EAST HICKMAN ELEMENTARY
Family Engagement Policy
2025-2026
East Hickman Elementary School involves families in our Family Engagement Policy in an
organized, ongoing, and timely way. Families and parents are a vital part of our school
leadership team. As a part of this team, families and parents are invited to monthly leadership
meetings. During these meetings, parents are involved in the planning, review, and improvement
of programs for Family Engagement and the Family Engagement Policy.
An annual meeting to which all families are invited will be held at the beginning of the school
year to explain the Title I, Part A School-Wide Program. At this meeting, the program is
explained and parents are encouraged to ask questions. Letters explaining the program will be
sent home to those who were unable to attend the orientation. An additional meeting will be held
to offer more flexibility.
East Hickman Elementary School makes the school level policy and plan available to the local
community in a variety of ways, including a district website and an East Hickman Elementary
School website, in the school office, and in our school handbook.
East Hickman Elementary School provides families with timely information about the school
through: parent/family workshops, school-wide/grade level specific events, activities throughout
the school year, and newsletters for parents and families. Upcoming events and other important
information is provided on the district website, the school website, the digital sign located in the
front of the school, phone calls, emails, class Dojo, and communication folders.
At the beginning of the year Open House, East Hickman Elementary School provides families
with descriptions and explanations of the curriculum used at the school, the state standards being
taught, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the proficiency
levels students are expected to meet. Families are also provided with individual student updates
throughout the school year. Through RTI letters, Interventionists give updates to the students'
families when there are any changes.
East Hickman Elementary School provides families with opportunities for regular meetings, if
requested, to formulate suggestions, to participate in decisions relating to the education of their
children, and to respond to any suggestions as soon as practically possible. Family members are
invited to serve as members of the Leadership Team and share concerns. Parent-Teacher
Conferences are held to inform the parent/guardian of their child's progress and to discuss any
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Family Engagement Policy
2025-2026
concerns. Parents/Guardians may also request conferences as needed. Teachers provide email
addresses, letters, accept phone calls, and assignment books/agendas or homework folders to
keep in constant contact with parents.
For the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, parents and families will have several opportunities to
assist in their child's learning and EHES will provide any needed assistance to parents. These
include, but are not limited to: Open House, Kindergarten Orientation, Parent/Family
Workshops, Family Reading/Math Night, and Parent-Teacher Conferences.
East Hickman Elementary uses the following methods to communicate to the families in a
language they understand: School-Parent/Family Compacts, invitations and reminders to
workshops and events, academic brochures, and ClassDojo.
East Hickman Elementary School revises the School-Parent/Family compact during our annual
School-wide Leadership Committee meeting in the fall. The committee, composed of a
supervisor, administrators, teachers, parents, and community members are presented with the
compact and asked to review and improve its effectiveness. It is distributed to all students and
their families at the beginning of the school year or at registration. The importance of this
document is also discussed at our annual Orientations and Open Houses.