LATIN ACADEMY

CHARTER SCHOOL
Parental Involvement Policy
and Plan for Shared Student Success
2015-2016 School Year








Aja Kweliona,
Principal
1442 Metropolitan
Parkway, SW

Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 753-4050
http://www.latin-academycharter.org/

Revised: August 27, 2015

What is Title I?
Latin Academy is identified as a Title I school as part of

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

(ESEA). Title I is:

A federally funded program, which provides

services to schools based on student economic
needs.

Designed to support State and local school reform
efforts tied to challenging state academic

standards to improve teaching and learning for
students.

All Title I schools must jointly develop with parents a
written parental involvement policy/plan.

School Plan for Shared Student Achievement

What is it?

This is a plan that describes how Latin Academy will provide opportunities to improve family

engagement to support student learning. Latin Academy values the contributions and involvement
of parents to establish an equal partnership for the common goal of improving student
achievement. This plan describes the different ways

that Latin Academy will support parent
engagement and how parents can help plan and participate in activities and events to promote
student learning at school and at home.



How is it developed?
Wide Planning and Budget meeting to review
Latin Academy invited all parents to attend our School

and revise this parental involvement policy, our
school-parent compact and the parental
involvement budget. Additionally, parent input and
comments regarding this plan are welcome
during the school year through a Parental Involvement Feedback form available on the desk in the

Parent Resource Center and on line. The plan is posted on our school Website for parents to view

and submit feedback throughout the year. All parent feedback received during the year will be used

to revise the plan for the next school year. We also distribute an annual survey online and by mail to
use of funds for parental involvement. Parents
ask parents for their suggestions on the plan and the
also give feedback during parent meetings and activities during the school year.
can

Who
is it for?
All students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their families, are encouraged and

invited
to fully participate in the opportunities described in this plan. Latin Academy will provide full
opportunity for the participation of parents with limited English, parents with disabilities and

parents of migratory children.

Where
is it available?
The plan is posted to the school Website, emailed to all parents, distributed at the Annual Title I

meeting. Parents can also retrieve a copy in the Parent Resource Center located in the front lobby.

School-Parent Compacts

Lets Get Together!

As part of this plan, Latin Academy

and our families

will develop a school-parent
compact.
It is an

agreement that explains how
parents,
teachers
and

students work together to make sure all our students

reach grade-level standards.

The compacts are reviewed
and updated annually
based
on
feedback
from
parents, students and

teachers
during the Schoolwide Planning meeting and

the School Forum.


A copy of the school-parent compact is distributed to
every
family to use during the year. A parent, the
student and a school representative must sign, date

and return the School-Parent
Compact Cover Sheet
by October 15, 2015.

Latin Academy will host the following events to build the capacity for strong parental involvement

to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student
academic achievement.

2015-2016 District Goal










2015-2016 Latin Academy Academic Goals

Literacy: Increase the number of students that meet and
the Literacy scores by 1% over previous years state
exceed
by providing additional academic resources and
scores
assignments to improve critical thinking
skills, processing,

analyzing, research and expression that focus on fluency,
comprehension, and phonics.

Math: Increase the number of students
that meet and

exceed the Math scores by 1% over the previous years state
scores by providing additional instruction and assignments
for number sense and operations, computation, geometry
word problems, and measurement.

Parent Orientation July 28, 29 and 30, 2015

Visit with teachers to learn helpful information to prepare for the school year.

Grade 6: July 28, 2015; Grade 7: July 29, 2015 and Grade
8: July 30, 2015.


Title I Schoolwide Planning and Budget Meeting A ugust 27, 2015
Parents participate in discussions with the principal and staff regarding the schoolwide plan, parental

involvement budget and revisions of the parental involvement policy and school-parent compacts.


Monthly Coffee Talk with the Principal September 18, 2015 at 8:30 am; October 21, 2015
Join Ms. Kweliona for coffee and pastries to discuss
topics important to you and your childs academic
success. Additional dates will be posted on the website.



Annual Title I Meeting October 21, 2015
We invite you to an evening of learning and sharing
about our Title I program, including our parental

involvement policy, the schoolwide plan, the school-parent compacts, and parents right to know. Invitations

will be mailed and posted in the school newsletter and local media.


2-3, 2015 & February 15-16, 2016
Parent-Teacher and Student Conferences November
Scheduled time with teachers to get an update and m
onitor your childs progress.


Parental Engagement Series October 7, 2015 ; November 18, 2015; &March 15, 2015
Gain knowledge about topics relevant to your childs education.


School Forum May 4, 2016

This will be a forum for parents to participate in roundtable discussions with the principal and staff regarding

the schoolwide plan, parental involvement policy, school-parent compacts and the parental involvement

budget.

Future Events will be posted on the schools website, and announced through take home flyers, email, text,
and voice messenger. Dates subject to change

Parent Resource Center

We encourage all parents to visit our Parent Resource Center

located in front lobby. The Parent Resource Center is open to
all parents Monday-Friday 8:00 am 4:00 pm.
Please contact Ms. TreShanda Persley, Dean of Administration
at (404) 753-4050 or
tpersley@latin-academycharter.org
if you have any questions.

Parental Involvement

Latin Academy is Staying Connected!

We will take the following measures to promote and support parents as an important foundation of the school
Latin Academy believes that parent involvement
rder to strengthen the school and reach our school goals.
in o
means the participation of parents in regular two-
will:

We
way communication involving student academic
Ensure that all information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is
learning and other school activities, including
published in English and posted on the school Web site and included in the emails to all parents.
ensuring:
Provide monthly trainings for staff during their planning periods
on strategies to improve communication


That parents play a role in assisting their childs
with parents and ideas to increase family engagement. Staff
will also share best practices during regularly
scheduled
f
aculty
m
eetings.
learning;


Partner with staff, schools and community organizations to provide parents with information about
Parents are encouraged to be actively involved
in their childs education at school and home.
parent engagement activities to help prepare parents and their child for transition into middle school and


That parents are full partners in their childs
high school.


education and are included in decision-making
Share information about the schools academic standards and assessments as well as the ways parents


and on advisory committees to assist in the
can monitor their childs progress and work with educators in a language parents can understand.
Communicate with all families and the community on a regular

education of their child.
basis regarding schoolwide events and
activities, through phone messages, social media, and flyers.

The carrying out of other activities as described
in this plan.
Work with our parents to develop relevant trainings and helpful presentations to educate our staff on
the importance of parental involvement.

Provide necessary materials and handouts for parents at conferences, meetings, and activities to help
parents work with their child to improve their childs achievement.

Use our Partners in Education and our Latin Academy Family
Engagement Team to improve awareness of
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Parent Involvement Standards
Collect feedback from parents at all events, place input card
around the building and post suggestion

Latin Academy and our parents have adopted the
form on the school website in order to respond to parents requests.

National Standards for Family-School Partnerships

as the schools model in engaging parents, students,
and the community. These standards are:
1. Welcoming All Families
2. Communicating Effectively
3. Supporting Student Success
4. Speaking Up for Every Child
5. Sharing Power
6. Collaborating with Community

Family Engagement Team

Yes, please contact me so I can learn more about the FET

Yes, this sounds like a great idea, please keep me posted about future meetings



Name:
_______________________________________________________________________
Childs Name and Grade: ____________________________________________________
Email Address:
_______________________________________________________________
Phone Number:
______________________________________________________________
Best time to contact me: _____________________________________________________
Yes, I am excited about joining the FET

Family Engagement Team

Latin Academy invites ALL parents to join the Family
Engagement Team to share ideas and ways to involve
other parents to build partnerships with school, families,
and the community. The team will meet during the
school year, but parents can also submit their ideas or
suggestions during all activities and meetings as well as
through our parent surveys and website.
If you would like to learn more about the Family
Engagement Team please contact
Ms. TreShanda Persley, Dean of Administration
at (404) 753-4050 or
tpersley@latin-academycharter.org or
complete the form and return it to the
Main Office.

Latin Academy is committed to helping our parents attend the

parental activities listed in this plan. Please call or email us if
you need assistance in order to participate in our programs.
Ms. TreShanda Persley, Dean of Administration at
(404) 753-4050 or
tpersley@latin-academycharter.org

Share Your Thoughts

We want to hear from you. If you have any suggestions or if there is any part of this plan that you
feel is not satisfactory with the students and the schools goals for academic achievement, please
provide us with your comments in the space provided and leave this form in the Main Office.
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