Title I Parental Involvement
Information and Resources

This page is provided by the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd (CA CC) in collaboration with the California Department of Education (CDE) and presents information and resources on parental involvement requirements under Title I for administrators, teachers, parent involvement liaisons and other stakeholders and partners.

Involving parents in school decisions and activities is a requirement under Title I Part A of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 and is reflected in the Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM) Instrument for Title I programs under I-CE 1. Districts must:

• Include parents in the process of school review and improvement, including the development of the LEA Plan
• Support effective parental involvement at schools to improve student achievement and school performance
• Build school and parent capacity for strong parental involvement
• Coordinate and integrate Title I, Part A, parental involvement strategies with parental involvement strategies of other programs
• Conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental involvement policy
• Involve parents in activities of schools served by Title I

Training and Technical Assistance

Archived Webinar: Title I Parental Involvement Policies and Compacts
This webinar provides detailed information about parental involvement policies and school-parent compacts required under Title I, Part A of NCLB. For more information or to view the archived webinar, click on the link above.

Resources

• Title I Part A Parent/Family Involvement - CDE webpage
• Developing and Distributing Title I Parental Involvement Policies and School-Parent Compacts (PDF; 76KB; 3pp.)
• California School Boards Association Sample Template for Title I District Level Parental Involvement Policy (PDF; 44KB; 5pp.)
• CDE Sample Template for Title I School-level Parental Involvement Policy (PDF; 84KB; 2pp.)
• CDE Sample Template for School-Parent Compact (DOC; 36KB; 1pp.)

CDE Parent/Family Involvement
Discussion and File Cabinet—Membership Required

If you are not a member and are interested in accessing the discussion and file cabinet, email Angela McGuire of the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd.

• The CDE Parent/Family Involvement Discussion Group
  Networks CDE staff, Title I parental involvement coordinators and parent advisory representatives, Parent Information and Resource Centers, and other interested stakeholders.
• CDE Parent/Family Involvement File Cabinet
  Resources and documents in development are available to community members.

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