Hamilton Elementary School Parent Involvement Policy
2018-2019
Purpose:
Hamilton Elementary School, supporting the purpose of Title I, Every Child Succeeds Act of 2001, strives to build a strong partnership bond between home, school, and community. The board believes that parent/responsible party involvement raises the academic achievement levels of students. Additionally, parents and responsible parties become empowered, teacher morale improves, and communities grow stronger when families take an active role in the education of their children. Activates to increase such involvement are an ongoing part of the Title I program. School, community and families will work together to provide quality learning experiences for every student, every day, without exception. To this end, schools shall involve parents in the education of their children of all grade levels. Superintendent or his/her designee shall provide coordination, technical assistance and other support necessary to assist all schools in the planning and implementing effective family involvement activities.
Building Parent/Responsible Party Capacity for Involvement
- Hamilton Elementary School shall create an environment of support and collaboration that fosters parent inclusion.
- Parent and Family activities shall be a portion of the site improvement plan.
- Hamilton Elementary School shall provide transition activities that connect pre-kindergarten, first and sixth grade.
- Hamilton Elementary School shall revise and amend the parent involvement policy annually.
- Hamilton Elementary will use evaluation findings and design strategies for improvement.
- Hamilton Elementary School will reserve not less than 1% of its Title I allocations to parental involvement activities.
- Hamilton Elementary School shall involve parents in the joint planning and design of its programs.
- Parents shall receive information in a timely manner and in a format that is understandable for all families. Information will be shared in a language that parents can understand. Additionally, Hamilton has interpreters that are available to translate when necessary. Hamilton will provide communication in the form of flyers of upcoming events, phone calls, School Connects telephone messages, and posting on School Wide Classroom DoJo.
- Hamilton Elementary School has a parent resource room complete with washer, dryer, student uniforms, personal hygiene items, emergency food pantry/backpack program, and parenting resources. The room is maintained for the use by outside agencies to offer family supportive groups as well.
- Hamilton Elementary School strives to incorporate diversity in our curriculum and instill pride in one’s heritage through the form of diversity support groups, student clubs, and cultural assemblies and highlighting particular months of heritage(s).
- Parents/responsible parties shall receive timely responses to their suggestions/concerns.
Parent Activities
Hamilton Elementary School shall provide parental involvement activities including but not limited to:
- Back to School Night
- Reading Literacy Night(s)
- Pi (Math) Night
- STEM Night
- Muffins for Moms Photo Booth
- Donuts for Dads
- Parent Conferences
- (PTA) Skate Nights
- Grade Level Family Picnic
- 6th Grade Mentors
- Community Guest Speaker/Panel/Agency
Revised 09/25/2018