1. Fun With Federal Programs SAISD Parent & Family Liaison Training
August 10, 2018

2. Agenda
1. What is the Law?
2. Overview on Title I, Part A Parent & Family Engagement Program Activities
3. Productive Parent Meetings
4. Keys to Successful Expenditure Procedures
5. Reminders

3. What Is The Law?
Parent & Family
Engagement Program

4. What Does The Law Say?
To ensure that all children receive a high quality education, and to close the achievement gap between children meeting the challenging State Standards.
Provides greater flexibility to States and Districts for using federal funds to:
address local needs to fill important opportunity gaps
including making greater investments in the enriched curriculum and educational experiences inherent to a well-rounded and complete education
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5. Federal Guidelines on Parent & Family Engagement
The ESEA/ESSA requires school districts to implement programs, activities and procedures for the involvement of parents and family members.
Such programs, activities and procedures shall be planned and implemented with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children.
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6. Overview on Title I, Part A Parent & Family Engagement Program Activities

7. Overview of Title I, Part A Parent & Family Engagement Program Activities
Written Parent and Family Engagement Policy
District Parent and Family Engagement Policy
Campus Parent and Family Engagement Policy
Parent and Family Engagement Policy and Program Evaluation
Annual Title I Meeting
School-Parent Compact (additional requirement for Elementary schools)
Staff Training - The Value and Utility of Parents
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8. Deadline to complete all items for compliance is November 2, 2018
Parent & Family Engagement Components Training and Compliance Monitoring Review
Deadline to complete all items for compliance is November 2, 2018
Tentative Training for Compliance Monitoring Review – September 2018
Pre-Review – October 2018
Compliance Monitoring Review – November 2018
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9. Parent & Family Engagement Title I Components Compliance Checklist
Under Revision
Parent & Family Engagement Title I Components Compliance Checklist
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10. Title I, Part A Parent & Family Engagement Calendar
Will guide you with requirements throughout the year
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11. Online Resources Guidelines Federal Programs Presentations
Resources and Tools
Annual Title I Meeting
School Parent Compacts
Parent and Family Engagement Policy
Parent and Family Engagement Evaluation
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12. PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
Online Resources
Federal Programs Website
PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
Parent and Family Engagement Title I Components Compliance Checklist
Parent and Family Engagement Calendar
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13. Productive Parent Meetings

14. Parent and Family Engagement is:
Parent Meetings
Parent and Family Engagement is:
engaging parents and family members in activities that improve academic quality to ensure success and improve achievement of all students
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15. Parent Meetings Eligible (Examples): Ineligible(Examples):
Trainings on well-rounded education (eligible program/activities)
Trainings on programs that support safe and healthy students
Instructional Strategies
Principal’s Coffee
Core Nights
STAAR Trainings
Activities that do not support a Well- Rounded education
Note: If uncertain, contact FPD for eligibility, prior to event.
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16. Parent Meeting Agenda
Remember to include the date and time on the agenda. It should be the same date and time that is on the sign-in sheet and evaluations.
Specific agenda topics are crucial to processing your HEB payment in a timely manner!
(agendas must not be revised after any meeting).
Good Agenda Item
GREAT Agenda Item
Reading
Literacy and Your Student
Importance of Reading
Literacy Expectations for the 3rd grade
Math
Math in 2nd Grade
New Math Curriculum and new expectations = increased rigor
Stress the importance of math homework
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17. Keys to Successful Expenditure Procedures
HEB Receipts/Invoices for Payment

18. Checklist Guide for Parent Meetings
Under Revision
List of eligible and ineligible refreshments and supplies
Note: this list is not all inclusive and revisions are forthcoming
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19. Receipt Submission Key Points to Focus On:
Supporting Documentation for Parent and Family Engagement payments:
Flyer/Invitation /Communication to parents
Parent Meeting Agenda
Copy of Parent Meeting Sign-in sheet(s)
Copy of Parent Meeting Evaluations (at least 3)
Description of Make and Take activity with supply list (if applicable)
The purchase date on the receipt should reflect a reasonable timeframe for the purchase prior to the meeting.
The amount of food purchased should be in relation to the type of meeting you are having and the number of attendees:
Meet the Teacher has more parents attending than a Principal's Coffee
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20. Payments Quality Control Worksheet
Quality Control Worksheet must be submitted with your receipts
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21. REMINDERS
Compacts
Value and
Utility of Parents
Documentation

22. Elementary Schools School–Parent Compact Conference
Sign-In Sheet of parent-teacher compact conference must state “School-Parent Compact Conference”.
Indicate conference date on Sign-In Sheet.
General Sign-In Sheets are not acceptable for documentation(e.g. Office Visitor, Open House, etc.).
You may have a joint or separate conference to meet the School-Parent Compact meeting requirement (as long as the Compact Conference is indicated on the Sign-In Sheet and the Agenda).
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23. Schools with Pre-K through 8th Grade Levels School–Parent Compact Conference
If a school has an elementary campus number, then all grade levels at that campus should have the parent-teacher conference regarding the compact. If a school does not have an elementary campus number, but has any configuration of grades K-5 on that campus, then parent-teacher conferences to discuss the compact should be held for grades K-5 at a minimum.
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24. The Value and Utility of Parent Contributions
Staff Training on
The Value and Utility of Parent Contributions
Title I, Part A, district and campuses must educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals and other staff members*, with the assistance of parents in the value and utility of the contributions of parents:
Meet with the principal to be placed on the agenda for a faculty meeting to train staff on “The Value and Utility of Parents”. This training must occur on or before November 2, 2018 to meet Title I, Part A requirements.
Federal Programs provides a PowerPoint for campus training (currently under revision for ).
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*The term “other staff” means specialized instructional support personnel, librarians, career guidance and counseling personnel, education aides and other instructional and administrative personnel
Public Law , Sec. 8101(35)

25. Engagement Documentation “If there is no evidence, it did not happen.”
Parent and Family
Engagement Documentation
All information must be formatted in a language that parents can understand. P.L , Section 1116(e)(5)
All School Record’s Documentation must be kept on campus for a minimum of 5 years.
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“If there is no evidence, it did not happen.”
-Cory Green, Associate Commissioner, Department of Grants Compliance and Oversight at TEA

26. Engagement Documentation (Continued)
Parent and Family
Engagement Documentation (Continued)
Items to keep for five (5) years :
Program Evaluations
Copy of Parent and Family Engagement Policy (English & Spanish)
Monthly Calendars
Newsletters
Other means of communicating with parents (distribution list)
Copy of School-Parent Compacts (English & Spanish)
Trainings given to parents
Parent Meeting and Annual Title I Meeting Backup
Agendas
Sign-In Sheets
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It is highly recommended to maintain all auditable documentation in a Title I Notebook.

27. Thank you! The Federal Programs Department is here to help.
If you need assistance please call our office at

28. Questions?

29. Additional Information on Statute
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) governs Title I and other federal programs.
On December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into legislation to rewrite ESEA/NCLB. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has introduced an entirely new set of rules to Title I and other federal programs.
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30. Additional Information on Statute (Continued)
From Core Academic Subjects To A Well- Rounded Education For Title I Part A (Fund 211)
extended for programs that support safe and healthy students, which could include:
school-based mental health services
nutrition and physical education
bullying and harassment prevention
school personnel crisis management training
a well-rounded education could include:
counseling
music and arts
accelerated learning
foreign languages
history
environmental education
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31. Parent And Family Engagement Compliance
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