Purpose
A strong partnership between the school and home is essential if a quality educational program is to be provided to all students. Sycamore Elementary School is dedicated to the philosophy that parent involvement is integral to the success of each student. For this reason, parents are actively recruited as our partners for success.

Parents will be invited to participate in the annual revision of the campus School-Family Compact, Family Engagement Policy, Campus Improvement Plan and Comprehensive Needs Assessment. An updated copy of the Family Engagement policy will be posted annually on the campus web page.

An annual meeting will be held to inform parents of the school’s participation in Title I, Part A programs and to explain the requirements and the rights of parents to be involved in these programs. The meeting will be held at a time that is convenient for parents to attend and recorded for flexible viewing and response.

Goals
• The school will work to ensure that the required school levels of parent involvement policies meet the requirements of section 1116 ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act).

• The school will educate teachers, specialized instructional support personnel, principals, school leaders, and other staff, in the value of parental contribution and in how to communicate with parents and build school-family connections.

• The school will communicate with parents in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand (English/Spanish). The school will use the following modes to communicate with parents:

• Take Home Folders or AVID Binders
• Homework/Conduct sheets or planners
• School Flyers
• Campus & District Facebook Pages
• Positive notes home to parents of student success
• Parent/Teacher Conference Forms
• Campus Newsletters
• Monthly Classroom Newsletters
• School Marquee
• Crowley ISD Web Page
• Sycamore Elementary Web Page (link from Crowley ISD Home Page)
• CISD and Sycamore Elementary Student Handbook
• Translators (Available upon request)
• Automated Calling System through District
• Automated call-out system (campus), including phone, email and text messages
• Parent Home Access Center via District Web Page
• Classroom Smartphone Apps (Remind, Dojo, SeeSaw, Skyward, Crowley ISD)

The school and parents will work collaboratively to ensure strong family engagement, and to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement. The following is a list of opportunities that have been created to inform and involve parents, not limited to other reasonable support for family engagement activities as parents may request:

• Communities in Schools Project Manager-Works with and communicates with parents
• Flyers/Notices Home (Outlining school curriculum, forms of academic assessment)
• CISD Student/Parent Handbook (Outlines End of Year Grade Level Expectations)
• Progress Reports and Report Cards (printed and available in Skyward online)
• Meet the Teacher Night – First Visit w/Child’s New Teacher in August
• October Parent Conferences
• CISD Homework Help Hotline
• Principal Zoom Rooms
• Parent Volunteer Opportunities
• Parent Workshops/Support Resources
• Reading Night (Fall) & Math Night (Spring)
• Science Night at the Museum – Pending COVID adapted schedules
• Campus Performance Objective Committee, or Site-Based Decision Making Team, will meet monthly and include at least one parent and community representative
• Music Programs & Cultural Celebrations
• Elementary Promotional Ceremony at end of year for Kinder and 5th grade
• STAAR/TELPAS End of Year Reports (available online)
• MAP Beginning, Middle, and End of Year Reports
• Pre-Kindergarten Round-Up
• Title 1, Part A Annual Meeting held in conjunction with another parent event
• Read to Win (1st grade mentor readers)
• Field Day & Career Day
• Family Game Nights & Basketball Buddies
• Family Scholastic Book Fair

The school will mandate that teachers hold at least 2 parent teacher conferences annually where the teachers will review grade level content standards, student assessments, and progress data with parents. The teachers will provide parents with support on how to work with their child to improve their child’s academic achievement. Parents will also have opportunities for regular meetings relating to their children’s education, when requested.

The school will educate, coordinate, and integrate family engagement programs and activities with other Federal, State, and local programs, and conduct other activities, such as family engagement centers, that support parents in fully participating in their children’s education.

Academic nights for Reading, Science, and Math will be developed with the purpose of providing materials and training to help parents work with their children to improve their children’s academic achievement, such as literacy training and SEL strategies, to foster parental involvement.

Parents are encouraged to provide the school feedback on all its Title I, Part A school-wide program activities. Feedback is welcomed regarding parent involvement activities, by appointment through the front office, and on climate survey.

Annual Evaluation
Sycamore Elementary will hold annual meetings to review the Family Engagement Policy and the School-Family Compact. The Family Engagement Policy ensures that there is a strong partnership between the school and the parent. A School-Family Compact will describe school and parent responsibilities.