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Little Rock School District Terry Elementary School

2017-2018 Parent and Family Engagement Information Packet

School Mission: Terry Elementary School, in partnership with family and community, will provide a nurturing, challenging, and disciplined environment where meaningful learning experiences will inspire our diverse student population to become productive lifelong learners with a vision for their future. Terry Elementary (PK-5th grades) is a school-wide Title I School with 82% of our students economically disadvantaged. In the 2014-2015 school year, Terry Elementary received an A+ rating from the State of Arkansas! We were among the top schools in our state and the top 4 schools in the the Little Rock School District! We scored 290 points out of 300 points on the AR State Report Card. We are ranked #2 in the LRSD. Our students met AMO in Literacy and Math in the Spring of 2013 and the Spring of 2014. 82% of our students scored proficient or advanced in Literacy and 86.21 % of our students scored proficient or advanced in Math. Terry Elementary was the only school in the LRSD that made their AMO in Math, and one of the very few schools that made their AMO in Literacy.

Parent Involvement Committee Members

Stephanie Franklin Principal Aaron O’Neal (PTA Pres.) Tiffany Jordan Reading Recovery Specialist Heather Martinez Parent Lori Diffey Instructional Technology Speciaist Maria Guerra Parent Nancy David Parent Involvement Facilitator Agustin Ramirez Parent Uyen Gip Parent Involvement Coordinator LaShanda Smith Parent

Tina Hice Teacher Jessica Vesecky Parent Catherine Durham Teacher Alicia Bradford Parent Amanda Crutchfield Teacher Arlene Johnson Staff Angela Williams Staff

1. Terry will communicate with parents in the following ways to increase parent involvement

and to support classroom instruction by doing the following activities:

* Teachers will send home a communication folder daily to inform parents of student progress through class work. Parents will look at the folder and send it back to school the next day. * Teachers will communicate with parents through weekly or monthly newsletters that explain learning goals and activities that are going on in the classroom. * The school will send home eschool information so parents will be able to access grades. * Parents may communicate with school staff through email, telephone, or Class Dojo. * The Principal will send home a monthly Calendar/Information sheet to keep the parents informed of instructional events happening at the school (testing dates, educational field trips, awards assemblies, etc.)

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* The Principal will provide a report to Terry’s PTA Board (monthly) and at Terry’s PTA General Meeting (quarterly) will include classroom instruction information. * Upcoming events are shared on Terry Elementary’s Facebook page. 2. Terry Elementary staff will plan the following meetings to increase parent involvement, build

staff and parent capacity:

* Teachers and specialists will hold two (2) state mandated parent conferences a year, one per semester, with each parent of every student. Parents will receive scores, student work and summary of interventions being used to assist the child in reaching his/her achievement goals (AIPs and IRIs). The dates are October 12th and 13th and February 15th and 16th. * School staff will organize a Math and Literacy night to provide information on how to enhance their child’s learning. These nights will also be used to inform parents about parts of the report card and how each child will be scored. Packets will be given out to encourage family play at home. TBA Leadership Committee / Tiffany Jordan –Reading Recovery Specialist (447-6578 or 447-6536) Terry’s Staff will encourage parents to participate in different roles and activities to increase

their involvement and support of all student learning:

*Meet and Greet (Meet Your Teacher Event) – August 10th (Stephanie Franklin 447-6500) *Parent Trainings – Throughout the year (Lori Diffey 447-6500) * Parent Classes Offered by Partner in Education –Tuesday Evenings in October (Stephanie Franklin 447-6500) * Title One Meeting and Open House- September 1 (Nancy David 447-6582) * PTA Leadership Meetings- Quarterly (PTA President- Aaron O’Neal 581-3603) * West Schools Parent and Community Back to School Bash at Brady Elementary - Sept. 28 (West Cluster Schools) (Nancy David- 447-6582) *Monthly Character Award Celebrations – Dates will be listed on the monthly school calendar (Joann Norris 447-6558) *Quarterly Academic Honor Rolls – Dates will be listed on the monthly school calendar (Joann Norris 447-6558) *Quarterly Attendance Incentives – Dates will be listed on the monthly school calendar (Stephanie Franklin 447-6500) *Grandparents’ Week Luncheon– September 25th thru 27th – All grandparents are welcome! * Multicultural Night- September 28th (Mrs. Gip- 447-6503) * Math Night- Date will be listed on the monthly school calendar. (Leadership Committee-447-6503) * Parent Conference Days – October 12th and 13th & February 15th and 16th (Contact your Child’s Teacher) * PTA General Meetings- TBA (PTA President- Aaron O’Neal 581-3603) * Red Ribbon Week – October 23-27 (JoAnn Norris- 447-6558) * Literacy Night- TBA (Tiffany Jordan- 447-6536) * Field Trip volunteers – Throughout year (Contact Your Child’s Teacher) * PTA Committees – Meetings throughout year (PTA President-Aaron O’Neal 581-3603) * VIPS Reading in the Classroom- November 14th (Jane Mendel Day) (Tommy Kelly- 447-6506) * Spring West Cluster Fair- location and date TBA (Nancy David- 447-6582) * Health Fair- April 24 (Nurse Toland- 447-6505) * Teacher Appreciation Week- May 7-11 (Ronald Armstrong 447-6503) * Kindergarten Mother’s Day Tea- May 11 (Nona Grubbs- 447-6513) * Art Show and Silent Auction- May (Mary Ann Owens- 447-6521)



* Field Day- May (TBA) (PTA President- Aaron O’Neal 581-3606) * Other activities may be added during the school year- please check your child’s folder for new updates You may contact the school secretary about any of the events listed above- 447-6503

3. Terry will provide information to parents about volunteer opportunities in the following ways:

* Volunteer committee sign up sheets at registration will be provided. * Weekly and monthly information on LRSD workshops will be provided as they become available. * Information on parent training at Arkansas Children’s Hospital will be provided when sent to our school. 364-1100 (Children’s Hospital) * At a variety of parent meetings (listed above) the school will provide instruction on how to incorporate developmentally appropriate learning activities in the home. Math and Literacy Nights- Leadership Team (447-6578) and Tiffany Jordan (447-6536). * Terry staff will be trained through at least two (2) hours of professional development in order to enhance the understanding of effective parental involvement strategies. * Terry’s principal will be trained in professional development designed to enhance understanding of effective parental involvement strategies and the importance of administrative leadership in setting expectations and creating a climate conducive to parental participation. * Our parents are offered parenting classes through Immanuel Baptist Church. 4. Staff, parents and students has signed a School-Parent Compact. This compact will outline the responsibilities of all stakeholders involved in the academic achievement of the students. Administrator, teachers, parents, and students will sign the compact. These compacts will be on file in the classroom for further reference throughout the school year. This was given out at registration by Terry’s personnel and secretary. (447-6503) 5. Terry will provide opportunities for parents to be involved in the development,

implementation and evaluation of the school wide school improvement plan, and the Annual

Title I Meeting to engage them in the decision-making processes regarding the school’s Title I,

Part A Program in the following ways: Parents will be represented on Campus Leadership Team, ACSIP committees (Literacy, Math, Wellness) and Parents represented on the Parent Involvement Committee. Nancy David (Parent Facilitator) 447-6582 * Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is established and is in good standing with National and Arkansas PTAs. PTA President is Crystal Page. 6. Terry staff will provide many resources for parents in the following ways (all materials will

be accessible in English and Spanish):

* Welcome informative packets will be provided to all families at registration. It will include: supply list, school and district calendar, uniform policy, Parent Involvement plan, and PTA membership and expenditure information. Stephanie Franklin 447-6503 * The Parent Center is housed in Portable number . The center will be well stocked with pamphlets and literature to access parents in helping their children. 447-6516 * The Library will have a parent section so parents will be able to check out books. Tommy Kelly (Media Specialist) 447-6506 * Parents will have access to computers in the library and computer lab to help with research or access their eschool accounts. Parents must sign in at the office. Hours- 8 a.m. thru 2 p.m.



7. Terry will engage parents in the evaluation of our parental involvement efforts by:

* Distributing School Climate Surveys (LRSD) * Hosting personal interviews with PTA officers and other parents. * Providing informal surveys and questionnaires at the beginning of the school year. Stacey Gip 447-6516 8. Terry Elementary will use the parent interest surveys to select, plan and implement parental

involvement activities that will be offered throughout the year in the following ways: Nancy David 447-6582 * PTA will evaluate committee signup sheets each August to determine if the committee is needed and will be effective. Aaron O’Neal, PTA President * Terry will evaluate the activities that were held in conjunction with Parental Involvement at the end of the school year to determine their effectiveness and participation. (May 2018) 9. Terry’s annual Title I meeting was held in September 2017 and another Title I meeting is

planned for May 2018 . Stephanie Franklin 447-6502



Terry Elementary- Parent Involvement Activities for 2017- 2018

Terry’s Staff will encourage parents to participate in different roles and activities to increase

their involvement and support of all student learning:

*Meet and Greet (Meet Your Teacher Event) – August 10th (Stephanie Franklin 447-6500) *Parent Trainings – Throughout the year (Lori Diffey 447-6500) * Parent Classes Offered by Partner in Education –Tuesday Evenings in October (Stephanie Franklin 447-6500) * Title One Meeting and Open House- September 1 (Nancy David 447-6582) * PTA Leadership Meetings- Quarterly (PTA President- Aaron O’Neal 581-3603) * West Schools Parent and Community Back to School Bash at Brady Elementary - Sept. 28 (West Cluster Schools) (Nancy David- 447-6582) *Monthly Character Award Celebrations – Dates will be listed on the monthly school calendar (Joann Norris 447-6558) *Quarterly Academic Honor Rolls – Dates will be listed on the monthly school calendar (Joann Norris 447-6558) *Quarterly Attendance Incentives – Dates will be listed on the monthly school calendar (Stephanie Franklin 447-6500) *Grandparents’ Week Luncheon– September 25th thru 27th – All grandparents are welcome! * Multicultural Night- September 28th (Mrs. Gip- 447-6503) * Math Night- Date will be listed on the monthly school calendar. (Leadership Committee-447-6503) * Parent Conference Days – October 12th and 13th & February 15th and 16th (Contact your Child’s Teacher) * PTA General Meetings- TBA (PTA President- Aaron O’Neal 581-3603) * Red Ribbon Week – October 23-27 (JoAnn Norris- 447-6558) * Literacy Night- TBA (Tiffany Jordan- 447-6536) * Field Trip volunteers – Throughout year (Contact Your Child’s Teacher) * PTA Committees – Meetings throughout year (PTA President-Aaron O’Neal 581-3603) * VIPS Reading in the Classroom- November 14th (Jane Mendel Day) (Tommy Kelly- 447-6506) * Spring West Cluster Fair- location and date TBA (Nancy David- 447-6582) * Health Fair- April 24 (Nurse Toland- 447-6505) * Teacher Appreciation Week- May 7-11 (Ronald Armstrong 447-6503) * Kindergarten Mother’s Day Tea- May 11 (Nona Grubbs- 447-6513) * Art Show and Silent Auction- May (Mary Ann Owens- 447-6521) * Field Day- May (TBA) (PTA President- Aaron O’Neal 581-3606) * Other activities may be added during the school year- please check your child’s folder for new updates. You may contact the school secretary about any of the events listed above- 447-6503



Grade Staff Name Phone # Intercom Room #

Principal Stephanie Boykin 447-6502 02 Office

Assistant Principal Patricia Boykins 447-6527 27 Office

Bookkeeper/Principal

Sec. Ron Armstrong 447-6503 03 Office

Nurse Beth Toland 447-6505 05 N Office

P4 Tina Hice 447-6549 49 104

P4 Nancy David 447-6582 82 105

P4 Amanda Crutchfield 447-6518 18 106

K Catherine Durham 447-6545 45 122

K 447-6528 28 121

K Nona Grubbs 447-6513 13 123

K Michelene Meachum 447-6571 71 124

1st Shayne Bradford 447-6520 20 110

1st Debbie Gross 447-6523 23 111

1st Jessica McAllister 447-6556 56 112

2nd Stephanie Nguyen 447-6521 21 1118

2nd Jenny Wilbon 447-6579 79 115

2nd Heidi King 447-6533 33 118

3rd Aimee Freeman 447-6529 29 115

3rd Olivia Ewing 447-6519 19 114

4th Jane Roddy 447-6577 77 101

4th Laurel Davenport 447-6530 30 102

5th Jason Poss 447-6525 25 109

5th Lena Gilliam 447-6522 22 107

Media Tommie Kelly 447-6506 06 Media C

Media Kim Mount 447-6542 42 Media C

SPED Cynthia Williams 447-6537 37 120

Art

447-6521 21 108



PE Gregory 447-6574 74 136

Occupational Therapist Knighton 447-6551 51(VM-62) 130

Terry Phone List

Grade Staff Name Phone # Intercom Room #

Resource Pamela Clegg 447-6540 40

200/By

Nurse

Speech Susan White 447-6551 51(VM-60) 130

Counselor JoAnn Norris 447-6558 58 127

Music Jeaneau Julian 447-6575 75 119

G/T Jill Wright 447-6532 32 103

New Begginging Dana Herman 447-6581 81 136

Computer Lab Lori Diffey 447-6568 68

Cafeteria Tina Turner 447-6507 07 Café

Care Tina Turner 447-6553 53 Care

Reading Facilitator

447-6516 16 128

Reading Specialist Tiffany Jordan 447-6554 54 129

Staff Lounge 447-6555 55 Lounge

Media/ Bookroom 447-6565 65 Bookroom

VM = Voicemail Number



Parent Volunteer Survey Terry Elementary 2017-2018

Parent’s Name_______________________________ Phone # __________________________________

Address ___________________________________________ Email_____________________________

Student’s Name______________________________ Teacher__________________________________

1. What are the best times for you to come to school?

a. Morning

b. Afternoon

c. Evening

2. Our school encourages parent involvement. Would you like to be involved with the school?

a. Yes

b. No

If you answered no please tell us why:_______________________________________

If you answered yes, please tell us what you would feel comfortable doing:

_____ Help in the office or library

_____ Attending field trips

_____ Special Event Volunteer

_____Copy Room Volunteer

_____Take it Home Volunteer

_____ Other__________________________________________________

3. Is there anything that prevents your from becoming involved that we could help you with?

a. Child Care

b. Transportation issues

c. Interpretation needed

d. Other __________________________________________________________

4. How would you like to be notified of meetings and events?

a. Phone call

b. Flyers

c. Email

d. Other___________________________________________________________

5. If the school offered classes what would you be interested in?

a. Computers

b. English as a Second Language (ESL)

c. Spanish Classes for Parents

d. How to help students succeed

e. Help with understanding homework

f. Parent Training (such as Leadership, Advocacy, Education, etc)

g. Other_____________________________________________________________

6. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? _________________________________

Thank you for your time to complete this survey. Please return it to the school as soon as you can.

Miss. Stacey Gip Mrs. Nancy David

Parent Coordinator/ Interpreter Parent Facilitator

447-6500 447-6582



Encuesta de Padres Voluntarios

Terry Elementary 2017-2018

Nombre del Padre/Madre_______________________Numero de Telefono # _______________________

Direccion ___________________________________Correo Electronico___________________________

Nombre del Estudiante___________________________ Maestro/a_______________________________

1. Cual es el mejor momento del dia para que usted pueda venir a la escuela?

a. En la manana

b. En la tarde

c. En la Noche

2. Nuestra escuela alienta la participacion e involucramiento de padres. Le gustaria participar e involucrarse con

la escuela?

a. Si

c. No

Si su respuesta ha sido No, por favor diganos por que :_______________________________________

Si ha respondido Si, por favor diganos que le gustaria hacer sintiendose comodo o comoda:

_____ Ayudar en la oficina

_____ Ir a los viajes campestres o field trips

_____ Ayudar con eventos especiales

_____ Ayudar hacer copias

_____Ayudar desde la casa

_____ Otros______________________________________________________________

3. Hay algo en que le podemos ayudar que prevenga su participacion y que se involucre?

a. Cuidado de ninos

b.Asuntos relacionados con el transporte

c.Ayuda a que alguien traduzca informacion

d. Otros: __________________________________________________________

4. Como le gustaria que se le notifique cuando hay juntas/ reuniones y eventos?

a. Por telefono

b. Volantes/ Folletos

c. Correo Electronico

d. Otros: ___________________________________________________________

5. Si la escuela ofrece clases, que le interesaria que ofrezca?

a. Computadoras

b. Ingles como Segundo Idioma (ESL)

c. Clases de Espanol para Padres

d. Como ayudar a que los estudiantes triunfen

e. Ayudar a que entiendan las tareas escolares

f. Entrenamiento de Padres (como por ejemplo liderazgo, actividades de apoyo, educacion, ect.)

g. Other_____________________________________________________________

6. Hay otra cosa que usted quiere compartir con nosotros? _____________________________________

Gracias por el tiempo que ha dedicado para completar la encuesta. Por favor envie de regreso la encuesta a la

escuela lo antes que pueda.

Miss. Stacey Gip Mrs. Nancy David

Parent Coordinator/ Interpreter Parent Facilitator

447-6500 447-6582



Ways to help your child succeed at Terry Elementary-

Meet your child’s teacher and communicate with them often. Check your child’s communication folder daily. Sign and return items that need immediate attention. Make sure your child does his/her homework. Check over the homework and help them when necessary. Read with your child. Younger children benefit when parents read to them and older children benenfit when

a parent listens to them read. Attend Math/Literacy nights when announced. Information will be given to help

students at home. Grades k-5 – Check eschool to keep up with your child’s grades and attendance. Grades 1-5 – Read and sign your child’s Agenda book daily. Please contact your child’s teacher if you see a problem, don’t wait until the problem

becomes much bigger.

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Terry Elementary Compact School-Parent-Student

The Terry Elementary Community is committed to high academic excellence while respecting individual difference and empowering life-long learners in a safe, nurturing, child centered environment. We will build a foundation of NOTHING LESS THAN SUCCESS for every individual who enters our doors. School Responsibilities

We will show that we care about and have respect for all students’ cultural and individual differences.

We will have high expectations for all students, faculty and staff members. We will communicate and work with families to support learning through parental

involvement. We will use a variety of teaching strategies to meet the needs of all students.

Parent Responsibilities

I will talk about school with my child and stress the importance of education. I will make sure my child is prepared and ready to learn with appropriate materials

and completed assignments. I will remind my child of the importance of self discipline. I will provide a regular time and place for my child to complete homework and assist

him or her if necessary. I will stay aware of school activities, become involved whenever possible, and

communicate with my child’s teacher on a regular basis. I will bring my child to school on time. (7:40 a.m.) I will pick my child up in the afternoon on time. (2:25 p.m.)

Student Responsibilities

I will respect myself and others. I will be cooperative and do my best while at school. I will come to school ready to learn each day. I will be responsible for my own work, materials, and supplies. I will listen to my teacher and follow school rules.

This compact is an understanding of cooperation and is not a legal document. Teacher’s signature_________________________________________ Parent’s signature__________________________________________ Student’s signature_________________________________________



Parents, Friends and Family, September 6, 2017 We are asking for your help! We are nowhere near meeting our PTA membership goal for this year and that makes it difficult to care for all of the great kids here at Terry Elementary! Don’t be concerned that you don’t have time for PTA; joining the PTA is not the same as volunteering for committee work. We love our volunteers, and need more of them, but understand the reality that everyone can’t contribute time out of their schedule. Consider though, what a great thing you would be doing by filling out this form and donating $5 for PTA dues. Your PTA dues are used in so many ways to support your children throughout the year*, such as: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------- _____________________________________________________________________________ Parent’s First Name Last Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address Apt/Suite City _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Primary Phone Number Email Address (Please print neatly) _______________________________________________ ____________________ Student’s Name Grade Paid with: Cash ___________ Check # _________________

***I would also like to sponsor ________________________# of additional students @ $5.00 each***

Awards/Honor Roll

Capital improvements to the School

Fall Family Night

Spring Family Night

Health Fair

5th

Grade Promotion

GT Program

Hospitality

Multicultural Fair

Teacher/Personnel Appreciation

Teacher Wish List (things not

covered by the district, but needed

by our children)



Terry Elementary School is a member of Johns Hopkins University National Network of Partnership

Schools (NNPS). The NNPS School, Family and Community Partnership model is designed to

enhance parent participation and involvement in the school and community. The model is

researched based and references six types of involvement: Parenting, Communicating, Volunteering,

Student Learning, Decision-Making and Collaborating with the Community. To support the six types

of involvement, Terry Elementary School participates on the LRSD NNPS Westside School

Cluster Team. (Nancy David, Parent Facilitator 447-6582)

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