In an effort to involve all parents more effectively in the educational process of their child(ren), we have reviewed literature from the National Standards for Parent and Family Involvement Programs as well as the guidelines mandated in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Birmingham City Schools (BCS) Parental Involvement Policy.

Booker T. Washington K-8 School believes that parental involvement is one of the most important links to academic success. We are committed to increasing parental involvement within our school and community. This is an ongoing process. The administration and faculty believe that through home, school, and community connections we can create a positive environment that will foster active involvement in the education of our children.

Parental involvement will be implemented using the following criteria:

·       School Facebook page and website

·       Monthly Parent Seminars

·       Parent Data Meetings

·       Parent Volunteer Engagement

·       Parent Survey Evaluation

·       Title I Leader Participation

·       Parent Contact Logs

·       Title I Parent Coordinator and Parental Involvement Team

·       Parent Focus Groups

·       Parent input in developing the Continuous Improvement Plan

·       Active participation in student learning through classroom visits and parent-teacher conferences

Parent Resource Room

·       Monthly Newsletter

Our Mission…

To guide all students to achieve excellence in a safe, secure, and nurturing environment

SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT PLAN REQUIRED COMPONENTS

Booker T. Washington K-8 staff and parents will collaboratively develop or revise the school involvement plan and distribute it to parents as well as make it available to the school community.

A. Describe how the school will convene an annual meeting to inform parents of the school’s Title I requirements, including the 1% set-aside, and the right of parents to be involved.

B. Describe how there will be a flexible number and format of parent meetings offered, how parents will be involved in the planning, review and improvement of the Title I Program. Also include the school’s process of how all Title I parents have the opportunity for involvement in decision-making and how funds allocated for parental involvement are being used.

C. Describe how the school provides parents participating in a uniform format and to the extent practicable in a language they can understand, about programs under Title I, a description and explanation of the curriculum in use, forms and academic assessments and achievement expectations used, and if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and participate as appropriate in decisions related to the education of their children.

D. Describe how parents, the school staff, and students share responsibility for improving student academic achievement for participating students. (How the School-Parent Compact is jointly developed with Title I parents; how it is used, reviewed, and updated.)

E. Describe procedures to allow parents to submit comments of dissatisfaction with the Continuous Improvement Plan.

F. Describe how the school will build capacity for parental involvement including how parents will be encouraged to become equal partners in the education of their children.

To ensure effective involvement of parents, support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement.

(1)    Shall provide training for parents of participating children in understanding such topics as the State’s academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, and how to monitor their child’s progress and work with teachers to improve the achievement of their children.

(2)  Shall provide materials and training to help parents to work with their child’s achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement.

(3)   Shall educate teachers, office personnel, and staff, with the assistance of parents in the value and utility of contribution of parents, and I 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 school.

(4)   Shall to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate, and integrate parent involvement and activities with other federal programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource center, that encourage and support parents on more fully participating in the education of their children.

(5)   Shall ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities are sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand.

(6)  Shall provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities as parents may request.

G. Describe how the school will ensure the provision for participants of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory students, including providing information and school reports in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can understand.