in the development of training for teachers, principals, and other educators to improve the effectiveness of such training.
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Describe: Parent representation will be on the Leadership Team. We are seeking an active parent representative from our Hispanic families that we serve.
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If the LEA has exhausted all other reasonably available sources of funding, Title I funds may be used to provide necessary literacy training.
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Describe: The NCPS District has provided training and resources to implement Letterland and this year the Science of Reading. Teachers will provide strategies and resources to parents to help improve literacy skills and overall student performance during curriculum nights, parent conferences, transition nights, and as needed.
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Title I funds may be used to pay reasonable and necessary expenses associated with local parental involvement activities, including transportation and child care costs, to enable parents to participate in school-related meetings and training sessions.
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Describe: Title I funds are earmarked for specific purposes to enable parents to participate in school related meetings and training. Materials to help parents support their child’s learning is also purchased with Title I funds.
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LEAs and schools may train parents to enhance the involvement of other parents.
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Describe: MES has trained staff that may implement the Si4 program to help improve parental involvement.
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LEAs and schools may arrange school meetings at a variety of times, or conduct in-home conferences between teachers or other educators who work directly with participating children, with parents who are unable to attend such conferences at school, in order to maximize parental involvement and participation.
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Describe: Teacher/principal will contact parents to arrange a specific time to discuss how they can assist the school with improving their child’s academic performance. If parents need specific information or materials and are unable to attend a meeting or come to the school, a staff member will take the necessary materials to the parent’s/student/s house. The school will also provide virtual meetings with parents/guardians who are not able to attend in-person meetings.
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District parental advisory councils may be established to provide advice on all matters related to parental involvement in Title I programs.
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Describe: The principal will nominate and submit the name of at least one MES parent to serve on the District-wide parent advisory committee. The parent will attend district-wide focus meetings according to the district calendar.
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