Title I, Part A Parent Involvement, 2012-2013. Research Educational Program Report
Author: Houston Independent School District (HISD), Department of Research and Accountability
Date: 2014-02-07
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Educational Legislation,Elementary Secondary Education,Federal Legislation,Parent Participation,Disadvantaged Schools,Minority Group Students,Academic Achievement,Racial Differences,African American Students,Hispanic American Students,Contracts,Family Literacy,School Districts,School Demography,Parent School Relationship,White Students,Enrollment,Parent Teacher Conferences,Planning,Volunteers

The Title I, Part A program is designed to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and achieve, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and assessments. The program's goal is accomplished by providing supplemental funding for educational programs to Title I, Part A schools, which have a high percentage of students living in poverty. Title I, Part A also includes provisions to engage parents in the education process, which helps schools and parents share accountability for high student achievement. This Title I, Part A Parent Involvement Report for 2012-2013 report describes the level of parental involvement in Title I schools as reported by schools through Chancery and by families through the Your Voice Survey. Household demographic data are also included, and the data are aggregated by school, school office, and district. Some of the highlights are as follows: (1) Hispanic students (123,196) represented the largest Title I student group districtwide and had a 79.9 percent parent involvement participation rate in Chancery. African American students had the lowest rate at 71.7 percent, and overall, the district had a 78.5 percent parent involvement participation rate recorded in Chancery; (2) The 2012-2013 Your Voice Survey was completed by 18,338 parents of Title I students reflecting 10 percent of all Title I students enrolled; (3) According to Chancery, 85.6 percent of parents were identified as having received a copy of the individual/school compact. Among other parent participation categories in Chancery, the category with the highest participation rate was Conference with 47.1 percent and the category with the lowest participation rate was Parent Literacy with 9.0 percent; (4) Schools from the Elementary Schools Offices (combined) had the highest parental involvement rates as recorded in Chancery, most notably in the Conference category (58.3 percent). Middle schools showed the lowest parental involvement in Conference (25.7 percent), Parent Literacy (6.4 percent), Planning (2.7 percent) and Volunteering (1.4 percent) while high schools showed the lowest parental involvement in Individual/School Compact (82.9 percent), Education/Training (14.8 percent), and Family Literacy (5.0 percent); (5) The question related to parent involvement from the Your Voice Survey with the highest agreement rate was &quot;My child's school gives opportunities for and encourages me to participate in parent/teacher conferences, school activities, and meetings&quot; with 89.3 percent. The question with the lowest agreement rate was &quot;My child's school gives me the training and materials to help me to help my child&quot; with 72.7 percent; and (6) Schools from the Elementary Schools Offices (combined) showed the highest agreement rate from parents across all parental involvement survey questions, and middle schools showed the lowest agreement rate.