State and Federally Funded Programs

Parent and Family Engagement Plan

Diboll ISD will engage parents and families in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication addressing student achievement and ensuring that parents and family members:  

• play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning,  
• are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education, and  
• 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. 

Parent and Family Engagement Plan Components

Involve parents in planning

Diboll ISD District and Campus Improvement Teams are composed of parents, community members, teachers, campus administrators and staff, and district administrators.  The District Improvement Committee, along with input from the Campus Improvement Teams, will annually review and revise the Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) Plan and program activities as necessary.  The PFE plan will be shared with parents at the campus and district level and posted on the Diboll ISD website.

Communicate with parents and families

Diboll ISD  is committed to engaging parents and the community through a variety of techniques.  Various methods of communication provide parents with timely and accurate information, building trust and confidence in the district.  Our district values both at-home contributions and those which take place at school and in the community.  Families will have opportunities for involvement through:

• Advisory Committees
• Campus PTA or PTO organizations
• Volunteering, attending field trips, being classroom support and/or homeroom parents

Diboll ISD will ensure that information related to the school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities, is provided to parents of participating students in an understandable and uniform format, and to the extent practical, in a language that parents can understand.  Public notification about meetings, trainings, and events will be distributed through the district and campus websites, email, notifications sent home with students, personal contacts, phone calls/text messages, and other means.  Communication is translated into Spanish where applicable and translations are provided at events when requested.

Title I, Part A campuses in Diboll ISD will conduct a flexible number of meetings to inform parents of the school’s participation in Title I, its requirements, and the right to be involved in Title I, Part A programs.  The school will convene the meetings, led by the campus principal, at a convenient time for parents and will offer additional flexible parent meetings to allow for the participation of as many parents as possible.

Coordinate program support

Diboll ISD will provide the coordination, technical assistance, and other support necessary to assist Title I, Part A schools in planning and implementing effective parent engagement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance through the following:

• Annual training on Title I parent and family engagement statutory requirements for campus administrators
• Provision of strategies within the District and Campus Improvement Plans designed to support successful school and family interactions
• Conduct district-wide, specialized training events for parents including the adult ESL/SSL class

Evaluate the plan

Diboll ISD will assess the needs of parents and students in the school community using a variety of tools and processes.  The District will use the findings of the evaluation to design evidence-based strategies to revise both the Title I program and improvement plans to meet current needs.  Strategies and metrics for measuring success will be embedded in the District and/or Campus Improvement Plans. Feedback from parents will be considered in developing these plans.

Build capacity

Diboll ISD will build the capacity of schools and parents to work together to improve their student’s academic achievement and school performance through the following activities:

• The curriculum in use at the school
• The state’s academic standards
• The state and local academic assessments
• How to monitor their student’s progress
• How to work with educators to improve their student’s achievement 

.........It will do so with the assistance of its Title I, Part A schools through the provision of:

• Parent conferences and communication including virtual meetings
• Open House and Meet the Teacher events
• Family engagement events
• Site-based decision making
• Parent education on how to be involved in their student’s education

• BIL Parent programs
• Reading strategies
• Make and take activities
• Training and awareness of Skyward Family Access
• Providing strategies for parents to extend and enrich their student’s learning beyond the classroom

Provide for family engagement activities

Because Diboll ISD receives more than $500,000 in Title I, Part A funds, the district will reserve a minimum of 1% of the funds received for parent engagement activities.  The funds will be divided among the Title I campuses and used to support activities deemed allowable by the campus principal and Director of Federal Programs.

Coordinate parent involvement programs 

Diboll ISD will coordinate and integrate parental engagement strategies and activities with other community programs that are available in the district, and conduct activities that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their student.

To avoid duplication of services and to ensure coordination of resources, the district will coordinate family engagement strategies and activities across programs.  Coordination will occur with campuses, departments within the district, and the various planned activities supported by local funds, state compensatory funds, and federal grants.

• • Provide supplementary education to students eligible for services;

  • Provide additional funding to schools and districts serving high concentrations of children from low-income families;

  • Focus educators on the needs of special student populations; and

  • Improve the academic achievement of eligible students, reduce performance gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students, and assist eligible students in meeting high academic standards.

• • Increase student academic achievement through improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classrooms and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools

  • Hold LEAs and schools accountable for improving student achievement

• • well-rounded education,
  • student health and safety, and
  • support effective use of technology.