C.C. Bell Elementary School
Title I Family Engagement Policy
2020-2021
The teachers and staff at C.C. Bell Elementary School believe
that the education of children is a cooperative effort between parents
and the school. Parents are their child's first teachers and
involvement by parents improves the educational achievement of their
children.
The
Title I staff strive to involve parents in activities throughout the
school year. A minimum of 1% of Title I funds are spent on parent
involvement activities. During the September Open House is the Annual Title I Meeting. The
purpose of this meeting is to inform parents of the programs and
activities provided with Title I funds, as well as their right to be
involved in the planning and implementation of the program. We make
sure that all the information related to school and parent programs is
communicated in a format and language that parents can understand. This
same information is provided in written form to all Title I parents.
At
the beginning of school, a "Student-Parent-Teacher Compact" that
outlines how parents, school staff and students will share
responsibility for improved student achievement is reviewed and signed
for each student in the school. The school's Parent Involvement Policy and School-Home Compact
is reviewed annually by the Parent Advisory Council/PTO Board. Parents
are also included on the School Improvement Team to help in the
planning of the School Improvement Plan. Discussion of the Title I program and the School Parental Involvement Policy
is a part of this team's responsibility. To help guide these plans,
Title I parents are surveyed in May of each year as to the effectiveness
of the year's parent involvement activities to help plan for the next
school year. A parent representative from Bell will serve on the Buncombe County Title I Parent Advisory Council to share and disseminate information.
During the Open House in
September parents are informed of grade level Standards,
academic assessments used to measure student progress and proficiency
levels students are expected to meet. The Bell staff
will strive to involve parents in activities throughout the school
year. Parents will be made aware of these events via; Alert Now phone
messages, school newsletters, the school website and take home flyers.
Parents
will always be offered the opportunity to confer with their child’s
teacher. Parent/teacher conferences will be held early in the school
year and on a continuing basis as needed.