Westfall Elementary School recognizes that parent involvement is crucial to student achievement. The school will build the capacity for strong parent involvement through various activities and ensure effective partnership among the school, parents, and community. These activities include an annual Title I parent meeting, developing a school-parent compact, providing assistance to help parents understand academic standards and test results, establishing a Parent Advisory Council, and distributing parent involvement policies. The school will also involve parents in jointly developing the parent involvement policy through an annual meeting and staff training.

1. Westfall Elementary School
9391 State Route 56 West
Williamsport, Oh 43164
Janice Gearhart, Principal Deborah Younge
Alissa Putnam, Asst. Principal Curriculum Director
740-986-4008 Westfall Local School District
Updated: Fall 2011
Westfall Elementary School Staff recognizes student achievement is explicitly linked
to parent involvement. In acknowledgement of this factor the staff will build the
schools’ and parents’ capacity for strong involvement, in order to ensure effective
partnership among the school, parents and community to improve student academic
achievement through the following activities specifically described below:
A. An annual meeting will be convened to inform Title 1 parents of programs,
activities, and procedures for the involvement of parents. Those programs, activities, and
procedures are planned and operated to ensure meaningful consultation with parents of
participating children. Parents will be informed of the State Parent Information and
Resource Center. http://www.ohiopirc.org
B. Parents assist in creating a School-Parent Compact that clearly explains the role
of school, student and parent in shared responsibility for improved academic
achievement.
C. Provide assistance to parents in understanding state’s academic content
standards, results of state and local achievement tests and monitor student progress
toward reaching grade level goals and standards.
D. Annually establish and collaborate with the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) to
implement the building Parent Engagement Plan.
D. Distribute the Title 1 Handbook , parent involvement policy and school compact
annually.
E. Sponsor parent and teacher training in conjunction with the PAC.
F. Educate all staff in the value and utility of contribution of parents and how to
work with and support parents to improve student achievement.

2. Westfall Elementary School will take the following actions to involve parents in the
joint development of the building wide parent involvement policy :
Activity/Task Staff Responsible Time line Steps
Annual Meeting/ All staff August of each Newspaper and
Westfall Mall and school Year Website
Round Up August 13, 2011 Announcement,
(Community, school Flyers and Post
and faith Based Cards to announce
organizations event
participate)
Staff Training Principal, Title First Staff Meeting Present:
Staff Title of the year School Compact,
Coordinator Title Handbook,
title policy, needs
assessment and
program
evaluation
Parent Conferences All Staff Fall and Spring Schedule with
Grade level goals, 10/10&11/11, parents
individual student 2/28/12,
achievement, Grade 3/5/12
level content
standards
Parent Training: Title Teachers TBA Newsletter,
Reading Process Daytime and website and notice
Assisting Your Child evening sessions sent with students
at Home
Math Foundations:
Number Sense and
Operations
Understanding
Algebra
PAC Advisory Title Staff, Scheduled Notice to parents,
Council Meetings to Administration, quarterly personal phone
Collaborate with and Parents calls
staff
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School Compact,
CCIP, Needs
Assessment,
Program Evaluation,
Parent and Staff
Training