Archived Webinar: Title I Parental Involvement Policies and Compacts

This webinar, originally presented on March 18, 2009, is designed to provide technical assistance for districts and schools about Title I parental involvement policies and school-parent compacts required under Title I, Part A of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The presentation addresses what districts and schools MUST do to meet requirements for developing and implementing Title I parental involvement policies and school-parent compacts in order to promote parental involvement in schools that receive Title I funds.

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The archived webinar is presented in two parts.

Part One contains:
Component 1: The Legislation
Component 2: The Categorical Program Monitoring Instrument
Part 2 contains:
Discussion and Q & A
Component 3: The Policies
Component 4: The Compact

Webinar Resources

The two-part presentation is divided into four components. Links to the materials needed for each component are provided below. Please download materials prior to viewing the archived webinar.

Component 1: The Legislation

NCLB Section 1118 "Parental involvement" (PDF; 84KB; 4pp.)

Component 2: The Categorical Program Monitoring Instrument

NCLB, Title I Part A: Basic and State Compensatory Education (DOC; 132KB; 8pp.)

Component 3: The Policies

District-level:

Sample Board Policy- BP 6020 - Parent Involvement (PDF; 44KB; 5pp.)
Sample Administrative Authorization - AR 6020 - Parent Involvement (PDF; 216KB; 14pp.)

School-level:

Draft template: Title I School-level Parental Involvement Policy (PDF; 88KB; 2pp.)

Component 4: The Compact

Choose one:

Sample Family-School Compact for Preschool (DOC; 28KB; 1pp.)
Sample School-Parent Compact for Elementary School (DOC; 36KB; 1pp.)
Sample School-Parent Compact for Secondary School (DOC; 32KB; 2pp.)

Also download:

Tip Sheet: Linking a School-Family Compact to Learning (PDF; 160KB; 2pp.)
Copyright: Anne T. Henderson, Institute for Education and Social Policy, 2004. For more information, see NCLB: What’s in it for Parents, published by Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence in Lexington, KY.

Other Options for Accessing the Webinar

The webinar may also be accessed by listening to the audio recording of the presentation while viewing a PPT slide show. Click on the links below to download these files:

Part One PPT (PPT; 1.9MB; 1-49pp.)
Part One Audio Recording (MP3; 11.23MB)

Part Two PPT (PPT; 2.12MB; 52-95pp.)
Part Two Audio Recording (MP3; 11.23MB)

The PPT presentation may also be downloaded to use as a training resource:

Title I Parental Involvement Policies and Compacts PPT (PPT; 2.9MB; 93pp.)