KBF-R - Parent Involvement in Title 1 Procedure

PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN TITLE 1 - PROCEDURE

 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, the Acton School Department, in complying with Section 100.53 of ECIA 1981 final rules, effective July 3, 1986 with the following policy, as approved by our School Committee.  

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

A.  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 for the program. The letter shall also invite interested parents to serve on the Advisory Committee and inform them that their participation in the program is welcome.  

B.  Inform parents at least annually (either personally or in writing) of the specific instructional objectives for their child. 

C.  Inform parents quarterly in the child's report card of the child's progress in the program. A Title I staff person shall be available to meet with the parents annually during parent/teacher conferences to discuss the child's progress in the program and development and  operation of the program. 

D.  Provide information/instruction to parents on ways in which they can enhance their child's education in the home and to solicit suggestions on how the school can work more effectively with the parents to achieve Title I's objectives. 

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

F.  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. 

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

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

I.  Have the Title I room open at the annual Open House to provide parents with the opportunity to view the surroundings and materials that their child is using. 

J. Parent suggestions in the planning, development and operation of the Title I program will be solicited by survey and at informational meetings.

K.  Parents will be permitted and encouraged to observe and/or volunteer the Title I program activities. 

Adopted:   Prior to 1988 

Revised:   February 8, 2024