Welcome Parents to Mission Park Elementary!

Mission Park Elementary School has developed a written Title I parental  involvement policy with input from Title I parents on the PTA and School Site Council.  The policy is available to all parents at the school in the school office or via  the school website each school year.  This policy describes the means for carrying  out the following Title I parental involvement requirements. 

Involvement of Parents the Title I Program 

Mission Park Elementary School does the following: 

• Convenes an annual meeting to inform parents of the Title I requirements  and their rights to be involved in the Title I Program. 
• Offers a minimum of 4 meetings where parents may be involved with school  planning (including PTA, SSC, ELAC and other open meetings). 
• Involves parents of Title I students in an organized, ongoing and timely way,  in the planning, review and improvement of its Title I programs and the Title  I Parental involvement policy. 
• Provides parents of Title I Students with timely information about Title I  programs. 
• Provides parents of Title I students with an explanation of the curriculum,  assessments and proficiency levels students are expected to meet. 
• Provides parents of Title I students with opportunities for regular meetings  to participate in decisions relating to the education of their children. 

School-Parent Compact 

Mission Park Elementary School has jointly developed with and distributed to the  parents a school-parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff  and students will share the responsibility for improved student achievement. It also  describes how the school and parents will develop a partnership to help children  reach proficiency on the California content standards.  The school-parent compact  describes the following items in addition to items added by parents of Title I  students: 

• The school’s responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and  instruction. 
• The parents’ responsibility to support their children’s learning.
• The importance of ongoing communication between parents and teachers  through, at least, annual conferences, reports on student progress, access to  staff, and opportunities to volunteer and participate in and observe the  educational program. 

Building Capacity for Involvement 

Mission Park Elementary School engages Title I Parents in meaningful interactions  with the school.  It supports a partnership among staff, parents, and the community  to improve student academic achievement.  To help reach these goals the school  does the following: 

Assists parents in understanding academic content standards, assessments  and how to monitor and improve the achievement of their children.

• Provides materials and training to help parents work with their children to  improve their children’s achievement. 
• Educates staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value of parent  contributions and how to work with parents as equal partners. 
• Coordinates and integrates the Title I parental involvement program with  other programs and conducts other activities to encourage parents in more  fully participating in the education of their children. 
• Distributes to Title I parents information related to school and parent  programs, meetings and other activities in a form and language that parents  understand. 
• Provides support for parental involvement activities requested by Title I  parents. 

Accessibility 

Mission Park Elementary School provides opportunities for all Title I parents  to participate, including parents with limited English proficiency, parents  with disabilities and parents of migratory students. This includes providing  information and school reports in a form and language parents understand.