Parental Involvement

By: Minnesota Parental Information and Resource Center (MN PIRC)

The federal government defines parental involvement as follows: The term "parental involvement" means the participation of parents in regular, two-way, meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring:

• Parents play an integral role in assisting their child's learning
• Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child's education at school
• 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; and carrying out of other activities, such as those described in section 1118 of the Elementary Secondary Education Act. [Section 9101(32), ESEA.]

All Title I schools must have policies that involve parents, and all but the smallest (those from districts that receive less than $500,000 in federal Title I funding) must spend at least 1 percent of their Title I funding on parent training and education programs.

If your child participates in Title I school programs, you have the right to be involved in many ways. You can expect regular communication, opportunities and training to be involved in your child's learning, and chances to be involved in decision-making at your child's school.

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