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Parent & Family Engagment Policy

Longino Elementary Parent and Family Engagement Policy

1) Longino Elementary will reach out to all parents and family members and implement programs, activities, and procedures for the involvement of parents and family members in programs consistent with the requirements of ESSA Section 1116. Such programs, activities, and procedures shall be planned and implemented with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children.

  • ParentSquare app, Campus social media and website postings, parent newsletters, and Skyward Family Access will be used to keep parents abreast of the latest information concerning their children's progress.
  • Teachers will engage in and document positive parent communication on a regular basis. 
  • At least once each year, face-to-face parent-teacher conferences will be scheduled for parents of elementary students (PK-5). If the face-to-face format is not possible for the parent, the parent may choose to communicate by phone or email.
  • Longino Elementary will host a meet the teacher night prior to school opening, at which families can meet their children's teachers and tour the school building. 

2) Longino Elementary receives Title I, Part A funds. Our goal is to plan and implement effective parent and family involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance. Therefore, Longino Elementary will develop jointly with, agree on with, and distribute to, parents and family members of participating children a written parent and family engagement policy.

  • A parent survey requesting input from parents on meaningful parent and family involvement activities will be conducted each year.
  • Longino Elementary's Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) Policy for the upcoming school year will be evaluated by the Campus Education Improvement Committee (CEIC) each spring. 
  • The newly developed PFE policy will be posted on the Campus website. A ParentSquare notification and social media posting will be made advising parents that the PFE policy has been posted on the website and that a written copy of the policy is available upon request. Additionally, copies of the policy will be available on campus.

3) Longino Elementary will involve parents and family members in jointly developing the Campus Improvement Plan (CIP) under section 1112 and the development of support and improvement plans under paragraph (1) and (2) of section 1111(d). Section 1116 (a)(2)(A). 

  • Longino Elementary will include parents on decision-making and advisory committees, properly training them for the areas in which they will serve (e.g. family/community involvement, etc.).
  • This enlistment of parents for membership on Longino Elementary committees will include membership on the CEIC. The committee will meet at least two times per year, wherein it will assist in developing the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA), developing the Campus Improvement Plan (CIP), monitoring formative assessments of the CIP strategies/activities, and eventually conduct a summative assessment/evaluation of the CIP. 

4) Longino Elementary will provide the coordination, technical assistance, and other support necessary to assist and build the capacity of the campus in planning and implementing effective parent and family involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance, which may include meaningful consultation with employers, business leaders, and philanthropic organizations, or individuals with expertise in effectively engaging parents and family members in education.

  • Campus staff will provide a brief overview for parents of the required state assessments including information related to the state's academic content standards, the state's student academic achievement standards, the state and local academic assessments, including alternate assessments, the requirements of Title I, how to monitor their child's progress, and how to work with educators. 
  • Family nights for GT and STEM will be held at one of the elementary campuses.
  • Campus Education Improvement Committee meetings will be held to include parents in the development of the campus improvement plans.
  • Dyslexia and Autism parent and family nights and workshops will be offered and will provide parents with materials and resources to increase student achievement. This is partnership with the district special education department and will be held within the district. 

5) Longino Elementary will coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement strategies under Title I, Part A, to the extent feasible and appropriate, with other relevant Federal, State, and local laws and programs. 

  • Longino Elementary will invite community partners to share resources at student/parent events. 
  • When possible, parent involvement meetings will be coordinated among booster clubs, special education, ESSA, migrant, ESL, etc.

6) Longino Elementary will conduct, with the meaningful involvement of parents and family members, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent and family engagement policy in improving the academic quality of all schools served under this part, Section 1116 (a)(2)(D). This includes identifying: 

  • Barriers to greater participation by parents in activities authorized by this section (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background);
  • The needs ot parents and family members to assist with the learning of their children, including engaging with school personnel and teachers; and strategies to support successful school and family interactions. 
  • Longino Elementary's Parent and Family Engagement policy shall be evaluated at a CEIC meeting in the Spring. All parents of enrolled students will be invited to this meeting to provide input. Barriers to greater participation by parents in activities (as indicated above), needs of parents to assist with the learning of their children, and strategies to support successful school/family interactions will be discussed. 

7) Longino Elementary will use the findings of such evaluation to design evidence-based strategies for more effective parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary, the parent and family engagement policies.

  • Evidence-based strategies, suggested by parents and other committee members, from the evaluation of the Longino Elementary policy will be used to update and develop the next year PFE policy.

8) Longino Elementary will involve parents in the activities of the schools served under this part, which may include establishing a parent advisory board comprised of a sufficient number and representative group of parents or family members served by the local educational agency to adequately represent the needs of the population for the purposes of developing, revising, and reviewing the parent and family engagement policy and providing such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under this section as parents may request. 

  • Longino Elementary has Parent Ambassadors on the DEIC and a campus PTO. Title I, Part A information is disseminated at the campuses through their Annual Title I meetings. To solicit parent participation at the Annual Title I Meeting, publicity concerning the annual meetings will be distributed to all parent-led organizations. Parent invitations for the annual Title I meetings will also be sent to parents via email groups, through ParentSquare, and posted on campuse websites and social media accounts.

9) To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, Longino Elementary shall: 

  • Provide assistance to parents of children served by the local educational agency, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the challenging State academic standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of the parents and family engagement program, and how to monitor a child's progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children; Section 1116 (e)(1).
  • Parents will be advised of how to monitor their child's progress through weekly grades, progress reports, and nine-week grades.
  • The requirements of the parent and family engagement program will be discussed at the annual Title 1 meetings at the campuses. 
  • Educate teachers, specialized instructional support personnel, principals, and other school leaders, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school. 
  • Longino Elementary will solicit parent input on the campus including the value of parent involvement through a spring survey. 
  • Ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand. 
  • Longino Elementary will utilize translation services and ParentSquare to ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to parents in their home languages. 

10) This campus-wide Parent and Family Engagement Policy has been developed jointly with, and agreed on with, parents of children participating in Title I, Part A programs, as evidenced by attendance sign-in sheets. This policy will be in effect from August 1, 2025 through July 30, 2026. The school campus will distribute this policy to all parents of participating Title I, Part A children by posting it on the campus website and making hard copies available upon request.