Dublin Schools' Parent and Family Engagement Plan

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Dublin City Schools

District Family

Engagement Policy

Revised June, 2024

207 Shamrock Drive, Dublin, GA 31021

What is Parental

Engagement and

Involvement?

Parental involvement means the participation of parents

in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication

involving student academic learning and other school

activities, including ensuring:

(A) That parents play an integral role in assisting their

child’s learning.

(B) That parents are encouraged to be actively involved

in their child’s education.

(C) 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.

(D) The carrying out of other activities, such as those

described in Section 1116 of the ESSA.

About the Family Engagement Policy

In support of strengthening student academic

achievement, Dublin City Schools (DSC) has developed

this family engagement policy that establishes the

district’s expectations for family engagement and

guides the strategies and resources that strengthen

school and parent partnerships in the district’s Title I

schools. This plan will describe DCS’s commitment to

engage families in the education of their children and to

build the capacity in its Title I schools to implement

family engagement strategies and activities designed to

achieve the district and student academic achievement

goals.

When schools, families, and communities work

together to support learning, children tend to do better

in school, stay in school longer, and enjoy school

more. Title I Part A provides for substantive family

engagement at every level of the program, such as in

the development and implementation of the district

and school plan and in carrying out the district and

school improvement provisions. Section 1116 of the

Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA)

contains the primary Title I Part A requirements for

schools and school systems to involve parents in

their children’s education. Consistent with Section

1116, DCS will work with its Title I schools to

ensure that the required school-level family

engagement policies meet the requirements of

Section 1116(b) and each include, as a component, a

school-parent compact consistent with Section

1116(d) of the ESSA. At the district level and at the

will be charged with implementation and review of

Jointly Developed

In March and June, 2024, all parents were invited to

participate and provide suggestions and ideas to improve

the District Family Engagement Policy for the upcoming

school year at the annual Spring Title I meeting. The

meeting included information on the Streamlined

School-Level Parent Engagement plan, expenditures for

the 1% Parent Engagement Funding, and the Parent-School Compacts. Additionally, each Title I school used

its Local School Governance Team, School Leadership

Teams, and Family Engagement Input Meetings to

review the District Family Engagement Policy before

the end of the school year.

Upon final revision, the District Family Engagement

Policy is incorporated into the SCLIP which is

submitted to the state. Parents are welcome to submit

comments and feedback regarding the policy at any

time on the district website or by submitting written

comments to their child’s school which is available in

school Parent Resource Centers. Feedback received this

year was included with the policy for this school year.

The district’s plan to distribute this policy is to post it on

the district and school websites, make it available in the

family resource centers, and disseminate it during the

annual Title I meetings in the Fall.

This year, the Federal Programs Director will provide

school-level Family Engagement Coordinators (FECs)

with assistance and support to ensure family

engagement requirements are being satisfied and that

family engagement strategies and activities are being

implemented.

Title I schools will receive notifications and resources

from the district to help them improve and strengthen

family engagement. In addition to frequent

communication and school visits, the district will hold

monthly meetings and trainings…