PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY 2022-23

The purpose of our Parental Involvement Policy is to encourage effective involvement of parents and to reinforce the concept that academic achievement of children is a responsibility shared by parents and the school.  Highland Elementary School will:

  1. Provide parents with information about the school curriculum, academic assessments, expected levels of proficiency, the Title I program,
    and how Title I funds are used.  This information will be provided in the student handbook given to all students on the first day of school.

  2. Distribute a copy of the Highland Elementary Parental Involvement Policy to each parent in our Friday folders.  The Highland County Parent
    Involvement Policy is available to parents on request and on the school website.  Parental input will be encouraged in the development and
    the improvement of these documents at Highland Elementary Parent Advisory Committee meetings and through the parent survey.

  3. Establish goals for school and parent responsibilities for improved academic achievement by means of a School-Parent Compact.  This
    compact is distributed to all parents in Friday folders.

  4. Seek representation by parents on the Highland Title I Advisory Committee and discuss Title I topics at these meetings throughout the
    school year.

  5. Conduct a Title I Parent Survey each year, using the results to define goals and make improvements to the Title I program.

  6. Provide two “Family Nights” to support state academic standards and to provide parents with strategies and materials to reinforce student
    learning at home.

  7. Send home books at students’ independent reading level, games, and math activities to encourage parents to engage in supportive learning
    activities with their children.

  8. Address the importance of school-parent communication with:

·         Parent/teacher conferences that are scheduled twice yearly.
·         Weekly newsletter 
·         Progress reports sent by the regular classroom teacher.
·         Notes and phone calls to parents as needed.

9.    Provide opportunities for parents to visit the school, observe, and volunteer.  Parents are encouraged to participate in their child’s education.
10.   Provide opportunities for parents to make suggestions for planning, review, and improvement of Title I programs.  These opportunities will
be provided at Highland Elementary Title I Advisory Committee meetings.