Academy at Carrie F. Thomas Parent Involvement Strategies
Requirement / Timeline / Activity / Evaluation Measure(s)
1. / Participation in parent involvement policy development / End of 1st six
weeks / Involve parents in policy development through.
  • SBDM
/
  • Campus policy
  • Meeting agendas
  • Event sign-in lists

2. / Participation in decision making for Title I Program / Involve parents in planning, implementing, and evaluating Title I Program:
  • SBDM meetings
/
  • Site-based meeting sign-ins
  • Agenda
  • Participation in events

3. / Communicate program information to all parents / Annual Meeting / Provide information about …
  1. Participation in Title 1
  • PTA Title I Information Meeting
  • Parent education classes
  • Written form sent home in English & Spanish
  • Written form on campus webpage
  • Title I PowerPoint on campus webpage
  1. Program Description
  • Written form sent home in English & Spanish
  • Written form on campus webpage
  • Title I PowerPoint on campus webpage
/
  • Event sign-in lists
  • Parent/Teacher conferences
  • Event agendas

During 1st six weeks; on-going /
  1. Curriculum
  • Open/House & Curriculum Night
  • Campus webpage and links
  • Report card conferences
  • Spring parent/teacher conferences
/
  • Event sign-in list
  • Parent/Teacher Conference attendance
  • Event agendas

August - May /
  1. State and local assessments and expectations for student proficiency
  • STAAR Parent Information Night
  • Send home STAAR Brochure
  • Post STAAR Brochure in English and Spanish on campus website
/
  • Parent/Teacher Conference attendance
  • Teacher conference documentation
  • Parent Information attendance
  • ACFT CREST brochure

August - May /
  1. Provide communications about meetings, parent programs and other activities in a language that is understandable (Spanish and English)
  2. Invite Arabic parents to Arabic Meeting to discuss curriculum, student concerns, discipline, and other pertinent issues
/
  • Copies of English/Spanish/Arabic notes home, and documentation from translators
  • Interpreter—Spanish & Arabic

4. / Shared responsibility for student achievement / September / Utilize the school-parent compact
  1. Develop
  2. SBDM committee
  3. Distribute
  4. 1st Six Weeks
  5. Evaluate
  6. SBDM committee
  7. Revise
  8. SBDM committee
/
  • Number of signed-and-returned School-Parent Compact
  • Event agendas

5. / Build capacities of parents / August - May / Assist parents in understanding
  1. State academic content (STAAR)
  • Parent Information Night/Meet the Teacher
  • Parent conferences—Fall & Spring
  • Phone conferences
  • STAAR Brochures sent home and posted on ACFT website
  • Parent education events
  1. State academic achievement standards (STAAR, TPRI/Tejas Lee)
  • STAAR Brochure sent home and posted on ACFT website
  • Parent education events
  1. Ways to monitor progress
  • Attendance at events
  • Number of conferences called by parents
  1. Ways to work with teachers to improve achievement
  • Parent education events
  • Parent/Teacher conferences
  • Frequent communication from ACFT staff with students’ parents
  1. Parent participation in ASPIRE events
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  • Parent-Teacher conference documentation
  • Parent Information attendance
  • Event agendas
  • Parent education agendas
  • Parent education sign-in lists
  • ASPIRE participation data

ACFT Parent Involvement Strategies
Requirement / Timeline / Activity / Evaluation Measure(s)
August - May / Provide training and materials to parents to help them
work with their children
  • Family Nights—Science Night
  • Parent education opportunities
  • Parent/teacher conferences
  • Home reading assignments
  • Website links
  • Parent resource library
  • Watch DOGS Program to involve fathers
  • Teacher’s book blog
  • Teacher and student made videos on websites & YouTube
  • REAL Garden Community Maintenance Days
  • Love and Logic Parent Training
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  • Attendance at Family Nights
  • Parent/Teacher conference documentation
  • Event agendas
  • Event sign-in lists
  • Student reading logs
  • Parent participation in events
  • Number of hits on blog list

6. / Build capacities of staff / August - May / Design training (with parents) to build staff’s capacities to communicate with parents, to value parent contribution, and to reach out to parents
  • Watch DOGS Program to involve fathers
  • Spanish speaking parent education meetings
  • Arabic speaking parent education meetings
  • PTA meetings
  • SBDM committee meetings
  • Continuous Improvement Training
  • REAL Garden Community Maintenance Days
  • Love and Logic Parent Training
/
  • Number of home visits by teachers; number of family projects assigned and completed
  • Computer lab/library extended hours for parents/community use
  • PTA sign-in lists
  • Number of participants in events

7. / Coordinate and integrate Title I parent program with other parent programs / August - May / Coordinate parent involvement under Title I with ESL, GT, REAL Garden Grant, ASPIRE, and Special education
  • Support district PK Registration
  • Campus Dental Screening
  • Campus Vision/Hearing Screening
  • District Family Counseling
  • Meet the Teacher/Open House evenings
  • Encourage students and parents to participate in ASPIRE classes and events
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  • Parent training schedules
  • Session evaluations
  • Budget records
  • Event sign-in lists
  • ASPIRE participation data

8. / Smooth transitions for students going into PK through 5th graders going into middle school / August - May / Provide opportunities for parents and students to be involved in transition activities
  • Meet the Teacher Night/Parent Information Night
  • Report card conferences
  • Open House at ACFT and RMS
  • Participation in Elementary/RMS Choir event
  • 5th grade field trip to RMS
  • ARD meetings
  • Support district PK registration
/
  • Number of participants in events
  • Returned parent surveys
  • Event sign-in lists

ACFT Parent Involvement Policy

Overview

As per Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act, the Academy at Carrie F. Thomas has adopted the following policy to ensure that the staff coordinates all possible programs to provide quality services to our children and families and to afford parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.

Our goal is to maximize opportunities for all parents to participate in ways that will help all children to be successful in the meeting the State’s academic content and academic achievement standards. In addition, we strive to provide opportunities for parents to assist us in maximizing our students’ potential to become successful citizens upon completion of their public school careers.

To reach our goal, the staff and representative parents have drafted the following policy outlining the ways in which parents are encouraged to participate in the life of the school and the ways we will reach out to parents

Request for Suggestions

The staff at the Academy at Carrie F. Thomas Elementary invites parents to offer suggestions for improving our efforts to involve parents in meaningful ways. Please call Sabrina Lindsey at (817) 547-3000 or email her at to give us your suggestions or to discuss opportunities for you to work directly with us.