Schoolwide Title I Parent Engagement Policy 

September 15, 2025

Kelly Miller Elementary Parent Engagement Policy is jointly developed and agreed by the parent liaison team with input from parents, teachers, administrators and other stakeholders. The school wide Title I Policy will be evaluated and updated annually by the parent liaison team to accommodate any needs as changes occur. The policy will be presented and distributed to all parents at the beginning of each academic year and will be written in language that reflects our diverse population. 

Annual Meeting 

Kelly Miller Elementary will convene an annual meeting (with a virtual participation option) at the opening of the school year to inform parents of the school’s participation in the school wide Title I program, to explain the program and its requirements, inform parents of their right to be involved, encourage their attendance, discuss the compact, and provide an opportunity for parents to volunteer to serve on and participate in various school wide Title I meetings and activities. ParentSquare, invitations, and reminders notifying parents of this meeting will be sent home 7 -14 days prior to the meeting. The annual meeting (virtual) is scheduled as our Meet and Greet or other beginning of the year meeting for Kelly Miller Elementary. 

Meeting Options 

Efforts will be made to eliminate barriers that might affect parent engagement. The school will offer a flexible number of meetings in the morning and evening to eliminate barriers. 

Home – School Partnership 

Parents will be involved in an organized and timely manner to assist in the plan for the school’s activities. This includes developing, reviewing, evaluating, and improving the school wide Title I program, including Parent Engagement Policy and the School-Parent Compact. Parents will be invited to all school wide Title I committee meetings and activities to ensure increased opportunities for parent engagement. Our partnership will allow us to work jointly on an ongoing basis to improve parental engagement. 

Providing Parent Information 

The school will communicate with parents of all students with timely information through conferences, meetings, newsletters, website, ParentSquare notifications (translated as needed in the communication platform), marquee announcements, and Parent Resource Center concerning: 

● Title I programs in the school

● Results of the annual school review of the school report card 

● A description and explanation of the school curriculum 

● The assessments used to measure student progress 

● An explanation of the SC Ready (ELA/Math/Science) proficiency levels that students are expected to meet 

● Opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions, share experiences 

   with other parents, and participate as appropriate in decisions relating to the 

   education of  their children. 

● Provide timely responses to parent suggestions within 7-14 days 

● Collect and consider all parent comments regarding the school wide plan.

 

The school wide Title I committee assures that if the Parent Engagement Policy is unsatisfactory to the parents, parent comments on the policy will be made available to the Office of Special Projects. 

Provide Assurance 

Kelly Miller Elementary will provide all parents with information to facilitate an understanding of local, state and national communication channels. Channels will include: 

● National Education Goals 

● State Academic Content and Student Performance Standards 

● School Improvement Process, if Applicable 

● Components of a School-Wide Program 

● State and Local Assessments 

● Requirements of School-Wide Title I Parent Engagement 

● Monitoring Your Child’s Program 

● Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 

● Student Support Team (SST)

● Other Resources and Programs Available to Eligible Children 

Materials and Training Opportunities 

The school will provide appropriate and feasible materials and training determined by parent input and surveys. Examples are as follows: 

• Coordinating necessary literacy and math training from various sources to help parents work with their children to improve their children’s achievement 
• Providing parents with information and materials needed for enrolling in adult high school programs, High School Equivalency Diploma Test (GED), and other literacy training programs, which are available through our school system and local businesses 
• Technology training to assist parents in improved communication and in working with their children.

Home/School Connection 

Opportunities will be made to educate staff members in understanding the value of working as partners with parents. Parent-led programs such as School Improvement Council (SIC), parent volunteers, and family nights will be planned to build ties between home and school. In-service training, conferences, workshops, etc. will provide assistance to staff in techniques for reaching out and communicating effectively with parents as equal partners. Interpreting services will be provided, as requested by a parent or staff member, through direct contact with the Office of Special Projects, or Mr. Victor Hernandez/ESOL Teacher. 

Coordination of Parent Engagement 

A plan will be developed to coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs, activities, and strategies with other programs. Other programs may include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Science Fair 
• Meet & Greet 
• Literacy Night 
• Math Night at Food Lion 
• Awards Day Programs
• Winter and Spring Performing Arts Concerts
• Glow With the Flow
• Poetry Slam Day
• Arts Honors Performance
• Literacy Fair
• Tiger Math Challenge Day
• Walkthrough Wednesdays 
• Doughnuts for Dads 
• Muffins for Moms 
• Grandparents’ Day 
• Arts on the Green
• Field Day
• Fall Festival
• Accelerated Reader and BeanStack Incentive Programs for Reading 
• Parent Student Teacher Partnership Conferences 
• School Improvement Council (SIC) 
• Title I Parent Resource Room 
• Home Instruction Programs for Preschool, Countdown to Kindergarten 
• Grade Level Newsletter, and Quarterly School Newsletter 
• Reading and Math Intervention

Community/Business Partnerships 

Realizing the value of outside resources, Kelly Miller Elementary will develop appropriate community-based partnership for parent involvement and activities with businesses, service organizations, and the community. This may include providing information about opportunities for community organizations and businesses to work with parents to form partnerships. Opportunities will include: Can Food Lion, Good News Club, Be Great Academy, Good Drive, Adopt-A-Family, Pig on the Ridge, Rock Around the Clock, Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, and Rotary. 

Parent Resources 

As appropriate and feasible, the school may provide the following opportunities to help parents become full partners in the education of their children: 

●   Literacy Training 

●   Child Development 

●   Positive Behavior 

●   Helping Homework Strategies 

●   Local Parent Involvement Activities 

●   Training for Parents to Enhance Involvement of Other Parents 

●   Adopting and Implementing of a Model Designed to improve parental involvement 

●   Providing other reasonable support for parental engagement activities as parents request 

●   Establishing a Parent Resource Center. Parents will be informed of and encouraged to 

use this resource throughout the school year to meet the educational needs of their children. 

 

Parent Engagement with Assessment 

Parents will participate in ongoing assessments and an evaluation at the end of the year to evaluate the effectiveness of the parent engagement initiative. These evaluations will be essential to Kelly Miller Elementary continuous improvement of parent engagement and participation. 

Presented to Fairfield County School District Board of Trustee on November 16, 2021