Greene County Tech Primary School Parent and Family Engagement Plan 2020-21
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Greene County Tech Primary School
Parent and Family Engagement Plan
2020-21
Greene County Tech Primary encourages parents to become actively involved in their child’s education.
A child’s education is a responsibility shared by school and family during the entire time the child spends
in school. When parents are actively involved in their children’s education, they do better in school.
Therefore, GCT Primary will promote and support family involvement.
GCT Primary serves students in grades Kindergarten and First Grade, and is Title 1 school- wide. GCT
Primary is a Needs Improvement School. Fifty percent of students receive free or reduced lunches.
The Parent and Family Engagement Committee is as follows:
Amber Farmer – Parent and Family Engagement Facilitator/Library Media Specialist
Amber.farmer@gctsd.k12.ar.us
Rebecca Murry – Parent Center Coordinator/PTO Liaison
Rebecca.Murry@gctsd.k12.ar.us
Amanda Finch—Assistant Principal
Heather Smith—School Counselor
Joy Ligon– Parent
Spencer Neal– Parent
Morgan Johnson–Parent
Mimi Jackson—Parent
1Recommended Roles:
Parents:
● Monitor attendance
● Make sure homework is completed
● Attend Parent/Teacher conferences
● Participate as appropriate in decisions relating to my child’s education
● Stay informed about my child’s education and communicate with the school promptly by
responding to teacher communication (notes, phone calls, etc.)
● Read with my child every day
● Volunteer at my child’s school
Students:
● Attend school every day and be on time
● Strive to do my best
● Assume responsibility for schoolwork and social behavior
● Demonstrate respect for self, property, and people
School:
● Provide high quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment
● Provide parents with frequent reports on their child’s progress
● Provide parents reasonable access to staff
● Provide opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s educational activities
Teachers:
● Communicate with parents in an ongoing process
● Communicate to parents the academic progress of their child
● Provide high quality instruction based on national and state standards
● Provide resources and information as needed to assist parents in contributing to their child’s
education
1: Jointly Developed
● GCT Primary Parent and Family Engagement Committee is responsible for creating the school’s
Parent and Family Engagement Plan as well as evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
● GCT Primary will engage parents in the annual evaluation of the Title 1, Part A Program’s
parental involvement and efforts through an annual evaluation using a comprehensive needs
assessment filled out by teachers, parents and school staff. The Title 1 committee, made up of
teachers, parents and school staff will determine the effectiveness of the Parent and Family
Engagement Plan and make changes if warranted. While collecting evidence about satisfaction
with the program and the school’s efforts to increase parental involvement will be a part of the
evaluation, the survey will also collect specific information on the (1) growth in number of parents
participating in workshops and meetings; (2) specific needs of parents; (3) effectiveness of
specific strategies; and (4) engagement of parents in activities to support student academic growth.
2Person responsible: Kem Drake/District Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator 870-215-
4400 Ext. 6056, Rebecca Murry/Parent Center Coordinator, Amber Farmer/Parent and Family
Engagement Facilitator 870-215-4420
● The GCT Primary Family and Community Engagement committee will review the results of the
parent interest surveys to assist in planning the parental involvement activities for the year. Person
responsible: Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator, Amber Farmer/Parent and Family
Engagement Facilitator 870-215-4420
2: Annual Title I Meeting
● The school will conduct an Annual Title 1 meeting for parents of the students who participate in
the Title 1, Part A Program (Fall 2020 TBA). The school will hold their annual Title 1 meeting
separate from any other meetings or activities to ensure that the administrator, Tammy
Birmingham, has ample time to provide a description/explanation of school curriculum,
information on proficiency level students are expected to meet. Person responsible: Tammy
Birmingham 870-236-2762
● The agenda, sign in sheet and the minutes for this meeting will be generated separately from any
other events and kept on file in the school’s office. Person responsible: Rebecca Murry/ Parent
Center Coordinator, Amber Farmer/Parent and Family Engagement Facilitator 870-215-4420
3: Communications
● Each classroom teacher will send home a folder containing student papers and work samples each
week and be used for two-way communication. Parents will be asked to sign necessary papers that
need to be returned to school. Person responsible: Classroom teachers: 870-215-4420
● Teachers will send home a newsletter each week concerning class work and upcoming classroom
and school events. Person responsible: Classroom teachers: 870-215-4420
● Teachers will routinely contact parents on an individual basis to communicate about their child’s
progress. They will also use Google Classroom and the Remind App. Virtual students will also
use Zoom and Lincoln Learning. Person responsible: Classroom teachers: 870-215-4420
● The GCT School District website can be found at www.gctsd.k12.ar.us. The district website
includes both district and individual building information such as: district and school calendar,
staff information and email address, announcements, Handbooks, and upcoming events. Person
responsible: Letha Clark/Principal, Amanda Finch/Asst. Principal, Amber Farmer/Parent and
Family Engagement Facilitator, Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator 870-215-4420
● The school will provide to parents progress reports every 5 weeks, and report cards every 9 weeks
with information regarding their child’s academic progress. Person responsible: Classroom
teachers 870-215-4420
● The school will send letters home with students, post notices in school facilities and the school
website, on school signage, GCT’s cable TV channel, and provide information for local
newspapers and radio stations about parent workshops and meetings. Person responsible: Event
sponsor and committee.
3● The school staff will distribute an Information Packet annually to the parent/guardian of each child
in school, describing and/or including:
1. The school’s Parent and Family Engagement Plan
2. The recommended role of the parent, student, teacher, and school
3. Ways for the parent to become involved in the school and his/her child’s education
4. A survey for the parent concerning volunteering at the school
5. Suggestions of ways parents can become involved in their child’s education
6. Activities planned throughout the school year to encourage parental involvement
Person responsible: Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator, Amber Farmer/Parent and Family
Engagement Facilitator 870-215-4420
● Teachers will hold Parent/Teacher conferences twice each year. They will meet individually with
parents of children in their classrooms to discuss their child’s academic results. Parents will be
given suggestions for coordinating school-parent efforts and explanations of homework and
grading procedures.
The 2019-2020 conferences are scheduled for:
❖ October 29, 2020 (4:00-8:00 p.m.) These will be held virtually.
❖ February 25, 2021 (4:00-8:00 p.m.) Possibly virtual or in person
Person responsible: Letha Clark/Principal, Classroom teachers 870-215-4420
Greene County Tech Primary will start this 2020-2021 school year off with a Virtual and Drive
Through Open House. The Virtual Open House will be presented using our building’s Google
Website. This site can be found by going to the district webpage looking under the Primary
building. Each teacher will introduce him or herself and describe a little bit about their role in the
building. Each teacher will also have an established website for their classroom that parents and
students can get on from the Master Primary Site. These sites will give parents and students easy
access to the student’s Google Classrooms. (Any questions about website please contact, Amber
Farmer, Media Specialist 870-215-4420).
● GCT Primary will have Parent and Family Engagement Nights (September 24, 2019 and February
27, 2020) which will include parent training sessions to help parents and families understand how
to enhance their child’s education. The meetings will be held during the evening to better
accommodate families. Outside speakers will provide families with more information concerning
ways to make their child’s academic life more successful. Person responsible: Amber
Farmer/Parent and Family Engagement Facilitator, Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator
870-215-4420
● The district will offer parents a public meeting each year to provide an explanation of the
statewide assessment system, standards, and other accountability measures. Person responsible:
Amy Lucius/Assistant Superintendent 870-236-2762
● The school will encourage parents in the following types of roles and activities to increase their
involvement and support for student learning: Person responsible: Amber Farmer/Parent and
Family Engagement Facilitator, Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator 870-215-4420
● First Day of School- August 24, 2020
● Labor Day Holiday- NO SCHOOL- September 7, 2020
● Book Fair - September 21-25, 2020 (online only)
● Attend Parent and Family Engagement Night- September 24, 2020- take-home family
packet
4● School Photo Day- Fall Photos, September 16, 2020
● Blended Instruction Day- September 25, 2020; Students will work from home on Google
Classroom Assignments
● Assisting with Touchless Fundraiser (Fall and Spring)
● Flu Clinic- October 2020
● P.E. - Fun Run- TBA
● Red Ribbon Week- October 26-30, 2020
● Blended Instruction Day- October 30, 2020; Students will work from home on Google
Classroom Assignments
● Canned Food Drive- November 2020
● Blended Instruction Day- November 20, 2020; Students will work from home on Google
Classroom Assignments
● Thanksgiving Holiday- NO SCHOOL- November 23-27, 2020
● Blended Instruction Day- December 18, 2020; Students will work from home on Google
Classroom Assignments
● Christmas Break- NO SCHOOL- December 21-January 1, 2021
● Blended Instruction Day- January 18, 2021; Students will work from home on Google
Classroom Assignments
● Classroom Group Photo Day- February 8, 2021
● Book Fair - February 22-26, 2021 (possibly in school or online)
● Blended Instruction Day- February 26, 2021; Students will work from home on Google
Classroom Assignments
● Attend Parent and Family Engagement Night – February or March TBA 2021
● School Photo Day- Spring Photos, March 9, 2021
● Blended Instruction Day- March 19, 2021; Students will work from home on Google
Classroom Assignments
● Spring Break- NO SCHOOL- March 22-26, 2021
● Kindergarten Elegant Easter- April 2, 2021
● School Photo Day- Kindergarten Graduation Photos- April 8, 2021
● Blended Instruction Day- April 23, 2021; Students will work from home on Google
Classroom Assignments
● Arkansas Day- April 30, 2021
● Field Day- May 7, 2021
● Senior Walk/Breakfast- May 2021 TBA
● Various committees - Parent/Student Handbook, Family and Community Engagement,
ACSIP
4: School-Parent Compact
● The GCT Primary School staff, parents, and students will develop a school-parent-student
compact. This compact will outline how parents, school, staff, and students share the
responsibility for improving student academic achievement and the means by which the school
and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the state’s high academic
5standards. All stakeholders are asked to sign the compact which is in the Parent/Student
Handbook. Person responsible: Letha Clark/Principal
● GCT Primary will update its volunteer resource book annually. Teachers will be encouraged to
utilize parent volunteers whenever possible. Person responsible Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center
Coordinator, Amber Farmer/Parent and Family Engagement Facilitator 870-215-4420
5: Reservation of Funds
● The school district will reserve a minimum of 1% of the Title 1, Part A allocation for parental
involvement. All Title 1, Part A schools will include parents in deciding how these funds will be
spent. Person responsible: Tammy Birmingham 870-236-2762
6: Coordination of Services
● GCT Primary will provide opportunities for parents and community members to support the
instructional program through such programs as Primary VIPs and the Parent Teacher
Organization. The Parent and Family Engagement Coordinator will explain the requirements to
parents and encourage them to become involved in the school. Brief training sessions will provide
parents and community members with the information they need to participate as school
volunteers in order to put them at ease and make the experience pleasant and successful. Person
responsible: Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator 870-215-4420
● Provide instruction to parents on how to incorporate developmentally appropriate learning
activities in the home environment, including without limitation: role play and demonstration by
trained volunteer, the use of and access to the Department of Education website tools for parents,
assistance with nutritional meal planning and preparation and other strategies or curricula
developed or acquired by the school district for at home parental instruction approved by the
Department of Education. Person responsible: Amber Farmer/Parent and Family Engagement
Facilitator, Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator, Sherri Namors/Literacy Facilitator, Julie
Morgan/Math Facilitator, Classroom Teachers 870-215-4420, Kem Drake/District Parent and
Family Engagement Coordinator 870-215-4400 Ext. 6056
● To take advantage of community resources, the school shall consider recruiting alumni from the
school to create an alumni advisory committee to provide advice and guidance for school
improvement. Person responsible: Letha Clark/Principal, Amber Farmer/Parent and Family
Engagement Facilitator, Rebecca Murry/Parent Center Coordinator 870-215-4420
● Utilize the Parent Teacher Organization to foster parental and community involvement within the
school. Person responsible: Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator 870-215-4420
● Include parents in the ACSIP plan and school improvement planning committees. Person
responsible: Letha Clark/Kindergarten and First Grade
● Parent evaluation surveys will disseminated each year to enable the school to determine if their
efforts are well received by parents. Person responsible: Amber Farmer/Parent and Family
Engagement Facilitator, Rebecca Murry/Parent Center Coordinator 870-215-4420
67: Building Capacity of Parents
● GCT Primary will ask parents to fill out a parent interest survey each year to get information from
parents concerning the activities they feel will be most beneficial in the efforts to support their
child academically. Person responsible: Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator, Amber
Farmer/Parent and Family Engagement Facilitator 870-215-4420
● GCT Primary has a wide variety of instructional materials in the Parent Center that are available
for parents to check out or have materials sent home in backpacks. The school will open the Parent
Center during school hours. If parents are unable to visit during school hours, materials may be
sent home in student’s backpacks if requested. Person responsible: Rebecca Murry/Parent Center
Coordinator 870-215-4420
● Materials that promote and support responsible parenting have been acquired by the GCT Primary
and are located in the Parent Center and in our lobby. Many of these materials are free and
available at your convenience. Person responsible: Rebecca Murry/Parent Center Coordinator 870-
215-4420
● Parents will be encouraged to view the Title 1 Parent Involvement Plan on the school website, at
the located in the parent resource center and upon request. Person responsible: Rebecca
Murry/Parent Center Coordinator, Amber Farmer/Parent and Family Engagement Facilitator 870-
215-4420
● Information concerning resources available to parents, and pamphlets concerning problems faced
by students of GCT Primary School population will be made available in the counselor’s office
and Parent Center. The hours for the Parent Center are 8:10 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Person responsible:
Rebecca Murry/Parent Center Coordinator, Heather Smith/Guidance Counselor 870-215-4420
● Greene County Tech Primary realizes there will be times during this school year when parents
have questions about certain things concerning their child’s lessons or even working technology.
We are committed to helping you with any needs you might have. Here are a few people you can
contact to assist you with some of those needs: (870-215-4420)
● Literacy Assistance—Sherri Namors, Literacy Facilitator
● Math Assistance—Julie Morgan, Math Facilitator
● Technology or Google Websites—Email- amber.farmer@gctschools.net, Amber Farmer—
Media Specialist)
o Lincoln Learning—Alice Mellow, 1st Grade; Kristen Hurt, Kindergarten; and Rebecca
Stallings, Kindergarten and 1st
● Zoom—Contact your child’s classroom teacher through email or Remind App
● Special Events—Check Primary’s Calendar on our webpage or Amber Farmer,
Family Engagement Facilitator
● General Questions—Office 215-4420
8: Building Capacity of School Staff
● Greene County Tech Primary School recognizes that parents play an integral role in supporting
their student’s academic success. GCT Primary strives to make its campus a welcoming place for
7parents and encourage their participation and support in their child’s education. Procedures and
training are in place to assist teachers in communicating and working with parents in this process.
● The State Board of Education’s Standards for Accreditation of Public Schools and School Districts
shall require no fewer than two (2) hours (every 4 years), of professional development for teachers
designed to enhance the understanding of effective parental involvement strategies, and no fewer
than two (2) hours (every 4 years), of professional development for administrators designed to
enhance understanding of effective parental involvement strategies and the importance of
administrative leadership in setting expectations and creating a climate conducive to parental
participation. Person responsible: Letha Clark/Principal, Amber Farmer/Parent and Family
Engagement Facilitator 870-215-4420, Kem Drake/District Parent and Family Engagement
Coordinator 870-215-4400 Ext. 6056
● The building principal has appointed Amber Farmer to serve as the Parent and Family
Engagement Facilitator at GCT Primary. Person responsible: Letha Clark/Principal 870-215-4420
● Included in the GCT Primary Handbook is the process for resolving parental concerns, including
how to define a problem, whom to approach first, and how to develop solutions. All parents are
given a copy of the handbook. (See GCT Primary Handbook under the section Complaints.)
Person responsible: Letha Clark/Principal 870-215-4420
9: Building Capacity-Discretionary
Greene County Tech School District employee’s four social workers to support services for our
students and families. The following are some of the services they provide to our families:
Food Backpacks
Clothing Closet
School Supplies
Hygiene Products
Home visits
Transportation
Medical, Dental, and Eye care appointments and assistance
Thanksgiving Boxes
Christmas Adopt a Child
Hair Cut Program
Application Assistance for Food Stamps, Medicaid, and other services
Referrals to outside agencies
Attendance/Truancy
For more information on these and other services available to parents please contact Robin Williams
Worker 870-215-4420
GCT Primary participates in the Partners In Education program through the Paragould Chamber of
Commerce. Partners In Education is a volunteer program structured to build effective partnerships
between the community and local schools to promote and enhance learning. Opportunities include
Christmas Sponsorship, etc. GCT Primary Partners In Education are Flower Shop Network, Ridge
8Kids Dental, and Sonic Store #5127. Amber Farmer/Parent and Family Engagement Facilitator,
Rebecca Murry/ Parent Center Coordinator 870-215-4420
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