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.
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