Activities to accomplish the goals of the Parental Involvement Pledge

Academic Support

School staff will share the Parental Involvement Pledge that outlines how parents and school staff will share the responsibility for improved student achievement of their student with all parents at annual meetings and through the school Web site. Information about the Parental Involvement Pledge will also be referenced in newsletters, e–mails, and other common communication channels.

School staff will share information with parents about all of the school’s special support programs, including the National Honor Society free tutoring program, and extracurricular activities. Parents will be encouraged to support their child’s participation in these activities.


Meetings, Conferences, and Events

School staff will hold an annual meeting to inform parents about the district parental involvement plan, the parents’ right to be involved in the education of their child, and the Parental Involvement Pledge. School staff, parents, and students will be encouraged to attend and actively participate in these events. 

School staff will post information about parental involvement meetings and extracurricular parental involvement activities on the district Web site and in public venues and send notices via e–mail. Parents will be encouraged to also share information via informal networks.

School staff will hold regular parent/teacher conferences on a flexible schedule. Parents will be encouraged to request conferences when they have questions about their child’s academic performance, testing procedures, and postsecondary planning.
School staff will plan and hold an annual recognition event for parents and volunteers who have helped throughout the year. Students will be asked to take a special role in helping to recognize parents’ efforts.

The Parental Involvement Toolbox


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The Parental Involvement Toolbox is a family and community engagement program for school improvement, volunteerism & school health that is systemic, integratable and sustainable
The Parental Involvement Toolbox is the point of enrollment that schools take to become involved in Project Appleseed. It is designed for educators and parent leaders who strive to increase family engagement.  The Toolbox is aligned with the Six Slices of Parental Involvement.  Schools organize parent responsibility with an effective, researched-based program that meets district and state mandates and best practices. 

The Parental Involvement Toolbox contains these two primary family engagement tools:
  1. The Parental Involvement Pledge - For School Improvement and Volunteers Project Appleseed’s Title I learning compact, the most widely employed learning compact in the nation, is branded with each school’s name and school logo, for distribution to every student and family.
  2. The Parental Involvement Pledge for Fitness & Nutrition  A family wellness compact to support children’s participation in physical activities and healthy eating, to be an active role model, and to include healthy eating and physical activity in family events. 
The Parental Involvement Toolbox contains these additional support and training tools:
  1. The Parental Involvement Pledge Online, branded with your school's name, and linked to your school's web site - for accessibility anywhere.
  2. The Parental Involvement Report Card - This is a self diagnostic tool for distribution to every parent, grandparent, and caring adult.  Branded with each school’s name and school logo, the Report Card quizzes parents with questions based on standards found the Six Types of Parental Involvement developed by Epstein.
  3. Certificates of Parental Involvement for schools and parents!
  4. The Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement from SEDL - 33 Tools (Southwest Educational Development Laboratory) We provide the most recent research inside the Toolbox with detailed explanations of the Title I, Part A parental involvement provisions. The toolkit includes information on the following topics:
  • Policy, Planning, and Building Capacity
  • Communication, Notification, Reporting, and Information Sharing
  • Parent Rights and Options
  • Meaningful Involvement and Decision Making
  • Fund Allocation
  1. Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health -  This document was prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The strategies and actions recommended in this publication are based on a synthesis of parent engagement and involvement research and guidance from the fields of education, health, psychology, and sociology. Materials in the review include peer-reviewed journal articles, books, reports from government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, and Web sites. Information from these sources was summarized to identify parent engagement practices in school that demonstrated an impact on students’ academic and health behaviors.
Masterfiles are in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf files). Toolboxes are delivered by e-mail.

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The Cost of the Basic Parental Involvement Toolbox: 
  • One Year - $300.00 for each individual school  one calendar year. $250.00 for each additional district school.
  • Two Years - $400.00 for each individual school one calendar year.   $300.00 for each additional district school.
  • Three Years - $500.00 for each individual school one calendar year. $400.00 for each additional district school.
Toolboxes are delivered by e-mail and delivered in Adobe .pdf files.
Fax purchase orders to Project Appleseed @ (314) 725-2319