NES Matrix

REQUIREMENTS

ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES

PARTICIPANTS

TIME & DATE

EVIDENCE OF

COMPLIANCE

Conduct an Open House.

wOpen House for parents to meet the principal and teachers and to tour the school.

All Schools

Fall

wCopies of notice of meetings

wSign-in sheets

Frequent reports to parents on performance and progress of their child.

wSend mid nine weeks reports home.

wSend report cards home every nine weeks.

wTCAP and/or Gateway data and interpretation of scores home.

wWrite parents a note or letter if child is not performing to expectations so parents will have the opportunity to intervene.

wAlert parents of performance of child's school.

Teachers Parents Students

wMid nine weeks

wEvery nine weeks

wAt scheduled meetings

wDistrict Report Card

wCopies of reports sent home

wReport Cards

Provide school websites.

wProvide school contact information.

wCurrent Events

wImportant Information

All

Ongoing

www.dekalbschools.net

Conduct parent-teacher conferences as scheduled by the district.

wDiscuss student progress and performance.

wOffer additional parent meetings as needed.

wDiscuss skills/curriculum needed for success.

wOffer suggestions, materials, and information on homework, attendance, subject content, behavior, etc.

Principals Teachers Parents Students

wFall and Spring

wFlexible Schedules

wSchool Calendar

wCopies of invitations

wSign-in sheets

Annual Title I School Meetings

wMeeting for parents to inform them of Title I requirements.

Title I Schools

Fall Spring

wSign-in sheets

wInvitation Letter

wAgenda

School Newsletter/Calendars

wProvide current and timely information to parents.

All Schools

Monthly

wSamples of Newsletters

wSamples of Calendars

Middle School Orientation

for DeKalb Middle School

wHelp incoming sixth grade students transition from Northside

to middle school.

DeKalb Middle

School

Spring

wInvitation Letter

Northside Elementary

Orientation

wHelp incoming third grade students transition to Northside

Elementary.

Northside Elementary

Spring

wInvitation Letter

Family Surveys

wParent satisfaction of district and school.

Parents

English and Spanish

Spring

wSurveys

TCAP

Gateway

wAnnual measure of school, teacher and child progress.

All Schools

Timely

wDistrict Report Card

wTVAAS

wSchool Report Card

Public School Choice

wPublic school choice offers children who are enrolled in a school that does not meet targets for improving achievement the option to enroll in another school that is meeting the

targets.

High Priority Schools

In a timely manner

wHigh Priority List

REQUIREMENTS

ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES

PARTICIPANTS

TIME & DATE

EVIDENCE OF

COMPLIANCE

School Handbook

wProvides parents with information about schools policies, homework, etc.

All Schools

wBeginning of school year

wNew Students

wCopy of Handbooks

Parent Advisory Committee

wInclude parents in district and school decisions, developing

parent leaders.

District

All Schools

Timely

wCommittee Members list

wSign-in sheets

School Breakfast and Lunch Menus

wProvide parents with breakfast and lunch menus.

All Schools

wMonthly

wPrinted weekly in the Smithville Review and DeKalb Times newspapers

wSample Menu

Safe and Drug Free Programs

wProvide students and parents with violence and drug prevention programs.

All Schools

SDFS Coordinator School Counselor

wRed Ribbon Week

wCharacter Counts

wLife Skills

(where applicable)

wSecond Step

wD.A.R.E.

wNo Bullying

wPeace Builders

wCyberbullying

wFlyers

wNewsletters

wSign-in sheets

Assist families by providing programs, activities, and training.

wProvide training sessions and/or materials related to homework assistance, discipline, etc.

All Schools District Office Personnel

Ongoing

wHome/School Connection

wMiddle Years

wNewsletters

wSamples of materials provided

wSign-in sheets for sessions

Encourage participation by parents from special populations (i.e., ELL,

migrant, etc.).

wDistribute information in a format understandable to families.

All Schools (Use the forms available from

TransAct Library)

Ongoing

wSign-in sheets

wInvitations

wNotices

Determine barriers to family involvement activities.

wSurvey families to determine barriers that prevent participation.

Representative sampling from each

school

Annually

wSurvey Forms

Adult Education Night Classes

wGED Readiness

wLow Level Adult Learners Class

wComputer Class

Public

5 hours a week

wSign-in sheets

wTesting Procedures

REQUIREMENTS

ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES

PARTICIPANTS

TIME & DATE

EVIDENCE OF

COMPLIANCE

School-Parent-Student Compact

wTo show shared responsibility for student progress.

Title I Schools Title I Parents

Title Students

Sign Annually

wSample Compact

Offer flexible number of meetings at different times so every parent has the

opportunity to attend.

wHold meetings in the AM as well as the PM as much as feasible.

Administration Staff

Teachers

Parents

Ongoing throughout school year

wSign-in sheets

wAgenda

wHandouts

Involve parents in an organized, ongoing and timely way in the planning and

improvement.

wAllow parents to become members of the planning team.

wAsk parents to evaluate parent involvement activities.

Administrators Teachers Parents

Timely

wPlanning Team Members

wEvaluations

wSurveys

wRecommendations

Ensure, to the extent possible, that information about schools and parent programs, meetings, etc., are sent home in an

appropriate language.

wRespond on a case by case basis to school requests for translations, where feasible, for non-English speaking parents.

District Staff Administrators Teachers Parents

Timely

wCopies of translated materials

Education Celebration

wDistribute school supplies to students.

wProvide parents access to community resources.

All Schools

Annually

wPictures

wRoster of students who attend

wAdvertisement

Bingo for Books

wProvide students and parents the opportunity to acquire new literature in the home.

Parents/Students

Once in the Fall Once in the Spring

wPictures

wSign-in sheets

wInvitations