Encourage the active involvement of parents and community members, both as individuals and as groups, to act as advisors and resource people in the following ways:

1. With specific talents to complement and extend the instructional services of the classroom teacher

2. To serve as volunteers, pending approval by the principal;

3. To serve as advisors on curriculum development projects;

4. To express ideas and concerns by responding to surveys and other information-gathering devices;

5.   To be actively involved in parent-teacher groups; and

6. To serve on citizens' advisory committees.

7.   To invite parents and community members to enjoy meals at the Clinton City Schools anytime but especially on

8. To attend and actively participate in:

9.      This Parent Involvement Plan will be reviewed annually to evaluate the content and effectiveness and preventive barriers by PTO parent representatives (representatives will be selected by the general membership of each school’s PTO).

10.    The parent involvement review committee will use the findings from evaluations to design strategies for more effective parent involvement.  The Parent Involvement Review Committee will also cross-reference the involvement strategies with the TCSPP and other programs as appropriate.  This will be done annually; this committee may revise the Parent Involvement Plan as needed.

11.    All principals will be required to attend a training session annually, they in turn will provide coordination and technical assistance and other support necessary to assist their respective schools in planning and implementing effective parent involvement.

12.    The staff and parents of each school will explore creative and innovative methods to build the schools and parents capacity for strong parent involvements listed above.

13.    The course of study and access to learning materials is available from all three schools, central office, website and the Clinton City Public Library.

Title I  Schools

The school system and the school shall plan, design, and implement the Title I Program, which includes the following:

1.   Convene an annual meeting to which all parents have been invited.  The annual meeting will inform the parents of the school’s participation with Title 1, the requirements of Title 1, and the right of the parents to be involved in the school. 

2.   Schedule a flexible number of meetings in the morning, afternoon, or evening for the parent’s convenience. 

3.    Involve parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely way in the planning, review, and improvement of programs for parent involvement.  Parent involvement activities are discussed in school newsletters, PTO meetings, parent conferences, and in the annual Title 1 meeting.    In the spring of each school year, a survey is sent home to parents asking them to rate the success of the Title 1 program, rate the amount and quality of parent involvement activities, and offer comments on program improvements.

4.   Newsletters, PTO meetings, parent conferences will provide parents with timely information about programs under parent involvement. 

5.   The following information is available to parents in the parent resource center at each school and on the NCLB school system website:

a.      Description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school,

b.      Forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and

c.      The proficiency levels students are expected to meet.

6.   Provide opportunities to parents for regular meetings (PTO meetings, conferences, school activities) to formulate suggestions to participate in decisions relating to the education of their child.  The school will respond to suggestions as soon as practicably possible.

7.   Develop a school-parent compact jointly with parents and include how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improving student achievement and the means by which the school and parents will develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high standards.  Annually assess, through consultation with parents, the effectiveness of the parental involvement program and determine what action needs to be taken, if any, to increase parental participation.