Parent & Family Engagement Policy

What is it?

C.J. Harris is committed to our district's vision: every student matters and serves a purpose. We strive to provide high-quality education individualized for each student by developing and maintaining relationships with families and community. One way we continue to do this is by participation in the Title l, Part A State Program. This program provides funding for low socioeconomic schools. In return, we promise to meet the expectations laid out for us by the Texas Education Agency and the United States Department of Education.

Funding

Title I funds will be used for implementation of the parent and family engagement program. The district sets aside the required 1% of Title I funds for parent and family engagement. A portion of these funds go to the Smore newsletter software subscription as it provides translation for each recipient into their desired language and has options for visibility needs to increase accessibility. These programs, activities, and procedures will be planned and implemented with meaningful collaboration with families.

Review

Funding and activities can be reviewed by the Texas Education Agency upon request to ensure they meet the need of the PFE program.

Parent Meetings

Parent meetings offer a time for the school and family to communicate necessary information. Meetings will be held on campus with coordinating meeting offered virtually. Different meeting times are offered for family convenience.

• Fall Annual Title l program review will be held August, at Meet Your Teacher Night on August 22, 2024 at 6:30 and 7:15 PM, and a second meeting will be held virtually through Skyward
• Fall Math Night and Trunk or Treat--Oct. 24
• Literacy Night in the Spring
• https://harris.pearlandisd.org/calendar
  

How to be Involved

-Become a Pearland ISD volunteer by filling out the volunteer application on the Pearland ISD website https://www.pearlandisd.org/parents/volunteers-chaperones.

-Attend Title l Family meeting and family trainings/activities

-Talk to your child’s teacher about how to help/volunteer in the classroom

Family Supports /Activities

C.J. Harris Elementary will provide support and coordination to plan and implement effective family engagement and parental involvement to improve student academic achievement.

Activities May Include but not limited to:

-Meet Your Teacher Night (includes annual Title I parent information meeting)

-Repeat Session of Annual Title I parent information meeting

-Popsicles with Principal

-Trunk or Treat

-Music Performances

-Family Nights

-STAAR Night

-PTA Family Events

-Thanksgiving Luncheons

-Book Fairs

-Hoopla Day

-District Guidance Services Events (such as: #IWILLASK, monthly Coffee with the Counselors online meetings, and Carousel of Resources Night) can be found on the district's Guidance Services Webpage.

-Campus Guidance Support -Character Strong Lessons

-YMCA afterschool program

--Learning resources on campus website, https://harris.pearlandisd.org/

-Parent teacher conferences

-monthly newsletters, Harris Herald

Other ways to be involved

-Career Day

-Dads on Duty

-Campus/Classroom Volunteer

-PTA

-Parent Advisory Council (PAC)

Ways to Request a Meeting with the Teacher or Principal

To request a meeting with the principal or your child’s teacher, parents or guardians may email or call the front office at 713-485-4024. You can find principal and faculty emails on the C.J. Harris website: Our School -https://harris.pearlandisd.org/

C.J. Harris welcomes any ideas, feedback or concerns as we want our school to be a place where everyone feels safe and welcomed. https://forms.office.com/r/rdiPE7mn0A

Curriculum

C.J. Harris Elementary utilizes high-quality curriculum that supports student success. In all subjects, C.J. Harris uses Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) as the foundation for all classroom curricula.

Forms of Academic Assessments

C. J. Harris Elementary has common formative assessments that every teacher gives. All assessments are aligned to the TEKS and are modeled after the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test.

Pre-K-1st:

-Beginning and end of the year Math and Reading assessments

2nd--4th:

-Beginning Reading assessments

-Common assessments and benchmarks in Reading and Math

-STAAR simulation in Math and Reading

State of Texas STAAR Academic Assessments in Math and Reading for Grades 3 and 4

Expected Achievement Levels on Academic Assessments:

Students in grades 3-4 at C.J. Harris take the Reading and Math STAAR test.

Emergent Bilingual students will also take TELPAS

Information on the State’s STAAR Test and Performance Standards can be found on this website.

C.J. Harris Elementary tracks each child’s growth throughout the year via assessments mentioned above.

C.J. Harris STAAR Goals/Areas of Focus:

• Harris students in grades 3-4 will increase Meets and Masters levels by 5% on their STAAR Reading and Math tests by May 2025.
• Economically Disadvantaged students will obtain an academic growth score of at least 90 on the STAAR reading assessment as evidenced by the TEA accountability Report.

Areas of Focus: Reading Fluency and Math Computation, Classroom Behaviors and

Attendance

The School’s Responsibilities

· Teach with consideration and understanding of the whole child

· Meet the child’s individual needs through effective instruction and grouping

· Provide effective ongoing 2-way communication with parents

· Provide parent training

· Maintain high expectations for all students to achieve

· Seek professional development opportunities that target student learning

· Maximize student potential through challenging curriculum

The Parent/Guardian’s Responsibilities

· Provide effective ongoing 2-way communication with school

· Attend parent trainings

· Maintain high expectations for all students to achieve

· Read with my child every day

· Be a positive team player

· Attend extra-curricular activities

The Student’s Responsibilities

· Pay attention in class, work hard, and listen to the teacher

· Come to school on time and ready to work

· Be nice and show respect to others

· Be safe and follow the student code of conduct and dress code

· Read something every day

· Be a positive team player

· Attend extra-curricular activities and school events

On-Going Communication

Weekly Folders

Skyward messages

Parent-teacher Conferences

Progress reports (dates set by district calendar)

Report cards (dates set by district calendar)

Newsletters and Calendar

C.J. Harris Facebook page

Around spring break, the campus will reach out to parents and families to conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the district and campus Parent and Family Engagement Program and Policies. A survey link will be emailed via Skyward to all parents and guardians of all students. Feedback will be used to create a more effective Parent and Family Engagement program for the campus following school year and improve the district and campus Parent and Family Engagement policies.

*Si requiere ayuda en traducir este documento, por favor hable al 281-485-4024 o mande correo electrónico a RAGGHIANTIY@pearlandisd.org

Assistant Principal: Suzann Whitlow

Counselor: Yesenia Ragghianti

https://harris.pearlandisd.org/

Phone: 713-485-4024