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FEDERAL
PROGRAMS
Parents and
Guardians may access information about Federal
Programs and State Accountability by visiting
the CPSB website.
http://www.cpsb.org Under the
Parent/Student tab, information may be found
under Resources by going to Accountability
and/or NCLB Parent Notification. Also under the
Parent/Student tab, information may be found
under Departments by going to Federal Programs.
NCLB PARENT
NOTIFICATION
Parents are to be
given timely information about Title I programs
and their children’s progress, and be involved
in their children’s education. There are
numerous opportunities for family involvement
provided through the Title I program through
structured activities, volunteering or serving
on committees, or just receiving information,
resources, or assistance with a specific
problem.
Parents may find
additional information about the U.S. Department
of Education Parent Involvement Resource Centers
(PIRC), and information regarding Federal
Programs and the State Accountability Program on
the Louisiana State Department website at
http://www.louisianaschools.net
Parents are
encouraged to be actively involved in all
aspects of their child’s education and have a
right to know about their child’s school
performance and the qualifications of their
child’s teacher or paraprofessional. Parents
may access their child’s teacher qualifications
through a new Teach Louisiana link
http://www.teachlouisiana.net on the
Louisiana State Department of Education website
or contact their child’s school.
Parents will be
notified if their child is placed in a program
for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students,
or if they will be taught for four or more
consecutive weeks by a teacher not meeting the
NCLB definition of highly qualified.
Louisiana
Department of Education Complaint Procedures For
The Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965
If the
Calcasieu Parish School System Title I
Program is not providing services in accordance
with state and federal regulations, a parent may
file a complaint in accordance with the The
Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators,
Bulletin 741, Section 349, which is available
online at the following website address:
http://www.doa.lousiana.gov/osr/lac/28v115/28v115.doc
Parents may also request a copy of this bulletin
by calling the Department’s toll-free number
1.877.453.2721. This bulletin contains detailed
procedures established for resolving complaints
filed against the Department of Education or a
local education agency pursuant to provisions of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, 20 U.S.C. §6301, et. seq.(ESEA).
Summarized from
the above handbook, complaints to the Louisiana
Department of Education must (1) be in writing
and (2) describe a violation of the law or a
violation of federal statutes or regulations.
The written
complaint must include:
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A statement
of the violation of requirement of pertinent
federal statue or regulation;
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The facts on
which the statement is based, including the
name of the local education agency;
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A proposed
solution for the problem;
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The parent’s
signature and contact information;
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Only
violations occurring within the past year.
A parent is
notified when a complaint has been received by
the Department, and complaints will be resolved
within 60 days of receiving the complaint,
unless the timeline has been extended. The
parent will receive a written decision
addressing each violation and will also be
informed of the right to request that the
Secretary of the United States Department of
Education review the decision made by the
Louisiana Department of Education.
TITLE I
DISTRICT
PARENT/FAMILY INVOLVEMENT POLICY
CALCASIEU
PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (CPSB)
2009/2010
“The mission
of Calcasieu Parish School Board is to work in
partnership with students, families and the
community to ensure that each student acquires
the knowledge, skills and core values necessary
to achieve personal success and to enrich the
community.”
The School Board
recognizes the importance of the school and home
working together as
partners in the
education of each child as stated in the
mission. A district Parent Handbook is printed
and distributed to all families in the fall of
each year. The Calcasieu Parish Title I
Parent/Family Policy encourages the involvement
of all families. The district Title I
Parent/Family Policy as well as each school’s
Parent/Family Policy are jointly developed,
written and annually reviewed by school staff
and parent/family members in order to improve
and promote student academic success. These
policies incorporate the requirements under the
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, section
1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Act. Title
I is a major provision of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA),
as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001(NCLB). Title I, Part A –Improving the
Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
provides assistance for students in
high-poverty schools. In order to accomplish
our mission, the following policies have been
developed to ensure parental/family
involvement in the CPSB Title I Schools.
PART 1.
Division Practices and Expectations
CPSB will put
into operation programs, activities and
procedures for the involvement of
parents/families
of participating students in all Title I
Schools. CPSB families of participating
children will give input for developing programs
and activities that are planned and operated
with meaningful consultation through our
District PAC (Parent Advisory
Council). CPSB Title I specialists will
work with the served schools to ensure that the
required school-level family involvement
policies meet the requirements of the law and
that each policy will include a school-family
compact.
CPSB will provide
full opportunities, to the extent practicable,
for the participation of family members with
limited English proficiency, family members with
disabilities, and family members of migratory
children to receive, information and school
reports in an understandable format and language
family members can understand. CPSB will submit
all comments from family members, with the plan,
to the Louisiana Department of Education if any
family members are not satisfied with the
district policy. CPSB will involve the Title I
families in decisions about how the one percent
of Title I, Part A funds reserved for family
involvement, will be spent. CPSB supports and
agrees with the statutory definition of
parent/family involvement, and expects that the
Title I schools will carry out programs,
activities and procedures in accordance with
this definition:
CPSB family
involvement means the participation of
parents/family members in regular, two-way, and
meaningful communication involving student
academic learning and other school activities,
including ensuring:
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that families play an integral role in assisting their child’s
learning;
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that families are encouraged to be actively involved in their
child’s education at school;
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that families 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.
PART 2.
Implementation of CPSB Title I Family
Involvement Components
CPSB will involve
family members in the joint development,
implementation and evaluation of the
district-wide policy by serving on our district
PAC. The results of the evaluation will
be used to identify barriers and better design
strategies for increased family involvement.
CPSB Title I specialists will provide technical
assistance and other necessary support to assist
the schools in developing and implementing
effective family involvement policies and
activities by participating in the school
improvement plan, and other events at the served
schools in order to improve academic
achievement. CPSB Title I programs at the
district and school levels will coordinate and
integrate, as necessary, family involvement
activities, workshops and meetings with the
following programs: Head Start, Pre-K, PIE
(Partners in Education), Special Education, and
Adult Education. CPSB Title I schools will
provide multiple opportunities/activities for
family members of participating students.
PART 3.
ADOPTION
This
District-wide Family Involvement Policy has been
developed jointly with, and agreed on with,
family members of children participating in the
Title I, Part A programs, as evidenced by
meeting agendas at the district and school
level. This policy was adopted by Calcasieu
Parish Public Schools on
and will be in
effect for the period of one year. CPSB will
distribute this policy to all families of
participating Title I, Part A, children upon
adoption.
April 28, 2009
Loree L. Smith, Federal
Programs Coordinator
Date
Title I Family
Involvement
2423 6th
Street Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone:
337.217.4170 Ext. 2406 Fax: 337.217.4173
Home Language
Survey School:
_____________________________
Cuestionario
Name:______________________________
Please answer these
questions.
Por favor, conteste las siguientes preguntas.
Is a language other than English spoken in your
home?
Yes No
(If the answer is Yes, please complete the
entire survey.)
¿Habla un idioma diferente al
inglés en el
hogar?
Si No
(Si la repuesta es si, sigue
con el cuestionario.)
Which language?
__________________________________
¿Cual idioma?
Which language does your child speak most
frequently at home? ___________________
¿Qué idioma habla su niño con
más frecuencía en el hogar?
at school? __________________________
en su
escuela?
Was your child born in the
U.S.A.?
Yes No
¿Nació su niño en los Estados
Unidos?
Si No
When did your child enter the
U.S.A.?
month _______ year
________
¿Cuándo entró su niño en los
Estados Unidos?
mes _______ año
________
How long has your child been enrolled in school
in the United States?
days _____ months _____ years _____
¿Cuanto tiempo ha asistido su
niño a una escuela en los Estados Unidos?
días _____ meses _____ años _____
Put an X in the box on the top line to show the
grades your child completed in English in
schools
in the U.S.A. Put an X on the bottom line for
the grades your child completed in schools in
another
country. Put a circle around the year(s) your
child did not attend school.
Ponga una X en la linea
superior para indicar que grados fueron
completados en inglés.
Ponga una X en la linea de
abajo en los grados completados en otro paises.
Dibuja
un círculo indicando los años
cuando no asistío al escuela.
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Title IV Safe
and Drug Free School & Communities
NOTICE TO
PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF CALCASIEU PARISH
The Calcasieu
Parish School Board and the Louisiana State
Department of Education have directed that each
student and his parents/guardians be told that,
without exception, a student shall not be
under the influence of, bring on, consume or
have in his/her possession on a school bus, on
school premises, or at a school function away
from school, any narcotic drugs or controlled
dangerous substance as defined by State law,
unless dispensed by a licensed physician as
allowed by law. Any student of the
Calcasieu Parish School System found to be in
violation of this policy will be subject to
expulsion as provided in the Drug-Free Schools
and Communities Act Amendments of 1989, Public
Law 101-226. Terms of the law are mandatory and
include a statement that referral sources are
available to parents/guardians.
Act 909—1990
Louisiana Legislative Action
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Mandates that
any student, sixteen (16) years or older,
found guilty of knowledge of and intentional
distribution of or possession with intent to
distribute any controlled dangerous
substance on school property, on a school
bus, or at a school event shall be expelled
from school for a minimum of twenty-four
calendar months.
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Mandates that
any student who is under sixteen (16) years
of age and in grades 6-12 and who are found
guilty as in (1.) above shall be expelled
from school for a minimum period of twelve
(12) calendar months.
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Mandates that
any student who is kindergarten through
grade five and who is found guilty as in
(1.) above shall be referred to the local
school board through a recommendation for
action from the superintendent.
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Specifies
procedures for review or appeal as follows:
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The
parent or tutor of the pupil may within
five days after the decision is
rendered, request the school board to
review the findings of the
superintendent or his designee.
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The
parent or tutor of the pupil may, within
ten days, appeal to the district court
for an adverse ruling of the school
board/superintendent.
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Requires that
upon recommendation by a principal for the
expulsion of any student referred to above,
a hearing shall be conducted by the
superintendent or his designee to determine
whether the student shall be expelled or if
other corrective or disciplinary action
shall be taken. Until such hearing, the
student shall remain suspended from school.
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Mandates that
no student expelled pursuant to this act
shall be readmitted to any public school in
the State except upon the approval of the
school board system to which he seeks
admittance.
Title IX
Title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits
discrimination based on sex in education
programs or activities which receive Federal
financial assistance.
It is the policy
of the Calcasieu Parish School Board to maintain
a learning environment that is free from
prohibited sexual discrimination or sexual
harassment. All forms of unlawful sex
discrimination on the part of an
employee-to-employee, employee-to-student,
student-to-student, any person to
another person or
any combination of these relationships are
prohibited. Inquiries about or complaints of
violation of this policy or of Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972 may be submitted
to:
Penny Haxthausen, Title IX Coordinator
3310 Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA 70615
337.217.4170 Ext: 2409 or as provided in
the Calcasieu Parish School Board complaint and
grievance procedures (Formal Procedure for
Sexual Harassment Complaints and Formal
Procedure for Student-to-Student Sexual
Harassment Complaints), copies of which may be
obtained from the Calcasieu Parish School
Board’s main office at: 1724 Kirkman Street,
Lake Charles, LA 70601 337.217.4000
Title X
McKinney-Vento Homeless
Education of
Children and Youth in Homeless Situations
The federal
McKinney-Vento Act protects the rights of
children and youth in homeless situations to
attend and succeed in school, including
pre-school. The McKinney-Vento Act applies to
all children and youth who do not have a fixed,
regular and/or adequate residence, including
children and youth who are: staying with friends
or relatives because they lost their housing;
awaiting foster placement; or living in
emergency or transitional shelters, motels,
domestic violence shelters, campgrounds,
inadequate trailer parks, cars, public spaces,
abandoned buildings and bus/train stations.
Your child will receive a sample of the
Louisiana Student Residency Questionnaire Form
in their school’s student
handbook. If you think you may qualify for the
Title X program, please contact your school
counselor or the school’s Title X contact
person.
Carolyn Toups,
District Liaison, Title X McKinney-Vento
Homeless
2423 6th
Street Lake Charles, LA
Phone:
337.217.4170 Ext. 2408 Fax: 337.217.7173
Louisiana Student Residency Questionnaire Form
1.
Is the student’s address a temporary living
arrangement?
rYes
rNo
(Note: If this is a permanent living arrangement
or the family owns or rents their home, sign
under item 8 and submit form to school
personnel.)
2.
Is the temporary living arrangement due to loss
of housing or economic hardship?
rYes
rNo
3.
Where is the student currently living? (Check
all that apply)
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q
Temporarily with another family because
we cannot afford or find affordable
housing.
q
With an adult that is not a parent or
legal guardian, or alone without an
adult.
q
In a hotel/motel.
q
In a vehicle of any kind, trailer park
or campground without running
water/electricity, abandoned building or
substandard housing.
q
Emergency Housing (i.e. FEMA Trailer or
Rental Assistance)
q
In an emergency/transitional shelter.
q
Other (Must provide specific
information)
______________________________________________
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4. Does your
child have a disability or receive any special
education services?(Check One)
rYes
rNo
5. Does your
child exhibit any behaviors that may interfere
with his or her academic performance?
rYes
rNo
6. Would you
like assistance with
r uniforms
r student records
r other?
(Describe:____________________________________________________________________)
7. Have you moved in the past three (3) years
to seek work as a paid laborer in any type of
farming
(sod, dairy, chicken, vegetable, citrus,
or other) or fishing?
rYes
rNo
8.
The undersigned certifies that the
information provided above is accurate.
Print Parent/Guardian Name/Adult Caring for
Student
Signature
Date
__________________________________________________________________________________
(Area Code) Phone
number Street
Address City
State Zip
School Use Only
q
Free
or Reduced Price Meals Form submitted/signed
r
Referral Form completed/submitted
Homeless Liaison
Use Only
q
Doubled-Up
r
Hotel/Motel
r
Unsheltered/FEMA
r
Sheltered
r
Doubled-Up/Unaccompanied Youth
Print School Contact
Title
Signature (required)
Date (Revised 01/08)
FEDERAL
PROGRAMS SIGNATURE PAGE
I have read and
understand the following documents in my
student’s handbook regarding Federal Programs:
v
Federal Programs Information
v
Parent Notification Information
v
District Parent/Family Involvement Policy
v
Title III Home Language Survey
v
Act 909
v
Title IX Information
v
Title X McKinney-Vento Homeless Information
v
Title X McKinney-Vento Louisiana Student
Residency Questionnaire Form
v
LA Dept. of Education Complaint Procedures For
The Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965
My Signature
indicates I have received these documents.
Parent/Guardian
Signature
Date
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