PARENT INVOLVEMENT PLAN with Annual Evaluation Link

It is the goal of Brewton City Schools to actively engage, encourage, and support the participation of parents as advocates and active participants in the education of their children.  Our school system believes that parents are their children’s first and most important teacher.  It is in response to that belief that our school system offers the following plan.  This plan will guide our efforts to most effectively involve parents in the education of their child(ren).

1.  The Brewton City School System will take the following actions to involve parents in the joint development of its district-wide parental involvement plan.

·         An annual meeting of the Federal Programs Parent-Teacher Advisory Council will be held in the spring-summer. At this meeting the district Parent Involvement Plan will be reviewed and revised as needed.  Other meetings may also be scheduled.

·         The Brewton City Schools “Student Code of Conduct and Parent and Student Notifications” will be distributed annually to each student/parents in grades K-12.  This information booklet contains information about the Parent Involvement Plan and the open Advisory meeting.

·         The Brewton City School System will assist the schools in informing parents of their parental involvement rights in Title I schools and “Parents Right To Know”.

·         Brewton City Schools will collaborate with community agencies to provide maximum family support services to families.

2.   The Brewton City School System will take the following actions to involve parents in the process of school review and improvement.

·         The Parent-Teacher Advisory Council will hold an annual meeting

·         Under the support and guidance of the central office, each Title I school will establish a Continuous Improvement Plan committee which includes parents.

·         Various reports provided by the Alabama State Department of Education Student Assessment Program will be distributed annually.

·         School/System Report Cards provided by the Alabama State Department of Education will be distributed annually.

·         Brewton City School System will assist the schools in informing parents of their parental involvement rights in Title I schools.

3.   The Brewton City School System will provide the following necessary coordination, technical assistance, and other support to assist Title I, Part A schools in planning and implementing effective parental involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance.

·         The Brewton City Schools Federal Programs Coordinator will facilitate the implementation of this plan, providing ongoing monitoring of the various activities and their results.

·         The Brewton City Schools Federal Programs coordinator will collaborate with the Title I Schools to provide a variety of parent education programs and training sessions, as interest and funds are available.

·         School information will be provided to parents in a variety of ways which may include newsletters or on-line information through the district website or INOW

·         The federal programs coordinator, who also serves as the Homeless Liaison will monitor the enrollment, attendance, and performance of any homeless children and youth who may enroll in Brewton City Schools.

·         The Brewton City Board of Education will sponsor professional development activities for teachers.

·         The Brewton City Schools “Student Code of Conduct and Parent and Student Notifications” will be distributed annually to each student, grades K-12.

·         A Home/School Compact will be distributed annually as part of the “Student Code….”

4.   The Brewton City School System will coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies in Part A with parental involvement strategies under other programs.

·         Title I Part A will collaborate with the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) program and IDEA (special education) for parent involvement strategies and training.

·         Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program – Home visits may be conducted to determine medical, dental, clothing, and personal hygiene needs of homeless students.

·         Coordination and collaboration with Brewton City Schools Program for Individuals with Disabilities is easily accomplished since the federal programs coordinator also serves as the special education director.

·         Brewton City Schools Technology Program will provide parents access to school information on a website.  Information will be published and updated in a timely manner.

·         The STI Home on-line resource will be available to assist parents in monitoring their child’s academic progress, attendance and discipline.

5.   Brewton City Schools will conduct, with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of this parental involvement policy in improving the quality of its Title I, Part A schools. The evaluation will include identifying barriers to greater participation by parents in parental involvement activities.  The school district will use the findings of the evaluation about its parental involvement policy and activities to design strategies for more effective parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary (and with the involvement of parents) its parental involvement policies.

Annual Evaluation link

Inquiries concerning the services applicable to homeless, migrant, or Limited English Proficient students enrolled in Brewton City Schools should be directed to the Director of Programs, Brewton City Board of Education; 811 Belleville Avenue; Brewton, AL 36426; telephone 251-867-8400.

SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT with Comment Box

SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT

The School and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (participating children), agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the 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 that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.

This School-Parent Compact is in effect during school year 2014-2015.

School Responsibilities

The School will:

1. Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards as follows:

•  Present a sound curriculum that will prepare students to be productive citizens of the 21^st century.

• Nurture students’ creative and critical thinking with curriculum standards set forth in each discipline (reading/language arts, math, social studies, and science).
• Address individual learning styles of students through a variety of classroom strategies and teaching techniques.
• Adequately and continuously assess and monitor student progress through diverse assessments such as projects, observational notes, teacher-made tests, standardized tests, portfolio logs, and computerized assessments and journals and provide interventions.
•  Challenge each student to attain proficiency in each subject area and provide continual support to help them achieve this goal.
•  Work together with students, parents, and the community in a collaborative effort to provide the best possible education for our students.

2. Hold parent-teacher conferences during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement.  

•  Hold parent-teacher conferences in the fall semester to discuss the compact and how it relates to each individual child’s achievement. Also, provide the child’s progress informatio
• Hold parent-teacher conferences in the spring semester to again review progress data and compact effects.

3. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress.  Specifically, the school will provide reports as follows:

• Progress reports will be issued after four and a half weeks into the nine-week grading period.
• Report cards will be issued every nine weeks to keep parents informed of student’s progress.
• Conferences may be arranged on an as needed basis in an effort to keep parents informed of their child’s progress.
• When available, parents and/or students will have daily access to grades, attendance, and discipline reports through the INOW home portal.

4. Provide parents reasonable access to staff.  Specifically, staff will be available for consultation with parents as follows:

• Teachers may be contacted through school email, website or by phone.
• Conferences can be scheduled with teachers and/or administration throughout the school year by calling for an appointment or making a written request.
• Teachers are available for scheduled meetings during their planning time and after school.

5. Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and to observe classroom activities, as follows:

•  Parents are encouraged to volunteer in their child’s school in areas in which they are needed.
•  The Parent Volunteer Coordinator will schedule volunteer times and organize volunteer activities

Parent Responsibilities

We, as parents, will support our children’s learning in the following ways:

• Sending my child to school, ready to learn, with appropriate school supplies.
•  Monitoring attendance and punctuality.
• Actively encouraging my child’s efforts and making sure that homework is completed.
•  Monitoring the amount of television my child watches and technology game time along with promoting positive use of my child’s extracurricular time.
• Volunteering in my child’s school, whenever possible.
•  Participating in parent-teacher conferences.
•  Serving, when possible, on advisory groups, such as Title I advisory committees and parental involvement committees.

Student Responsibilities

We, as students, will share the responsibility to improve our academic achievement and achieve the State’s high standards.  Specifically, we will:

• Come to school regularly and on time
• Work hard to do my best in school and do my homework.
• Make sure that I have all of the school supplies that I need each day.
• Read regularly every day outside of school time.
• Obey class and school rules for good conduct.
• Respect other students’ differences.
• Avoid behaviors that keep my classmates or me from learning.
• Respect the privacy and property of others.

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Title 1 Parent Survey 2014-2015

Brewton City Schools is working to strengthen partnerships between schools and families in order to help children perform better in school.  In order to continue to do so, we need to collect information regarding the involvement of parents in the schools their child attends.  The purpose of this survey is to get your opinion on how well the schools have met your family’s  and child’s needs and how you feel about the school’s parental involvement activities.  There are no right or wrong answers.  We are only interested in your opinions.  The findings of the survey will be summarized and used to make improvements.  

Please click on the link below if your child attends this school (note: You may both participate in both surveys if your children attend both schools).  

Brewton Elementary School:  

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Brewton Middle School:

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