School Year: 2024-2025
School: Ronda Clingman Elementary School
Date Submitted: August 7, 2024
Describe your plan to involve parents in the development of this policy and how you intend to document their participation and feedback.
At the beginning of the school year, RCES will meet with the Parent Advisory, PTO Officers, and parents present for our annual Open House Block Party. During this meeting, we will share information regarding our school's participation in and requirements of Title I and Parent's Right to Know. The principal will also facilitate a Parent Advisory Council early in the fall to update families and provide upcoming information and events.
This meeting will be offered in the evening, after working hours, for the convenience of our stakeholders. All information is provided in a language and format understandable to our stakeholders. If needed, interpreters are also present for support and clarification of any communication. If families are not able to attend, families can reach out to the school and an alternate time can be arranged for them to meet with the principal and additional stakeholders.
The School Improvement Team also has parent representation and these monthly meetings are held as open meetings.
The District and School Title 1 Parent and Family Engagement Policies will be included and distributed in our annual Parent/Student Handbook. Parents return a signed form stating that they have received this information. Parents may contact the school via phone or email at any time with feedback, questions, and suggestions.
Describe your plan to develop your school compact and gain meaningful collaboration with families.
Teacher/Parent/Student Agreements and Expectations will be discussed with our Parent Advisory. During this time, we will survey and solicit feedback as we continue to improve our Parent and Family Engagement Policy. School/Parent/Guardian Compacts are collected from all students with the signature of the principal, teacher, parent/guardian, and student. These compacts serve as a bridge of how school and home will work together towards the success of each child. These are maintained in Crate, as well as our Title 1 folders.
Describe how your school will provide programs to assist parents in building capacity to be involved in their child's education.
RCES plans four family involvement nights each school year focusing on celebrating academic growth and achievements. These events are congruent with our PTO meetings and grade-level music performances. These nights are established to provide parents with strategies in each curricular area to help their child be successful. RCES also conducts other informational meetings for parents such as Read to Achieve, Curriculum, Chromebook Orientation, etc. These meetings are planned throughout the school year. Family movie nights, Fall Festival, music performances, and Terrific Kids Celebrations are some of the other activities RCES conducts during the school year. RCES is also planning to host an east district Safety Preparedness meeting early in the school year. RCES teachers and students also facilitate family conferences to provide opportunities for collaboration regarding the progress of the children. Prior to the first day of school, families will be invited to meet with their child's teacher.
Describe how you plan to make all of these programs accessible to all of the parents at your school.
The programs offered at RCES will be scheduled in the evenings after work hours. We also provide information on our school website, in addition to social media. Administration sends weekly phone calls and emails to every family via School Messenger. Staff are able to provide administration with information prior to 3:00 pm each Friday of things they would like to be included in the calls. When necessary, paper copies of information are sent home with students. Our teachers will provide flexible scheduling for individual parent-teacher conferences. RCES also has an interpreter who attends meetings, makes phone calls, and translates any documents that need to go home. Our school also utilizes Facebook and Instagram as a means of communication with families and the community.
Describe how your Title I Parent and Family Engagement funds will be used to support these efforts.
Utilizing Title I Parent and Family Engagement funds, RCES plans to budget for an instructional assistant who will directly work with students and collaborate with school staff to support the success of the school community. We also plan to utilize these funds for yearly mailings, informational handouts to promote student attendance, study habits, exceptional children's services, and any other information for parents to help their students be successful.
This document was jointly developed with our Parent Advisory Council. Every meeting with our parents is documented with an agenda, sign-in sheet, and minutes of the meeting. For a copy of any of the documentation mentioned in this plan, please contact Mrs. Kinder at 336-651-4200.