Title I
Parent & Family Engagement Plan
District Parent Involvement Mission Statement
District and school-based Title I Parent Involvement Programs in Polk County will strive to build RELATIONSHIPS to create real family engagement for every child, every family, every teacher, every day.
Title I Overview
Components of Title I are:
- Effective Instruction
- Professional Development
- Parental Involvement
Studies show that the more parents are involved in the education of their child, the more academically successful that child will be. The goal of the Title I Parent Involvement program is to give school-based Parent Involvement Facilitators information, materials and resources to enable them to provide for their parents at the school-level. It is the job of the Facilitator to give parents the tools and resources necessary for them to help their child at home. Everyone working together in this way gives the child the best possible support for doing well in school.
Explanation of State and District Test Scores
With the Florida standards in place to help Florida students succeed, the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and end-of-course (EOC) subjects (Algebra 1 and Geometry) serve Florida students by measuring education gains and progress. Students, parents/guardians, and educators are encouraged to check the Florida Statewide Assessments Portal often to access important information and resources as they are available.
The Statewide Science Assessment is still administered to students in grades 5 and 8. Information about the previous FCAT 2.0 assessments (reading, writing, and mathematics) is available at FCAT 2.0 Historical.
District Title 1 Resources:
District Parent & Family Engagement Plan
“All Title I schools have copies of the Parent and Family Engagement Plans (PFEPs) in their front office, as well as translated versions. For a copy of the school PFEP or district PFEP, please email or call the school.”
Parent Right To Know
School Improvement Plan (SIP)
“The purpose of a Schoolwide Improvement Plan (SIP) is to develop a plan with school staff and leaders to help improve the academic achievement.
For a copy of the SIP, please email or call the school. A paper copy is available in the front office or you can visit
https://www.floridacims.org/”
School Parent & Family Engagement Plan
“All Title I schools have copies of the Parent and Family Engagement Plans (PFEPs) in their front office, as well as translated versions. For a copy of the school PFEP or district PFEP, please email or call the school.”
School Parent Compact
“A school-parent compact is a written agreement between the school and the parents of children participating in Title I,
Part A programs that identifies the activities that the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will undertake to
share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. This agreement is developed with input from
parents, community members and school staff.
At elementary Title I schools, the compact is discussed during family/teacher conferences. All Title I schools have copies of the compact in their front office, as well as translated versions. For a copy of the school compact, please email or call the school.”
SPAR Report
No Child Left Behind School Public Accountability Reports
Find more schools at: http://doeweb-prd.doe.state.fl.us/eds/nclbspar/index.cfm
Parent Involvement Notebook
The Parent Involvement Notebook can be found at the back desk in our office. Inside it has information about our School Improvement Plan (SIP), Parent Involvement Plan (PIP), School Public Accountability Report (SPAR), and lots of other useful information. If you’re interested in looking through this binder, please ask to view it. Most of the information can be found on this page as well.
Additional Resources for Parents
http://www.polk-fl.net/parents/involvement/plug.htm
http://www.polk-fl.net/parents/involvement/pirc.htm