Parent and Family Engagement Policy

North Sanpete District Elementary Schools will follow the parental policy guidelines to help create a positive environment welcoming to all parents and students. Schools will distribute this policy to parents and students participating in the Title 1 program annually as this policy may be updated periodically.

Title I is a federal allocation of funds for schools classified as low income for the purpose of assisting students to demonstrate proficiency related to the state’s academic standards.

All NSSD Elementary Schools will do the following:

• Hold an annual meeting such as Back to School Night, or other opportunity to explain the requirements and the rights of the parents to be involved in their child’s education.
• Encourage parents to become involved and communicate with the School Community Council if they have any needs or concerns.
• Offer a flexible schedule of meetings so more parents might attend.
• Involve parents in planning, reviewing, and improving programs such as the School Improvement Plan, School Parent Compact, and other school-wide policies and practices.
• Communicate regularly with parents of students to provide the following:
• Timely information about their student’s education.
• Description and explanation of curriculum to be used.
• Academic assessments used to measure student progress.
• Proficiency levels that students are expected to meet.
• Opportunities for decision-making related to the education of their children.
• Provide materials and training on how parents can improve their child’s achievement, such as literacy and math ideas to implement at home.
• Educate school staff on how to build ties between home and school.
• Ensuring, to the extent possible, that information sent home is in a language and form parents can understand.
• Developing appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses and encouraging partnerships with local schools.
• Respond to any parent suggestions as soon as possible.
• Provide parents with a copy of the School-Parent Compact, which is a written agreement of what the school, parents, and students each agree to do to help students achieve.
• Provide other reasonable support for parental involvement at parents’ request.