MEMORANDUM May 30, 2008 TO: School Board
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MEMORANDUM May 30, 2008 TO: School Board Members FROM: Abelardo Saavedra Superintendent of Schools SUBJECT: TITLE I, PART A PARENT INVOLVEMENT REPORT 2006–2007 CONTACT: Carla Stevens, 713-556-6700 Background The Title I, Part A Parent Involvement Program is designed to provide opportunities, training, and information for parents that will help them assume a more meaningful role in improving student achievement, and to increase their effectiveness when participating in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of the Title I, Part A programs. The Houston Independent School District (HISD) Title I, Part A parental involvement participation data were limited to parental involvement participation in the following areas: parent/teacher conferences, parent education, family literacy, parent literacy, parent planning, and parent volunteering. Parents who attended parent/teacher conferences were identified. Parent education participation identified parents who have received services such as GED or ESL instruction. Family literacy participation identified other family members who attended activities that promoted student achievement. Parent literacy participation identified parents who attended activities that promoted student achievement. These activities included: family math, reading, science nights, and parenting-skills workshops. Parent planning identified the participation of parents in the campus planning process. Parent volunteering identified parents who participated in organized parental support in a variety of capacities. For the 2006–2007 school year, parents of 70,167 students participated in the Title I, Parent Involvement program which represented 37.3 percent of all Title I, Part A students enrolled. HISD served a total of 275 Title I, Part A schools during the 2006–2007 school year. Of the schools served, there were eight early childhood centers, 181 elementary, 49 middle, one combined, and 36 high schools. While the majority (268) were schoolwide campuses, seven were targeted assisted (Appendix A). The percentage of parental involvement was calculated by dividing the number of students who had parental involvement coded on their student Chancery screens by the total number of students in membership based on the fall 2006 PEIMS resubmission. Parental Involvement category percentages were calculated at the school, region, and district levels. Findings • Figure I reflects the majority of Title I, Part A parental involvement activities was identified as parent conference. It is interesting to note that over 43 percent were identified as educational enrichment activities for families and parents including education, family literacy, and parent literacy. • The North Region exceeded the other regions in conferencing. The Alternative and Charter Schools Office exceeded in family literacy. The South Region exceeded in education, parent literacy, planning, and volunteering (Figure 2). • When looking at the specific types of parental involvement at the district and regional levels, it is apparent that the conference was the main form of involvement. The lowest areas of participation were parent literacy and planning (Appendix A). • Westside High School had the highest level of parental involvement participation 90 percent. Several schools showed no parental involvement participation. Several site observations indicated technical problems and inconsistency with coding (Appendix B). • An extract of data from the Chancery Student Management System (SMS) indicated that 254 campuses showed parental involvement data. Chancery allows the user to code a student's record whose parents have been involved. Additionally, the user is then encouraged to identify how the parent was involved. In many cases, this action was not exercised. The following schools did not indicate any parental coding: Early Childhood - Armandina Farias - Gabriela Mistral - Las Americas - Phillis Wheatley Elementary - Charles Atherton - John Kennedy - Concord Middle - W.A.L.I.P.P. High - Carnegie Vanguard - REACH Charter - Barbara Jordan - Ross Sterling - Houston Night - Booker T. Washington - Kashmere - Evan Worthing - Newcomer Combined - ALTA - Young Scholars Academy - Bannker-McNair Math/Science - Community Services Conclusion Overall, student enrollment in Title I schools during the 2006–2007 school year was 188,256 with the total number of students with parent involvement participation at 70,167 which reflects a percentage of 37.3 percent districtwide. Further assessment of the different types of involvement showed little change between categories (Appendix A). The percentage rates in all the categories, except conferencing appeared to be low. Only the South Region had marginally consistent participation levels. The Alternative and Charter schools led in the area of family literacy (35.2 percent) (Figure 2 and Appendix A). Recommendations Additional attention should be considered for parent literacy programs. Based on the percentage of limited English proficient students in HISD, 27.4 percent, there is a substantial need for schools to offer like programs. Parental planning with the schools appears to require more effort. Increasing parental planning activities can increase parents’ support of the children and the success of the school. Additionally, attention is required to ensure that the Title I, Part A Parent Involvement Program elements are completed coded. Approximately one quarter of the students coded with parental involvement did not have codes for specific activities. Should you have any further questions, please contact my office or Carla Stevens in Research and Accountability at (713) 556-6700. AS Attachments cc: Superintendent’s Direct Reports Regional Superintendents Executive Principals Noelia Garza Pamala Evans Volunteering Volunteering, 17% Planning, 10% Planning Parent Literacy, Parent Literacy Conference, 71% 10% Family Literacy, Family Literacy 17% Education Education, 16% Conference Figure 1: HISD Title I, Part A parental involvement districtwide 2006–2007. 70.8 80.5 55.7 Conference 67.0 84.6 66.6 70.2 16.0 15.9 16.3 Education 10.8 11.4 26.3 15.3 16.6 35.2 District 9.4 Family Literacy 7.6 11.9 Alternative 27.3 8.1 Central 9.5 0.0 East 5.6 Parent Literacy 4.8 9.5 North Type of Involvement 27.5 9.3 South 10.2 10.5 West 11.6 Planning 3.3 6.1 20.7 9.1 17.4 16.3 13.6 Volunteering 12.2 16.4 34.6 11.2 0 102030405060708090 Percentage of Involvement Figure 2: HISD Title I, Part A parental involvement by region 2006–2007. HISD Research and Accountability ____________________________________________________________________________ 1 Appendix A 2006–2007 HISD Title I, Part A Parental Involvement Participation Parental Involvement Categories % Students with Students with Parental Parental Region Name Enrollment Family Parent Involvement Involvement Conference Education Planning Volunteering Literacy Literacy (N) (%) Alternative 5,206 497 9.5 80.5 15.9 35.2 0.0 10.5 16.3 Central 34,942 12,880 36.9 55.7 16.3 9.4 5.6 11.6 13.6 East 32,566 14,096 43.3 67.0 10.8 7.6 4.8 3.3 12.2 North 39,985 13,709 34.3 84.6 11.4 11.9 9.5 6.1 16.4 South 28,235 6,970 24.7 66.6 26.3 27.3 27.5 20.7 34.6 West 46,376 22,015 47.5 70.2 15.3 8.1 9.3 9.1 11.2 Districtwide 187,310 70,167 37.5 70.8 16.0 16.6 9.5 10.2 17.4 Source: 2006–2007 PEIMS Fall Collection (Resubmission) and Chancery Title I Parental Involvement Data 2006–2007 This report only includes Title I schools. HISD Research and Accountability ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Appendix B 2006–2007 HISD Title I, Part A Parental Involvement by School Students with Students with Parental Involvement Categories % Parental Parental Region Name School Name Enrollment (N) Involvement Involvement Family Parent Conference Education Planning Volunteering (N) (%) Literacy Literacy Alternative Accelerated Learning & Transitio 451 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Banneker-McNair Math/Science A 135 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Carter Career Center 158 81 51.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 CLC 481 9 1.9 11.1 88.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 CLC (Secondary Campus) 206 3 1.5 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Community SVC 115 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Dominion Academy 65 23 35.4 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Energized for Excellence 883 6 0.7 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Energized for Excellence Academ 840 163 19.4 99.4 3.7 100.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 Energized for Excellence Academ 157 1 0.6 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Harper Alternative 61 28 45.9 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Houston Night HS 30 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Kandy Stripe Academy 257 1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Pleasant Hill El 89 29 32.6 79.3 37.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.8 Pro-Vision 80 56 70.0 100.0 94.6 0.0 0.0 92.9 92.9 St. John's Academy 90 13 14.4 100.0 0.0 38.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 WALIPP Mdl. 106 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Young Learning Alt. 816 84 10.3 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Young Scholars (ALT) 186 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Region Total 5,206 497 9.5 80.5 15.9 35.2 0.0 10.5 16.3 Source: 2006–2007 PEIMS Fall Collection (Resubmission) and Chancery Title I Parental Involvement Data 2006–2007 This report only includes Title I schools.