TIGER ACADEMY Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Plan
I, Charles McWhite , 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 9101(32), 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 1118(b)(1) and (c)(3)];
•	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 1118 (b)(1)];
•	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 1114(b)(2) [Section 1118(c)(3)];
•	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 1118(a)(E)];
•	If the plan for Title I, Part A, developed under Section 1112, 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 1118(b)(4)];
•	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 1111(h)(6)(B)(i)];
•	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 within the meaning of the term in 34 CFR Section 200.56 [Section 1111(h)(6)(B)(ii)]; and
•	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 (h)(6)(A)].

Signature of Principal or Designee 	Date Signed	

Mission Statement

Parental Involvement Mission Statement (Optional) 
Response: Mission Statement:

To provide the children of the Northside a structured and nurturing learning environment that is focused on rigorous academic standards, character development, self-discipline, personal and social responsibility and family involvement.

Vision Statement:

"Tigers Today Leaders Tommorow"

	

Involvement of Parents

Describe how the school will involve parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely manner, in the planning, review, and improvement of Title I programs including involvement in the decisions regarding how funds for parental involvement will be used [Sections1118(c)(3), 1114(b)(2), and 1118(a)(2)(B)]. 
Response: Tiger Academy will hold its annual parent meeting on September 10, 2015 to give an overview of Title I programs available at the school and how the parent involvement funds will be utilized with the school and to develop the Parent Involvement Budget.

The group responsible for the planning, review, and improvement of the Title I program will come from: the PTA Board members and any other parents who wish to participate in the process. All parents will be given the opportunity to participate if they wish to.

Coordination and Integration

Describe how the school will coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs and activities that teach parents how to help their children at home, to the extent feasible and appropriate, including but not limited to, other federal programs such as: Head Start, Early Reading First, Even Start, Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, the Parents as Teachers Program, public preschool, Title I, Part C, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Title VI [Section 1118(e)(4)]. 
count	Program	Coordination	
1	VPK	The Title I Office, Tiger Academy, and the VPK office will work together to coordinate transition programs for students entering the regular public schoool program. Activities include: Parent Orientation, parent workshops to discuss transitions, and workshops hosted by the Duval County Early Learning Coalition.	
2	Individuals with Disabilites Eduation Act (IDEA)	Supplemental instructional support provided by Title I will be discussed with parents during the development of the students IEP	

Annual Parent Meeting

Describe the specific steps the school will take to conduct an annual meeting designed to inform parents of participating children about the school’s Title I program, the nature of the Title I program (schoolwide or targeted assistance), Adequately Yearly Progress, school choice, supplemental educational services, and the rights of parents. Include timeline, persons responsible, and evidence the school will use to demonstrate the effectiveness of the activity [Section 1118(c)(1)]. 
count	Activity/Tasks	Person Responsible 	Timeline	Evidence of Effectiveness	
1	Flyers sent home with students announcing Annual Title I meeting	Parent Involvement Coordinator	September 2015	Attendance at meeting	
2	Prepare a powerpoint to share Title I information	Parent Involvement Coordinator	September 2015	Powerpoint	
3	Host annual Title I meeting along with PTA meeting	Parent Involvement Coordinator	September 10, 2015	Sign-in sheets/Evaluation forms	

Flexible Parent Meetings

Describe how the school will offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide with Title I funds, transportation, child care, or home visits, as such services related to parental involvement [Section 1118(c)(2)]. 
Response: Parent Involvement/PTA meetings will be combined and will have monthly meetings. Each month from September - May (not including December), there will be a minimum of one evening meeting. Childcare will be provided for family workshops. Transportation will be provided as needed.

Building Capacity

Describe how the school will implement activities that will build the capacity for strong parental involvement, in order to ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement [Section 1118(e)]. Describe the actions the school will take to provide materials and training to help parents work with their child to improve their child’s academic achievement [Section 1118(e)(2)].Include information on how the school will provide other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under Section 1118 as parents may request [Section 1118(e)(14)]. 
count	Content and Type of Activity	Person Responsible 	Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement	Timeline	Evidence of Effectiveness	
1	Parent Nights	Charles McWhite/Principal/Asst. Principal	Students will gain confidence by learning about their heritage	The first Thursday of each month (September 2015 - June 2016) at 6:00 p.m.	Pictures of event/Sign in sheets	
2	Family Reading Night - Parents and students select books to read to one another.	Parent Involvement Coordinator	Building Strong Families/Academic Achievement	February 4, 2016	Surveys and sign in sheets	
3	Men in Books - Male parents and community members will come to read to a class.	Parent Involvement Coordinator	Increase student capacity and desire for reading	April 22, 2016	Attendance Sheets	
4	PJ's & Popcorn - Families will be invited to come in to review the importance of family time together. After the presentation, families will be able to watch a family movie together. Students will be encouraged to wear their pajamas.	Parent Involvement Coordinator	Building Strong families	May 5, 2016	Sign in sheets	
5	FSA Parent Night - Parents of 3rd-5th grade parents will attend to learn the parameters and expectations on the FCAT exam.	Principal/Asst. Principal	Maximizing FSA scores	March 3, 2016	Sign-in sheets/Evaluation forms	
6	Grandparents Day - Grandparents will be invited to learn how they can become more involved in their grandchild's education. Afterwards, they will visit their grandchild's classroom	Parent Involvement Coordinator	Building Strong Families	November 25, 2016	Sign in Sheets	

Staff Training

Describe the professional development activities the school will provide to educate the teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and schools [Section 1118(e)(3)]. 
count	Content and Type of Activity	Person Responsible 	Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement	Timeline	Evidence of Effectiveness	
1	Conducting Parent Conferences	Charles McWhite/Principal	Improved parent teacher relations. Focus on making sure that parents are made to feel empowered and aware during parent conferences.	September 30, 2015	Parent conference notes/feedback	
2	Working with parents	Charles McWhite/Principal	Improved parent involvement	October 2015	Teacher Feedback	

Other Activities

Describe the other activities, such as parent resource centers, the school will conduct to encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children [Section 1118 (e)(4)]. 
Response: All parents of Tiger Academy students are required to sign a parental engagement agreement in which parents agree to volunteer 20 hours to their child's education. Parents have numerous ways to complete these hours, such as: volunteering in the classroom, cafeteria, or front office; attending honors assemblies; attending parent events; participating in academic-related parent conferences, etc. Tiger Academy, a YMCA charter school, also encourages healthy living by partnering with the Johnson Family YMCA to provide health screenings and healthy living workshops for students and parents. In addition, the school will provide a parent resource area where parents can come and check out materials to help at home. They may also come to the school to utilize the computers if needed. A sign-in sheet at the parent resource center will be used to determine effectiveness and usage.	

Communication

Describe how the school will provide parents of participating children the following [Section 1118(c)(4)]: 
•	Timely information about the Title I programs [Section 1118(c)(4)(A)];
•	Description and explanation of the curriculum at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet [Section 1118(c)(4)(B)];
•	If requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children[Section 1118(c)(4)(C)]; and 
•	If the schoolwide program plan under Section 1114 (b)(2) is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school will include submit the parents’ comments with the plan that will be made available to the local education agency [Section 1118(c)(5)].
Response: Tiger Academy will host parent workshops and send parent newsletters detailing what Title I is and the Title I programs offered through the school or the LEA. The curriculum of the school will be explained at Open House and various theme-related parent nights. In addition, Tiger Academy teachers are given a cell phone stipend to ensure that they will be available to parents nightly from 4 pm - 8 pm to assist with homework or to answer any questions parents may have. Teachers send home weekly newsletters outlining the curriculum focus for the week, and teachers send home planners nightly to communicate with parents. Teachers keep copies of parent conference logs and notes indicating what was discussed during parent meetings. Teachers are required to have a minimum of two face-to-face parent conferences each year. Tiger Academy also has invested funds into a school reach system so that all parents can be contacted by phone simultaneously. Parents are made aware of the schedule of parent involvement events at the beginning of the year. Parents are reminded of events in the teacher's weekly newsletter. Reminder flyers are sent home three days in advance, and parents are reminded by phone one or two days in advance.

The school's Parent Involvement Plan will be posted on the school's website (www.ymcatigeracademy.org) and hard copies will be available upon request in the front office.	

Accessibility

Describe how the school will provide full opportunities for participation in parental involvement activities for all parents (including parents with limited English proficiency, disabilities, and migratory children). Include how the school plans to share information related to school and parent programs, meetings, school reports, and other activities in an understandable and uniform format and to the extent practical, in a language parents can understand [Section 1118(e)(5) and 1118(f)]. 
Response: All students of Tiger Academy have English as their primary language. However, Tiger Academy has set aside funds for translating materials or providing a translator if necessary. The facility at Tiger Academy complies with ADA regulations, and the school is prepared to accomodate parents in need of special assistance. Parents will be notified of all events through weekly classroom newsletters sent home, student planners, and flyers promoting special events. Parents are contacted by phone a minimum of three days in advance of major events via the School Reach parent link system. The principal and volunteer coordinator will monitor the dissemniation of information to parents.

The district provide service for translating documents-TransACT is available and will be used if needed. 	

Discretionary Activities

Discretionary School Level Parental Involvement Policy Components Check if the school does not plan to implement discretionary parental involvement activities. Check all activities the school plans to implement: 
count	Activity 	Description of Implementation Strategy	Person Responsible 	Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement	Timeline	
1	Providing necessary literacy training for parents from Title I, Part A funds, if the LEA has exhausted all other reasonably available sources of funding for that training [Section 1118(e)(7)]; and	Partnering with Learn to Read and providing adult literacy classes at Tiger Academy one night each week. 	Charles McWhite/Principal, Brooke Cobbin Asst. Principal	Building Strong Families	September 2015/May 2016	
2	Maximizing parental involvement and participation in their children’s education by arranging school meetings at a variety of times, or conducting in-home conferences between teachers or other educators, who work directly with participating children, with parents who are unable to attend those conferences at school [Section 1118(e)(10)];	Requiring teachers to schedule a minimum of two in-person parent conferences each year.	Cliff Harrell/Parent Involvement Coordinator	Keeping parents informed 	October 2015	
3	Developing appropriate roles for community-based organizations and businesses, including faith-based organizations, in parental involvement activities [Section 1118(e)(13)].	Partnering with the Johnson YMCA, which is 1/2 mile away, to implement healthy living and wellness for Tiger Academy families	Cliff Harrell/Parent Involvement Coordinator	Building Strong Families	September 2015/April 2016	

Upload Evidence of Input from Parents

Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the plan. 
Uploaded Document	

Upload Parent-School Compact

Note: As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement Section 1118(d)].

Upload an electronic version of the Parent-School Compact. 
Uploaded Document	

Upload Evidence of Parent Involvement in Development of Parent-School Compact

Note: As a component of the school-level parental involvement policy/plan, each school shall jointly develop, with parents for all children served under this part, a parent-school compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement Section 1118(d)].

Upload evidence of parent input in the development of the compact. 

Evaluation of the previous year's Parental Involvement Plan
Building Capacity Summary

Provide a summary of activities provided during the previous school year that were designed to build the capacity of parents to help their children [Section 1118 (e)(1-2)]. Include participation data on the Title I annual meeting. 
count	Content and Type of Activity	Number of Activities	Number of Participants	Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement	
1	Healthy Families Workshop - In cooperation with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, we will host a six week workshop on healthly living and healthy eating habits.	1	30	Builiding Strong Families	
2	Grandparents Day - Grandparents will be invited to learn how they can become more involved in their grandchild's education. Afterwards, they will visit their grandchild's classroom	1	63	Building Strong Families	
3	FCAT Parent Night - Parents of 3rd-5th grade parents will attend to learn the parameters and expectations on the FCAT exam.	2	85	Maximizing FCAT scores	
4	PJ's & Popcorn - Families will be invited to come in to review the importance of family time together. After the presentation, families will be able to watch a family movie together. Students will be encouraged to wear their pajamas.	1	35	Building Strong families	
5	Men in Books - Male parents and community members will come to read to a class.	1	10	Increase student capacity and desire for reading	
6	Family Reading Night - Parents and students select books to read to one another. - Parent Involvemen	3	92	Building Strong Families/Academic Achievement	
7	Writing Night - Parent Involvement Liasion	2	55	Increased FCAT writing scores	
8	Curriculum Night - Teachers will share the curriculum outline for the next two months with parents	2	69	Increased student achievement because parents will be better equipped to assist at home	

Staff Training Summary

Provide a summary of the professional development activities provided by the school during the previous school year to educate staff on the value and utility of contributions of parents; how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners; the implementation and coordination of parent programs; and how to build ties between parents and the school [Section 1118 (e)(3)]. 
count	Content and Type of Activity	Number of Activities	Number of Participants	Anticipated Impact on Student Achievement	
1	Conducting Parent Conferences - Parent Involvement Liasion	1	252	Improved parent teacher relations. Focus on making sure that parents are made to feel empowered and aware during parent conferences.	
2	Working with parents - Parent Involvement Liasion	11	252	Improved parent involvement	

Barriers

Describe the barriers that hindered participation by parents during the previous school year in parental involvement activities. Include the steps the school will take during the upcoming school year to overcome the barriers (with particular attention to parents who are economically disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or are of any racial or ethnic minority background) [Section 1118(a)(E)]. 
count	Barrier (Including the Specific Subgroup)	Steps the School will Take to Overcome	
1	Parent work schedules	collect email addresses and inform parents at least 1 week in advance/ have a suggestion box at teh front desk	

Best Practices (Optional)

Describe the parental involvement activity/strategy the school implemented during the previous schoool year that the school considers the most effective. This information may be shared with other LEAs and schools as a best practice. (Optional) 
count	Content/Purpose	Description of the Activity