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PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN TITLE IA, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

It is the policy of M.S.A.D. No. 71 to comply with and implement Section 1118(a)2 of ESEA, IASA, effective July 1, 1994, through the following established procedures as approved by the School Board and recorded in the minutes of December 11, 1989.

For the purpose of strengthening the local Title I ESEA program, the Board of Education, is requiring our administrators and staff to comply with the following procedures:

1. Parents will be informed of the reason or reasons why their child is to be involved in the Title I program, in a timely manner.

2. Parents of participating children will be actively recruited for involvement in planning, design and implementation of the Title I program.

3. The policies germane to operation of the Title I program will be made available to parents of participating children on request.

4. An annual meeting, to which all parents of participating Title I children will be invited, will be held to explain the program and activities carried out with these funds.

5. Parents of participating children will be provided with timely reports of their child's progress in the program.

6. Parent/Teacher/Title I staff conferences will be held on a regularly scheduled basis to discuss student progress and placement, as well as methods the parents can use at home to compliment the child’s instruction.

8. Parents of participating children will be made aware of parental involvement requirements; will be provided with reasonable support for requested parent involvement activities; and, to the extent possible, parental involvement activities will be coordinated with programs funded under the Adult Education Act.

ECIA TITLE 1A I POLICY ON CONSULTATION

WITH PARENTS AND TEACHERS

To ensure that the parents of the children being served by Title I have an adequate opportunity to participate in the design and implementation of the Title I Project, School Administrative District No. 71, is complying with Section 200.53 of ECIA 1981 final rules, effective July 3, 1986, with the following policy, as approved by our School Board on August 11, 1986.

For the purpose of strengthening our Title I program, Title I administrators and staff shall:

1. Promptly notify parents by letter that a child has been selected for Title I services. This letter shall explain the Title I program and the reasons for the child’s selection into the program. The letter shall also invite the parents to serve on the Advisory Committee and inform them that their input into the program is desired.

2. Inform parents either personally or in writing, at least annually of the specific instructional objectives for their child.

3. Inform parents quarterly in the child’s report card of the child’s progress in the program. A Title I staff person shall also meet with the parents annually during parent/teacher conferences to discuss the child’s progress in the program and to solicit comments and suggestions regarding the planning, development and operation of the program.

4. Conduct parent programs to instruct parents on ways of promoting their child’s education in the home and to solicit suggestions on how the school can work with the parents to achieve Title I’s objectives.

5. Maintain an Advisory Committee of parents. Said committee, to be composed of interested parents of Title I students from all schools, shall meet at least annually to discuss program design and implementation.

6. Convene annually a public meeting, to which all parents of eligible students shall be invited, to explain to the parents the programs and activities provided in the Title I Project.

7. Respond to all parental recommendations in a timely manner.

8. Facilitate the use of parent volunteers in the Title I Program by advertising the need for theses volunteers in the school newsletter and in the annual meeting and by directing and supervising their involvement in the program.