Clear Creek Elementary
Family Engagement Plan
CLEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY PARENT AND
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY ESSA SECTION 1116
2025-2026
1. Clear Creek Elementary shall jointly develop with, and distribute to, parents and family members of participating children a written parent and family engagement policy, agreed on by such parents, that shall describe the means for carrying out the requirements of ESSA Section 1116 subsections (c) through (f). Parents shall be notified of the policy in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language the parents can understand. Such policy shall be made available to the local community and updated periodically to meet the changing needs of parents and the school. Section 1116 (b)(1) & (e)(5)
Mission:
Clear Mindsets
Leave the Noise at the Door
Expectations (Set High, Achieve High)
Actions Speak Louder
Resilient
Champions for EVERYONE
Respect and Value One Another
Empathic, Grace, Patience
Excuses are not Tools in OUR Toolbox
Kindness matters
The WHY:
If we follow our North Star, The journey may alter and the title may change but OUR passion, purpose, and results will remain!
● Every MOVE and DECISION we make is about putting kids FIRST!
Title 1 Meeting: (3 options, PM, AM, and digital)
● Tuesday, October 14, 2025-PM
● Tuesday, October 14, 2025-AM
● Presented in Digital Newsletter on Sunday, October 13, 2025
CEIC Meetings:
● October 15, 2025
● February 11, 2026
● May 6, 2026
● October 15, 2025
● February 11, 2026
● May 6, 2026
PTO Meetings: The second Monday of every month
2. Clear Creek Elementary shall convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend, to inform parents of their school’s participation under this part and to explain the requirements of this part, and the right of the parents to be involved; Section 1116 (c)(1)
Title 1 Meeting: (3 options, PM, AM, and digital)
Title 1 Meeting: (3 options, PM, AM, and digital)
● Monday, October 14, 2025
● Monday, October 14, 2025
● Presented in Digital Newsletter on Sunday, October 13, 2025
3. Clear Creek Elementary shall offer a flexible number of meetings, such as meetings in the morning or evening, and may provide, with funds provided under this part, transportation, childcare, or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement; Section 1116 (c)(2)
● Title 1 meeting in morning, afternoon, and digital version
● Campus Website
● Social Media Outlets (Facebook)
● Parent Square
● Parent Square
● Presented in English and Spanish versions
4. Clear Creek Elementary shall involve parents, in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under this part, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parent and family engagement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan under section 1114(b) (Campus Improvement Plan), except that if a school has in place a process for involving parents in the joint planning and design of the school’s programs, the school may use that process, if such process includes an adequate representation of parents of participating children; Section 1116 (c)(3)
● Title 1 Meetings
● Title 1 Meetings
● PTO Meetings
● CEIC Meetings
● CEIC Meetings
● STAAR Assessment results- both whole campus and individual reports
● Progress Reports
● Progress Reports
● Report Cards
● Parent Conferences
5. Clear Creek Elementary shall provide parents of participating children— (A) timely information about programs under this part;
(B) a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the achievement levels of the challenging State academic standards; and
(C) if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible; Section 1116 (c)(4)
● Notifications sent home or posted to digital communication outlets
(B) a description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, and the achievement levels of the challenging State academic standards; and
(C) if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible; Section 1116 (c)(4)
● Notifications sent home or posted to digital communication outlets
● Parent Conferences
● Title 1 meeting
6. If the schoolwide program plan (Campus Improvement Plan, CIP) under section 1114(b) is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, submit any parent comments on the plan when the school makes the plan available to the local educational agency. Section 1116 (c)(5)
● October 14 AM and PM options, 2025- areas of focus and improvement presented at Title 1 meeting to parents. Suggestions taken from parents.
● October 15, 2025- CIP is reviewed with areas to focus and improved for the current school year included parents.
● In February and May - CIP will be reviewed with committee and rate progression with doing a final evaluation of the plan in May.
7. To ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to improve student academic achievement, CCE shall: Section 1116 (e)
(i) provide assistance to parents of children served by the school, as appropriate, in understanding such topics as the challenging State academic standards, State and local academic assessments, the requirements of this part, and how to monitor a child’s progress and work with educators to improve the achievement of their children; Section 1116 (e)(1)
● The state’s academic content standards.
● The state’s student academic achievement standards.
● How to monitor their child’s progress, and how to work with educators:
○ Meet The Teacher Event
○ Student Portfolios within DMAC/ Student Data Folders
○ Participation in ARD meetings by explaining individual student’s IEP.
○ Parent conferences requested by parents or school staff.
○ 504 meetings related to the individual student’s 504 plan.
○ Meet The Teacher Event
○ Student Portfolios within DMAC/ Student Data Folders
○ Participation in ARD meetings by explaining individual student’s IEP.
○ Parent conferences requested by parents or school staff.
○ 504 meetings related to the individual student’s 504 plan.
(ii) provide materials and training to help parents to work with their children to improve their children’s achievement, such as literacy training and using technology (including education about the harms of copyright piracy), as appropriate, to foster parental involvement; Section 1116 (e)(2)
● Instructions or help provided through weekly shout outs
● Instructions or help provided through weekly shout outs
● Parent Conference
(iii) educate teachers, specialized instructional support personnel, principals, and other school leaders, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school; Section 1116 (e)(3)
● Dyslexia Parent Night offered by Sanger ISD
● ESL Parent Night offered by Sanger ISD
● Sanger ISD Outreach/ Center. Back To School Bash-July 29 2025
● Sanger ISD Holiday Assistance- Community based-December 2025
● Dyslexia Parent Night offered by Sanger ISD
● ESL Parent Night offered by Sanger ISD
● Sanger ISD Outreach/ Center. Back To School Bash-July 29 2025
● Sanger ISD Holiday Assistance- Community based-December 2025
(iv) to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and integrate parent involvement programs and activities with other Federal, State, and local programs, including public preschool programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children; Section 1116 (e)(4)
● Fall Carnival
● Fall Carnival
● Open House Night
● Fine Arts grade level performances
● Field Trips
● Field Day
(v) provide such other reasonable support for parental involvement activities as parents may request. Section 1116 (e)(14)
● Sanger Community Outreach
● LTHS Grocery Store
Although ESSA statute does not require the School Parent and Family Engagement Policy to be approved by the school board, the LEA may require Board adoption. Refer to your “policy on policies” and follow the more restrictive requirement. If required... This policy was approved by Signed by Authorized Official: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________________________________
