Pasco County Title I School Level

Parent and Family Engagement Plan 2026-2027 

Pasco High School

 

Each Title I school shall jointly develop with parents and family members of participating children, a written plan that shall describe how the school will carry out the requirements indicated below.  Parents shall be notified of the plan in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practical, provided in a language the parents can understand. The school plan must be made available to the local community and updated and agreed to by parents periodically to meet the changing needs of parents and the school.

School’s vision for engaging families:

Pasco High School will support and encourage active parent involvement in the home and at school in different ways. To meet the specific needs of our families, PHS will provide the following:

• Opportunities for volunteering
• Different school events throughout the year that families will be invited to and encouraged to attend
• Allowing families to provide feedback about our school events that they attend, to keep or improve what we offer.
• Provide our families with a survey, to give feedback on how we are doing supporting them and their students.

What is Required:

Assurances: We will:

Involve an adequate representation of parents, or establish a parent advisory board to represent families, in         developing and evaluating the “School Parent and Family Engagement Plan” that describes how the school will         conduct its required family engagement activities.

 

Hold an annual meeting for families to explain the Title I program and the rights of parents to be involved. Offer         other meetings/workshops at flexible times.

 

Use a portion of Title I funds to support parent and family engagement and involve parents in deciding how these         funds are to be used.

 

Involve parents in the planning, review, and improvement of the Title I program.

 

Develop a school-parent compact that outlines how parents, students, and school staff will share the responsibility         for improving student achievement and describes how parents and teachers will communicate.

 

Offer assistance to parents in understanding the education system and the state standards, and how to support         their children’s achievement.

 

Provide materials and training to help parents support their child’s learning at home. Educate teachers and other         school staff, including school leaders, on how to engage families effectively.

 

Coordinate with other federal and state programs, including preschool programs.

 

Provide information in a format and language parents can understand and offer information in other languages as    feasible.

 

 

Principal: _______________________________                 Date: ____________________

 

 

 

EVERY TITLE I SCHOOL IN PASCO COUNTY WILL:

 

 

1. Involve parents in the planning, review, and improvement of their Comprehensive Needs Assessment and Title I program. The school will jointly develop and evaluate the Parent & Family Engagement and Title I Schoolwide plans with an adequate representation of parents.

 

 

Describe the method in which parents were involved.	Parents were invited via MyStudent communication, phone calls, and social media posts   It was posted on our website and handed out in person at the meeting   It was posted on our website and handed out in person at the meeting   Feedback was given during the meeting through questions and conversations   Feedback was taken down via notes by Mrs. Enright, our Parent Involvement Assistant
Date of meeting to gather parent input for Comprehensive Needs Assessment	Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
Date of meeting to gather parent input for this Title I Parent and Family Engagement Plan	Tuesday, March 17th, 2026

 

*Evidence of the input gathered and how it was/will be used should be uploaded to Title I Crate.

 

 

 

2. Develop a school-home compact that outlines how parents, students, and school staff will share the responsibility for improving student achievement and describes how parents & teachers will communicate.

 

 

How were parents invited to develop or revise the compact?	Parents were invited via MyStudent communication, phone calls, and social media posts   It was posted on our website and handed out in person at the meeting Feedback was given during the meeting through questions and conversations Feedback was taken down via notes by Mrs. Enright, our Parent Involvement Assistant
Date of parent meeting to develop or revise the compact	Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
What communication methods will be used between teachers & parents as well as school & parents?	We use a variety of communication tools with parents; MyStudent messaging (phone calls, emails, texts), regular email, social media posts, and our marquee.
Elementary schools are required to hold at least one face to face conference with parents where the compact is discussed.  Explain your process?

 

 

*A parent signed copy of the compact should be uploaded to Title I Crate as evidence of implementation.

 

*Evidence of the input should be uploaded to Title I Crate.

 

3. Hold an annual meeting for families to explain the Title I program and the rights of parents to be involved.

 

 

What information is provided at the meeting?  How are parents notified of the meeting?	PHS is a Title I school as a part of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Title I is designated to support State and local reform efforts tied to the challenging State academic standards to help improve teaching and learning for students. These programs must be based on effective means of improving student achievement and include strategies to support family engagement. Title I schools must work in collaboration with parents and families to develop a written parent and family engagement policy. Other information provided to families are the qualifications of the educators that teach their students, budgetary decisions that are made to improve teaching and student learning, and discuss ways we can connect better with families.
Tentative date and time(s) of the Annual Title I Meeting and steps taken to plan the meeting	August/September 2026
How do parents who are not able to attend receive information from the meeting?	The information discussed at our meeting will be sent home via MyStudent communication.
How are parents informed of their rights?	Parents are notified of their rights at the meeting as well as being sent home through our MyStudent communication. Information is also on our website for families to access.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Identify partnerships that coordinate & integrate Title I and local/federal funds to provide opportunities that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children and/or to help support learning at home.

 

Title III-ESOL	PHS has an ELL coach along with ESOL IAs to support teachers inside the classroom and students in and out of the classroom.
Title IX-Homeless	PHS has a Social Services coordinator and shares a social worker to help with our SIT students.
Preschool Programs	NA
IDEA/ ESE	PHS has 7 VE teachers to provide supports for our ESE students.
Migrant	PHS has a Migrant team that helps support our migrant population
Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Use a portion of Title I funds to support parent and family engagement and involve parents in deciding how these funds are used.

 

Allocation	$2500
Explain how these funds will be used this school year.	They will be used in different ways to provide copies for families of the necessary documents, and supplies for students.
How are parents involved in deciding on this?	Through meetings
How did you document parent input?	Parent input will be documented through surveys and meeting notes.

 

 

 

 

6. Provide assistance, training, workshops, events, and/or meetings for parents to help them understand the education system, curriculum, standards, state assessments and achievement levels.

• Best practice is to hold parent events that teach caregivers a new tip, tool, or strategy, that parents can use at home with their child to help reinforce what they are learning in the classroom.
• Think of Family Engagement as a strategy to reach the goal of student achievement
• Offer workshops, events and/or meetings at flexible dates/times. (i.e. morning, evening, lunch, Saturdays). Provide information to parents in a timely manner and in an easy-to-read format.

 

Building Capacity of Families
SIP goals	Title/Description of Strategy	How will this impact student achievement?	When will this occur?	When applicable, indicate the services you will provide to families.				How will this support learning at home?
				Transportation	Light Refreshments	Childcare	Translation
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Other:

 

Explain how parents are provided with information regarding the curriculum, achievement levels, progress monitoring and assessments.	Parents are provided with the information through a PowerPoint presentation. There are also handouts provided at the meeting along with those documents being sent out via MyStudent communication.
How will workshops/events be evaluated? How will the needs of parents be assessed to plan future events?	Parents will be able to provide feedback based on the events and how we can improve them for future events.
Describe how the needs of parents/families who speak a language other than English will be met at workshops/events.	We will use the translation feature on the PowerPoint for families to follow along. Documents will also be offered in other languages to help those families that need that support.
What are the barriers for parents to attend workshops/events and how do you overcome these?	Work, childcare, and time of events. We will attempt to offer up different times for events to help out those who cannot attend. Families can help with providing us information on what time best works for them.
How are flexible dates and times for meetings, events and/or workshops offered?  (Give examples)	We typically have our SAC and PTSA meetings on the same day but one in the morning and one in the evening, allowing for families to have a choice that best fits their schedule. Some of the same information is shared at both, so they have an opportunity to get the info at different times.
How are the needs of parents with disabilities accommodated to ensure they have access to meetings, workshops, and/or events?	The PowerPoint presentation helps accommodate the parents with disabilities along with sending the information out through MyStudent communication.

 

 

*These events should be included on the Data Collection Sheet for School Events.

7. Utilize strategies to ensure meaningful communication.

     

Describe the methods that will be used to ensure meaningful, ongoing communication between home and school

MyStudent communication is our primary source of communication and our parents are accessing it more frequently. We also use our school website and social media to send out information.

 

8. Educate and build the capacity of school staff on ways in which to work with and engage families effectively as well as the importance of parent engagement in increasing student achievement. Explain your plan for this school year.

 

Topic/Title	How does this help staff build school/parent relationships?	Format for Implementation: workshop, book study, presenter, etc.	Who is the audience?	Tentative Date/Time

 

 

 

 

9. Provide an easily accessible resource area where parents and families can get information about the school facility, school policies, contacts, academic assistance, community resources and other materials.

 

Location of Resource Center/Area	Person responsible for monitoring and updating Resource Center/Area	List a sampling of materials made available in the Resource Center/Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Provide a summary of your Title I Schoolwide Plan in the box below.

 

Pasco High School will support and encourage active parent involvement in the home and at school in different ways. To meet the specific needs of our families, PHS will provide the following:   ·         Opportunities for volunteering ·         Different school events throughout the year that families will be invited to and encouraged to attend ·         Allowing families to provide feedback about our school events that they attend, to keep or improve what we offer. ·         Provide our families with a survey, to give feedback on how we are doing supporting them and their students.

 

 

 

Principal: _______________________________                 Date: ____________________

 

 

Drafts of PFEP’s are due in Title I Crate by April 23rd, 2026.

 

*Copies should be placed on the school website as well as in the Title I Family and Community Binder in the front office for parent and community access.  Information regarding where the plan may be accessed should be communicated to parents and the community.   

 

*A “Family Friendly” version of this plan should be distributed to families and uploaded to Title I Crate.           

 

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