10/24/2016 AR VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT) 2200 N. VANDERGRIFF DR. FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-527-3600 School Parent Involvement Policy This form was adapted from, A Toolkit for Title I Parent Involvement. Ferguson, C. (2009). A Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement. Austin, TX: SEDL.

Hint District Fayetteville Public Schools School Improvement Status Needs Improvement Grade Levels K-4 Parent Involvement Coordinator Andrea Sego- Principal Are you Title I Schoolwide?

g Yes c d e f b No c d e f g c N/A d e f g Percent of free and reduced lunch 10% Parent Involvement Committee Members (Select "Repeat" to open more entry fields to add addtional team members) Enter committee members First Name Andrea Last Name Sego Position Principal Enter committee members First Name Jason Last Name Edwards Position Assistant Principal Enter committee members First Name Marci Last Name Tate Position Librarian

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Enter committee members First Name Heather Last Name Wagstaff Position Parent Enter committee members First Name Hadley Last Name Williams Position Parent 1. List various communication strategies used in your school to provide additional information to parents and to increase parental involvement in supporting classroom instruction. Weekly teacher newsletter from the classroom School website Marquee GT Quarterly Newsletter (for GT students) ACT Aspire Parent Information-morning and evening sessions Date TBD PTO/Community Bulletin Board in front hallway next to office Parent Curriculum Nights for each grade level (Aug. 11: K; Aug. 23: 1st/2nd; Aug. 25: 3rd/4th) Parent Library- in media center Notes/Notifications in the daily Grizzly Folder Meet Your Teacher night (Aug. 15 4:00-5:00) Parent Teacher Conferences (Oct. 20-21, March 30-31) Progress Reports (Sept. 26, Nov. 28, Feb. 27, April 24) Health/Vision Screenings (Health Fair, Sept. 16) Rise and Shine Assembies Daily Morning Announcements Behavior Plans/Notes Email/Phone Communication Student Directory WatchDog Dads Parent Survey Home & School Connection Newsletters (sent via Blackboard) Grizzly Academy (after school clubs) 2. List the proposed parent meeting, conferences and activities regularly throughout this year and the dates providing flexible meeting times that you have planned to increase parental involvement and build staff and parent capacity to engage in these types of efforts. (Must include the 2 state mandated parent/teacher conferences each year.) Fall and Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences (Oct. 20-21; March 30-31) Regular PTO meetings (evening held each semester on Aug. 30 and Jan. 12) Curriculum Nights for each grade level in the fall of '16 (1st/2nd -Aug. 23, 3rd/4th- Aug. 25, K- Aug. 11) "Boo hoo" Coffee for parents- (Aug. 19) Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast (to honor our parent volunteers) (Feb. 24) Dads and Donuts (to honor dads participating in WatchDog Dads) (Nov. 15/17) ACT Aspire Parent Informational Sessions(TBD) 3. How will your school provide information to parents about volunteer opportunities (must include state mandated parent training)? The school will provide a list of volunteer opportunities and solicit ideas for other types of volunteer efforts through PTO tables at Meet Your Teacher night and a letter in the first day packet. Brief training sessions will provide parents and community members with the information they need to participate as school volunteers in order to put them at ease and make the experience pleasant and successful. Each volunteer will sign a volunteer acknowledgement of the guidelines and procedures. STATE REQUIREMENT – Provide instruction to a parent on how to incorporate developmentally appropriate learning activities in the home environment, including without limitation: role play and demonstration by trained volunteer, the use of and access to the Department of Education website tools for parents, assistance with nutritional meal planning and preparation and other strategies or curricula developed or acquired by the school district for at-home parental instruction approved by the Department of Education. Parent volunteer training will be held throughout the

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year. PTO website with regular, weekly updates (www.vandypto.com) Classroom newsletters (weekly) Phone Calls/Emails Community involvement with Charlie Brown Book Sale (all donations benefit the local Animal Shelter- May Dome Theater- each grade level attends on Oct. 24 Use of fire department with our Safety Trailer/Fire Truck- K-2nd grades on Oct. 11 University of Arkansas- Sweat Hogs- Sept. 21; Book Hogs- Feb./March Sit, Stay, Read program through the FPL United Way Fundraiser- Each Friday in Nov. 4, 11, 18) 4. How will your school work with parents to create a School-Parent-Compact? Vandergriff administrators, teachers, and staff work closely with our parent volunteers, not only through the PTO coordinated activities, but with parents on a daily basis as they walk through our doors. We have an open door policy which allow parents to give us input/feedback on school related issues. 5. How will your school provide opportunities for parents to be involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of the school wide school improvement plan, and the Annual Title I Meeting to engage them in the decision-making processes regarding the school's Title I, Part A Program? We have parents on our ACSIP committee that will be involved in the process, as well as at our peer review. 6. How will your school provide resources for parents? STATE REQUIREMENT - The school will distributed Informational packets each year that includes survey for volunteer interests, recommended roles for parents/ teachers/students and school, suggestions of ways parents can become involved in their child's education, parental involvement activities planned for the current school year and information about the system that will be used to allow parents and teachers to communicate (notes, phone calls, e-mail…). The parent involvement plan will be on the website for parents to view. STATE REQUIREMENT - To promote and support responsible parenting, the school shall, as funds are available: Purchase parenting books, magazines, and other informative materials regarding responsible parenting through the school library, advertise the current selection, and give parents the opportunity to borrow the materials for review. Through the parent center located in the library STATE REQUIREMENT – Include in the school's policy handbook the school's process for resolving parental concerns, including how to define a problem, whom to approach first, and how to develop solutions. STATE REQUIREMENT – The principal of each school in a school district shall designate (1) certified staff member who is willing to serve as a parent facilitator. 7. How will your school engage parents in the evaluation of your parental involvement efforts? Parent Survey On-going evaluations about the effectiveness of each activity through PTO board meetings, PTO members, and staff members. 8. How will your school use the parent interest surveys to select, plan and implement parental involvement activities that will be offered throughout the year? The Parent Interest Surveys will aide in planning parent involvement activities throughout the year and then help evaluate to enhance the quality for the 2017-2018 school year. 9. When will your school plan the Annual Title I Meeting that must be conducted separately? (It CANNOT be held in conjunction with any other meetings or activities.) N/A *After completion of this form, the school should print and submit to district for review and approval. Once approved, the school is required to post their School Parent Plan on their website.

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