Revising the Parent Involvement Policy

1. Revising the Parent Involvement Policy Title I October Coordinators’ Meeting PIP and School-Parent Compact Presenters: Violeta Ruiz, Parent Educator Coach Compiled by Violeta Ruiz

2. Overview • Reminders • Packet Contents • Parent Involvement Policy • Next Steps

3. SSC Verification Forms were due OCTOBER 4th, 2013 • If your school has not submitted their SSC forms, make sure to submit them ASAP. • Parent Involvement Policy due November 15th, 2013 • School-Parent Compact due November 15th, 2013 • Annual Meeting Sign-Ins and Agenda due November 22nd, 2013

4. Packet Contents • PowerPoint for today • Sample SSC Sign-Ins • Amazing School PIP • 3-2-1 Reflection

5. PARKING LOT! • Write down the questions you may have during the presentation and post in the parking lot. • Make sure to include your name, school name, and email address so we can email you an answer.

6. Grounding Activity: Sample Parent Involvement Policy • During the next 7 minutes, read one of the Sample Parent Involvement Policies. • What are the biggest differences you noticed between the sample policies posted throughout the room and policies you have seen in the past?

7. Objectives • Title I Coordinators will: • Have a tool on how to create/modify their school’s Parent Involvement Policy.

8. 5 School Goals for Parent Engagement • Provide a welcoming environment for families ad invite them to participate as equal partner in the education of their children. • Provide parents opportunities to acquire necessary information, knowledge, and skills to support their children’s education at home and at school. • Engage parents in the school’s volunteer programso they can participate in supporting school-wide, classroom, and parent involvement activities. • Respond to parent concerns and/or complaintsto ensure child’s educational needs are met. • Comply with all LAUSD, State, and Federal requirements regarding parent involvement.

9. Parent Involvement Policy Parent Involvement Policy

10. Parent Involvement Policy Development Amazing School has been asked to develop a Parent Involvement Policy for the 2013-2014 school year. Today, you will be asked to help create the Parent Involvement Policy. • Individually, write down the ideas for that your school currently does to address the part of the policy assigned to your group. • Group A: Section I: Involvement of Parents in the Title I Program • Group B: Section II: School-Parent Compact and Section IV: Accessibility • Group C: Section III: Building Capacity • As a group, chart the responses to the section assigned to your table.

11. Parent Involvement Policy Development 3. Gallery walk! Walk around the room and with a marker: Checkmark something you agree with Question Mark something you need clarification 4. Compile the Parent Involvement Policy and share during our next meeting.

12. 3-2-1 Reflection What are 3 things you learned? What2ideas do you have about your Parent Involvement Policy? Write1goal you have for your school before the next Title I training?

13. 2013-2014 School-Parent Compact Due to PACE Office by:November 15, 2013email: violeta.ruiz@lausd.net2013-2014 Title I Annual Meeting Due to PACE Office by:November 22, 2013email: violeta.ruiz@lausd.net

14. We are here to support you . . . Parent and Community Engagement – ISIC Dr. Kevin Baker- kevin.baker@lausd.net Enriqueta Cabrera- exc9058@lausd.net EstevanLeyva- exl3118@lausd.net Rosa Prado- rosa.prado@lausd.net Violeta Ruiz- violeta.ruiz@lausd.net Americorps VISTA Volunteers: Evelyn Larios Felipe Nieves Additional Resources: http://sisic-pcec-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/coordstaff