Collaboration

We Value Collaboration

Strengthening Our Schools

The APS Title I Department in partnership with the APS Family Engagement Department provides a strategy of operation, technical support and professional development to all Title I schools on effective parent and family engagement practices and Title I requirements and regulations. Schools will be given the tools and resources to provide school level training to build the capacity of their staff, parents, and families and encouraged to participate in the Parent Engagement Webinar series offered by the Georgia Department of Education. The Title I Department will conduct regular school visits to monitor program implementation and to provide on-site technical support designed to enhance parent and family engagement at schools.

Accessibility

In carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements, APS Title I Department partners with the APS English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) department to ensure information and reports are translated and communicated in a language parents can understand.

Reservation of Funds

APS will reserve greater than the required 1 percent from the total amount of Title I funds allocated for the 2025-2026 school year to carry out the parent and family engagement requirements listed in this statement and as described in Section 1116 of the ESSA. APS will ask parents for feedback on using the 1 percent for family engagement activities by including a question in the parent survey for this statement. APS will distribute funds to schools based on student enrollment. Schools that have a student population of 400 students or less receive $6,000. Schools that have a student population of 401 to 699 receive $11,000, and schools with student population of 700 and above receive $15,000. APS will give clear guidance and communication to assist each Title I school in developing and adequately utilizing Title I funds to support their needs assessments and parent engagement programs. Each Title I school will host an annual input meeting for parents and families to provide feedback on how family engagement funds could be used in the upcoming school year.

Parent and Family Engagement Evaluation

The APS Title I Department and APS Title I schools will conduct a review of the content and effectiveness of the parent and family engagement statement to improve the academic quality of the Title I schools through an annual parent survey placed on the district website, www.atlantapublicschools.us. Feedback and input received from the Title I Parent and Community Meeting session will be used to improve the Parent and Family Engagement Plans. In addition to the district evaluation, Title I schools will also gather feedback on their Parent and Family Engagement Plans and programs through on-going surveys and during the in-person annual Spring Title I Parent Input Meeting hosted at each school site.