San
Diego High School of International Studies
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Title
I Parent Involvement Policy
and
Guidelines for Implementation
In order to assure collaborative
partnerships among Title I schools, parents, and the community,
the board, working through the
administration, is committed to:
1.
Involving parents/guardians in the joint development
of the district’s Title I plan, and the process of school review and
improvement.
The district will provide opportunities
for parent involvement through:
a.
Participation
in the development or revision of the Local Education Agency
(LEA) Plan.
b.
Participation in the Annual Evaluation of the LEA
Plan, coordinated by District Advisory Council (DAC) for compensatory education
programs.
c.
Sharing of information, through local Board of
Education (BOE) reports, through the district’s web page, and through local BOE
reports at DAC meetings, on each school’s progress in meeting all
accountability measures. (Adequate Yearly Progress, Academic Performance Index)
2.
Providing the coordination, technical assistance and
other support necessary to
assist participating schools in planning
and implementing effective parent
involvement activities to improve
student academic achievement and school
performance.
The district will:
a.
Provide centralized training through the Harold J.
Ballard Parent Center.
b.
Provide centralized training for School Site
Councils and English Learner
c.
Advisory Committees through the Program Monitoring
Department.
d.
Provide Parent Volunteer Coordinator Training
through the Partnerships Office.
e.
Provide staff training and/or materials for
developing effective parent involvement activities to improve student academic
achievement.
3.
Building the capacity of schools, staffs, and
parents/guardians for strong, effective, and ongoing parent involvement in the
education of their children to improve student achievement.
The district will:
a.
Provide leadership training for parents at the
Harold J. Ballard Parent Center.
b.
Provide training for School Site Council members
through the Program
Monitoring Department.
c.
Provide Parent University classes for all parents at
the Harold J. Ballard Parent Center.
d.
Provide training for District Advisory Council (DAC)
members on all Title I matter of the monthly meetings.
4. Coordinating and integrating Title I parent
involvement strategies with parent involvement strategies under various
programs.
The district will provide coordination
of services between:
a.
California Parent Resource Center (CPRC) and the
Harold J. Ballard Parent
Center.
b.
San Diego Unified School District Federal and
Special Programs and the Harold J. Ballard Parent Center.
c.
San Diego Unified School District Child Development
Programs and the Harold J. Ballard Parent Center.
5.
Conducting, with parent/guardian involvement, an annual
evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent involvement policy in
improving the academic quality of the schools served by Title I, including:
•
Identifying barriers to greater participation by
parents/guardians in parent involvement activities, with particular attention
to parents/guardians who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have
limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, and are of any racial or
ethnic minority background.
•
Using evaluation
findings to design strategies for more effective parent
involvement.
•
If necessary,
revising the district and school parent involvement policies.
The district will:
a.
Provide translation services, as appropriate, at
parent/community meetings.
b.
Participate in the annual evaluation of the district
Parent Involvement Policy;
coordinate the
collection and reporting of all district advisory group evaluations by the
District Advisory Council (DAC) for compensatory education programs.
c.
Participate in the revision of the district Parent
Involvement Policy, as needed, according to evaluation results.
d.
Conduct District Advisory Council (DAC) review of
programs in the Consolidated Application with input for budget consideration.
6.
Involving
parents/guardians in the activities/strategies of schools served by Title I.
The district will ensure:
a.
Meaningful two-way communication on a regular basis
at both the site level and district level, as outlined in district procedures.
b.
All Title I schools receive an allocation for parent
involvement activities.
c.
Meetings are conducted at times appropriate to
parent participation.
d.
Parents will be informed when schools fall into
Program Improvement, and will be advised about the choices/services students
are eligible for under the Program Improvement choice option and/or
Supplemental Educational Services.