Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary

Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy

PART I. GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary agrees to implement the following statutory requirements:

· Consistent with section 1118, the school will ensure that the required school-level parental involvement policy meets the requirements of section 1118 of the ESEA, and includes, as a component, a school-parent compact consistent with section 1118(d) of the ESEA.

· School will notify parents of the policy in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand. The policy will be made available to the local community and updated periodically to meet the changing needs of the parents and/or school.

· In carrying out the Title I, Part A parental involvement requirements, to the extent practicable, the school will provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 of the ESEA in an understandable and uniform format and including alternative formats upon request and, to the extent practicable, in language parents understand.

· If the school-wide program plan for Title I, Part A developed under section 1114(b) of the ESEA, is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will submit any parent comments on the plan to the local educational agency (school district).

· The school will involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A schools in decisions about how funds reserved under this part are spent for parent involvement activities. The school will build its own and the parent’s capacity for strong parental involvement, in order to ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement.

· The school will provide parental involvement activities under section 1118 of the ESEA in the areas of improving student achievement, child development, child-rearing, and additional topics parents may request.

· The school will be governed by the following statutory definition of parental involvement, and will carry out programs, activities, and procedures in accordance with this definition:

Parental involvement means the 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; and in

(D) The carrying out of other activities, such as those described in section 1118 of the ESEA.

PART II. DESCRIPTION OF HOW SCHOOLS WILL IMPLEMENT REQUIRED SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY COMPONENTS

1. Cranberry-Prosperity shall take the following actions to involve parents in the joint development and review of its school parental involvement policy under section 1118 of the ESEA: At the end of the school year, the Title I staff will conduct a parent meeting addressing the issues of increasing parent involvement, specific parent trainings that they would like to see offered, the home-school compacts, and the parent involvement policy. Comments and concerns will be addressed by the planning committee, and a copy of the plan, in its final for,, will be posted on the school’s bulletin board and website.

2. Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary shall take the following actions to involve parents in the process of planning, joint development of the program, and review and improvement of programs under Title I, Part A of the ESEA:

Families will have input through the Local School Improvement Council (LSIC). Notices of regular meetings will be posted at the school and on the school website.

3. Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary shall hold an annual meeting to inform parents of the school’s participation in Title I, Part A programs, and to explain the Title I, Part A requirements and the right of parents to be involved in Title I, Part A programs. The school will invite all parents of children participating in Title I, Part A programs to this meeting.

4. Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary shall provide parents of participating children with information in a timely manner about Title I, Part A programs that includes a description and explanation of the school’s curriculum, the forms of academic assessment used to measure children’s progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet.

5. Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary shall, at the request of parents, provide opportunities for regular meetings, held at flexible times, for parents to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions about the education of their children.

6. Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary shall provide each parent with an individual student report about the performance of their child on the state assessment in at least math, language arts, and reading.

7. Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary shall provide assistance to parents of children served by the school, as appropriate, in understanding topics by offering meetings, trainings, and activities.

8. Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary shall provide materials and training to help parents work with their children in the areas of improving student achievement (including literacy training and using technology), child development, child rearing, and additional topics parents may request.

9. Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary shall, with the assistance of its parents, educate its teachers, pupil services personnel, principals and other staff in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to implement and coordinate parent programs and build ties between parents and schools, by:

· Professional development will be conducted to educate school personnel regarding how to communicate with and work with parents as equal partners. Recognize the valued contributions of parents and develop positive rapport that will positively impact student academic success.

10. Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary shall take the following actions to ensure that information related to the school and parent –programs, meetings, and other activities are sent to parents of participating children in an understandable and uniform format, including alternative formats upon request, and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand:

PART III. ADOPTION

This School Parental Involvement Policy has been developed jointly with, and agreed on with, parents of children participating in Title I, Part A programs, as evidenced by written documentation.

This policy was adopted by Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary on June 12, 2024, and will be in effect for the 2025-2026 school year. The school will make this policy available to all parents of participating Title I, Part A children in August 2025.