Table of Contents: A Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement
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Section 1: | ||
| Overview of the Toolkit | 1 | |
Section 2: (Download all Section 2 tools: PDF or MS Word) | ||
| Overview of Applicable Requirements-Legislation, Title I, Part A Regulations, Non-Regulatory Policy Guidance | 7 | |
| Tool 2.1: A Comparison of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Public Law 0101 (P.L.0101) Parental Involvement Requirements | 13 | |
| Tool 2.2: A Parental Involvement Checklist for District and School Administrators | 16 | |
| Tool 2.3: Timeline for Title I, Part A Programs | 20 | |
Section 3: (Download all Section 3 tools: PDF or MS Word) | ||
| States Responsibilities | 27 | |
| Tool 3.1: State Parental Involvement Plan | 33 | |
| Tool 3.2: SEA Action Plan | 36 | |
| Tool 3.3: SEA Action Plan Implementation Checklist | 38 | |
| Tool 3.4: SEA Compliance Monitoring Checklist for LEAs | 40 | |
| Tool 3.5: SEA Compliance Monitoring Checklist for LEAs | 45 | |
| Tool 3.6: Template for LEA School Improvement | 53 | |
Section 4: (Download all Section 4 tools: PDF or MS Word) | ||
| LEA Responsibilities | 59 | |
| Tool 4.1: Template for LEA Parental Involvement Policy | 73 | |
| Tool 4.2: Parental Involvement Policy Sample | 78 | |
| Tool 4.3: Policy Development Checklist | 81 | |
| Tool 4.4: Action Planning—Building Systemic Support for Parental Involvement | 83 | |
| Tool 4.5: Evaluating Effectiveness—Building Systemic Support for Parental Involvement | 89 | |
| Tool 4.6: Letter—Parents' Right to Know: Qualified Teacher/Paraprofessional | 94 | |
| Tool 4.7: Letter—Parents' Right to Know: Unqualified Teacher/Paraprofessional | 96 | |
| Tool 4.8: LEA Procedures—AYP Parental Notification Letter | 98 | |
| Tool 4.9: Disseminating Annual Local Education Agency Report Card | 102 | |
| Tool 4.10: ELL Parent Notification Letter | 104 | |
| Tool 4.11: AYP Parent Notification Letter | 106 | |
| Tool 4.12: Supplemental Educational Services Parent Notification Letter | 110 | |
| Tool 4.13: Parent Complaint Documentation | 115 | |
Section 5: (Download all Section 5 tools: PDF or MS Word) | ||
| School Responsibilities | 119 | |
| Tool 5.1: Policy and Plan Activity Checklist | 127 | |
| Tool 5.2: Elementary School Policy, Descriptive Style | 131 | |
| Tool 5.3: Elementary School Plan, Bulleted Style | 133 | |
| Tool 5.4: Secondary School-Student-Family Compact | 137 | |
| Tool 5.5: Data Collection Tool Regarding Parental Involvement | 140 | |
| Tool 5.6: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Parental Involvement Survey (Click here for a PDF of the Spanish version of tool 5.6) |
143 | |
Section 6: (Download all Section 6 tools: PDF or MS Word) | ||
| LEA and School Responsibilities to Build Capacity | 153 | |
| Tool 6.1: Parent-Friendly Information on Content Standards (Click here for a PDF of the Spanish version of tool 6.1) |
159 | |
| Tool 6.2: Explanation for School Report Cards | 161 | |
| Tool 6.3: Explanation of State Accountability System | 165 | |
| Tool 6.4: Parent Action Resource | 172 | |
| Tool 6.5: Building Collaborative Partnerships Resource | 173 | |
References |
179 | |
Appendix A: | ||
| Sources for Tools | 183 | |
Appendix B: | ||
| Other Resources | 195 | |
This toolkit is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be as follows: Ferguson, C. (2009). A Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement. Austin, TX: SEDL.
