2261.04 - CASHTON MS/HS SCHOOL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY
Cashton Middle and High School recognizes that parents/guardians play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning; therefore, the School is committed to developing a viable and meaningful relationship between the school, parents/guardians, and the community. Parents/guardians are full partners in their child’s education and will be encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school. The School will engage in the following activities:
Provide assistance, as appropriate, to parents/guardians of children served by the school in understanding topics such as the following:
The State’s academic content standards,
The State student academic achievement standards,
The State and local academic assessments,
The requirements of Title I, Part A,
How to monitor their child’s progress, and
How to work with educators.
Provide information related to the school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities, to the parents/guardians of participating children in a practicable format in a language the parents/guardians can understand.
Plan and operate Title 1 programs, activities, and procedures with meaningful consultation with parents/guardians of participating children.
Involve parents/guardians in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in planning, reviewing, and evaluating Title 1 Programs.
Create and/or review the Family Engagement Policy and make any adjustments necessary as a result of parent input.
Make available the Family Engagement Policy to parents/guardians each year.
Inform parents/guardians of this policy, their rights under Title 1, and ways they can be more involved.
Conduct surveys asking for parent input.
Consider and respond to parent recommendations.
Hold an annual meeting for Title 1 parents/guardians in order to receive parent input about strengths and weaknesses of the program.
Complete a school-parent compact that outlines how students, parents/guardians, and staff will share responsibility for improved student achievement.
Provide encouragement to parents/guardians to attend conferences during the established parent/teacher conference dates.
Encourage the child’s parent/guardian to provide home activities, which will help the child in his/her educational program.
Provide parents/guardians with an individual student report about their child’s performance on the State assessment tests.
Provide each parent timely notice when their child has been assigned or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified according to state definitions.
Provide parents/guardians with an overview of grade-level curriculum and/or expectations.
MSHS Title I Schoolwide Plan
