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Title I Parent Involvement

Laws and Requirements

United States Department of Education- Title I, Part A Legislation
This Website provides the Title I, Part A legislation of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. NCLB has been enacted to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice. The majority of the parent involvement requirements may be found in Section 1118.

No Child Left Behind, Section 1118 (PDF)

Title I Parent Involvement, Non-Regulatory Guidance (Word)
The Non-Regulatory Guidance includes a number of questions regarding implementation requirements for parental involvement.

2009-2010 Template for District Title I Parent Involvement Policy under No Child Left Behind (K12 Memo 2009-146, August 14, 2009) (PDF, 156KB)
The purpose of this memorandum and attached template is to provide guidance to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) regarding the development of their LEA parental involvement policies, as required by NCLB, Section 1118(a)(2).

2009-2010 District/LEA Parental Involvement Policies are due to by October 02, 2009.

2008-2009 Template for District Title I Parent Involvement Policy under No Child Left Behind (K12 Memo 2007-73, April 16, 2007) (PDF, 156KB)
The purpose of this memorandum and attached template is to provide guidance to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) regarding the development of their LEA parental involvement policies, as required by NCLB, Section 1118(a)(2).

School Parent Involvement Policy Guidance (PDF)
(K12 Memo 2008-118, August 15, 2008) The purpose of this technical assistance paper is to provide guidance to schools regarding the development of their school parental involvement policies, as required by NCLB, Section 1118(a)(2)

Parental Involvement Evaluation Toolkit
NCLB, Section 1118(a)(2)(E), requires annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the LEA parent involvement policy. This toolkit, created by the Florida Evaluation Working Group in September 2006, is designed to assist schools and districts in conducting evaluations of the parent involvement policies. The toolkit contains guidance, policy details, and evaluation instruments including a parent survey, teacher survey, and focus group protocols.

Resources

New! A Toolkit for Title I Parent Involvement (PDF) is designed to provide information to those who are implementing Title I Part A parental involvement provisions. By using these tools, you can increases the "transparency" for parental involvement in children's education. In this toolkit, SEDL provides detailed explanations of the Title I, Part A parental involvement provisions as well as thirty-three tools to assist state departments of education, districts, and schools in meeting these requirements. Both the explanations and the tools are designed to help educators increase parental involvement and provide opportunities for parents to engage in and support their children's academic achievement.

On September 8, 2008, Governor Crist officially proclaimed the month of November, 2008, as Parental Involvement in Education Month! The Florida PIRC of FND and the Florida PIRC at USF worked with Governor Crist’s Office and the Florida Department of Education to develop this proclamation to recognize and celebrate the important roles parents play in their children’s education. The Florida PIRCs have developed calendars of activities for parents and schools to use to promote the home-school relationship through communication, student achievement, and school planning, review, and improvement. Please find below the proclamation and calendars for immediate use.

Calendar for Families

Calendar for Schools

Engaging Parents in Education: Lessons From Five Parental Information And Resource Centers
This book by the U.S. Department of Education is part of the Innovations in Education series. This book explains "how to" strategies that the Parent Information Resource Centers (PIRCs) use to improve or expand their parental involvement programs in public schools.

Parental Information and Resource Centers
The U.S. Department of Education created the first PIRCs in 1995 to provide parents, schools, and organizations working with training, information, and technical assistance to understand how children develop and what they need to succeed in school. They work closely with parents, educators, and community organizations to strengthen partnerships so that children can reach high academic standards. NCLB, Section 1118(g), requires LEAs/Title I schools to inform parents and parental organizations of the existence and purpose of the state’s PIRCs. Florida has two PIRCs.

District Parent Involvement Contacts
This link provides a directory of district contacts and coordinators for various programs including Parent Involvement, Controlled Open Enrollment, NCLB School Choice with Transportation, and Supplemental Educational Services.

Sparkplugs 2007 (PDF, 940KB)
This document highlights exemplary practices for family involvement. Additional resources and publications related to family involvement may be found on Bureau of Family and Community Outreach Website.

First Book
First Book is a nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. Organizations that work with majority of low-income students are eligible to receive books from First Book. Title I schools and State-approved SES Providers are eligible and may register with First Book to gain access to award-winning new books and educational materials for free or deeply discounted prices.

SES- Parent Outreach
SES is a free tutoring program available to low-income students enrolled in Title I schools that have been identified as in need of improvement. This link offers access to various parent outreach materials regarding Supplemental Educational Services (SES).