The Board recognizes that parent involvement contributes to the achievement of academic standards by students participating in District programs. The Board views the education of students as a cooperative effort among school, parents and community. The Board expects that its schools will carry out programs, activities and procedures in accordance with the statutory definition of parental involvement. Parental involvement means the participation of parents in regular, two-way and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring that parents:

• Play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning;
• Are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school; and
• Are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child.

The Board of Directors adopts as part of this policy the following guidance for parent involvement. The District shall:

1. Put into operation programs, activities and procedures for the involvement of parents in all of its Title I schools consistent with federal laws. Those programs, activities and procedures will be planned and operated with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children;
2. Work with its schools to ensure that the required school-level parental involvement policies meet the requirements of federal law, including a school parent compact;
3. To the extent practicable, provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports in an understandable and uniform format in a language parents understand including alternative formats upon request; and
4. Involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A schools in decisions about how the one percent of Title I, Part A funds reserved for parental involvement is spent.

Parent Request for Teacher Qualifications:

• Whether the teacher has met state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction
• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or conditional certification
• The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and other graduate certification or degree and the field of discipline of the certification and/or degree
• Whether students are receiving services by a para-professional and the para-professionals’ qualifications

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District and School Report Card

The District and School Report Card provides the following information on public schools and districts in Washington State:  Student Achievement, Student Demographics, and Staff information.  For more information, please visit:  reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us

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Citizen Complaint Procedure:
Any individual may file a Citizen Complaint with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) if he/she suspects that a violation of a federal rule, law or regulations or state regulations that applies to a federal program has occurred. Such complaints must be in writing, signed by the person filing the complaint, and include contact information of the person filing the complaint. Also, information about the school district, ESD or school service provider believed to have violated a federal law or regulation must also be provided.

Additional Resources

• OSPI (Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction) — State education office
• NCLB Act (No Child Left Behind Act) — Most current federal legislation regarding Title 1 Program
• National PTA — Lots of great tips for parents
• Starfall — Site for beginning readers
• Washington Parent Power
• National Network of Partnership Schools
• National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools
• Children's Home Society — Parent Information and Resource Center

Title I/LAP Goals

• Provide additional instruction and support to identified at-risk students so they will meet grade level standards.
• Provide empowering opportunities for parents and families to support their children's educational progress from birth to twelfth grade.
• Catch struggling students early, using research based interventions with fidelity.
• Regularly communicate with parents regarding student progress.
• Facilitate a smooth transition process between school levels, including support for the process of meeting high school graduation requirements.

If you are a parent of a student at a school that receives Title I funds, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child’s classroom teachers, and requires us to give you this information in a timely manner if you ask for it. Specifically, you have the right to ask for the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers:

• Whether the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has licensed or qualified the teacher for the grades and subjects he or she teaches.
• Whether OSPI has decided that the teacher can teach in a classroom without being licensed or qualified under state regulations because of special circumstances that have caused OSPI to waive the licensing or qualification criteria.
• The teacher’s college major; whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of the degrees. Whether any teachers’ aides or similar paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if they do, their qualifications.