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Meetings, Events, & Workshops
Title I meetings, events, and workshops provide our families with a powerful opportunity to actively shape and support their child’s education. By attending these sessions, families get an inside look at the school’s curriculum and state testing requirements, while taking home practical tools and strategies to make at-home learning easier and more effective. Beyond academic tips, these events give parents a direct voice in how federal funding is used for critical school resources, while building strong, supportive relationships with teachers, administrators, and other families. Meetings, events, and workshop topics are based on parent feedback obtained through our Title I Fall Survey. Research consistently shows that when parents participate in Title I events, students achieve higher grades, miss fewer days of school, and feel more confident in the classroom. Please join us at our next Title I event and if you can’t make it, check back here for session handouts and resources.
Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Meetings
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In order to ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership between the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, Title I schools are asked to establish a Parent Advisory Council (PAC). The PAC provides advice on all matters related to parental involvement programs and has final approval of the school's Parent & Family Engagement Policy. Participating in the Parent Advisory Council meetings provides families another opportunity to be involved in their child's education by giving them a voice in the decision making related to Title I policies and programs at our school. PAC meetings are held twice a year, in the fall and spring, in order to give parents an opportunity to provide their input on Title I policy, programs, compacts, budget, school improvement plan, and building teacher capacity.
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All parents and guardians with students enrolled at WSE are invited to be PAC members. PAC members are asked to attend two meetings, one in the fall and one in the spring, in order to provide their input on Title I Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Title I programs, Family-School Compacts for Achievement, Title I budget, school improvement plan, and building teacher capacity at West Side Elementary School. Your input will guide school decisions.
If families are unable to attend a PAC meeting, additional opportunities are provided throughout the year to provide feedback. We welcome input at any time.
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- Strengthen the relationship between home, school, and the community
- Foster parents and teachers working together to support the education of our students
- Provide input for training opportunities that help parents assist with learning at home
- Provide ideas for regular, two-way communication to keep parents informed and working as full partners in their child's learning
- Gather input from a parent's perspective on schoolwide Title I programs and policies
- Approve Family-School Compacts (Fall) and Parent & Family Engagement Policy (Spring)