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<div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><div><img width="202" height="172" title="dba" alt="dba " src="https://d6vze32yv269z.cloudfront.net/d551615a-6269-4405-b6d9-13930385b041/pages/images/dreambelieveachieve-7acb3z.png"></div><u style="font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><strong>School Colors:</strong></u></span></div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><strong>PURPLE</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><strong>&nbsp;&amp;</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><strong>GOLD</strong></span></div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><strong style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><u>Mascot:</u></strong></div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><strong>Tornado</strong></span><div>&nbsp;</div></div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><u style="font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><strong>Motto:</strong></u></span></div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Dream, Believe, Achieve!</div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><em style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><strong>"Dream whether big or small,<br>Believe in yourself and&nbsp;<br>you can Achieve all!"</strong></em></div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;"><u style="font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><strong>School Day Hours:</strong></u></span></div><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">7:55 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div style="line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><u style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Shadows Into Light Two&quot;, cursive;"><strong>Address:</strong></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">310 Mitchell Avenue</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Purvis, MS 39475</span></div><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><div align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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Purvis Upper Elementary

<div class="edit"><div id="pmi-8939"><div id="sw-module-90280"><div id="module-content-9028"><div class="ui-widget app flexpage" style="font-family: &quot;Bad Script&quot;, cursive;"><div class="ui-widget-detail"><div class="ui-article"><div align="center"><strong><u><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Principal</span></span></span></span></span></u></strong><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);">&nbsp;</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Jennifer Moore</span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="mailto:jennifer.moore@lamarcountyschools.org" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">jennifer.moore@lamarcountyschools.org</span></span></span></span></span></em></a></div><div align="center"><div><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);">&nbsp;</span></div><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);"><strong><u><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Lead Teacher</span></span></span></span></u></strong>&nbsp;</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Amanda Cleveland</span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="mailto:jennifer.moore@lamarcountyschools.org" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">amanda.cleveland@lamarcountyschools.org</span></span></span></span></span></em></a></div><div align="center"><div><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);">&nbsp;</span></div><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);"><strong><u><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Counselor</span></span></span></span></u></strong>&nbsp;</span></div><div align="center"><span color="#ae19b4"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Allison Rogers</span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(174, 25, 180);"><em><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">allison.rogers</span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:cheri.smith@lamarcountyschools.org" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">@lamarcountyschools.</span></span></span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">org</span></span></span></span></em></span></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="ui-widget-footer"><div class="clear"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="pmi-8299"><div id="sw-module-83730"><div id="module-content-8373"><div class="ui-widget app flexpage" style="font-family: &quot;Bad Script&quot;, cursive; text-align: center;"><div class="ui-widget-detail" style="text-align: center;"><div class="ui-article" style="text-align: center;"><div></div><p align="CENTER"><span style="color: rgb(210, 79, 215);"><br></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(210, 79, 215);"><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Our Mission</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">:</span></span></span></span></span></div><div></div><p align="CENTER"><span style="color: rgb(210, 79, 215);"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The mission of the Lamar County School District is to provide a quality education in a safe and healthy learning environment with opportunities for all students to experience success.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="CENTER"><span style="color: rgb(210, 79, 215);"><br></span></p><p align="CENTER"><span style="color: rgb(210, 79, 215);"><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Our Vision</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">:</span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="CENTER"><span style="color: rgb(210, 79, 215);"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Our students will be thriving, productive leaders who make a positive difference in their lives and the lives of others.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 1.1em;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;<div class="edit"><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">For the Voluntary Student Accident Insurance and 24 Hour Voluntary Insurance coverage we no longer send out promotional flyers, it is all online. Included below is the weblink for parents to access and choose their coverage for the Voluntary Student Accident Insurance or 24 Hour Voluntary Student Accident Insurance. Parents may sign up and pay for the Student Voluntary Insurance coverage via:&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.k12studentinsurance.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.k12studentinsurance.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622049180822000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG1drdCwyKUuYhkiUAHIeCHvFvNoQ"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">http://www.</span></span></span></span><wbr><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">k12studentinsurance.com/</span></span></span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;.</span></span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">a. Click on icon l. Browse Rates lcon at top of webpage</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">&nbsp; b. Click on State and choose Mississippi then click the school district, Lamar County School District to view rates.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">e. Click on icon 2. Open New Account and put in user information.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">d. Go to icon 3. My Account Login to complete the transaction.</span></span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">For Assistance with Voluntary Student Insurance, please call our Toll Free Number: 888-636- 7272.</span></span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Thank you again for contacting Team Assure, Inc. for your insurance needs.</span></span></span></span></p></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><img src="http://lamar.schoolwires.net/cms/lib03/MS01001945/Centricity/Domain/10/Strong_readers.jpg" alt="MKAS " title="MKAS" height="240" width="400"></div><div></div><div><a href="http://http//strongreadersms.com/overview/" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a></div><div></div><div></div><div>&nbsp;</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>        <link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Bad Script" rel="stylesheet" property="stylesheet" type="text/css">

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            <h1 style="font-size: 16px;">Websites to Visit to help students learning</h1><div><br></div><div>MS Department of Education <u>https://www.mdeek12.org/Literacy</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div>Strong Readers MS <u>http://strongreadersms.com/resources/</u></div><div><br></div><div>Language art skills by Grade <u>MS-CCRS</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div>Parent to Guide Success <u>www.pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2910</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div>Reading And Math Skills<u> http://www.mobymax.com</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div>Reading Skills<u> https;//www.readworks.org</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div>Math fact fluency<u> xtramath.com</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div>Math skills<u> https://www.prodigygame.com/</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div>Math skills<u> http://www.splashmath.com/</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div><u>Reading&nbsp;https://www.mdek12.org/OAE/OEER/ResourceParents</u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div><u><br></u></div><div><u><br></u></div></div></div><div class="row clearfix"><div class="column full display"><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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<div><p>By Rita French</p></div>

School Parent and Family Engagement Policy

<div><p><br></p><p></p><p><br></p><p></p><div class="edit"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rBh7ZQUlZtIsT9bvfB2e_vpxoesj8b8BGnbh8vDbqFq6pjkZUII7Z006wn-Bc05XKQQHPjyKAF9BYUcBfsYYtW9IJ9hmGX_MqDqZgdjeFHGOTWWcrRAdTQW8Dpg01qwME6BHX2ij" width="294" height="243"></div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<p></p><p><br></p><p></p><div class="edit"><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">School Parent and Family Engagement Policy&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary 2021-2022&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Revised December 2021&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">In support of strengthening student academic achievement, Purvis Upper Elementary receives Title I,&nbsp; Part A funds and therefore must jointly develop with, agree on with, and distribute to parents and family&nbsp; members of participating children a written parent and family engagement policy, agreed on by such&nbsp; parents, that shall describe the means of carrying out the requirements of The Every Students Succeeds&nbsp; Act (ESSA) Section 1116. Parents shall be notified of the policy in an understandable and uniform&nbsp; format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language the parents can understand. Such policy&nbsp; shall be made available to the local community and updated periodically to meet the changing needs of&nbsp; the parents and the school.The policy establishes the school’s expectations for parent and family&nbsp; engagement and describes how the school will implement a number of specific parental and family&nbsp; engagement activities.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">&nbsp;Purvis Upper Elementary understands that parent and family engagement means the&nbsp; participation of parents and families in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication&nbsp; involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring: ● Parents and families play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">● Parents and families are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school ● Parents and families are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary agrees to implement the following requirements as outlined by ESSA Section&nbsp; 1116:&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">A. ANNUAL TITLE I MEETING</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">PURVIS UPPER ELEMENTARY&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY 1&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary will take the following actions to conduct an annual meeting,&nbsp; at a convenient time, and encourage and invite all parents of participating children to&nbsp; attend to inform them about the school’s Title I program, the nature of the Title I program,&nbsp; the parents’ requirements, the school parental involvement policy, the schoolwide plan,&nbsp; and the school-parent compact.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">&nbsp;Purvis Upper will hold a Parent Open House in January 2022 (in person or&nbsp; viturally depending on Covid guidelines at the time) and will provide Title I&nbsp; information to parents. Agendas and minutes of the meeting provide the information&nbsp; shared with parents and their feedback.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">B. FLEXIBLE NUMBER OF MEETINGS&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary will offer a flexible number of engagement meetings at convenient times for families, such as meetings in the morning or evening (for which the school may use Title I funds to provide transportation, child care or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement).&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">C. JOINTLY DEVELOPED&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary will take the following actions to involve parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under Title I, Part A, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parent and family engagement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Parents will assist in the development of the parent and family engagement policy during the planning meetings in the spring. Parents will be asked for input and feedback of current plan. Once this plan is completed, it will be available for parents on the school website and available in the school office.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">D. COMMUNICATION&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary will provide parents of participating children timely information about programs under Title I, including:&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">a) a description and explanation of the curriculum in use,&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">b) forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress,&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">c) achievement levels of the challenging State academic standards, and&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">d) if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicable possible.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">PURVIS UPPER ELEMENTARY&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY 2&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Information related to the school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities,&nbsp; will be sent to the parents of participating children in an understandable and uniform&nbsp; format, including alternative formats upon request and, to the extent practicable, in a&nbsp; language the parents can understand&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">&nbsp;The parent and family engagement policy will be on the school website and available in&nbsp; the school office. School events will be communicated to parents through the school&nbsp; website, social media, and parent notes. Students’ expected proficiency levels and&nbsp; instructional assistance will be explained to parents during parent meetings and&nbsp; conferences in a clear and understandable manner.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">E. DISSENSION PROCESS&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary will submit any comments/concerns to the Lamar County School District Superintendent if the schoolwide plan and/or parent and family engagement policy is not satisfactory to parents.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">F. SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary will take the following actions to jointly develop with parents of participating children a school-parent compact that outlines how families, school, staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and develop a partnership to help children achieve the state’s high standard and how the plan&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">is used, reviewed, and updated.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Parents will be invited to our annual Spring Planning Meeting to help create, adjust and revise the school-parent compact. The compact will be revisited during parent conferences throughout the school year.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">G. BUILD CAPACITY OF PARENTS&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary will build the parents’ capacity for strong parental involvement to ensure effective involvement of parents and families and to support a partnership among the school and the community to improve student academic achievement through the following:&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">● Materials and training to help parents to work with their child to improve their child’s achievement, such as literacy training and using technology (including education about the harms of copyright piracy), as appropriate, to foster parental involvement&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">● Provide assistance to parents of participating children, as appropriate, in understanding topics such as the following:&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">o the State’s academic content standards,&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">o the State’s student academic achievement standards,&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">o the State and local academic assessments including alternate assessments, o the requirements of Title I, Part A,&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">o how to monitor their child’s progress, and</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">PURVIS UPPER ELEMENTARY&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY 3&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">o how to work with educators to improve the achievement of their children. ● Educate school personnel, specialized instructional support personnel, principals, and other school leaders, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of the contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">● Coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs and activities with other Federal, State, and local programs, including public preschool programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents to fully participate in the education of their children.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Parent Academies will provide instruction for parents on standards that are being taught in the classroom and provide the parents with resources to use when helping their child at home. Purvis Upper will provide parents with instructional examples created by their child’s teacher. These examples will explain what is being taught as well as how it is being taught. The Family Guide for Student Success will be printed and provided to parents as a resource.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">H. ACCESSIBILITY&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Purvis Upper Elementary in carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements of this part, to the extent practicable, shall provide full opportunities, for the participation of parents and family members (including parents and family members with limited English proficiency, parents and family members with disabilities, and parents and family members of migratory children), including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 in a format, and to the extent practicable, in a language such parents understand.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">1. Parents will be provided the Family Guide for Student Success from MDE - English and Spanish versions available&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">2. Teachers will explain proficiency levels to parents in a language parents understand. They will also explain how to monitor progress and&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">understand NWEA and MAAP scores.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">3. Parents will be given opportunities to provide input and be involved in the development of school plans.</span></span></p><div><br></div></div><div class="edit"><p dir="ltr"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">PURVIS UPPER ELEMENTARY&nbsp;</span></span></p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY 4</span></span></div><br><p></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p></div><div><p><br></p><p></p><div class="edit"><p dir="ltr"><br></p><div><br></div></div><br><p></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p></div>

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