Federal Programs

Title I, Part A - Parent and Family Engagement
Parent and Family Engagement is an ongoing process that increases active participation, communication, and collaboration between parents, schools, and communities with the goal of educating the whole child to ensure student achievement and success.

 

The district Family Engagement Policy is the foundation for the home, school, and community partnerships that set for the expectations for parental involvement activities and describe how the activities will be implemented and evaluated to assure adequate and meaningful involvement.

 

Want to Become More Involved in Your Child’s Education?  By taking these steps, parents can create a strong partnership with schools and support their child’s academic and personal growth.

1. Communicate Regularly with Teachers

          a. Attend Parent-Teacher conferences.

          b. Email or call teachers with questions or concerns.

          c. Use Canvas and PowerSchool to stay informed about student progress.

2. Support Learning at Home
          a.Create a quiet, organized space for homework.
          b. Set a consistent homework routine.
          c. Use resources on BCSS website to provide academic assistance to your child at home.
          d. Encourage daily reading and discuss books together.
          e. Make time for meaningful dinner conversations.
          f. Help your child set goals and track progress.

3. Stay Informed About School Events and Programs
          a. Read newsletters, emails, and flyers from the school and district.
          b. Attend open house, curriculum nights, and family engagement events.

4. Volunteer at School
          a. Help in classrooms, media centers, or during school events.
          b. Chaperone field trips.
          c. Join PTO or School Council
5. Support School Attendance and Performance
          a. Ensure your child is on time and ready to learn each day.
          b. Check your child’s grades often using Canvas and PowerSchool.
6. Engage in Learning Activities Outside of School
          a. Visit museums, libraries, or cultural events.
          b. Incorporate learning into everyday activities like cooking or shopping.
          c.Encourage your child to participate in extracurricular activities which boosts self-esteem, improves academic performance, and builds relationship skills.
7. Use Technology Wisely
          a. Monitor your child’s use of educational apps or platforms.
          b. Encourage using technology for research and creativity.
          c. Stay informed about your child’s online activities.
8. Provide Feedback to the School
          a. Share your thoughts on school policies, programs, and initiatives with school personnel.
          b. Participate in surveys or focus groups.

 

Title I, Part A - Homeless/Foster Care (Title IX–A McKinney-Vento)
Homeless:  The McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless and Youth program is designed to address the problems that homeless children and youth face in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school.  Under this program, state educational agencies must ensure that each homeless child and youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as other children and youth.  BCSS Board Policy.

Foster Care:  The foster Care Program has the responsibility of working closely with local child and welfare agencies and local educational agencies to identify children and youth in foster care and to ensure the successful implementation of ESSA provisions.

 

For more information about the Homeless/Foster Care Program, please contact:
Macy Johnson
BCSS School Social Worker
2625 Sawnee Avenue
Buford, GA 30518
[email protected]
770.945.5035

 

 

As a part of ESSA, the purpose of the Title II, Part A program is to increase academic achievement by improving teacher and principal quality. This program is carried out by increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in classrooms; increasing the number of highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools, and increasing the effectiveness of teachers and principals by holding LEAs and schools accountable for improvements in student academic achievement.

Professional Learning — the comprehensive, sustained and intensive approach to improving educator effectiveness resulting in increased student achievement (Georgia SBOE Rule 160-3-3-.04)

1. It is the responsibility of the school principal, Local Educational Agency (LEA) leaders and state leaders to ensure that teachers and other LEA personnel engage in ongoing professional learning.
2. Professional learning must be consistent with major research findings and best practices that result in the learning of all students.
3. The professional learning component of the comprehensive improvement plan (CLIP) shall organize and direct all professional learning that enhances the knowledge, skills, practices, and dispositions of LEA personnel regardless of the funding source.
4. The LEA plan for professional learning should be based on multiple data sources including, but not limited to, student achievement and teacher/leader effectiveness measures. The plan and its implementation shall be aligned to rigorous standards for professional learning.
5. Each school shall assign the responsibility of a professional learning leader to facilitate the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the school's professional learning designed to support and be an integral part of the school improvement plan. The plan for professional learning should be based on multiple data sources including, but not limited to, student achievement and teacher/leader effectiveness measures. The plan and its implementation shall be aligned to rigorous standards for professional learning

 

Georgia Department of Education seeks to provide a superior system of statewide support to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in Georgia to advance school improvement efforts that positively influence student learning. The work of the School Improvement Division is to design and implement a coherent and sustained statewide system of support and process for improvement. In addition, the division provides districts and schools in Georgia with tools and resources, as well as intensive support and professional learning for all schools, including those with significant student achievement issues.

 

 

In compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act requirements, the Buford City School System would like to inform you that you may request information about the professional qualifications of your student's teacher(s) and/or paraprofessional(s). The following information may be requested:

 

◾Whether the student's teacher-

          ◾has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
          ◾is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and
          ◾is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
◾Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals, and if so, their qualifications. 

 

If you wish to request information concerning your child's teacher and/or paraprofessional's qualifications, please contact your child's principal or Laura Beth Waycaster, Assistant Superintendent at 770.945.5035.