Parent -Teacher Conference November 3rd and 4th 

Additional Dates as needed 

Progress Report Distribution 

November 12 

February 10 

April 14 

June 17

School Events 

BTSB August 14

BTSN:  August 27

PTA meeting:  Every 3rd Wednesday

Building Capacity for Engagement

Efforts will be made to ensure parents/caregivers are actively involved in the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the school’s Title I program, including the following: 

• Provide family members a voice in decision-making on committees, such as PTA and Family coffees. 

• Engage caregiver input when developing the School Improvement and Innovation Plan (SIIP), Comprehensive Needs Assessment, the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy and Compact and plans for use of Title I family engagement funding. 

• Seek feedback from families on programs within the SIIP, offer multiple methods for caregivers to submit comments about programs they may not find satisfactory, and submit any such comments with SIIP to FCPS central offices. 

• Invite family members to help in organizing and executing a variety of school events to build collective ownership, such as Back to School Picnic and Costume Bingo. 

• Provide opportunities for caregivers to volunteer within the school in various ways, such as make copies, read to students, chaperone, and monitor cafeteria.

• Encourage families to take part in the annual evaluation of the division-level Title I parent and family engagement policy in order to identify: 

  • barriers to greater family participation, 

  • ways to help family members be better able to assist in student learning, and 

  • strategies to support successful school and family interactions.

Effective Communication with Parents

Efforts will be made to ensure parents/caregivers receive meaningful communication in a timely manner, including the following: 

• Use multiple methods of communication to families such as Talking Points. 

• Encourage all caregivers to attend an annual meeting on October 15 at the PTA meeting, to share information about Title I services, explain Title I grant requirements, and inform families of their right to be involved in the school. 

• Share school and student performance data with families in ways that seek their ideas about how to improve performance toward Virginia’s challenging academic standards, such as conferences where data sheets are shared and explained. 

• Provide opportunities throughout the year for families to better understand the school’s goals for students and find ways to improve student learning through Literacy Nights, Science Nights and ML Nights. 

• Maintain resources for caregivers to review student assignments and ongoing communication about student work, such as Schoology. 

• Provide ongoing feedback on student progress through quarterly progress reports that show specific areas of proficiency and areas for continued growth. 

• Hold parent-teacher conferences for all students at least annually in the fall and more often, as needed. 

Shared Responsibilities for High Academic Achievement

• Efforts will be made to ensure parents/caregivers receive materials, training, and benefits from school partnerships with social and academic services, community organizations, businesses, including the following: 

• Hold workshops connecting caregivers to tools and resources, such as Family Coffees. 

• Offer regular opportunities for families to learn directly from school staff about the school’s academic, behavioral, and social programming through Parent Coffees and evening events. 

• Encourage participation in family learning events where caregivers learn strategies to support their child’s learning at home and have a chance to practice those strategies with their child, such as Literacy and Math Nights. 

• Provide ongoing access to resources in the school, such as Family Coffees and Family Liaison 

  • Provide mentors for students though Mentorworks. 

• Provide opportunities to donate and access supplies donated by others, such as Food for Others. 

• Leverage partnerships with local businesses and organizations to enhance school programs and events, such as Grace Church. 

• Support parents in accessing county and community resources, such as with our Family Liaison and School Social Worker. 

• Offer outreach and training for targeted families, such as individual meetings with the clinical team.

Welcoming All Families

Efforts will be made to ensure that all parents/caregivers are welcomed and provided opportunities to actively engage within the school, including the following: 

• Create a welcoming atmosphere at the school with welcoming office staff, staff speaking multiple languages, Family Coffees, and family liaison. 

• Provide interpretation services for parent-teacher conferences, workshops, and meetings. 

• Translate or provide interpretation of all school documents and communication to make them accessible in the caregiver’s preferred correspondence language and for those with vision or hearing impairments. 

• Support two-way communication between families and staff through assistance of a parent liaison. 

• Expand access for family participation in informational meetings and learning sessions through grade level family evenings.

Compact Provisions  

School staff, parents/caregivers, and students must work together to ensure student success. 

The staff will: 

Provide a high-quality curriculum and instruction that enables students to meet challenging academic standards through the following actions:

• Teach all students according to the state’s challenging standards, using approved curriculum 

• Provide ongoing professional development and support to all teachers to ensure effective instructional practices are used in all classrooms. 

• Use high quality instructional materials. Provide a supportive and effective learning environment for students through the following actions: 

• Provide clear expectations for student behavior and academic learning. 

• Offer a variety of resources to help students with their learning. 

• Extend and intervene the learning of our students. 

Provide assistance to caregivers in understanding the school’s program through the following actions: 

• Hold an annual meeting to present information on the school’s Title I programs, state and division curriculum and assessments, and the school’s state and federal accountability status. 

• Provide multiple opportunities for caregivers to ask questions and give input in the Title I program(s) Build caregivers’ involvement in the school’s Title I program through the following actions: 

• Include caregivers as members of the School Improvement and Innovation Planning (SIIP) Committee and as collaborators in developing the SIIP and plans for the use of Title I family engagement funds. 

The parents/caregivers will: 

Demonstrate understanding that participation in my child’s education will help his or her achievement through the following actions: 

• Participate in decisions related to school programs and my child’s education and share my questions or comments about the programs in my child’s school. 

• Volunteer in my child’s classroom or in school activities, as my schedule allows. 

• Encourage and support my child’s learning at home and at school.