POWELL GT MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1130 MARLBOROUGH ROAD

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27610
PHONE: 919.856.7737
FAX: 919.856.7749

WEBSITE: powelles@WCPSS.NET


PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY
Powell's Mission is to embrace the gifts and talents of each child in order to inspire lifelong learners. To achieve
this goal, a strong partnership between parents and the school is essential. In order to support this partnership,
we will adhere to the following Parent Involvement Policy:
1. Convene an annual public meeting
The annual public meeting will take place at the Open House held during the beginning of the school year.
During the annual meeting, we will provide an overview of the Title I plan, provide an update on the
schools Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO).
2. Offer a flexible number of meetings
There will be planned workshops scheduled at various times throughout the year during Read And Feed,
and Literacy Night. These meetings will include parent activities and materials for helping children develop
literacy skills.
3. Provide a process for parent input in planning and reviewing of programs and policies
Parents of students at Powell Elementary School are invited to participate in the planning, review and
improvements of the school-wide program and parental involvement policies. Parents will be elected to
serve as members of the school leadership team. A parent survey will be sent home in the spring and
feedback from this survey will be used to make improvements to our instructional program.
4. Providing Timely Information
The school will provide parents with timely information regarding programs, curriculum, instructional
goals, and assessments through quarterly updates and will communicate other school related information
through newsletters, conferences, report cards, websites and interims. The school will publish a yearly
calendar on the school website and notify parents of changes and upcoming events through the weekly
school messenger system calls. Teachers will hold a minimum of two individual parent conferences during
the year. Additional conferences will be held as needed and as requested by parents. The school phone
number will be available on the letterhead of all school correspondence. Parents will be encouraged to
attend all events and workshops at Powell and in the community.
5. Description of Curriculum and Assessments
The school will provide parents with information regarding the curriculum, instructional goals, and
assessments through parent information sessions, quarterly updates, newsletters, conferences and weekly

POWELL GT MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1130 MARLBOROUGH ROAD
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27610
PHONE: 919.856.7737
FAX: 919.856.7749

WEBSITE: powelles@WCPSS.NET

folders. The school will utilize Common Core Curriculum and use state, local and teacher created assessments.
Students will be identified for remedial services based on the following protocol:
mClass Universal Screening-All students scoring at the Intensive (Red) or Strategic (Yellow) level
based on the triangulation of multiple data points (progress monitoring, formative, common,
summative, digging deeper, etc.) using the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) model will be
considered for academic intervention.
Teachers will determine and implement evidence-based interventions that strategically target the
needs of the students in addition to high quality core instruction
During the Best Services Meeting, the team members will also identify the grade levels that have
the largest concentration of high-needs students. The grade levels with the largest concentration of
high-needs students will receive the largest percentage of intervention services. Grade levels with a
lower concentration of high-needs students will receive a smaller percentage of intervention
services. Again, it is important to note that the intervention services will follow the needs of the
students, so the concentration of intervention services at any particular grade level will change from
year to year.

6. Provide opportunities for parents to participate

The school will provide parents the opportunity to participate in the education of their children by creating an
open and inviting environment. In compliance with Wake County policy, parents are encouraged to volunteer in
the classrooms and in PTA activities. Based on parent survey results the school will schedule meetings at
flexible times. As much as possible, performances and information sessions will be scheduled for the same
evening in order to increase attendance. The schools website will have a link that leads parents to information
on volunteering at the school, including specific opportunities.

7. Developing School-Parent Compacts

All students and families enrolled at Powell will receive a Compact that outlines how parents, students, staff,
and administration will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means
which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the States high
standards. Parents and staff at Powell will create a partnership to monitor attendance, homework and all
academic needs. There will be ongoing communication between parents, students, administration and staff.
The compacts will be distributed at the beginning of the school year will be signed by the teacher, student and
parents. The forms are kept on file in the regular classroom.






POWELL GT MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1130 MARLBOROUGH ROAD
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27610
PHONE: 919.856.7737
FAX: 919.856.7749

WEBSITE: powelles@WCPSS.NET




Dear Parents,
Please read the attached Parent/Family Involvement Policy for our school and return the form below with
your comments. Thank you for your input.





____I approve the attached Parent/Family Involvement Policy for our school.

____I do not approve the attached Parent/Family Involvement Policy for our school; because,

I would like to see the following changes in our schools Parent/Family Involvement Policy: