Spring Creek Elementary School

Title I School

A Message From The Principal

I, Mrs. Jillian Fiora, do hereby certify that all facts, figures, and representations made in this application are true, correct, and consistent with the statement of assurances for these waivers. Furthermore, all applicable statutes, regulations, and procedures; administrative and programmatic requirements; and procedures for fiscal control and maintenance of records will be implemented to ensure proper accountability for the expenditure of funds on this project. All records necessary to substantiate these requirements will be available for review by appropriate state and federal staff. I further certify that all expenditures will be obligated on or after the effective date and prior to the termination date of the project. Disbursements will be reported only as appropriate to this project, and will not be used for matching funds on this or any special project, where prohibited.

Assurances

• The school will be governed by the statutory definition of parental involvement, and will carry out programs, activities, and procedures in accordance with the definition outlined in Section 8101, ESEA;
• Involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A in decisions about how Title I, Part A funds reserved for parental involvement are spent [Section 1116)];
• Jointly develop/revise with parents the school parental involvement policy and distribute it to parents of participating children and make available the parental involvement plan to the local community [Section 1116)];
• Involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under this part, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parental involvement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan under section 1116
• Use the findings of the parental involvement policy review to design strategies for more effective parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary, the school’s parental involvement policy [Section 1116)];
• If the plan for Title I, Part A, developed, is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will submit parent comments with the plan when the school submits the plan to the local educational agency [Section 1116];
• Provide to each parent an individual student report about the performance of their child on the state assessment in at least mathematics, language arts, and reading [Section 1116)];
• Provide each parent timely notice when their child has been assigned or has been taught for four (4) or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified [Section 1116)
• Provide each parent timely notice information regarding their right to request information on the professional qualifications of the student's classroom teachers and paraprofessionals [Section 1116)].

Mission Statement

Parental and Family Engagement Mission Statement

Spring Creek Elementary values the involvement of parents and families in the education of each and every student. Parents and families will be involved in the planning and implementation of parent and family engagement opportunities. It is our goal to reach out to, be in contact with, and work with parents and families to build strong relationships between teachers, parents, family members, administration and students. This will support student achievement at Spring Creek Elementary.

Involvement of Parents

Spring Creek Elementary will form a School Advisory Council (SAC) composed of parents, community members, business partners, and teachers and other staff members. The committee provides input into the development, implementation and evaluation of all school related plans, including the Parent and Family Engagement Plan. Parents and families participate in the development of the Parent and Family Engagement Plan through participation in the SAC. Parents and families are invited to participate in SAC through newsletters, our School Website, personal invitations, PeachJar Communications, School Marquee, and SchoolMessenger. Agendas, minutes, sign in sheets and handouts etc. will be maintained in our Title I Crate. Decisions involving the use of the Title I funds reserved for parental and family engagement at the school level will be made during the development of the School Improvement Plan by the School Advisory Council (SAC). Spring Creek Elementary will monitor SAC memberships to ensure that parents are involved in the process. Each year parents and families will be invited to an Annual Title I meeting that provides parents and families with information regarding the guidelines and implementation of Title I funds. During this meeting as well as at SAC, parents will be asked for their input on the School Compact and the School Parental and Family Engagement Plan as well as determining how the minimum 1% Parental and Family Engagement funds will be used. Spring Creek Elementary recognizes that parents/families have knowledge, questions and insights that can be of value in planning for meaningful parental and family engagement activities that contribute to the academic and behavioral success of their child(ren).