Sumter Count Intermediate School
PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY 2016-2017
Sumter County Intermediate School will work to ensure that the
required school-level Parent Involvement Policy guidelines are in
accordance with the Title I, Part A programs section 1118 (b) and
the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) section 1118 (d). Sumter
County Intermediate School will distribute and make this Parent
Involvement Policy readily available to the parents of
participating children in the Title I program, and will involve
parents in the joint development of the plan and the periodic
update of the policy.
Sumter Count Intermediate School is committed to the goal of
providing a quality education for every child. We hope to establish
long term partnerships with parents and with the community.
Everyone gains if school and home work together to promote high
academic achievement and life-long learning. Parents play an
extremely important role in their child's school success and
communication between home and school is critical.
• A. Annual Title I parent meetings will be held at Sumter
County Intermediate School in the fall of each school year. Parents
will be given information about the Annual Report, which describes
the School Improvement Plan goal statements, and the progress made
by our students on state assessments. Parent input will be taken
into account when making all Title I decisions.
• B. Sumter County Intermediate School will seek input from
parents in a variety of ways: a). Parent Teacher Conferences will
be held in September and February, in addition to any conferences
scheduled due to parent or teacher request. c). Parent Surveys will
be made available to determine satisfaction or dissatisfaction with
the academic program, the school climate, leadership, the School
Improvement Plan, and other important key issues involving
parent-teacher partnerships including homework, and communication
between home and school.
• C. In order to encourage parent attendance at meetings
and events, Sumter County Intermediate School will offer flexible
schedules and will be held at various times to accommodate parent
schedules. A language translator will be available upon request for
parent meetings as needed in order to address English Language
Learner communication support.
• D. Through parent surveys and evaluations parents and
teachers will work together annually to develop and revise our
Parent Involvement Policy, our Parent-School Compact, and
School-Wide/Improvement Plans. The parent survey will also provide
feedback on the effectiveness of our programs. Program evaluations
will follow Title I school events to determine the effectiveness of
programs and, if necessary, the Parent Policy will be modified to
include more effective strategies for continued school
improvement.
• E. Parents will be provided with timely information in the
following ways: a). Individual teacher communication with parents
through informal conversations, phone calls, notes, e-mail,
parent-teacher conferences, and report cards. b). Schedules and
school calendars, newsletters, showcases, marquee, bulletin boards,
school , and district websites, information stations in main office
and hallway, and the Sumter County Intermediate School Student
Handbook . c). Automated Telephone Communication System.
• F. The Annual Report will inform parents of the academic
assessments that are used to measure student progress. Parents will
receive copies of student's assessment results with the levels of
proficiency defined in parent friendly language.
• G. Parents are given opportunities for decision-making
related to the education of their children, as described in section
1118, paragraph B.
• H. Communication is a priority for Sumter County
Intermediate School. Monthly school newsletters and will include
strategies from teachers for working with students at home.
• I. Sumter County Intermediate School has a Parent Compact
developed and signed by staff, parents. The compact will be used
annually at Parent-Teacher Conferences. The Compact is reviewed
yearly and revised as needed to address concerns and suggestions by
parents, students, and staff.
• J. We will educate teachers to show that there are many ways
in which parents can become involved with their child's education:
Sumter County Intermediate School values both at-home contributions
and those that take place at school and in the community. Sumter
County Intermediate School encourages parental involvement in our
school by asking for volunteers in the building and classrooms. We
ask parents to become active members of the school Parent Teacher
Organization (PTO), participating in the annual Open
House/Curriculum Night, Activity Times, Student Assemblies, Field
Day, sporting events, musical performances and other special
events. Family participation helps to build a strong, rich
partnership with parents, students and staff.
