B. Somerset County Public Schools will provide coordination, technical assistance and other support necessary to assist participating schools in planning and implementing effective parent involvement programs by: 1) providing materials and training not otherwise available to help parents with their child’s achievement. 2) educating school staff on how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners. 3) ensuring to the extent possible, that information is sent home in language and form parents can understand. 4) ensuring school-parent contacts are being used to outline responsibilities of the school staff, parents and students in striving to raise student achievement and explain how an effective home-school partnership will be developed. C. Somerset County Board of Education will build the schools’ capacity for strong parental involvement by: 1) providing assistance to participating parents in such areas as understanding federal and state education goals, state content standards, student performance standards, and assessments 2) encouraging the formation of partnerships between schools and local businesses that include a role for parents 3) providing resources for parents to learn about child development and child rearing issues that are designed to help parents become full partners in the education of their children 4) encouraging meetings at a variety of times, such as morning and evenings, in order to maximize the opportunities for parents to participate in school-related activities 5) coordinating and integrating parental involvement activities with Head Start, as appropriate 6) approving reasonable and necessary expenses associated with parental involvement activities to enable parents to participate in school-related meetings and training sessions 7) providing reasonable supports for parental involvement as requested by parents 8) providing opportunities for parent training through multiple formats on new resources as they become available in the county. Example: PowerSchool, EdLine 9) providing materials and opportunities for training to help parents work with their children to improve achievement, such as math, literacy, and technology training. D. Somerset County Board of Education will coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies with programs such as Head Start and other federal and state programs by: 1) adopting and implementing model approaches to improving parental involvement 2) reviewing school level meeting minutes for the integration and coordination of parent involvement activities E. The Superintendent of Schools or her designee will conduct with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent involvement policy as it relates to increased academic quality by: 1) distributing an annual survey to solicit such information of all participating Title I parents, administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, and instructional assistants
B. Somerset County Public Schools will provide coordination, technical assistance and other support necessary to assist participating schools in planning and implementing effective parent involvement programs by: 1) providing materials and training not otherwise available to help parents with their child’s achievement. 2) educating school staff on how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners. 3) ensuring to the extent possible, that information is sent home in language and form parents can understand. 4) ensuring school-parent contacts are being used to outline responsibilities of the school staff, parents and students in striving to raise student achievement and explain how an effective home-school partnership will be developed. C. Somerset County Board of Education will build the schools’ capacity for strong parental involvement by: 1) providing assistance to participating parents in such areas as understanding federal and state education goals, state content standards, student performance standards, and assessments 2) encouraging the formation of partnerships between schools and local businesses that include a role for parents 3) providing resources for parents to learn about child development and child rearing issues that are designed to help parents become full partners in the education of their children 4) encouraging meetings at a variety of times, such as morning and evenings, in order to maximize the opportunities for parents to participate in school-related activities 5) coordinating and integrating parental involvement activities with Head Start, as appropriate 6) approving reasonable and necessary expenses associated with parental involvement activities to enable parents to participate in school-related meetings and training sessions 7) providing reasonable supports for parental involvement as requested by parents 8) providing opportunities for parent training through multiple formats on new resources as they become available in the county. Example: PowerSchool, EdLine 9) providing materials and opportunities for training to help parents work with their children to improve achievement, such as math, literacy, and technology training. D. Somerset County Board of Education will coordinate and integrate parental involvement strategies with programs such as Head Start and other federal and state programs by: 1) adopting and implementing model approaches to improving parental involvement 2) reviewing school level meeting minutes for the integration and coordination of parent involvement activities E. The Superintendent of Schools or her designee will conduct with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent involvement policy as it relates to increased academic quality by: 1) distributing an annual survey to solicit such information of all participating Title I parents, administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, and instructional assistants
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