Federal Programs Parent Coordinators and Parental Engagement Dr

Federal Programs Parent Coordinators and Parental Engagement Dr. Barbara Cooper Carol Pope June 6, 2013

Federal Requirement • Involve parents in the joint development of the district’s Title 1 Parental Engagement Plan. • Build the schools’ and parents’ capacity for engagement. • Conduct with parents an annual evaluation and use the findings to design more effective strategies to revise the plan. • Involve parents in activities of Title I schools.

School Level Requirements for Parental Engagement • Convene an Annual Title I meeting. • Offer flexible schedule of meetings. • Involve parents in planning, reviewing and revising the school parental engagement plan. • Provide parents with timely information about curriculum and assessment. • Provide opportunities for participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children. • Provide parents with information on how they may submit comments/concerns to LEA. • Provide guidance on how the school-parent compact is jointly development, used, reviewed and updated. • Provide information to parents on building capacity for strong parental engagement. • Encourage Parent participation in decisions regarding the 1% Set –a-side funds.

Schools with Parent Coordinators Parent Coordinator = PC School Parent Educator = PE (B. S. Required ) Parent Coordinator Hours per week Salary Funding Source Montview ES PC 10 $13. 00 per hr. Title 1/ $2, 225. 43 Morris ES PC 10 $13. 00 per hr. Title 1/$4, 657. 44 Chapman MS PC Davis Hills MS PC Ed White MS PC 10 Westlawn MS PE 40 University Place ES PC 40 10 $13. 00 per hr. Title 1/$20, 000. 00 $13. 00 per hr. Title 1/$3, 145. 65 $13. 00 per hr. Title 1/$3, 615. 15 SIG/$41, 564. 00 10 $13. 00 per hr. Title 1/$4, 291. 23 Lakewood ES PC 10 $13. 00 per hr. Title 1/$3, 802. 95 Martin L. King, Jr. ES PC 10 $13. 00 per hr. Title 1/$3, 220. 77 PC(2) 20 $13. 00 per hr. Title 1/$3, 849. 90 Mc. Donnell ES TOTAL Title 1 = $48, 808. 52 SIG = $41, 564. 00 $90, 372. 52

Roles and Responsibilities of Parent Educators /Parent Coordinators • To ensure that the mandates regarding Parental engagement in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 are executed in the schools. • Work collaboratively with the administration, leadership team, and community stakeholders in supporting and enhancing the Parental engagement Program for each school. • Primary Goal: To empower parents with the information to assist their students in improving their academic achievement.

SCHOOL PARENT COORDINATOR GUIDELINES Goals: The School Parent Coordinator works with the principal or designee to: • create a welcoming school environment for parents. • address parent issues and concerns. • conduct outreach to engage parents in their children’s education. • implement each school’s parent engagement plan. • empower parents to aid and strengthen parenting skills. Objectives: • Creates outreach materials for parents (e. g. , flyers about activities, school calendar of events • Acts as a liaison between teachers and parents. • Promotes the school’s parent engagement program • Become a visible role model that will encourage others to become partners in their children’s education

School Parent Coordinator Guidelines, con’t While under contract hours with Federal Programs, a Parent Coordinator cannot: work as an office aide (answering phones, handling attendance, etc. ) handle bus duty serve as school security in any capacity at all serve as a disciplinarian in any capacity at all handle lunch duty work directly with the students in any capacity supervise students in any capacity run personal errands for principal or other school staff substitute teach (not while under Federal Programs contract hours as a parent coordinator) attend or participate in any PTA/PTO related activity as a Parent Coordinator representing Federal Programs Title I.

Federal Programs’ Workshop (Mandatory Attendance)

Parental Engagement Workshops • Workshops are scheduled for parents based on the results from an interest survey which is completed at the beginning of each school year. • Parent Coordinators have several, Title I mandatory workshops which must be held. Other workshops are scheduled in collaboration with the principal. • Parent Requested Workshops have included; • Bullying • Technology • Attendance • Career Planning and Job Preparation • Test Taking Preparations • Family Reading and Math Night • Library Night • Kitchen Math

Workshop Attendance and Participation Workshops Attendance Date Bullying 28 MLK, 10/15/12, 11/15/12 Montview, 2/13/13, Technology 51 MLK, 12/7/12 Mc. Donnell, 2/1/13 Montview, 10/25/12 Chapman, 11/30/12, 12/3/12 Davis Hills, 10/23/12 Test Taking Preparation 33 Westlawn, 1/11/13, 1/25/13, 3/14/13, 1/10/13, Family Reading Night 66 Morris 2/28/13 Montview, 1/30/13 Westlawn, 1/10/13 District Title 1 Plan Evaluation and Revision Meetings (Parents from All Title I schools were invited to participate) 25 3/14/13 3/21/13 4/18/13 4/25/13 Dad’s Day 47 Morris, 2/18/13 Annual Title 1 Meeting at all Title Schools Donuts for Dads Sip and See Santa (math and literacy workshop) ELL Classes for Parents 600 MLK, 9/28/12 Morris, 9/20/12 Montview, 10/4/12 34 Chapman, 2/22/13 163 25 Morris, 1/28/13 Morris, 12/12/12 Westlawn, daily classes Butler HS, Mon. & Tue. Time 3: 00 1: 00 8: 00, 1: 00 10: 00, 1: 00 12: 30 9: 00, 4: 00; 9: 00 4: 00 9: 00, 11: 30; 9: 00 5: 00 2: 00 11: 00 -1: 00 Butler, 10/30/12 Lakewood, 10/4/12 Dawson, 9/27/12 8: 30, 1: 30, 5: 30 8: 00, 4: 00 8: 00, 1: 00, 5: 00 7: 30 am 5: 30 9: 00 -12: 00 pm 8: 30 -12: 00 noon

Parent Interest Survey

Community Partnerships § Distance Learning Workshops for Parents § Alabama PIRC- Parental Engagement Resource Center § Family Engagement University Training § Academy for Parent Leadership & Engagement § Parental engagement Subcommittee of the Madison County Children’s Policy Council § North Alabama Center for Educational Excellence § J. F. Drake State Technical College, Career Coaches § Madison County Extension at Alabama A&M University § Madison County Commission's Circle Project § Second Mile Development, Parent Initiative § Kids and Kin Program of Madison County § SAVECA, Strengthening Alabama Via Education and Cultural Awareness § The Parent Ambassadors, Latino parent group Parents. . . the Key to Student Success

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