Blake School District Board Policy BP 6020 Instruction Parent Involvement The Governing Board recognizes that parents/guardians are their children's first and most influential teachers and that sustained parent involvement in the education of their children contributes greatly to student achievement and a positive school environment. The Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall work with staff and parents/guardians to develop meaningful opportunities at all grade levels for parents/guardians to be involved in district and school activities; advisory, decision-making, and advocacy roles; and activities to support learning at home. (cf. 0420 - School Plans/Site Councils) (cf. 0420.1 - School-Based Program Coordination) (cf. 0420.5 - School-Based Decision Making (cf. 0520.1 - High Priority Schools Grant Program) (cf. 0520.2 - Title I Program Improvement Schools) (cf. 1220 - Citizen Advisory Committees) (cf. 1230 - School-Connected Organizations) (cf. 1240 - Volunteer Assistance) (cf. 1250 - Visitors/Outsiders) Parents/guardians shall be notified of their rights to be informed about and to participate in their children's education and of the opportunities available to them to do so. (cf. 5020 - Parent Rights and Responsibilities) (cf. 5145.6 - Parental Notifications) The Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall regularly evaluate and report to the Board on the effectiveness of the district's parent involvement efforts, including, but not limited to, input from parents/guardians and school staff on the adequacy of parent involvement opportunities and barriers that may inhibit parent/guardian participation. (cf. 0500 - Accountability) Title I Schools Each year the Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall identify specific objectives of the district's parent involvement program for schools that receive Title I funding. He/she shall ensure that parents/guardians are consulted and participate in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of the parent involvement program. (Education Code 11503) (cf. 6171 - Title I Programs) The Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall ensure that the district's parent involvement strategies are jointly developed with and agreed upon by parents/guardians of students participating in Title I programs. Those strategies shall establish expectations for parent involvement and describe how the district will carry out each activity listed in 20 USC 6318. (20 USC 6318) ***Note: Pursuant to 20 USC 6318, the Board must reserve at least one percent of the district's Title I funding to carry out parent involvement activities, including promotion of family literacy and parenting skills, provided that one percent of the allocation received by the district totals more than $5,000. At least 95 percent of the reserved funds must be distributed to eligible schools. *** The Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall consult with parents/guardians of participating students in the planning and implementation of parent involvement programs, activities, and regulations. He/she also shall involve parents/guardians of participating students in decisions regarding how the district's Title I funds will be allotted for parent involvement activities. (20 USC 6318) (cf. 3100 - Budget) ***Note: In addition to the district-level policy described above, 20 USC 6318 requires that each individual school receiving Title I funds have a written parent involvement policy with specified components; see the accompanying administrative regulation. *** The Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall ensure that each school receiving Title I funds develops a school-level parent involvement policy in accordance with 20 USC 6318. Legal Reference: EDUCATION CODE 11500-11506 Programs to encourage parent involvement 48985 Notices in languages other than English 51101 Parent rights and responsibilities 64001 Single plan for student achievement LABOR CODE 230.8 Time off to visit child's school UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20 6311 Parental notice of teacher qualifications and student achievement 6312 Local educational agency plan 6314 Schoolwide programs 6316 School improvement 6318 Parent involvement CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 28 35.104 Definitions, auxiliary aids and services 35.160 Communications Management Resources: CSBA PUBLICATIONS Parent Involvement: Development of Effective and Legally Compliant Policies, Governance and Policy Services Policy Briefs, August 2006 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICIES 89-01 Parent Involvement in the Education of Their Children, rev. 1994 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NON-REGULATORY GUIDANCE Parental Involvement: Title I, Part A, April 23, 2004 WEB SITES CSBA: http://www.csba.org California Department of Education, Family, School, Community Partnerships: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf California Parent Center: http://parent.sdsu.edu California State PTA: http://www.capta.org National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education: http://www.ncpie.org National PTA: http://www.pta.org No Child Left Behind: http://www.ed.gov/nclb Parent Information and Resource Centers: http://www.pirc-info.net Parents as Teachers National Center: http://www.parentsasteachers.org U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov (3/91 6/96) 8/06 Adopted: January 2008