Bellview Middle

Parent and Family Engagement Plan Summary

Dear families,
Following is a summary of the 2022/2023 Parent and Family Engagement Plan for our school and Escambia County Public Schools. Thank you!

Bellview Middle School Parent and Family Engagement Plan will: Every Student Succeeds Act 1116 (b-c)

• Involvement of Parents and Community includes School Advisory Council (SAC) meetings, volunteer program, and a shared home school connection

   

• Coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement strategies with other Federal, State, and local programs

   

• Hold an annual meeting for families to explain the Title I program and the rights of parents to be involved

   

• Flexible parent meetings will be offered both during the day and evenings and at varying times to accommodate schedules

   

• Provide materials and training to help parents support their child’s learning at home. These activities include open house, conferences, family events, and meetings where assessment data, activities, and standards are shared and discussed.

   

• Communication will be provided in a variety of ways including flyers, school website, newsletters, marquee, phone calls, conferences, facebook posts, etc.

   

• Information will be provided in a format and language parents can understand

   

Escambia County Public Schools Parent and Family Engagement Plan will: Every Student Succeeds Act 1116 (a) (2)

• Involve parents and family members from our Title I schools in developing the ECPS Parent and Family Engagement Plan

   

• Provide the support necessary to assist and build the capacity of all participating Title I schools within ECPS in planning and implementing effective parent and family engagement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance

   

• Coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement strategies with other Federal, State, and local programs

   

• Conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent and family engagement policy, ensuring information and activities are offered for parents and family members on how to work with their children to improve their achievement, and engaging with school personnel and teachers to identify strategies that support successful family partnerships

   

• Provide professional development to staff on best practices in family engagement

   

• Work with schools to provide opportunities for greater participation in parent and family activities for all parents (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background)

   

If you would like to receive a full copy of the school and ECPS Parent and Family Engagement Plan, please see the different options below.

• Contact our school office to request a copy of either plan.

   

• Visit our ECPS website.

   

If you would like to submit additional comments on the schoolwide program plan, please call the school at 850-941-6060.

Parent and Family Engagement Plan - Full Version

Involvement of Parents

Describe how the school will involve parents and families in an organized, ongoing, and timely manner, in the planning, reviewing, and improvement of Title I programs including involvement in the decision-making of how funds for Title I will be used. {ESEA Section 1116}

Coordination and Integration with Other Federal Programs

Describe how the school will coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement programs and activities that teach parents how to help their children at home {ESEA Section 1116}.

Annual Parent Meeting

Describe the specific steps the school will take to conduct an annual meeting designed to inform parents and families of participating children about the school’s Title I program, the nature of the Title I program (schoolwide or targeted assistance), Adequate Yearly Progress, school choice, and the rights of parents are covered at the annual meeting.

Flexible Parent Meetings

Describe how the school will offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening. How will the school provide, with Title I funds, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services related to parental engagement {ESEA Section 1116}.

Building Capacity of Parents

Describe how the school will implement activities that will build the capacity for meaningful parent/family involvement, and building relationships with the community to improve student academic achievement. Describe the actions the school will take to provide materials and training to help parents assist parents/families to work with their child. Include information on how the school will provide other reasonable support for parent/family engagement activities under {ESEA Section 1116}.

PI Budget $6,444.00

Other Activities

Describe the other activities, such as parent resource centers, the school will conduct to encourage and support parents and families in more meaningful engagement in the education of their children {ESEA Section 1116}.

• Parents will be able to schedule conferences with teachers. Additionally, we will have report card nights at the end of each 9 weeks so that parents have an opportunity to speak with teachers when report cards are issued to be able to talk with the teachers about their child’s grades.

Staff Development

Describe the professional development activities the school will provide to educate the teachers, specialized instructional support personnel, principals, other school leaders and other staff leaders and other staff with the assistance of parents/families and the school. How to value and utilize the contributions of parent/families. How to reach out to, communicate with and work with parents/families as equal partners. How to implement and coordinate parent/family programs, and build ties between parents/families and the school. {ESEA Section 1116}.

Focus Areas for Staff Development

Communication

Describe how the school will provide parents of participating children the following:

• Timely information about the Title I programs;

   

• Description and explanation of the curriculum at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the achievement levels students are expected to obtain;

   

• If requested by parents, the school provides opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children and

   

• If the school wide program plan is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will submit the parents’ comments with the plan that will be made available to the local education agency {ESEA Section 1116}.

   

Accessibility

Describe how the school will provide full opportunities for participation in parental involvement activities for all parents. Include how the school plans to share information related to school and parent programs, meetings, school reports, and other activities in an understandable, uniform format and in a language that parents/families can understand.

Describe the opportunities that families have to fully participate in their child’s education.

• Bellview Middle School families have opportunities to volunteer and schedule parent/teacher conferences. Additional meetings are held through SAC, Family Events and PTSA.

   

Describe how the school will share information to families in an understandable, uniform format, and in different languages as needed.

• Bellview Middle School will share information to families using social media posts, school webpage, Messenger and ESOL translator (teacher assistant) is available as necessary.

   

Barriers

Describe the barriers that hinder participation by parents during the previous school year in parental involvement activities. Include the steps the school will take during the upcoming school year to overcome the barriers (with particular attention to parents who are disabled, have limited English proficiency, and parents/families of migratory children) {ESEA Section 1116}.

Assurances about the Parent and Family Engagement Plan

I, Tara Palasciano, do hereby certify that all facts, figures, and representations made in this application are true, correct, and consistent with the statement of assurances for these waivers. Furthermore, all applicable statutes, regulations, and procedures; administrative and programmatic requirements; and procedures for fiscal control and maintenance of records will be implemented to ensure proper accountability for the expenditure of funds on this project. All records necessary to substantiate these requirements will be available for review by appropriate ECPS, state and federal staff for a minimum of five (5) years. I further certify that all expenditures will be obligated on or after the effective date and prior to the termination date of the project. Disbursements will be reported only as appropriate to this project, and will not be used for matching funds on this or any special project, where prohibited.

Assurances

• The school will be governed by the statutory definition of parent and family engagement, and will carry out programs, activities, and procedures in accordance with the definition outlined in ESEA Section 8101;

   

• Involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A in decisions about how Title I, Part A funds reserved for parental involvement are spent {Section 1116 (a)(3)(b);

   

• Plan was jointly developed/revised with parents and distributed to our families and the local community {Section 1116 (b)(1);

   

• Engage parents and families, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under this part, including the planning review, and improvement of the school parent and family engagement policy and the joint development of the school wide program plan under Section 1116 (c)(3);

   

• Use the findings of the Parent and Family Engagement Plan review to design strategies for more effective parent and family engagement, and to review, if necessary, the school’s Parent and Family Engagement Plan {Section 1116 (a)(E);

   

• If the plan for Title I, Part A, developed under Section 1112, is not satisfactory to the parents and family of participating children, the school will submit parent and family comments with the plan when the school submits the plan to the local educational agency [Section 1116(b)(4)];

   

• Provide to each parent an individual student report about the performance of their child on the state assessment {Section 1112 (e)(1)(B)(i);

   

• Provide each parent timely notice when their child has been assigned or has been taught for four (4) or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned {Section 1112 (e)(1)(B)(ii)}; and

   

• Provide each parent timely notice information regarding their right to request information on the professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers and paraprofessionals {Section 1112 (e)(1)(A).