Family/Community Engagement Policy

 The following guidelines will direct the Lebanon Special School District’s policy on family  and 
community involvement:

 •	The Lebanon Special School District will put into operation activities and procedures for the 
involvement of parents in all of its schools.  Those programs, activities, and procedures will be planned 
and operated with meaningful consultation with parents.
•	The Lebanon Special School District will provide coordination, technical assistance, and other 
support to schools in planning/implementing effective parental involvement activities to improve 
student academic achievement.
•	The Lebanon Special School District will coordinate and integrate Title I-A parental involvement 
strategies with parent involvement strategies under other programs.
•	The Lebanon Special School District parent involvement plans will include strategies to include 
parents in professional development available to staff and parents under NCLB.
•	The Lebanon Special School District shall incorporate activities and strategies that support this 
district wide family and community engagement policy into its Tennessee Comprehensive System wide 
Planning Process (TCSPP).  
•	The TCSPP shall include strategies by which parents may learn about the course of study for their 
children and have access to all learning materials.
•	The TCSPP shall include strategies for parent participation in the district’s schools which are 
designed to improve parent and teacher cooperation in such areas as homework, attendance, and 
discipline.
•	If the Lebanon Special School District’s TCSPP is not satisfactory to the parents, the district shall 
submit any parent comments with the plan when the district submits the plan to the State Department 
of Education.
•	To the extent practicable, the Lebanon Special School District and its schools shall provide full 
opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, 
and migratory children, including providing information and school reports in an understandable and 
uniform format and including alternative formats, upon request, and, to the extent practicable, in a 
language parents understand.
•	The Lebanon Special School District shall appoint a Family and Community Engagement Team that 
will annually assess, through consultation with parents, the effectiveness of the Family and Community 
Engagement Program and determine what action needs to be taken, if any, to increase parental and 
community participation.  In order to accomplish this, each advisory council shall be composed of 
representatives from parents of students in elementary and middle schools, community business 
leaders, a member of the school board, and representatives from the Lebanon Special School District.
•	The Lebanon Special School District shall ensure Title I schools comply with the No Child Left 
Behind Act.