Parent and Family Spring Input - Walnut Creek Elementary

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Purpose of this Meeting

To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among our school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement through meaningful consultation:

Review, discuss and revise our current School-Parent Compact and Parent and Family Engagement Plan for 2025-2026
Give input on staff training in effective family engagement
Give input on the family engagement budget

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What is Title I?

Title I is the largest federally funded program for elementary, middle, and high schools that provides supplemental funding to support schools in improving the academic achievement of students who are economically disadvantaged
Title I schools are determined by the percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch.
It ensures that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education.
Goals include increasing student achievement and engaging and empowering parents to become actively involved in their children’s education.

As a school we want to ensure we are supporting our students and families with resources and strategies that encourage and support parents in fully participating in their child’s education through grade transitions such as pre-K to K, 5th to 6th, 8th to 9th, and college and career readiness. One way we support our families is with a Parent Resource Center with materials and resources available for families to checkout and use at home with their child to reinforce what is being learned in school.

1. What resources and/or materials can the school provide to support parents in helping their child transition to the next grade?

2. What ideas can you share to support parents with successful transitions?

Building Staff Capacity

1. How can the school create a more welcoming environment?

2. How can parents contribute to a family-school partnership?

3. How can the school collaborate with parents to create programs that build ties between home and school?

4. How can the staff partner with parents in their child’s education?

5. What family engagement topics can you recommend for staff training?