Statement of Purpose:
Kingston Elementary School is committed to providing quality education programs and establishing high levels of expectations for all children.  The following policy was developed by the school's  Parent  Advisory Council and will be made available to all stakeholders through the use of the school's web site.  A copy will be available upon request in the school office.  The policy is revised annually based on the results of the Title 1 and/ or School Improvement Plan survey.  Because stakeholder  involvement and support are essential components for each child to be successful, the school is committed to establishing a home-school-community partnership to ensure academic success for every child.

Part 1:  Stakeholder Involvement
Kingston Elementary School will:

     1.  Convene an annual meeting:

• An annual Title 1 meeting will be held by October 31st each year.
• The purpose of the meeting will be to share the involvement policy and the school-wide action plan.
• Notifications will be sent to all stakeholders.
• Comments and ideas will be encouraged.

     2.  Offer flexible meeting times and varied activities designed to support and encourage the involvement of all.

     4.  Provide timely information about the school programs, the academic curriculum, assessments data, grade level expectations, and opportunities to interact with teachers regarding the education of their children.  Means of communication will be provided by:

• Parent Orientation Nights at the beginning of each school year
• Parent Conferences
• Mid-term Reports
• Report Cards
• Newsletters
• Individual teacher/School/District Web Sites
• Handbook
• Roane County Schools Code of Conduct

     5.  Inform parents if their child has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified a defined by the Title 1 law.

Part II:  Shared Responsibilities for High Student Academic Achievement
Kingston Elementary School will develop jointly with parents and teachers a Parent / Teacher / Student Compact.  The compact will outline ways in which the parents, teachers, students, and staff will work together to ensure high academic achievement.

Part III:  Building Capacity Involvement
Kingston Elementary School will provide information and assistance to parents regarding the state and local academic standards and assessments.  This information will be distributed to all stakeholders through the following formats:

• Parent Orientation Nights
• Parent Conferences
• State results sent home by the school principal
• School assessments sent home by the teachers and literacy leader
• School reports as listed on the State of Tennessee web site
• Literacy Parent Workshops provided by the school Literacy Leader
• Literacy Parent Volunteers and Volunteer Training provided by the Literacy Leader

Part IV:  Accesiblity
Kingston Elementary:
will make parent involvement accessible to all parents regardless of their socio-economic level.

• Advisory Council will include diverse membership from our stakeholders.
• Advisory Council will review this policy annually and make any necessary recomendations for changes.
• Advisory Council will schedule additional meetings as needed to address any issues or concerns.