W.M. Irvin Title I Information

PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT PLAN

Statement of Purpose: The involvement and engagement of parents and community members is an essential component of nurturing students. Every effort to invite and consider parent and community input must be made to ensure the success of our students.

Our School Leadership Team (SLT), comprised of staff members, parents, and administrators, assisted with the development of our parent involvement plan.

I. Parent Involvement Policy The School Leadership Team, comprised of representatives of the staff, parents, and administrators, were involved in developing the Parental Involvement and Engagement Plan. The policy from previous year(s) was reviewed. Input was requested with additions/deletions, etc. Staff, parents, and students will be responsible for implementing the policy. The Parent Involvement and Engagement Plan is distributed at the beginning of the year. .

II. Annual Information Meeting The annual public meeting was held in conjunction with Curriculum Night on Thursday, September 11, from 5-7pm. Testing and curriculum information will be provided to the parents. Title I parent meetings will be held to provide Title I information and training to parents. Translations for parents will be available upon request.

III. Flexible Meeting Times Events and meetings conducted at W.M. Irvin Elementary are held at various times to meet the needs of our staff and community. Examples of morning events are End of Year Assemblies and grade level events. Evening meetings for PTO meetings, Title I Meetings, and grade level presentations are also held during the year. There are a few events for which both morning and evening times are made available, such as Kindergarten Registration and Parent/Teacher Conferences.

IV. Title I, Part A Planning Efforts will be made to include parents who are representative of our diverse student body. Parents will be invited to attend the meetings and provide input during the decision making process. Parents are elected to serve on the School Leadership Team. Translations will be made available if necessary.

V. Parent Information and Opportunities W.M. Irvin Elementary will strive to send home information in a timely manner through the use of newsletters, memos, ParentSquare messages, fliers, school website and social media, phone calls, various school meetings, and school functions. During the first month of school, parents and community members are invited to a curriculum night during which important information is shared. Cabarrus County also distributes a link to a booklet of information, which includes rules and information about a variety of programs offered by the schools and the district. Each year the principal of the school will present the school’s test results, school performance grade and growth and proficiency results. Information is also available on the state report card website in English and Spanish. W.M. Irvin Elementary will use a variety of methods to provide feedback to parents about their child’s progress, including mid-quarter progress reports and quarterly report cards. Conferences are conducted at the end of the first nine weeks for the teacher and parent to discuss each child’s performance. Additional conferences are conducted as needed and can be requested by parents at any time. Teachers also send home a daily communication folder, which includes items such as student work samples and tests, teacher newsletters, notes, memos, etc. School-wide results will be shared through PTO Meetings, Curriculum Night, and the State Report Card. All parents receive written reports of state testing results, such as End-of-Grade testing. Assessment results for EC and AIG students are shared through conferences with parents to review results of testing. During Curriculum Night, teachers explain grade level curriculum expectations and standards. Our school sends home written explanations and memos with information to parents, and many of these items are translated into Spanish. Additional translation services are available as requested and needed. ParentSquare also translates text to the language the family indicates is spoken at home. Our staff is available to help with explanations as needed. All parents are invited to participate in school activities. We seek to have representation on boards and committees that reflect our diverse population. Our School Leadership Team is made up of parents and teachers who meet in School Improvement Goal Teams once per month. Comments, concerns, and suggestions from staff and parents are addressed. A school survey is conducted every year. The PTO Board, which is composed of parents, teachers and administrators, meets on a regular basis to identify ways to keep parents connected to the school. Please contact the school at (704) 260-6330 for more information. Our staff makes itself available to parents. They communicate via written notes, phone calls, and emails and involve appropriate staff as needed for translations and to make contact. Our teachers and PTO seek out volunteers to assist in various efforts throughout the year.

VI. School-Parent Compact Each year compacts are provided from our central office to be signed by needed stakeholders early in the school year. Parents, students, and teachers enter into a compact that identifies responsibilities of each party. By the end of the first nine weeks, our school compact is shared with parents for review. W.M. IRVIN SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY COMPACT At W.M. Irvin, we believe that each child can be successful. We also believe that it takes a full team to help each child reach the high goals we have for him/her. We all have to make a commitment to do our part to ensure achievement. ● Come to school every day. ● Do my very best. ● Use self-control in what I say and do. ● Show respect to others and myself. ● Complete and return all assignments on time. ● Follow all school rules. ● Make sure my child is rested, dressed appropriately, and at school on time each day. ● Read all school communications and sign and return if requested. ● Provide a quiet place for homework and reading and encourage good work habits. ● Monitor my child’s homework. ● Attend parent/teacher conferences as requested. ● Read with my child daily. ● Support the school staff in their effort to maintain responsible behavior. ● Communicate regularly with my child’s teacher. ● Provide a safe and positive classroom environment. ● Plan and implement meaningful lessons using the NC Standard Course of Study. ● Have high expectations for students, parents, our school staff, and myself. ● Explain instructional goals and the grading system to the student and parent. ● Communicate regularly with parents and maintain an open door policy. ● Be a responsible, positive role model. ● Treat every child and parent with dignity and respect.

VII. Building Parent Involvement Capacity Each year the principal of the school will present the school’s test results, school performance grade and growth and proficiency results. Our staff will strive to incorporate parent training into school and grade level meetings and presentations as appropriate. Our school counselors and school social worker acts as a liaison to provide parents with contact information and resources. Parents are invited to participate in their child’s learning through various programs and meeting opportunities that are provided during the school year. We strive to utilize volunteers, community groups, and community agencies to provide support to our students with tutoring, lunch buddies, etc. Translations are sent home in English and Spanish. ParentSquare also translates text content to the home language.

VIII. LEP and Disabled Parents All parents are provided the same opportunities and invitation to be a partner in their child’s education. Our county makes arrangements for disabled needs or translation services if provided prior notification of accommodations needed.

IX. Reservation of Funds In our Title I budget at least 1% of our allotment will be designated towards parent involvement. 5% of our Title I Budget will be reserved for staff development.

X. Parent Requests Parent requests will be forwarded to appropriate personnel and followed up as needed. Our administrators and staff strive to be prompt in addressing parent requests, as does our School Leadership Team.

XI. Annual Evaluation Each year, parents are asked to complete a school survey to provide feedback to the school. XII. Other Involvement Practices As a school, we have the ability to request translation services of other Spanish speaking staff in conferences, home visits, translating notes for teachers, meetings, etc.

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025

Dear Parent/Guardian,

As a parent/guardian of a student at W.M. Irvin Elementary School, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child’s classroom teachers and requires us to give you this information in a timely manner if you ask for it. Specifically, you have the right to ask for the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers. • Whether the NC Department of Public Instruction has licensed or qualified the teacher for the grades and subjects he or she teaches. • Whether the NC Department of Public Instruction has decided that the teacher can teach in a classroom without being licensed or qualified under state regulations because of special circumstances. • The teacher’s college major; whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of the degrees. • Whether any teachers’ aides or similar paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if they do, their qualifications. Our staff is committed to helping your child develop the academic knowledge and critical thinking he/she needs to succeed in school and beyond. That commitment includes making sure that all of our teachers and paraprofessionals are highly skilled and qualified. If you would like to receive any of this information, please call the school at 704-260-6330.

Sincerely, Dr. Richard Wells