John F. Kennedy

High School

2018-2019

Parent and Family Engagement

Policy for Shared Student Success —————————————————————————————-

Revised May 24th, 2017

What is it? This is a plan that describes how John F. Kennedy High School will

provide opportunities to improve family engagement to support student

learning. John F. Kennedy High School values the contributions and

involvement of parents and family members to establish an equal part-

nership for the common goal of improving student achievement. This

plan describes the different ways that John F. Kennedy High School

will support family engagement and how parents can help plan and

participate in activities and events to promote student learning at school

and at home.

How is it revised? John F. Kennedy High School invited all parents to attend our

Annual Revision Meeting last spring to review and revise this Parent

and Family Engagement Policy, as well as the Parent Involvement

Plan, our School-Parent Compact, and the Title I family engagement

budget. Additionally, parent input and comments regarding this plan are

welcome during the school year .The plan is posted on our school web-

site for parents to view and submit feedback throughout the year. All

parent feedback received during the year will be used to revise the plan

for the next school year. We also post these documents in our website

at the beginning of the year to ask parents for their suggestions . Par-

ents and family members can also give feedback during several parent

meetings and activities during the school year .

Who is it for? All students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their fami-

lies are encouraged and invited to fully participate in the opportunities

described in this plan. John F. Kennedy High School will provide full

opportunity for the participation of parents and family members with

limited English, with disabilities, and of migratory children.

Where is it available? At the beginning of the year, the plan will be posted on the school

website . Parents can also retrieve a copy of the plan in the lobby by

the front office.

For questions or suggestions, contact Maribel de Rojas at

MACabreradeRojas@wsfcs.k12.nc.us or 336-703-4144

What is Title I? John F. Kennedy High School is identified as a Title I school

as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Title I is a fed-

eral program designed to support State and local school reform

efforts tied to the challenging State academic standards to improve

teaching and learning for students. Title I programs must be based

on effective means of improving student achievement and include

strategies to support family engagement. All Title I schools must

jointly develop with parents and family members a written parent

and family engagement policy.

Together

we make our students

Ready for college! Ready for Career!

Ready for Life!

John F. Kennedy High School 890 E. 11th Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 703-4143

https://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Domain/2172 Principal: Keisha Gabriel

klgabriel@wsfcs.k12.nc.us

School Plan for Shared Student Achievement

2018-19 District Goals By 2020, 90 percent of third-grade students will read on or

above grade level

By 2018, our graduation rate will be

90 percent

By 2018, we will close the achievement gap between sub-

groups by 10 percentage points while increasing the perfor-

mance of all subgroups.

John F. Kennedy Goals JFK will raise the achievement of African-American and His-

panic students by 10 percentage points in order to decrease the

achievement gap by the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

By the end of the 2018-19 school year, JFK will improve the attendance rate

by increasing student attendance rate by 4% and decreasing the incidents of

class cutting and leaving school without permission by 30%.

Parent and Family Engagement John F. Kennedy believes that family engagement means the participation of parents and family members in regular two -way, and

meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring:

• That parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning.

• That parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school.

• That parents 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.

School-Parent Compacts As part of this plan, John F. Kennedy High School and our families will develop a school-

parent compact.

A compact is a written agreement that families, teachers, and students jointly develop to ex-

plain how everyone will work together to ensure all students reach grade-level standards. The

compacts will be reviewed and updated annually based on feedback from families, students,

and teachers during various events and the annual Revision Meeting. They are also posted

on our school website (www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Domain/2172) and extra copies are always

available in the front office. If you would like to provide feedback on the compact any time

during the year, please contact: Maribel de Rojas at

MACabreradeRojas@wsfcs.k12.nc.us or 336-703-4144

Academics To deliver the content standards established by the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, John F. Kennedy uses the Unpacked Standards docu-

ments, along with the pacing guide provided by the district. The school uses the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and Benchmark data to ensure all

students receive instruction based on their level of performance and rate of progress (for more information, go to our School Improvement Plan on our

website). i-Ready is used as a universal screener to gain diagnostic data and utilize resource material for targeted intensified instruction. For end-of-

year/course evaluations, middle school students will take End-of-Grade and high school students will take the End-of-Course assessments. The state

reports five levels of achievement from 1-5, where 3 and up meets grade-level proficiency and 4-5 meets college-and-career readiness standards. For

more information, visit the district website to view the Student-Parent Handbook.

More goals in our website under School Improve-

ment Plan.

The Vision of John F. Kennedy High School is to help students become lifelong learners and

productive citizens in a global economy.

Our Mission is to develop, through rigorous, real-world instruction, graduates who exhibit entrepreneurial ability, career and college readiness, and excellent interpersonal skills. We understand that our families, school staff and community work together to make this hap-

pen.

This is how we plan to accomplish this task.

Events and meetings involving parents will be held at different times during the day/week to make it more convenient for parents to attend. The information shared will be posted on the

school website.

Parent-teacher conferences will be scheduled at a time that accommodates parents’ availa-bility. Parents can schedule conferences with teachers by contacting them via e-mail or by

calling the office or Students Services Department.

Parents are encouraged to participate in the planning, review, and improvement of the Title I programs by attending the meetings or becoming a member of our School Improve-ment Team. This team meets twice every month. Other opportunities include the planning, review, and improvement of this Parent and Family Engagement Policy and the joint develop-ment of our School-Parent Compact in meetings held in the spring and fall and submitting

comments at any time during the school year.

John F. Kennedy will provide information on Title I Programs and school performance in our website. Progress reports will be provided to parents two times during each quarter. Ac-cess to student grades will also be available through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Parent-ing education sessions will be conducted throughout the school year to share ways to assist parents and teachers to work together as partners. Parents will be asked for their suggestions

or recommendations.

Parents will receive information from the school regularly in English and Spanish through Connect 5 phone calls, emails, and letters sent home with students or via USPS. Current information about activities will also be posted on the school website and referenced using current social media. Middle School Student-led conferences concerning student academic progress will be held in January and report cards will be scheduled at the end of the first three quarters. John F. Kennedy provides translations and interpretation in Spanish to assist our Latino community and full opportunities for participation of family members with disabili-ties , and of migratory children .

A parent survey will be distributed during spring to evaluate the Title I program, and other parent support groups will be formed as needed, based on parent input. Parents are encour-

aged to provide feedback using oral, written, and digital communication channels.

John F. Kennedy HS supports transitions by providing 6th and 9th grades orientations for parents and students as well as Open House and Curriculum Nights for all grades during the year. John F. Kennedy provides parents with information regarding the Common Core Stand-ards, Title I, state requirements and local academic assessments in addition to use of technol-ogy and report cards every quarter to monitor their child’s progress and participate in deci-

sions related to the education of their students.

John F. Kennedy provides training materials to parents on curriculum, strategies to help their children at home and technology in our parent nights and teacher-parent conferences during the school year. We also provide training materials through our Parent Resource Cen-ter located in the Students Services Department. We connect with community partners to

provide workshops on parenting skills in the spring.

Staff is updated on Title I requirements during staff meetings and Parent Involvement strate-

gies during the school year.

JFK is Branching Out!

Parent Resource Center Check on our Parent Resource Center

to find useful information on

parenting, fliers for events and re-

sources in our community.

Located in Student Services Department

Middle School birthday

Student- Led conferences

Middle School birthday celebration

Come for lunch! Parents are welcome to come during

lunch and purchase a meal for a mod-

erate price from the cafeteria.

August 2018

6th

and 9th. grade Ori-entation

Information on procedures for students starting 6th and 9th grade.

Open House Visit classrooms, meet teachers, get information to get started.

Title I docs. Parent Input

Title I documents are posted on website for your review.

September 2018

SIT Meetings begin – School Improvement Team meets to discuss our School Improvement Plan. We meet on the 3rd Monday of the month. All parents and student repre-sentatives are welcome.

Progress Reports Progress Reports go home every 3 weeks during the school year.

Title I Annual Meeting Learn about what is a Title I school and your rights.

Technology Night Helping parents use tech resources to connect better with the school.

October 2018

Title I District Policy Mtg.

Title I information and district documents revision. For all Title I schools at location determined by the district.

* NC School Report Cards

Release of School Report Card.

Magnet Open House Recruitment event for prospective students.

College and Financial Aid Information ses-sion

For Seniors–Information on process to apply to college and financial aid.

November 2018

District Magnet Fair Learn about the different options in magnet schools in the district.

Report Cards 1st

. Quarter

Reports provide information on how your student is doing

December 2018

College and Financial Aid Information Ses-sion

For Juniors-Information on Senior year and preparing for college.

January 2019

Freshman Open House

Prospective 9th graders explore our programs

2nd

semester Open House

For HS. Visit classrooms, meet teachers and get information on what your students will learn this semester. 2nd. Semester classes begin.

HS Magnet applica-tions

Applications to Magnet schools begin

Magnet Open House Recruitment event for prospective students

Report Cards 2nd

quarter

Reports provide information on how your student is doing

MS Student Led Con-ferences

Middle School students present their work to parents

February 2019

MS Magnet Applica-tions

Accepting applications for Middle School

March 2019 Parenting Skills Parent/Teen workshop on different topics.

April 2019 Report Cards 3nd

quarter

Reports provide information on how your student is doing

May 2019

Title I docs. Parent Input Revision Mtg.

Parents help to review and revise Title I documents .

Parent Surveys

Parents give their input on the Title I Program online or paper-pencil.

Seniors Awards Day Celebrate your Seniors in their achievements .

June 2019

HS Graduation

12th grade graduation ceremony.

8th grade Promotion Ceremony

Celebrate your 8th graders as they complete middle school.

EOY Report Cards Final Reports of the year.

Opportunities for Involvement at JFK

JFK invites all families to join the JFK Parent and Family Engagement Committee

to share ideas and ways to involve others to build partnerships with school, fami-

lies, and the community. The team will meet four times during the school year,

but parents and family members can also submit their ideas or suggestions at any

school activities and meetings, as well as through our family surveys or by con-

tacting the school. If you would like to learn more about the Parent and Family

Engagement Committee please contact Maribel de Rojas at (336)-703-4144 or

complete the interest form below and leave it in the front office or Student Ser-

vices Department.

Parent and Family Engagement Committee

Parent and Family Engagement Committee

Yes, I am interested and wish to join the PFE Committee

Please contact me so I can learn more about joining the PFE Committee

Please send me notifications about future meetings and updates.

Name:_______________________________________________________________________

Child’s Name and Grade Level:___________________________________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number:________________________________________________________________________________________

Email Address:_________________________________________________________________________________________

Share your Thoughts

We want to hear from you! If you have any suggestions or if there is any part of this policy that you feel is not satisfactory with

the students’ and the school’s goals for academic achievement, please provide us with your comments in the space provided

and leave this form in the front office:

Name (optional): _______________________________________________ Phone Number (optional): ____________________

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