Kennedy Middle School (KMS) believes that family engagement involves the participation of parents and family members in regular two-way meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities. Our family engagement program and activities are designed to ensure the following:

• Parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning.

• Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education.

• Parents feel supported by KMS staff.

• Parents are full partners in their child’s education offered opportunity to participate in decision-making, as appropriate, via service on committees such as the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) or School Improvement Council (SIC).

• Parents feel connected to other KMS families and the KMS community.

As part of the Family Engagement Policy, the KMS administration, faculty, and staff will uphold the following points:

• Involve parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review and improvement of programs.

• Hold an Annual Title 1 meeting to inform parents of their school’s participation in Title 1 and to explain its requirements.

• Provide parents with an explanation of their child’s test results, school curriculum, and overall academic achievement of the school.

• Offer regular meetings for parents to make suggestions and participate in school decisions as appropriate.

• Provide timely responses to parents’ suggestions.

• Develop and distribute a School-Parent Compact.

• Ensure all information sent to parents is in a format and language the parents can understand.

• Provide other practical support for parental involvement activities that parents may request.