Parent & Family Engagement Policy

What is it?

Sam Jamison Middle School is committed to our vision: for authenticity to light the path for all Sam Jamison family members: authentic relationships, authentic classrooms, authentic excellence. 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.

As a Title I campus, there will be an Annual Title I meeting.

This year, the fall Annual Title l program review will be held August , at Meet Your Teacher Night on August 28, 2024 at 6:30 PM, and a second meeting with be held ___

How to be Involved

-Become a Pearland ISD volunteer by filling out the volunteer application on the Pearland ISD website. LINK

-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

Sam Jamison Middle School will provide support and coordination to plan and implement effective family engagement and parental involvement to improve student academic achievement.

Activities Include:

• Meet Your Teacher Night (includes annual Title I parent information meeting)
• Repeat Session of Annual Title I parent information meeting
• Movie Night
• Bingo Night
• STAAR Night
• Fun 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
• Communities in School (parent trainings, health and community resources) (LINK or reference for CIS)
• Learning resources on campus website
• Parent teacher conferences

Other ways to be involved

• Campus Volunteer
• PTA/Parent Advisory Committee

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 281-412-1440. You can find principal and faculty emails on the Sam Jamison Middle School website LINK.

Sam Jamison Middle School welcomes any ideas, feedback or concerns as we want our school to be a place where everyone feels safe and welcomed. LINK

Curriculum

Sam Jamison Middle School utilizes high-quality curriculum that supports student success. In all subjects, Sam Jamison Middle School uses Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) as the foundation for all classroom curricula.

Forms of Academic Assessments

Sam Jamison Middle School 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.

-Beginning Reading assessments (BAS reading level testing)

-Common assessments and benchmarks in Reading and Math

-STAAR simulations in Math, Reading, and Science

-State of Texas STAAR Academic Assessments in Math, Reading, and Science for Grade 5

-State of Texas STAAR Academic Asssessments in Math and Reading for Grade 6

-TELPAS

Expected Achievement Levels on Academic Assessments:

Students in grades 5-6 at Sam Jamison Middle School must take the Reading and Math STAAR tests. Students in 5th grade will also take the Science STAAR test. Information on the State’s STAAR Test and Performance Standards can be found on this website.

Emergent Bilingual students will participate in the TELPAS Assessment each Spring to assess their language proficiency. The campus goal is for each student to grow at least one proficiency level in each domain.

Sam Jamison Middle School tracks each child’s growth throughout the year via assessments mentioned above.

CAMPUS STAAR Goals/Areas of Focus:

50% of students in grades 5 will score Meets on the Math STAAR Assessment and 20% will score Masters. 55% of students in Grades 6 will score Meets on the Math STAAR Assessment and 25% will score Masters by May 2025.

60% of students in grades 5 will score Meets on the ELA STAAR Assessment and 35% will score Masters. 75% of students in Grades 6 will score Meets on the ELA STAAR Assessment and 35% will score Masters by May 2025.Areas of Focus: Reading Fluency and Math Computation

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

· Participate in effective 2-way communication with school staff

· Participate in parent trainings

· Maintain high expectations for all students to achieve

· Be a positive team player

· Attend school sponsored activities

· Maximize student potential through challenging curriculum

· Ensure your child reads every day

The Student’s Responsibilities

· Be respectful

· Follow Character Strong traits

· Hold yourself to high expectations

· Get involved with school clubs and activities

· Read something every day

· Be a positive team player

· Rise to the challenge of your school work

On-Going Communication

Calendars (Campus & District)

Newsletters

Parent-teacher Conferences

Progress reports (dates set by district calendar)

Report cards (dates set by district calendar)

Remind 101 Texts

Skyward messages

Weekly Folders

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 281-412-1440 o mande correo electrónico a gordonat@pearlandisd.org.

5th Grade Assistant Principal: Angeline Escamilla

5th Grade Counselor: Keri Jenkins-Rylander

6th Grade Assistant principal: Chris McGlothlin

6th Grade Counselor: Robyn Olsen

Phone: 281-412-1440

Address: 2506 Woody Rd. Pearland, TX 77581

Website: Sam Jamison Middle School