Parent/Caring Adult	School	Student
I want my child to have a successful year; therefore I will… ·     encourage my child to obey all school rules. ·     read together with my child. ·     monitor TV time and out-of-school activities. ·     talk with my child and offer praise and encouragement. ·     schedule daily homework times and make learning #1 priority. ·     keep a positive attitude toward school. ·    help each child attend school and be on time.	It is important for students to be successful; therefore I will… ·     provide clear, meaningful instruction. ·     use special activities to make learning enjoyable. ·     treat all students fairly and build self-esteem. ·     provide a safe place for learning. ·     respect students and their families. ·     promote manners and social skills. ·     communicate and work with  families to support students’ learning. ·    communicate with parents through conferences, reports, and invitations to participate in school activities.	It is important to do my best in school; therefore I will… ·     attend school regularly. ·     come to school with paper, pencils, and other necessary tools for learning. ·     complete and return homework. ·     read at home. ·     work hard to do my best. ·     respect other students and adults by following schools rules. ·    respect school property.

TITLE 1 SCHOOL PARENT INVOLVEMENT PLAN

Benny Bills Elementary

The Title 1 law requires that each local school have a policy to show how it will carry out the law in four major areas. Each area is listed in a box below with the activities that will be carried on to meet the policy requirements. Under each area, the school will…

1. POLICY INVOLVEMENT	3. BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INVOLVEMENT
-          hold a convenient annual meeting of participants’ parents -          offer a flexible number of meetings which meet family needs -          provide a year’s timeline of parent activities to see the program, plan for it, and improve it -          send home newsletters and information pieces containing school profiles, student profiles, curriculum and assessment descriptions, etc. -          send out surveys and provide other meeting opportunities for parents to talk with each other, ask questions, share ideas, and make decisions about their child -          provide timely responses to parent suggestions made in the meetings described above.	-          share information with parents about national, state and local goals, standards, and requirements related to student performance at local meetings and in writing -          assist parents in knowing (1) how to monitor student work, (2) how to work with educators to help children do better in school, and (3) how to participate in making decisions about their children’s education -          provide materials and training to help parents learn to read and to work at home with their children -          help school people see the importance of parent involvement through training events -          coordinate and be involved with community agencies and services in parent involvement -          help parents learn more about rearing their children well through newsletters and meetings -          provide information, as often as possible, in the language used in the child’s home.
2. SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIGH STUDENT PERFORMANCE	4. ACCESSIBILITY
-          develop with parents, a written agreement (called a compact) showing school and home responsibilities for student success -          emphasize in the compact how important it is to have regular home-school communication through conferences, progress reports, access to staff, classroom visits, and volunteering.	-          provide full chances for parents to participate who have limited English or who are disabled. -          Provide information using language and in a form that parents can understand.

Parents, teachers, and others interested in the Title 1 program are invited to make comments about the above policy. A timely response to such comments will be made by the Sumner County Title 1 program.