Thurgood Marshall Middle School (MMS) has developed a written Non-Title I parental
involvement policy with input from Non-Title I parents. The MMS School Site Council
(SSC) and School Governance Team (SGT) committees, comprised of teachers, school
staff members, parents and students, developed the parent involvement policy.
MMS has distributed the policy to parents of Non-Title I students. This policy is
distributed to parents via our School Messenger program.
The policy describes the means for carrying out the following Non-Title I parental
involvement requirements [20 USC 6318 Section 1118(a)-(f) inclusive].
Involvement of Parents in the Non-Title I Program
To involve parents in the Non-Title I program at MMS the following practices have been
established:
- The school convenes an annual meeting to inform parents of Non-Title I students
about Non-Title I requirements and about the right of parents to be involved in the
Non-Title I program.
− During the annual Back to School Nights during the first month of school, the
MMS administration outlines how parents can be involved at MMS and
participate in their child's education.
- The school offers a flexible number of meetings for Non-Title I parents, such as
meetings in the morning or evening.
− At MMS, we are committed to provide a flexible number of meetings to
engage parents in order to increase student achievement. In order to build the
bridge between home and school, we have a variety of opportunities for
parents to become involved with their student's education. We also have
several committees to encourage parent involvement such as SSC, SGT, and
Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA).
- The school involves parents of Non-Title I students in an organized, ongoing, and
timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of the school's Non-Title I
programs and the Non-Title I parental involvement policy.
− At MMS, we have monthly meetings scheduled for the parent groups such as
SSC, SGT, and PTSA. Topics covered during the meetings will include, but
are not limited to:
- Improving communication between school and home
- Providing strategies for parents to assist students with projects and
homework
- Discussing current student assessment data and student progress
- Providing information about school and district resources for student
academic improvement
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the school's parent involvement policy to
increase parent involvement
- Evaluating the instructional program at MMS
- Conferring with teachers
- Reviewing the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
- Understanding the MMS and district budgets
- Incorporating more parent volunteers at school and/or in the classroom
- Supporting fundraisers to help MMS
- Encouraging parents to become members of the PTSA
- The school provides parents of Non-Title I students with timely information about
Non-Title I programs. Information about MMS is distributed in the following ways:
- MMS website
- School Messenger Program
- MMS newsletter – the Stampede
- Scripps Ranch Newsletter, which is distributed to all community members
- Parent Tours
- Parent meetings such as Back to School Nights, Open House, 4-year
Planning Meetings, College Making It Happen Events and Matriculation
Meetings
- The school provides parents of Non-Title I students with an explanation of the
curriculum used at the school, the assessments used to measure student progress, and
the proficiency levels students are expected to meet.
− During various parent meetings such as SSC, SGT, PTSA, parent tours,
matriculation meetings and individualized parent meetings, we discuss
curriculum and student progress. We distribute student progress reports every
six weeks in order to inform parents of their student's progress towards
academic achievement. We also encourage parents to sign up for PowerSchool
so they can have timely feedback regarding their child's progress.
- If requested by parents of Non-Title I students, the school provides opportunities for
regular meetings that allow the parents to participate in decisions relating to the
education of their children.
− MMS supports students and parents by providing individualized meetings by
request such as:
- Parent/Teacher conferences
- Student Study Team Meetings
- 504 meetings
- Individualized Educational Plans
School-Parent Compact
MMS distributes to parents of Non-Title I students a school-parent compact. The
compact, which has been jointly developed with parents, outlines how parents, the entire
school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic
achievement. It describes specific ways the school and families will partner to help
children achieve the State's high academic standards. It addresses the following legally
required items, as well as other items suggested by parents of Non-Title I students.
− The school's responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and instruction.
− The ways parents will be responsible for supporting their children's learning.
− The importance of ongoing communication between parents and teachers through,
at a minimum, annual parent-teacher conferences; frequent reports on student
progress; access to staff; opportunities for parents to volunteer and participate in
their child's class; and opportunities to observe classroom activities.
The MMS SSC and SGT committees, comprised of teachers, school staff members,
parents and students, develop the School-Parent Compact. This compact is distributed to
parents via our School Messenger program and it is posted on the MMS website.
Building Capacity for Involvement
MMS engages Non-Title I parents in meaningful interactions with the school. It supports
a partnership among staff, parents, and the community to improve student academic
achievement. To help reach these goals, the school has established the following
practices.
- The school provides Non-Title I parents with assistance in understanding the State's
academic content standards, assessments, and how to monitor and improve the
achievement of their children.
− During various parent meetings such as SSC, SGT, PTSA, parent tours,
matriculation meetings and individualized parent meetings, we discuss
curriculum and student progress.
- The school provides Non-Title I parents with materials and training to help them
work with their children to improve their children's achievement.
− We have various tools and materials to support parents to improve their
children's achievement such as:
- PowerSchool access to student records
- Student planners
- Daily progress reports (upon request)
− With the assistance of Non-Title I parents, the school educates staff members
about the value of parent contributions, and in how to work with parents as
equal partners.
- We encourage having positive relationships with parents in order to best
support our students. Staff members are committed to returning phone
calls and emails within three business days
- We encourage parent volunteers
- We use digital tools to provide timely feedback regarding student progress
- The school coordinates and integrates the Non-Title I parental involvement program
with other programs, and conducts other activities, such as parent resource centers,
to encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their
children.
− We have various opportunities that we promote to support our parents such as:
- Parent tours
- New student orientation meetings
- 4-year planning meetings
- College preparation planning meetings
- The school distributes Information related to school and parent programs, meetings,
and other activities to Non-Title I parents in a format and language that the parents
understand.
- We have materials in other languages other than English upon request
- We provide translators at individualized meetings as necessary
- The school provides support for parental involvement activities requested by Non-
Title I parents.
− If parents are unaware of programs or support that we offer, we will provide
them with the needed information. We believe we provide information in a
number of ways so parents can learn about all the opportunities we provide for
our families and students.
Accessibility
MMS provides opportunities for the participation of all Non-Title I parents, including
parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of
migratory students. Information and school reports are provided in a format and language
that parents can understand.
- We have materials in other languages other than English upon request
- We provide translators at individualized meetings as necessary
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