Meetings will be held annually. These meetings will be held at different times of the day in
order to accommodate working schedules of parents. Legal requirements and information about the
Title I program will be discussed. Minutes, agendas, and sign-in sheets of any meeting will be
kept on file within the school.

Annually, parents will be surveyed to get information that will be used in the development of
specific programs and policies. Parents will be offered the opportunity to participate in the
ongoing development of the Title I program, the parental involvement policies, and the school
wide program. Parents will also be surveyed to determine the effectiveness of Livingston Middle
School’s Parent Involvement program. Negative comments pertaining to the school level parent
involvement plan will be submitted to the Title I Director.

Parents of participating children will receive timely information about Title I/NCLB through the
Title I Coordinator, parent-teacher conferences, teacher notes, and report cards. Parent notice
information will be in the school handbook as well as on the school website.

The school and parents will jointly develop an acceptable school compact that meets the
requirements of Title I/NCLB. This compact will be updated with parental input and distributed
on an annual basis. The compact will describe the responsibilities of the school, the parents,
and the students. Moreover, the compact will address the importance of communication among the
stakeholders as well as ways to enhance student achievement and the importance of regular school
attendance.

Two parent-teacher conferences will be held each year, fall and spring. Grade-level meetings
will also be held at the beginning of each school year. Reports to parents will consist of
report cards, mid-term reports, school and classroom websites, documented phone calls, and
individual correspondence with parents.

Parents are encouraged to participate in school volunteer programs. The school counselor will
implement a parent volunteer program, and documentation will be maintained. Appropriate ways to
contact Livingston Middle School faculty are stated in the school handbook. The school-level
Parent Involvement Plan will be included in the school handbook, which is distributed annually
to each student with documentation from the parent that it has been reviewed.

Parents will be given the opportunity to request regular meetings. They will also be provided
materials as well as training opportunities geared to improving their child’s achievement.
Materials and training opportunities will be provided at the time of parent involvement
sessions, PTO meetings, the annual parent meeting, grade-level meetings, and upon parent request.

Helping parents understand state curriculum standards and assessments will strengthen parental
involvement. TCAP scores will be distributed, and explanations will be provided through parent
involvement sessions with emphasis on academic achievement, state standards, state curriculum,
and state assessments.

Parents will be provided opportunities to participate in and given information regarding the
following programs: Head Start, parenting classes/workshops, Adult Basic Education, Overton
County Health Department initiatives, and the Stephens Center. This information will be
distributed at the annual parent meeting, PTO meetings, other parent meetings as appropriate,
and in newsletters.