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Office of NCLB
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
Three decades of research provide convincing evidence that parents are an important incluence in helping their children achieve high academic standards. When schools collaborate with parents to help their children learn, and when parents participate in school activities and decision-making about their chilcren's education, children achieve at high levels. In short, when parents are involved in education, children do better in school and schools improve.
Parental involvement is defined as the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring:
That parents play an integral role in assisting their children’s learning;That parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their children’s education at school;That parents are full partners in their children’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees, such as Building Support Teams and Title Program Planning.
We strongly value your input and invite you to be a part of our team. If you have a specific area of interest, please contract your building principal or the District Superintendent, we appreciate your involvement. Rick Slater, High School Principal 503-630-8515 slaterr@estacada.k12.or.us
Kevin Olds, Junior High Principal 503-630-8516 oldsk@estacada.k12.or.us
Nancy Torbert, CRE Principal 503-630-8552 torbertn@estacada.k12.or.us
Dan Draper, EC Principal 503-630-8621 draperd@estacada.k12.or.us
Tina Rhue, RM Principal 503-630-8517 rhuet@estacada.k12.or.us
Howard Fetz, Superintendent 503-630-6871 #2906 fetzh@estacada.k12.or.us
Terri Lloyd, Adm. Assistant 503-630-6871 #2904 lloydt@estacada.k12.or.us NCLB A parents guide
http://www.ode.state.or.us/initiatives/nclb/pdfs/parentsguide.pdf
NCLB district contacts (E-mail links)
Title I Programs Terri Lloyd
Title II Highly Qualified/Staff Development Mary Ann Floyd
Title IID Technology Enrichment Richard Slater
Title IC and Title III ELL and Migrant Programs Cheryl Renton
Title IV Drug and Alcohol Prevention Gary Lewis
Title V Innovative Programs Adonica Greene
Title X Homeless Education Terri Lloyd or your building principal
For more information on Homeless Education
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=113
McKinney-Vento Act Homeless Education Program
(NCLB: Title X)
DEFINITIONS
Homeless children and youth are minors who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. It includes children and youth who:
· are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
· are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
· are living in emergency or transitional shelters;
· are abandoned in hospitals; or
· are awaiting foster care placement;
· have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
· are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
· migrant children and youth (as defined under NCLB Title IC – Migrant Education) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described above.
Subgroups:
· Children and Youth in Homeless Families
· Unaccompanied Homeless Youth (runaway, abandoned, and/or unsupervised youth)
Under the McKinney-Vento Act, an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate residence is considered homeless.
· Fixed residence: one that is stationary, permanent and not subject to change.
· Regular residence: one that is used on a regular (i.e., nightly) basis.
· Adequate residence: one which is sufficient for meeting both the physical and psychological needs typically met in home environments.
Public School Rights:
· Homeless children and youth are entitled to immediate public school enrollment. The terms enroll' and enrollment' include attending classes and participating fully in school activities.
· Homeless children and youth are entitled to enrollment at their school of origin, provided it is in the best interest of the student, requested by parents and feasible. The school of origin is the school last attended by the homeless child or youth at the onset of homelessness.
If you know of a student who may be homeless please contact your students' school principal or call Estacada School District Special Services office at 503-630-6871 #2904. We can help.
NCLB Making a Difference in Oregon
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/overview/importance/difference/oregon.pdf
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