Maury County Public School System’s Parent/Family Engagement Plan
The Parent/Family Engagement Plan is designed to help
schools carry out the goals and objectives of the Maury County Board of
Education’s Parent/Family Engagement Policy 6.2091. Each school is responsible for forming strong
partnerships between home and school that includes increased communication,
participation of families, parent training and decision-making opportunities
for families.
Action steps will include but not be limited to:
I. District and schools will improve
communication efforts with families which
will
include but not be limited to:
a. newsletters
b. academic
progress reports
c. school
activity calendars
d. communication
on discipline, attendance, and homework
e. provide
all communication in an understandable format and to the extent practicable, in
a language parents can understand
f.
invite parents to open houses, parent nights,
applicable staff development, programs, and meetings which are designed to
address specific needs.
II.
District and schools will appoint Family Advisory
Councils to participate in TSIP and TSCPP development and evaluation of parent
involvement plans. Parent involvement
will be embedded in both TSIP and TSCPP.
III.
Revise district and school websites to be family
friendly (i.e. Parent resource Section, curriculum, Calendar of Events, etc.)
IV.
Inform parents of the accessibility of all policies and
information as required by law:
a.
District Policies on district website
b. District Handbook distributed to parents and
on district website
c.
School Handbooks
V. District
will provide information to parents concerning the course of study
for their children :
a. District
Handbook
b. Parent/teacher
conferences will be held during school year where the course of study will be
discussed
c. For
parents of Special Education students, an IEP will be designed for that child’s
course of study
d. For
504 students, a parent meeting will be held to determine that child’s course of
study
e. On
district website, there will be links to all the adopted book series as well as
the state standards
VI. All
Title I schools will comply with No Child Left Behind Act
VII. The district will coordinate and
integrate parent involvement strategies
With Head Start, Reading First, and public and
state-run preschools
VIII. Participation of All Parents
a. All
schools follow IDEA rules and regulations in regard to parents with
disabilities
b. Non-English
speaking parents will be provided with communication in an understandable
format and to the extent practicable, in a language parents can understand
c. Parents
of students in transition will be provided the same opportunities as other
parents