Centerville
ELEMENTARY
BULLDOGS
Centerville Elementary School
Family Engagement Policy
2025 - 2026
The mission of Centerville Elementary School is to provide opportunities for
knowledge to all students while nurturing the skills necessary for students to
become life-long learners and better understand their role as a citizen.
We believe a strong foundation for students begins in elementary school with all
stakeholders working together as a team to support the child. At CES, we believe it is
our job to inform and support parents as they support their child in their educational
journey.
We know that parent involvement in our schools can have a dramatic effect on the
academic achievement of our students. This plan is developed with the goal of
developing a strong partnership with all families so that our children will be provided
with the best possible education.
So that parents will better understand our programs and how they may become
actively involved, we have addressed key areas. Please feel free to discuss any
questions, comments, or suggestions you may have about this with your child's
principal, teacher, or district supervisors. We welcome your input and suggestions!
Family Involvement with the Policy Development
Made up of faculty representatives, families and community members, the Leadership
Team annually reviews and updates the Family Engagement policy. It is placed on the
school's website and, upon request, a copy will be given to parents.
School's Use of Funds
CES will use its allocation of family engagement funds to purchase supplies to promote
communication between home and school, provide materials and training to help
parents to work with their children to improve their children's achievement.
Family Involvement in How Family Involvement Funds Will Be Used
As part of Hickman County School System's meeting held each spring with parents to
review and update the School/Family Compact and Family Involvement Plan. Funds are
budgeted and expended based upon the goals and priorities set through that meeting
and school improvement plan.
Specific examples of ways parent involvement funds will be spent include but are
not limited to:
Family Engagement materials purchased; examples: books and
at-home learning materials
Books and literacy resources to give away at Parent Teacher
Conferences and family engagement events
Ink, masters, and paper to make copies for materials to print
classroom and principal newsletters, flyers, RTI data notification
letters, and notes to keep parents informed.
School-wide take home folder for every child to foster uniformed
parent communication.
Annual Meeting about the Title 1 Program, Curriculum, and Academic Assessments
By the end of September, Centerville Elementary School will hold an annual meeting for
all parents attending that school. Parents are notified of the meeting through
communication sent home through students, newsletters from the principal, postings
on the school sign, through the school website, and announcements in other languages
when we have families where English is not their primary language. The annual Title 1
meeting will:
Provide an explanation of the school's curriculum
Review the assessments used to measure students' progress
Provide and overview of the Family Engagement Policy and School/Parent
Compact
Introduce staff members
Resources available for parents
Flexible Schedule of Meetings
The leadership, teachers, and staff of Hickman County Schools have a strong belief in
the importance of parental involvement and therefore have put measures in place to
offer parent meetings on a flexible schedule. Parent Teacher Conferences are held
twice during the year. Additional conferences with teachers are encouraged and may
be set up by prior appointment during teachers' planning times and before or after
school. Parents may obtain information about upcoming events and their child's
academic or social progress through phone calls, notes to teachers, email, school
website, and participation in other family activities.
Involvement of Family in Planning, Review, and Improvement of Title I Programs
Centerville Elementary believes in involving parents in all aspects of its Title I program.
Leadership team meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month, usually at
3:30. The meetings will be advertised on the school facebook page. The Leadership
Team Meetings are made up of staff, community members and parents. This team
helps to guide and lead the school in improvement. Each year, the school wide plan,
including the school involvement plan, is reviewed, and evaluated. The Leadership
Team gathers input from all stakeholders to make decisions for the future of the
school.
Submission of Parent Concerns About Our Title Plan
Our school policy will be reviewed and updated annually. This process will take place
during a Leadership Team meeting in which parents are included as stakeholders,
providing an integral part of the process. The policy will be made available to parents at
registration or enrollment, at the annual Title I meeting, in student handbooks, in the
front office and can also be accessed on our school's website.
School-Parent Compacts
We revise School-Parent Compacts in consultation with our Leadership Team and any
parental comments received by teachers throughout the year. At the annual Title I
meeting each year, the school-parent compacts will be explained. Additionally, the
compact will be maintained on the school website. Teachers will also discuss any
questions and concerns at parent/teacher conferences.
Building Teachers' and Parents' Capacity for Strong Parental Involvement
To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among
Centerville Elementary School, parents, and the community to improve student
academic achievement, Centerville Elementary School shall:
Involve parents in jointly developing the Family/Community in creating the
School Improvement Plan and Family Engagement Plan.
Provide materials and education to help parents work with their children to
improve their achievement, in: local and state assessments, helping their
children with homework, use of technology, and various curriculum approaches.
Provide continuing professional development for teachers to be implemented
toward the goal of furthering their understanding and valuing of the
contributions of parents; conferencing techniques; establishing positive
relationships with families; how communication between home and school may
be strengthened; and other family-related activities.
Make concerted efforts to involve and inform parents of future kindergarten
students of CES.
The LEA and school, to the extent practicable, provide full opportunities for
participation of parents with limited English, parents with disabilities, and
parents of migratory children, including providing information and school
reports in a format, to the extent practicable, in a language parents understand.
Conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental
involvement policy in improving the academic quality of the school served by
Title I A:
Identify barriers to greater parental participation in parent involvement
activities;
Use the findings of the evaluation to design strategies for more effective
parent involvement;
Participation of LEP Parents, Parents with Disabilities, and Parents of Migratory
Children
Centerville Elementary School provides opportunities for the participation of parents
with limited English proficiency and parents with disabilities. We have a system wide
bilingual teacher who is available to assist in verbal communications with students and
parents with limited English proficiency. Individual academic assessments, and the
interpretation of those results, will be interpreted for parents in a language they can
understand. Every effort is made to accommodate parents with disabilities. The
Hickman County School System policy for homebound is followed as needs exist for
homebound services. Parents requiring such assistance should contact the Office of
Special Programs administration for referral forms and assistance with the application
process. Homebound services are provided through the central office of the Hickman
County School System.