Title I / Parent Involvement

DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT

District and school-based Title I Parent Involvement Programs in Polk County will strive to build RELATIONSHIPS to create real family engagement for every child, every family,
every teacher, every day.

      Polk County School Board Website  

 District Parent Involvement Plan

District Parent Involvement Plan Summary (English)

District Parent Involvement Plan Summary (Spanish)

District Parent Involvement Plan Summary (Haitian Creole)

Title I Overview

Components of Title I are:

Studies show that the more parents are involved in the education of their child, the more academically successful that child will be.  The goal of the Title I Parent Involvement program is to give school-based Parent Involvement Facilitators information, materials and resources to enable them to provide for their parents at the school-level.  It is the job of the Facilitator to give parents the tools and resources necessary for them to help their child at home.  Everyone working together in this way gives the child the best possible support for doing well in school.

School Parent Involvement Plan

School Parent Involvement Plan Summary (Spanish)

School Parent Compact (English)

School Parent Compact (Spanish)

Right to Know Letter (English)

Right to Know Letter (Spanish)

 

    Parent Institute Link   

Parent Information Resource Letter (PIRC)

   Parent Guide & Code of Conduct

Explanation of State and District Test Scores

The best understanding of a student’s academic achievement comes from looking at multiple pieces of evidence (including FCAT scores) collected over time.  Developmental Scale Scores were introduced in 2002 to track student progress over time and across grade levels to indicate student “growth,” or “learning gains.” For this reason, they are the scores students and parents receive on their FCAT Reading and FCAT Mathematics Student and Parent Reports. By using FCAT Developmental Scale Scores, parents can monitor their student’s academic progress from one grade to the next. By comparing a student’s scores in the same FCAT subject for two or more years with the associated mean scores (or with the various Achievement Levels) for those years, it is possible to identify whether a student’s performance improved, declined, or remained consistent.

State of Florida Department of Education Website