PERSEUS HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

DISTRICT WIDE PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY

 

PART I.   GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

 

The Perseus House Charter School of Excellence agrees to implement the following statutory requirements:

 

  • The Charter School of Excellence will put into operation programs, activities, and procedures for involvement of parents consistent with section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Those programs, activities, and procedures will be planned and operated with meaningful consultation with parents.
  • The Charter School of Excellence will incorporate this parental involvement policy into its LEA plan.
  • The Charter School of Excellence will provide opportunities for parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children to access information and school reports in an understandable format in a language parents understand.
  • The Charter School of Excellence will be governed by the following statutory definition of parental involvement:

 

Parental involvement means that participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring-

 

(A)         that parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning;

(B)         that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school;

(C)         that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II.  DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE PERSEUS HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE WILL IMPLEMENT REQUIRED PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS

 

1. The Charter School of Excellence will take the following

   actions to involve parents in the development of its

   parental involvement plan pursuant to section 1112 of

   the ESEA:

 

·        Parents will be invited to participate in all strategic planning meetings.

·        Parents will be invited to participate in a series of discussion groups and parent nights to provide input to charter school programs and activities.

·        Parents will participate in orientation programs with their child upon enrollment in the charter school.

 

2. The Charter School of Excellence will take the following        

   actions to involve parents in the process of school

   review and improvement under section 1116 of the ESEA:

 

·        Parents will receive periodic mailings detailing the “No Child Left Behind” data and its impact on the charter school.

·        Parents will participate in two days of parent conferences scheduled for November of every school year.

·        Parents will be invited to an annual parent meeting scheduled in January each year.

·        Parents will be invited to a series of “parent nights” to participate in feedback sessions and other training activities.

 

3. The Charter School of Excellence will provide necessary

   coordination, technical assistance, and other support to

   assist each site in planning and implementing effective

   parental involvement activities to improve student

   academic and achievement and school performance by:

 

·        Holding regularly scheduled administrative team meetings to discuss data, needs, and actions necessary to improve parent involvement.

·        Holding regularly scheduled teaching staff meetings to discuss data, needs, and actions necessary to improve parent involvement.

 

4. The Charter School of Excellence will coordinate and

   integrate parent involvement strategies in Part A with

   parental involvement strategies of any other programs

   offered at the charter school.

 

5. The Charter School of Excellence will conduct an annual

   evaluation of the content and effectiveness of this

   parental involvement policy to aid in improving the

   quality of its Title I and other programs. The

   charter school will use the findings of the evaluation

   to improve its parental involvement policy and

   activities designed to more fully involve parents and

   will revise when necessary. This annual review will take

   place at a meeting hosted by school staff. Parents and

   staff will participate in a series of “round-table”

   discussions to identify positive actions to be

   continued, needs to be addressed, activities for

   involvement, and topics for future parent meetings.

 

6. The Charter School of Excellence will build the schools’

   and parents’ capacity for strong parental involvement

   through activities that aid in parents understanding of:

         

·        Pennsylvania Academic Standards

·        Standards based grade reporting

·        Pennsylvania System of School Assessment requirements and reports

·        Life Space Crisis Intervention strategies

·        Scholastic Read 180 reading strategies

·        High school graduation requirements

 

   The charter school will share and provide materials and

   training about the instructional and technology

   resources used by teachers and students.

 

   The charter school will maintain ongoing communication

   via meetings, mail, and telephone to help improve ties

   with parents and promote student academic success.