Parent and Family Engagement Plan for Shared Student Success 2024-2025

School Plan for Shared Student Achievement

  • What is it?

    This is a plan that describes how Hope-Hill Elementary School (HHES) will provide opportunities to improve parent engagement to support student learning. HHES values the contributions and involvement of parents to establish an equal partnership for the common goal of improving student achievement. This plan describes the different ways that Jean Childs Young Middle School will support parent 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?

    Hope-Hill invited all parents to attend our Annual School Forum last spring to review and revise this parental involvement policy, as well as the School-wide Plan, our School-Parent Compact, and the Parental Involvement Budget. Additionally, parent input and comments regarding this plan are welcome during the school year through an online form. The plan is posted on our school website 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. Also, we distribute an annual Title I survey online and by mail to ask parents for their suggestions on the plan and the use of funds for parental involvement. Additionally, Parents can give feedback during several Parent meetings and activities during the school year including our Annual Title I Meeting.

    Who is it for?

    All students participating in the Title I, Part A Program, and their families are encouraged and invited to fully participate in the opportunities described in this plan. Hope-Hill Elementary School will provide full opportunity for the participation of Parents with limited English, Parents with disabilities, and Parents of migratory children.

    Where is it available?

    At the beginning of the year, the plan is included in the student handbook that is given to all students. As a reminder, we will mail the plan to all parents in August before the scheduled Open House event. Also, the plan will be posted on the school’s website. Additionally, Parents can retrieve a copy of the plan in the Parent Resource Center.

     

What is Title I?

  • Hope-Hill Elementary (HHES) is identified as a Title I school as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Title I is 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 families a written parent and family engagement plan.

School-Parent Compacts

  • As part of this plan, Hope-Hill and our families will develop a school-parent compact. It is an agreement that explains how parents, teachers and students work together to ensure that our students reach grade-level standards. The compacts are reviewed and updated annually based on feedback from parents, students and teachers during the School-wide Planning meeting and in school forums. Parents and teachers work diligently to create compacts. A copy of the school-parent compact brochure is distributed to every family.

Let's Get Together!

  • Hope-Hill Elementary School will host several events to build the capacity for strong parent and family engagement to support a partnership among the school, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement.  Our regularly scheduled events are listed below and future events added to our schedule will be posted on the school website and announced through flyers, emails, text messages and voice messenger.

    Fall Semester: August - December

    Annual Title I Meeting

    School-Parent Compact Review and Revision (Parent Input)

    Parent Leadership Academy

    Annual Title I Parent Informational Meeting

    School Wide Improvement Plan Meeting

    Parent Center Open House

    Spring Semester: January- May

    Title I Parent Input Meeting

    Recurring Events: Fall & Spring Semesters

    Academic Parent Teacher Team

    Individual Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences

    Connect digitally with Hope-Hill Elementary School on all social media platforms to receive updates on family engagement events!

    HHES will communicate with parents via the following methods: Class Dojo Twitter, Monthly Community Newsletter, flyers, website, and Robo calls.

Hope-Hill Elementary School is Branching Out!

  • Hope-Hill Elementary School will take the following measures to promote and support parents as an important foundation of the school in order to strengthen the school and reach our school goals.

    We will:

    • Support the district and school’s improvement goals
    • Make the Parent Center and parent resources available to parents
    • Communicate to parents in various ways
    • Welcome volunteers to assist in our school
    • Promote student learning at home by helping students set goals
    • Ensure that parents are involved and have input in the school’s decision-making process
    • Provide collaborative hands-on academic workshops/activities, hosted by teachers, for parents and students to build parent and student capacity
    • Provide information to parents for Atlanta Public Schools Homework Hotline
    • Include students on the agenda for “Parent Learning Opportunities” workshops to encourage parent participation
    • Include students residing in residential facilities in school attendance areas in the parent activities and correspondence.

2023-2024 Academic Achievement Goals

  • APS District Goal

    APS Mission: Through a caring culture of equity, trust, collaboration, every student will graduate ready for college, career, and life.

    APS Vision: A high-performing school district where students love to learn, educators inspire, families engage, and the community trust the system.

    Hope-Hill Elementary School Goals

    Curriculum Updates:

    By May 2025, the number of students scoring Proficient or above on ELA GMAS will increase from 22% (17 students in 2023) to 30% (40 students) By May 2025, the number of students scoring Proficient or above in Math GMAS will increase from 20% (19 students in 2023) to 30% (58%)The CCRPI Attendance Rate will increase from 67.7% in May 2023 to 80.7% by the end of the 2024-2025 school year.

Parent and Family Engagement

  • Hope-Hill Elementary School believes that parent engagement means the participation of parents in two-way communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring:

    • Parents play a role in assisting in their child’s learning.
    • Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school and home.
    • Parents are full partners with the school and are included in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child.
    • The carrying out of other activities as described in this plan.

School Community Team

  • Hope-Hill Elementary School invites ALL parents to join the Title I Parent Engagement Committee to share ideas and ways for other parents to build partnerships with school, families, and the community. The team will meet during the school year, but parents can also submit their ideas or suggestions during all activities and meetings as well as through our parents' surveys and website. If you would like to learn more about the Title I Parent Involvement Committee, please contact the Engagement Specialist or complete the interest form and leave it in the Main Office.

    Ashley Anderson
    Parent Liaison
    ashley.anderson@apsk12.org

Parent Center Information

  • Hope-Hill Elementary School Parent Center is open and equipped with valuable academic materials and resources for parents.

    Ashley Anderson
    Parent Liasion

     

    Hope-Hill Elementary School

    Keisha Knight

    112 Boulevard
    Atlanta, GA 30312
    404-802-7450

    www.atlantapublicschools.us/hopehill

    Revised 08/27/ 2024