Parent & Family Engagement Plan

SMART GOAL #1: 

During the 2023-2024 SY students in grades 3-5 scoring on level 3 or 4 will increase by 5% on the mathematics MCAP.

SMART GOAL #2 

SMART GOAL #3 

During the 2023-2024 SY students in 

During the 2023-2024 SY CGES will 

grades 3-5 scoring on level 3 or 4 will 

implement a tiered school-wide attendance 

increase by 5% on the reading MCAP. 

incentive program to reduce chronic 

absenteeism by 5%.

Title I ESSA Guidelines for Building Parent Capacity: 

Goal 1: Provide assistance to parents in understanding academic content and the requirements of Title I. 

Goal 2: Provide parents and families with materials and resources to build their capacity to work with children with their academics. Goal 3: Train school-based staff regarding engagement strategies, with support from parents. 

Goal 4: Support collaborative efforts with outside community partners and/or county offices to support parent offerings. Goal 5: Provide information to parents in a format that is practical and in languages that parents understand. Goal 6: Provide accessibility for parents as needed (interpretation, childcare, accessibility for disabled). 

In order to provide timely information and assistance to parents and build parent capacity in understanding the requirements of Title I, state and local academic assessments, and ways to monitor and improve a child’s progress, we will host the following events. Flyers will be distributed and or placed on our school’s website prior to each event that will advertise a flexible number of meeting times and the offering of childcare.

Activity Date 

Event Title Description of Event

August 

School-Based Staff Training 

Staff will receive training on best practices for engaging 

Better Together: Elevating Family School 

parents to build a stronger relationship between the school 

Partnerships 

and families and to improve student academic achievement. 

Staff will also be given an overview of the Schoolwide Title I 

(Required) 

Program inclusive of the School-Parent Compact and Parent 

& Family Engagement Plan.

September 

Title I Annual Meeting & 

Parents will be given an overview of the Schoolwide Title I 

program and be provided the opportunity to give input into the 

Back to School Night 

annual Title I Budget, School Parent Compact and the Parent 

(Required) 

& Family Engagement Plan. Time will be allotted to ask 

questions and give feedback. 

Parents/Families will meet their child’s teacher(s) and learn 

about their child’s instructional program, daily schedule, 

school rules, as well as academic expectations. We will also 

provide an overview of the school’s data and academic 

interventions used at our school to support student 

achievement.

October 26, 2023 

Why Attendance Matters In order to strengthen our school culture and climate with families, the school will kick-off with an Attendance Orientation. 

Parents & Families will: 

● gain insight to our school's current attendance data and 

discuss next steps to increase the school's attendance 

data for SY 22. 

● receive information about PGCPS Attendance Policy & 

Procedures. 

● gain helpful tips of ensuring students are ready for daily 

instruction across the content areas that will demonstrate 

academic success. 

● discuss and create expectations for family best practices 

as it pertains the School-Parent Compact 

● receive paraphernalia related to Attendance

November 6, 

2023

Schoolmax Family Engagement Parents & families will receive a hands-on training session of how to navigate schoolmax in order for families to be knowledgeable of 

their child’s grades, assignments etc. in order to improve student 

academic achievement.

Families will also be provided with an overview of grade 

level/content specific expectations relative to the curriculum, 

national, state, and county assessments.

November 

ESOL Night Parents will gain knowledge of what resources will be provided to their child, in preparing them for the ACCESS assessment. 

Defining what the assessment is and why it is important for their 

child. 

Review what the scores represent and the grading scale means for 

various levels. 

Parents will receive information on what it means to be an English 

Language Learner and the importance of using the english 

language in school. 

All sessions will provide parents with an understanding of state and 

local assessments in order to build their capacity in order to support 

their child academically. Additionally, families will be provided with 

at-home skills & strategies which relate to the WIDA standards 

through assimilation activities.

November 

Families will meet with their child’s teacher (s) to hear about 

Parent-Teacher Conferences 

their child’s academic progress and discuss strategies to 

(Required) 

help them achieve academic success. Families will also 

have an opportunity to provide feedback on the School 

Parent compact.

December 

Family Literacy Night Parents will: 

● learn strategies to create a literacy rich home 

environment. 

● learn ways improve their child's reading skills 

● learn test taking strategies. 

● apply how to use manipulatives and comprehension 

strategies with their children at home.

January 

Family Math Night Parents will: 

● learn strategies to create a math rich home- environment. 

● learn ways improve their child's math skills 

● learn test taking strategies. 

● apply how to use manipulatives and comprehension 

strategies with their children at home.

February 

Family Science Night Parents will: 

● receive assistance in understanding the purpose of the 

Science MISA Assessment

● learn ways to prepare for the Science MISA Assessment 

to build their capacity to support their children’s academic 

achievement. 

● learn test taking strategies.

March 

Title I Parent Input Meeting 

Parents/Families will have the opportunity to provide input on 

how to use the parent portion of the Title I Budget to help 

(Required) 

revise the Parent and Family Engagement Plan for the 

upcoming school year. The school will collaborate/partner 

with parents to help review and revise the Parent andFamily 

Engagement Plan and School Parent Compact.

March 

April 

International Night The purpose is to promote tolerance, cultural sensitivity, and acceptance of individual differences. In celebrating these cultures, 

our children will recognize and develop an appreciation not only for 

the geographical and cultural characteristics of other countries, but 

also for the diversity and similarities that we all share. 

Families will interact with various virtual game- based activities that 

will highlight the various cultures within our school community and 

surrounding neighboring communities. 

Family SEL Night Parents will: 

1. Communicating with families to increase 

data sharing and SEL knowledge. 

2. Organizing opportunities for families to 

come together and discuss SEL topics. 

3. Providing SEL strategies for use at home 

to reinforce what students learn in school. 

4. Building strong partnerships between 

parents and educators.

May 

Transitional Parent Night 

Incoming Kindergarten parents & families will receive 

(Required for Elementary Schools & 

academic information to prepare students for the upcoming 

Academies) 

school year.