School staff and families develop parent involvement guidelines and periodically revise it when needed. Saint Paul Public Schools has a District Family School Partnership Policy that each school uses.
Families and school staff develop a school-parent (family school) compact and review it during parent teacher conferences.
Families and school staff work together in developing the School Continuous Improvement Plan (SCIP) and the Title I budget. They make sure that Title I requirements are included in the SCIP.
Schools help families participate in the school activities by:
- Including the translation of written information into a language and format most likely to be understood by families.
- Providing interpreters, transportation, and childcare during meetings and events.
- Offering a flexible number of meetings/activities scheduled during the morning or evening.
- Schools convene an annual meeting to describe the Title I program and parents' rights under the Title I law.
- Schools develop and host activities that help families help their children learn.
- Schools help families become active participants in shared school decision making.
- School staff respond to parents' requests for other support to help their children succeed in school.
Families are an Important Part of the Title I Team
Attend your school's Annual Title I meeting and learn more about Title I and your rights and responsibilities as a parent.
Work with other families and teachers to revise your school plan and parent involvement policy.
Attend your children's school conferences and family activities designed to help your children succeed.
Sign the parent-school compact which states the goals and responsibilities of the school, teacher, parent, and student.
Know Your Rights
As the parent of a child in a school that receives Title I funds, you have the right to:
- See progress reports on your child and the school.
- Help decide if Title I is meeting your child's needs and offer suggestions for improvement.
- Request information about your child's teacher's qualifications.
- Be informed if your child is being taught for more than four consecutive weeks by a teacher not licensed in the area of instruction.
- Be notified if your child's school has not made adequate yearly progress by the state.
- Be notified how your child's school is going to work on the areas that "Need Improvement".
- Be offered a choice to transfer your child to a higher performing school if your child's school is determined to "Need Improvement".
- Be offered supplemental services if your child's school has been identified by the state as needing improvement for three consecutive years.
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