Parents are involved in developing the Parent Involvement Policy. From surveys we plan for each year prior to the start of the year. We incorporate the Parent Involvement Policy into our School Improvement Plan.

1. Parents will participate in meetings, as well as training sessions,  offered during the day or night.

2. Parents will attend parent night at the beginning of the year.

3. Parents will attend at least both parent conferences offered by the system during the year.

4. Parents will attend PTA meetings that offer opportunities to grow in parenting.

5. Parents will use “Reading Connection” as a resource to improve literacy at home.

6. School will continue to involve parents on leadership teams to discuss ways to improve student achievement.

7. School will continue to communicate with parents the curriculum and assessment growth of students during the year.

Parents receive information from the school staff during room meetings, open house, and room nights at the beginning of the school year.

The first newsletter in the beginning of the year provided parents information that we are a Title 1 school and what that meant. This newsletter is also posted on the school website. This information remains on the website throughout the entire school year.

We surveyed parents to ask when they would prefer to come and see how math and reading is taught in their child’s class.  Their preference was to have day meetings in which to see their children in an actual classroom setting.  Teachers schedule times parents may observe their children during the math block of the day and then during the literacy block on another day. A letter is availableor each employer asking permission for parents to be released for a short period to be at school for this parent meeting.  It was on letterhead and signed by the principal. This helps families see how math and reading are taught in their child’s class. We provided training at night as well.  Parents are invited to learn about the math curriculum and the balanced literacy program and how they can help their children at home in math and reading.  Parents will receive a Parent Reading Handbook when they attend either a reading day session or night session.  Some of our other parent meetings include informational meetings in the classrooms at the beginning of the year, open house, PTA meetings, Donuts for Dad, Muffins for Moms, and a parent volunteer brunch.

     McBrien has monthly PTA board meetings to plan and implement their action plan for the year.

We send out newsletters, flyers, and a literacy communication monthly throughout the year.  We have a web page that is updated monthly as well.  We keep literature available on a bookrack in the foyer for parents.  Books, videos, and TV with VCR are also available for parent use. These deal with parenting and are available in Spanish and English. We have information from the NCLB from the Title 1 office and SPI information is available to parents through teachers by grade level. Information is also posted on the school marquee in front of the school.  Teachers have received copies of the schools mission statement, math goals and literacy goals.  These goals are posted throughout the building as well.  The office staff always have available copies of any communication that has been sent home with the children.

The state curriculum standards are posted on our website.  We also have a bulletin board located in the front lobby of the building, which lists the State Performance Indicators for each grade level by the month.  They are presently on the Hamilton County website as well as the state website.  During the math and reading days, teachers provided information to parents regarding the programs in each discipline. Parents also received a copy of the expectations when they received a copy of the TCAP data.  Parents are also trained in how to interpret the progress reports.

2 ½ days parent conferences per year as well as conferences throughout the year as needed.

Parents receive the Channing Bete literature “About School-Parent Compacts.”  We include parents in major committees as well as provide forums for discussion in which we receive input from parents to plan for parent involvement.  We have parent surveys through Title 1 to get input from parents as well.

Through data analysis we provide balanced literacy and math instruction to individualize for student needs.  Our at-risk students are provided tutoring services during the day as well as after school.  Teachers plan a Social Studies and Science curriculum monthly framework in summer collaborative meetings and then order leveled books that correlate with this curriculum so Social Studies and Science can be incorporated into literacy.  Teachers also use the SPI of Tennessee to incorporate in their curriculum to close the achievement gap.   Our school provides weekly collaborative meetings, ½-planning days per semester for teachers.  Teachers document SPI in plans.  “Reading Connection”, a document providing coaching for parents on literacy practices at home, assist parents to support what is going on in the school.  Title 1 funds are used to pay for a reading consultant to train the staff in balanced literacy, which also includes writing workshop, practices and assessments. Through Title I funding we also provide reading intervention and math intervention.  Title I also provides substitutes so that teachers may have release time to collaborate, as well as visit/observe other teachers both inside and outside the building.

k)     Send your child to school clean and appropriately dressed for the weather each day.

It is posted on the website.  Components on this plan will be shared in the monthly newsletter.  It is also a part of the Parent/Student Handbook, which is distributed to parents at the beginning of the school year.

Parents receive the Channing Bete literature “About School-Parent Compacts.” The literature is available in English and Spanish.

We update the parent involvement plan yearly as we review surveys and receive parent input throughout the year.

We provide surveys, parent meetings, and parental involvement on major committees during the year to gather feedback from parents.

We also distribute the Parent’s Guide to Understanding TCAP Achievement Test Results.  DIBELS and running records are explained to parents at the reading training session.

We provide information about TCAP data, SPI and curriculum, state standards by grade level, NCLB information through Title 1, and booklets and media on parenting.  We provide a Parent Reading Handbook, “Reading Connections,”  math and reading training (both day and night).

The school plans with the PTA for parent involvement programs for the upcoming year based on curriculum updates and data analysis from surveys and meetings.  Each year the training will depend on requests from parents as well as the ethnic population of the school.

The PTA president, Title 1 coordinator, SIP team and leadership team collaborate and decisions are made for our action plan for the year for our parent program for the year.  We make adjustments throughout the year as a situation arises.  After we surveyed our parents, we made an adjustment from having reading nights to reading and math days.  We incorporate our Parent Involvement Policy within every goal of our School Improvement Plan

We provide information in English and Spanish for our newsletters, notices, website, as well as observation of curricular issues.  We have an Spanish interpreter available for translation for parents.

We provide tutoring, further assessment for students, guidance counseling, conferences, and parent information.  We also provide math and reading training for parents.

We translate our newsletters into Spanish.  We would like to translate the newsletters and other materials that go home into Bosnian as well.  At this point we have not been able to find a resource willing to do this.

We update the parent involvement plan as we review surveys and parent input throughout the year.

We provide surveys, parent meetings, and parental involvement on major committees during the year to gather feedback from parents.

We offer sessions to explain TCAP scores to parents individual at room meetings. 

We provide information about TCAP data, SPI and curriculum, training from Anne McGinntis, state standards by grade level, NCLB information through Title 1, and booklets and media on parenting.

The school plans with the PTA for parent involvement programs for the upcoming year based on data analysis from surveys and meetings.  Each year the training will depend on requests from parents as well as the ethnic population of the school.

Through our PTA president, Title 1 coordinator, SIP team and leadership team decisions are made for our action plan for the year for our parent program for the year.  We make adjustments throughout the year as a situation arises.  After we surveyed our parents, we made an adjustment from having reading nights to reading and math days.

We provide information in English and Spanish for our newsletters, notices, website, as well as observation of curricular issues.

We provide tutoring, further assessment for students, guidance counseling, conferences, and parent information.

We translate our newsletters into Spanish.  We are trying to find a resource to translate into Bosnian as well.