A. Parental Involvement:  Describe how the school will convene an annual meeting to inform parents of the school's participation in Title I and explain Title I requirements, including the 1% set-aside, and the right of parents to be involved.

1. During the second month that school is in session, Elsanor School holds its annual Open House/PTO meeting for parents and interest community members. Parents are notified of the meeting through (1) notices sent home by students, (2) notices posted on the school sigh, (3) notice placed on the school web site, and (4) notices sent out through Notify Me. This meeting is held in the evening to assist in providing the opportunity for all parents to attend. Topics to be discussed at his years meeting are:

• Continuous Improvement Plan
• Explanations of the Schools Curriculum and the states content standards
• Title I program, parent participation and parents rights.
• Parental Involvement Sections of the Continuous Improvement Plan.
• School Parent Compact

2. Elsanor School believes in involving parents in all aspects of its Title I programs. We have three Parent representatives on our CIP committee who were active participants in the development of the plan and were involved from the first meeting of the committee. In addition, all parents were given the opportunity to review the plan and offer their input before the plan was approved. Each year, The Continuous Improvement Plan is reviewed and evaluated.  Results of student, staff, and parent surveys are reviewed by the parent representatives and entire CIP committee in determining needed changes

B. Parental Involvement:  Describe:  1.  How there will be a flexible number and format of parent meetings offered;  2) How parents will be involved in the planning, review and improvement of the Title I Program (Note: State the school's process for how all Title I parents have the opportunity for involvement in decision-making.); and 3) How funds allocated for parent involvement are being used in the school.

At its annual meeting of parents at the beginning of the school year, (Annual Title I Parent Meeting). Elsanor School will hold a general meeting where information will be presented about its Title 1 program, the curriculum, and forms of academic assessments used.  Parents will learn the following subjects taught: reading, math, language, science, social studies, physical education, art, music, and computer technology (lab). They will also learn about how to schedule parent/teacher conferences and how they can participate in classrooms related to the education of their child. Parents will be given a copy of the parent /student handbook, which included more detailed information. Upon conclusion of the general meeting parents will be invited to visit their child's teacher.

C. Parental Involvement:  Describe how the school provides parents of participating children timely information in a uniform format and, to the extent practicable in a language they can understand, about programs under Title I, a description and explanation of the curriculum in use, forms of academic assessments, and achievement expectations used, and, if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and participate as appropriate in decisions related to the education of their children.

Elsanor School provides all parents with a copy of the Parent/ Student handbook during registration. Within the handbook is the parent student teacher compact. The compact will be explained to the parents and they will be asked to sig the compact signifying their commitment to work in a partnership with the school and their child to ensure their child is successful in school. Parents and teachers will discuss  the compact with students and obtain their signature as well. Teachers will sign the compacts and will house them in his/her classroom for use during parent/teacher conferences.

D. Parental Involvement:  Describe how parents, the school staff, and students share responsibility for improved student academic achievement for participating students (How the School-Parent Compact is jointly developed with Title I parents; how it is used, reviewed, and updated).

During the summer of each year, Elsanor School brings in its CIP Committee (School Leadership Team) to review evaluate, and revise its Continuous Improvement Plan. There are three parents on the committee who represent all the parents of the school. During the review process a copy of the plan is available for review in the library, the office, and the counselor's office.  Parents have an opportunity to review the plan and to give input regarding the revision of the plan. Parents are informed that after the plan is finalized and approved. If a parent finds a plan to be unsatisfactory, they have the right to submit their concerns I writing to the school , and the school will submit their concerns to the central office at the same time that the CIP is submitted.

E. Parental Involvement:  Describe procedures to allow parents to submit comments of dissatisfaction with the Continuous Improvement Plan.

F. Parental Involvement:  Describe how the school will build capacity for parental involvement including how parents will be encouraged to become equal partners in the education of their children.  (See NCLB Section 1118, requirements for building capacity in parental involvement.)

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, our school:

•(1)     Shall provide training for parents of participating children in understanding such topics as the State's academic content standards and State student academic achievement standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, and how to monitor their child's progress and work with teachers to improve the achievement of their children.  (Describe)

Elsanor School will accomplish much of this through its annual Open House/PTO Meeting held at the beginning of the school year. At that time, parents will receive an overview of the state academic content standards, and assessments. In addition, an explanation will be given regarding Title I, what services will be offered, and how parents have the right to be involved in their children's education. Elsanor School will offer the Open House immediately after the general PTO meeting wherein parents will be given the opportunity to meet their child's teacher (s) and learn about individual class assessments and what their role will be in helping their child to succeed.

•(2)     Shall provide materials and training to help parents to work with their children to improve their children's achievement, such as literacy training and using technology, as appropriate, to foster parental

      involvement.  (Describe)

Elsanor School's CIP Committee works diligently to ensure that all parent materials and training is closely aligned with out school's identified goals.  Elsanor School will offer a Parental Involvement classes: Partner's In Print and AMSTI Night. Specific topics will include reading with your child, creating a home learning environment, hands on math activities, and working as a partner with your child's teacher.

•(3)     Shall educate teachers, office personnel, and other school staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with

      parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school.    (Describe)

 Elsanor School will continue to work with its teachers through embedded in-service, faculty meetings in understanding the importance of parental involvement and that parents are our partners. The counselor will work with our parent representatives in planning parent involvement activities and materials that best meet our schools identified goals. Reading Coach will hold Partners in Print meetings to encourage parental involvement each quarter.

  •(4)     Shall to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with other federal programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children.  (Describe)

Elsanor School coordinates its parent involvement program for all parents. The Leadership Team meets with the PTO Executive Board and Advisory Board to ensure that all parental involvement programs activities are aligned with our CIP goals.

•(5)     Shall ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand.  (Describe)

Information will be available for parents in Spanish when needed.

•(6)     Shall provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities as parents may request.  (Describe)

Elsanor School makes every effort to work with parents in meeting their requests as related to their involvement in their child's education.

G. Parental Involvement:  Describe how the school will ensure the provision for participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory students; including providing information and school reports in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can understand.

Elsanor School provides opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency ad parent with disabilities.  At this time, Elsanor School has no migrant students. Every effort is made to accommodate students  with disabilities. Elsanor School is a handicapped accessible bui8lding.