Miami-Dade County Public Schools Title I Administration May 21, 2012 through May 29, 2012 Title I Technical Assistance Session School Level Parental Involvement Plan (PIP) Presented by Arnaldo A. Gonzalez Do not contact the Florida Department of Education for assistance with your school’s PIP. If further assistance is required, please contact Mr. Arnaldo A. Gonzalez, Title I Administration, at

Overview This document is designed by Title I Administration to assist schools in developing comprehensive and high quality parental involvement plans (PIP) which will meet the requirements of Section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The format for this guidance includes:  Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) Expected Outcomes and Goals  Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP)  Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) and School-Parent Compact Reminders  Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) Evaluation/Review Recommendations  Navigation Instructions for the School-Level Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) Online Template  PIRC at University of South Florida (USF)  Questions/Answers

Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) Expected Outcomes and Goals Expected Outcomes: Scope and Sequence, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Section Parental Involvement - Title I Compliance All project and program activities help to:  Understand and implement the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act  Increase academic achievement through Parent Involvement Goals: 1. Implement research-based parental involvement plans, practices, programs, and activities that are linked to improving academic achievement. 2. Provide training, information, and support services that strengthen the relations between parents and schools in meaningful ways that improve academic achievement. 3. Coordinate, collaborate, and network to increase collaboration; and coordinate efforts related to family involvement and academic achievement to inform parents of the NCLB Act.

Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) The School Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) will be due to the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) by October 12, The Department is not planning any significant changes to the parental involvement plan template in content or format of the responses. FDOE is planning to make the following types of updates:  Increase the character limits in the tables;  Provide a printer friendly link to the public;  Update the review section;  Pre-populate the system with the responses included in the system; and pre-populate the evaluation included in the template with the plans from the building capacity and staff development sections. If the school implemented all of the activities planned, then the school will only need to enter the number of sessions and number of participants. The Department will have a feature to delete or add rows in case the school’s plan changed.

 Do not contact the Florida Department of Education for assistance with the completion of your school’s PIP. If further assistance is required, please contact Mr. Arnaldo A. Gonzalez, Title I Administration, at  Remember that you will need to upload evidence of parent involvement in development of the Parent-School Compact and evidence of parent involvement in development of the PIP, as well as upload an electronic version of the School-Parent Compact.  Be proactive. Conduct a PIP and School-Parent Compact Review Meeting for parents and staff, before the school year ends, in order to compile evidences of parent input in the development of the PIP and the Parent-School Compact for the school year. Also, identify barriers which could have hindered participation by parents in parental involvement activities during the school year, and the steps the school will take to overcome the identified barriers. Further, when reviewing the school’s PIP, results from the school’s M-DCPS Title I Parent/Family Involvement Survey 2012 should be utilized with revisions.  Refer to the school PIP Assurances in order to meet State guidelines, applicable statutes, regulations, and procedures. Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) and School-Parent Compact Reminders

 Schools should begin the review/evaluation process for the Title I program as a whole and the PIP, at this time. Schools should begin to gather all of their plans (e.g. PIP, School-Parent Compact, and the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and take them to their parent groups for input into the changes that need to be made for the next year.  Send a signed and dated copy of the school’s PIP Assurances to the Title I Office with the school’s Title I Annual Parent Meeting Documentation Packet by the 1 st week of November.  Inform parents and parent organizations of the purpose and existence of the Parent Information and Resource Center(s) in Florida, i.e. PIRC at University of South Florida (USF). For more information contact the Florida Parent Information Resource Center (FL The University of South Florida at: Visit website at: for many free, downloadable resources, and the Title I Neighborhood Resource Center – North, (Northside Shopping Center) 7900 NW 27 th Avenue, Miami Florida 33147, , the Title I Neighborhood Resource Center – South, (FDLRS) 5555 SW 93 rd Avenue, Portable# 3, Miami, Florida 33165, and the Title I Neighborhood Resource Center – Gratigny, 733 East 57 th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013,  Display hard copies of the District PIP and school-level PIP and make them available in the school’s main office and also in the Parent Resource Center/Parent Corner.

Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) Evaluation/Review Recommendations It is recommended that the Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) and School- Parent Compact Evaluations/Reviews are included in the next EESAC meeting. The discussions should also be included in the minutes of this meeting. The PIP guidance document (See FDOE’s online template) outlines examples and non-examples of methods for documenting parental input. Recommended ExampleNon-Example The Principal distributed a draft of the PIP and the amount of Title I funds set aside for parental involvement to the parents. The Principal led a discussion on each of the components included in the PIP and appropriate and legal uses of Title I funds. Through careful deliberation and discussion, revisions were made to the “Building Capacity” sections based on the discussions. Those present made no suggestions for revisions to the other sections. The Principal The PIP was reviewed and approved. This entry only indicates that parents were provided an opportunity to review the plan. It does not indicate that the parents had an opportunity for meaningful input.

Title I Parent Involvement Plan (PIP) Evaluation/Review Recommendations Recommended ExampleNon-Example will make the updates to the online template as requested. Ms. Brown (parent) made a motion to approve the PIP with the indicated revisions. Mr. Gomez (parent) seconded. The motion carried unanimously. This entry indicates that the parents reviewed a draft of the PIP and were provided an opportunity to give input. While it’s not necessary to make all the changes suggested by the parents, school leaders should take their suggestions into careful consideration.

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