 Title I, Part A School-Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy

Taft Community School, receiving Title I Funds, has jointly developed a written Title I, Part A parent and family engagement policy that was jointly developed with input from Title I parents. The policy has been shared with the School Site Council (SSC) and ELAC, and input was provided and agreed upon. Taft Community School has distributed the policy to parents of Title I students. The Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy is distributed online via the bi-weekly newsletter and posted on the school website. The policy is updated periodically (annually) to meet the changing needs of the parents and the school. (EC Section 11503; 20 U.S.C. Section 6318[b][1-4])

Involvement of Parents in the Title I Program

To involve parents in the Title I, Part A, programs at Taft Community School, the following practices:

The school convenes an annual meeting to inform parents of Title I students about Title I requirements and about the right of parents to be involved in the Title I program.

Monthly Site Council Meetings, ELAC, and Community School Advisory Council meetings are held, where Title 1 topics are regularly discussed.
Title I expenditures are reviewed and evaluated by the Site Council, and input is provided by ELAC.

Taft Community School convenes an annual meeting to inform parents about Title I, Part A requirements and about the right of parents to be involved in the Title I, Part A program (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[c][1]). Additional meetings are held as needed, as per parent needs, and Taft Community School provides, with Title I funds, transportation, child care, or home visits (as needed) as such services relate to parental involvement. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[c][2])

Monthly Parent Coffees are held, and input is provided as well as through the SSC and ELAC meetings. Additionally, the Community School Advisory Council meets monthly. (Meeting times are flexible and provided in mornings, afternoons, or evenings.)

Taft Community School involves parents of Title I, Part A students in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of the school’s Title I, Part A programs and the Title I, Part A parental involvement policy and including the planning, review, and joint development of the schoolwide program (SWP/SPSA) plan. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[c][3])

The District provides key topics to discuss at monthly School Site Council and quarterly ELAC meetings that include ongoing discussion of Title I monies and effectiveness to determine the next steps.

Taft Community School provides parents of Title I, Part A participating students with timely information about Title I, Part A programs (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[c][4][A])

Information is provided in the Principal’s newsletter and at various parent meetings, including but not limited to SSC, ELAC, and Family Center meetings.

Taft Community School will provide updated information about Title I programs, including parent training, parent meetings, and school events, through the school website, the school newsletter, the school calendar, flyers, and phone calls. All communication will be provided in both Spanish and English. Parents will be given reasonable access to such information prior to any event, training, and/or meeting.

Taft Community School provides parents of Title I, Part A students with an explanation of the curriculum used at the school, the assessments used to measure student progress, and the achievement levels of the challenging state academic standards.
(20 U.S.C. Section 6318[c][4][B])

Back-to-School Night is held annually, and parents are provided with an explanation of the curriculum used. The Site Council discusses the results of both formative and summative assessments (SBAC, ELPAC, and formative reading assessments). In addition, the school conducts training to help parents understand curriculum, assessments, and ways in which parents can support student success.

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, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[c][4][C])

The school provides parents of Title I students with timely information about Title I, Part A programs, parent/principal coffees, Site Council, and ELAC and Family Center meetings. These meetings are held monthly, and Title I expenditures are discussed at each meeting, and if effective, to continue the following year

If the SWP/SPSA plan is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, parents submit comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available to the LEA. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[c][5])

The School Site Council conducts an annual review of the School Plan for Student Achievement.  The policy is updated periodically to meet the changing needs of parents and the school. [20 USC 6318 Section 1118(c)(3)]

To ensure the effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership, Taft Community School involves parents and the community to improve student academic achievement. Taft Community School and Redwood City School District carry out the following requirements: (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[e])

Provide assistance to parents of children served by the school or LEA, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the challenging state academic standards, state and local academic assessments, the requirements of Title I, Part A, and how to monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[e][1])
Provide materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their children’s achievement, as appropriate, to foster parental involvement. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[e][2])
Educate teachers, specialized instructional support personnel, principals, other school leaders, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, on the value and utility of contributions of parents, and how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[e][3])
To the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with other federal, state, and local programs, including public preschool programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children.
(20 U.S.C. Section 6318[e][4])
Ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to the parents of participating children in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[e][5])
Provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities under this section as parents may request. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[e][14])

In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements of Title I, Part A, LEAs and schools, to the extent practicable, shall provide opportunities for the informed participation of parents and family members (including parents and family members who have limited English proficiency, parents and family members with disabilities, and parents and family members of migratory children), including providing information and school reports required under Section 1111 of the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, in a format and, to the extent practicable, in a language such parents understand. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[f])

School Parent Compact

Taft Community School engages Title I, Part A parents in meaningful interactions with the school. The Taft School Compact 2025-26 supports a partnership among staff, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement. To help reach these goals, the school has established the following practices:

Taft Community School distributes to parents of Title I students a school parent compact. The compact, which has been jointly developed with parents, outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. It describes specific ways the school and families will partner to help children achieve the state’s high academic standards. It includes:

Describe the school’s responsibility to provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the children served under Title I, Part A to meet the challenging state academic standards, and how each parent will be responsible for supporting their children’s learning; volunteering in their child’s classroom; and participating, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children and positive use of extracurricular time. (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[d][1])

Address the importance of communication between teachers and parents on an ongoing basis through, at a minimum, the following:
(20 U.S.C. Section 6318[d][2])
Parent-teacher conferences in elementary schools, at least annually, during which the compact shall be discussed as the compact relates to the individual child’s achievement; (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[d][2][A])
- Frequent reports to parents on their children’s progress;
  (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[d][2][B])
- Reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and observation of classroom activities; and (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[d][2][C])
- Ensuring regular two-way, meaningful communication between family members and school staff, and, to the extent practicable, in a language that family members can understand.
  (20 U.S.C. Section 6318[d][2][D])

This policy was adopted by the Taft Community School on 9/15/25 and will be in effect for the period of one year from the date of adoption.

The school will distribute the policy to all parents of students participating in the Title I, Part A program on or before 10/10/25