Updated: Fall 2011

Westfall Elementary School Staff recognizes student achievement is explicitly linked to parent involvement. In acknowledgement of this factor the staff will build the schools’ and parents’ capacity for strong involvement, in order to ensure effective partnership among the school, parents and community to improve student academic achievement through the following activities specifically described below: A. An annual meeting will be convened to inform Title 1 parents of programs, activities, and procedures for the involvement of parents. Those programs, activities, and procedures are planned and operated to ensure meaningful consultation with parents of participating children. Parents will be informed of the State Parent Information and Resource Center. http://www.ohiopirc.org

B. Parents assist in creating a School-Parent Compact that clearly explains the role of school, student and parent in shared responsibility for improved academic achievement. C. Provide assistance to parents in understanding state’s academic content standards, results of state and local achievement tests and monitor student progress toward reaching grade level goals and standards. D. Annually establish and collaborate with the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) to implement the building Parent Engagement Plan. D. Distribute the Title 1 Handbook , parent involvement policy and school compact annually. E. Sponsor parent and teacher training in conjunction with the PAC. F. Educate all staff in the value and utility of contribution of parents and how to work with and support parents to improve student achievement.

Westfall Elementary School 9391 State Route 56 West

Williamsport, Oh 43164

Janice Gearhart, Principal

Alissa Putnam, Asst. Principal

740-986-4008

Deborah Younge

Curriculum Director

Westfall Local School District

Westfall Elementary School will take the following actions to involve parents in the joint development of the building wide parent involvement policy : Activity/Task Staff Responsible Time line Steps Annual Meeting/ Westfall Mall and Round Up (Community, school and faith Based organizations participate)

All staff August of each school Year August 13, 2011

Newspaper and Website Announcement, Flyers and Post Cards to announce event

Staff Training Principal, Title Staff Title Coordinator

First Staff Meeting of the year

Present: School Compact, Title Handbook, title policy, needs assessment and program evaluation

Parent Conferences Grade level goals, individual student achievement, Grade level content standards

All Staff Fall and Spring 10/10&11/11, 2/28/12, 3/5/12

Schedule with parents

Parent Training: Reading Process Assisting Your Child at Home Math Foundations: Number Sense and Operations Understanding Algebra

Title Teachers TBA Daytime and evening sessions

Newsletter, website and notice sent with students

PAC Advisory Council Meetings to Collaborate with staff :create/implement> School Compact, CCIP, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation, Parent and Staff Training

Title Staff, Administration, and Parents

Scheduled quarterly

Notice to parents, personal phone calls