A. Parental Involvement:  Describe how the school will convene an annual meeting to inform parents of the school’s participation in Title I and explain Title I requirements, including the 1% set-aside, and the right of parents to be involved.

1) One PTO meeting each year is used to inform parents of Title I requirements and offerings.  2) We also offer an ELL parents night for our Hispanic parents so that they can have the benefit of a translator and can also meet with their child’s teacher in a much smaller setting.  This gives these parents the opportunity to be fully informed about Title I requirements and offerings, and it gives them the opportunity to become familiar with their child’s school. 3)  Parents serve on all decision-making committees that help plan, review, and improve the Title I program.  4)  Funds for parental involvement are used for parenting education and for various activities that bring more parents into our schools.  Parents are encouraged during registration to join the Parent Teacher Organization at Boaz Intermediate School.  They are also encouraged to participate in orientation, open house, fundraisers, ELL parent orientation, Family Reading Night, book fair, awards day celebrations, Santa’s Secret Shop, and Spring Fling.

B. Parental Involvement:  Describe:  1.  How there will be a flexible number and format of parent meetings offered;  2) How parents will be involved in the planning, review and improvement of the Title I Program (Note: State the school’s process for how all Title I parents have the opportunity for involvement in decision-making.); and 3) How funds allocated for parent involvement are being used in the school.

Parents of students at BIS are provided information of curriculum and educational programs through parent news letters, school web-site, pamphlets, PTO meetings, ELL Parent Night, Family Reading Night, and through progress reports.  All resources are available in English and Spanish. 

C. Parental Involvement:  Describe how the school provides parents of participating children timely information in a uniform format and, to the extent practicable in a language they can understand, about programs under Title I, a description and explanation of the curriculum in use, forms of academic assessments, and achievement expectations used, and, if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and participate as appropriate in decisions related to the education of their children.

Parents, school faculty and staff members, and students serve on the various committees at our school.  These committees make decisions concerning improved academic achievement for all students.

D. Parental Involvement:  Describe how parents, the school staff, and students share responsibility for improved student academic achievement for participating students (How the School-Parent Compact is jointly developed with Title I parents; how it is used, reviewed, and updated).

Parents with complaints concerning the School Parent Involvement Policy are informed of their right to submit a complaint in writing to the school.  Complaints will be addressed by the Building Leadership Team.

E. Parental Involvement:  Describe procedures to allow parents to submit comments of dissatisfaction with the Continuous Improvement Plan.

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, our school:

(1)   Shall provide training for parents of participating children in understanding such topics as the State's academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, and how to monitor their child’s progress and work with teachers to improve the achievement of their children.  (Describe)

Our school provides parents with opportunities for conferences, annual Title I meeting, periodic parent meetings that are held during the day and in the evening at which time the school will explain how to understand:

1. State School Report Card
2. Student Report Cards
3. Student Progress Reports
4. DIBELS

(2)   Shall provide materials and training to help parents to work with their children to improve their children's achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental

      involvement.  (Describe)

     Parents are given a monthly newsletter that provides study tips, guides for helping their child with homework, websites that offer free on-line tutoring, and parenting tips.  Materials are also available at the front of our school that address many areas of concern for parents.

(3)   Shall educate teachers, office personnel, and other school 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.    (Describe)

Teachers and all other members of the staff at Boaz Intermediate School are made aware of the importance of having parental involvement.  Therefore, great effort is made by all faculty and staff to make parents feel welcome at our school.  All faculty and staff are expected to treat parents with respect and to make them feel welcome.

(4)   Shall to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with other federal programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children.  (Describe)

Our school offers parental involvement opportunities in every activity and event during the school year.  Parents are instrumental in the planning and implementation of all fundraising activities as well as orientation, open-house, Family Reading Night, book fair, Secret Santa Shop, awards day ceremonies, and Spring Fling.

(5)   Shall 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.  (Describe)

All information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to parents through newsletters, calendars, announcements, and web-site postings.  This information is translated for non-English speaking parents so all parents have the opportunity to attend.

(6)   Shall provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities as parents may request.  (Describe)

Parents are provided with any support requested.  Parents wishing to request support can contact the guidance counselor, teacher, or principal to submit such requests.

F. Parental Involvement:  Describe how the school will build capacity for parental involvement including how parents will be encouraged to become equal partners in the education of their children.  (See NCLB Section 1118, requirements for building capacity in parental involvement.)

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, our school:

(7)   Shall provide training for parents of participating children in understanding such topics as the State's academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, and how to monitor their child’s progress and work with teachers to improve the achievement of their children.  (Describe)

Boaz Intermediate School hold its annual parent meeting at the beginning of each year to discuss topics such as the State’s academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, and how to monitor their child’s progress and work with teachers to improve the achievement of their children.  Orientation letters are sent home at the beginning of the year to address each one of these topics as well.  These topics are addressed again throughout the year during ELL Parent Night meetings, Family Reading and Parental Involvement Night, PTO meetings, and individual parent conferences.  The Boaz Intermediate School website also provides parents with links to websites with parenting tips and ideas parents can use to help their child be more successful at school.  These resources are available in English and Spanish.

(8)   Shall provide materials and training to help parents to work with their children to improve their children's achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental

      involvement.  (Describe)

Boaz Intermediate School provides parents with materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their children’s achievement through the Boaz Intermediate School website, parent newsletters, PTO meetings, ELL Parent Night, and pamphlets located at the front of the school that tips to parents.

(9)    Shall educate teachers, office personnel, and other school 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.    (Describe)

Faculty and staff at Boaz Intermediate School participate each year in professional development activities that include ways to make parents feel more welcome in our schools.  The professional development activities include topics such as how to talk to parents and how to make parents feel welcome in our schools.  We also have online training sessions available on how to communicate effectively with parents.

(10)Shall to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with other federal programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children.  (Describe)

Boaz Intermediate School coordinates its parent involvement program for all parents.  We have a bilingual teacher who works with parents on ways to be involved in the education of their children.  In addition, our school presently has an extended day program that often provides activities that focus on parental involvement.

(11)Shall 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.  (Describe)

Boaz Intermediate School informs parents of all school and parent related programs, meetings, and other activities through monthly calendars, newsletters, the BIS website, parent letters, the school marquee, and flyers.  This information is available in English and Spanish.

(12)Shall provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities as parents may request.  (Describe)

Boaz Intermediate School makes every effort to meet the needs of our parents and to meet parent requests that involve the education of their children.  All parent notifications are available in Spanish.  We also have

a bilingual teacher to translate the needs of non-English speaking parents.  Every effort is made to accommodate parents with disabilities.  BIS is a handicapped- accessible building.  Boaz Intermediate School will

continue to accommodate and support the needs of parents as we form a partnership in the education of their children.

G. Parental Involvement:  Describe how the school will ensure the provision for participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory students; including providing information and school reports in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can understand.

Parents of all students are encouraged to participate in all school activities and events.  ELL parents, migrant parents and parents with disabilities are included in all activities.  Our bilingual ELL teacher is available for translation to aide in communication with non-English speaking parents.  We also have an ELL parent orientation.  During this orientation, ELL parents are made aware of their right’s as parents to be informed of decisions made at our school. 

All facilities at our school are wheelchair accessible.