McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

The McKinney-Vento Act provides specific rights for homeless students. These rights include waiving certain requirements, such as proof of residency, when students are enrolling and allowing categorical eligibility for certain services, such as free lunch. The Act also states: 

Orange Grove Elementary School 2022-2023 STUDENT / PARENT / TEACHER COMPACT 

Orange Grove Elementary School shall: 

• Provide parent teacher conferences, a least annually, where the compact shall be discussed 
• Provide frequent reports to parents of their child’s progress  
• Provide reasonable parent access to staff opportunities to observe, volunteer, and participate in their child’s class 
• Provide regular meaningful two-way communication between family members and school staff in a language family members can understand 

As a Student, I agree to: 

• Come to class prepared and with all necessary materials 
• Complete all assignments in a timely manner 
• Be involved in all class activities 
• Follow all rules and regulations 
• Respect other students and their property 

As a Parent/Guardian, I agree to: 

• Maintain regular contact with teacher(s) 
• Emphasize the importance of an education 
• Make sure my child has adequate instructional supplies 
• Keep a calendar of all dates when school reports are scheduled to be sent home and discuss these with my child  
• Respond promptly to the school's request for conference and parent signature 

As a Teacher, I agree to: 

• Maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning 
• Be accessible to all parents/guardians 
• Keep an open line of communication among students, parents/guardians, and the community 
• Keep students and parents/guardians informed of the student's progress 
• Continue to implement best practices in education  

School Parent and Family Engagement Policy 
Orange Grove Elementary School School Year 2022-2023 

In support of strengthening student academic achievement, Orange Grove Elementary School receives Title I, Part A funds and therefore must jointly develop with, agree on with, and distribute to parents and family members of participating children a written parent and family engagement policy, agreed on by such parents, that shall describe the means of carrying out the requirements of The Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) Section 1116.  Parents shall be notified of the policy in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language the parents can understand.  Such policy shall be made available to the local community and updated periodically to meet the changing needs of the parents and the school.  The policy establishes the school’s expectations for parent and family engagement and describes how the school will implement a number of specific parental and family engagement activities.   

Orange Grove Elementary School understands that parent and family engagement means the participation of parents and families in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring: 

• Parents and families play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning 
• Parents and families are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school 
• Parents and families are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child 

Orange Grove Elementary School agrees to implement the following requirements as outlined by ESSA Section 1116: 

ANNUAL TITLE I MEETING 
Orange Grove Elementary School will take the following actions to conduct an annual meeting, at a convenient time, and encourage and invite all parents of participating children to attend to inform them about the school’s Title I program, the nature of the Title I program, the parents’ requirements, the school parental involvement policy, the schoolwide plan, and the school-parent compact.  

FLEXIBLE NUMBER OF MEETINGS 
Orange Grove Elementary School will offer a flexible number of engagement meetings at convenient times for families, such as meetings in the morning or evening (for which the school may use Title I funds to provide transportation, child care or home visits, as such services relate to parental involvement).  

JOINTLY DEVELOPED 
Orange Grove Elementary School will take the following actions to involve parents in an organized, ongoing, and timely way, in the planning, review, and improvement of programs under Title I, Part A, including the planning, review, and improvement of the school parent and family engagement policy and the joint development of the schoolwide program plan.    

COMMUNICATION 
Orange Grove Elementary School will provide parents of participating children timely information about programs under Title I, including: 

• a description and explanation of the curriculum in use,  
• forms of academic assessment used to measure student progress, 
• achievement levels of the challenging State academic standards, and  
• if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicable possible.   

Information related to the school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities, will be sent to the parents of participating children in an understandable and uniform format, including alternative formats upon request and, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand 

DISSENSION PROCESS 
Orange Grove Elementary School will submit any comments/concerns to the Harrison County School District Superintendent’s office if the schoolwide plan and/or parent and family engagement policy is not satisfactory to parents.   

Any comments/concerns can be emailed to the Director of Federal Programs, Melissa Garrison, at mgarrison@harrison.k12.ms.us or phone at 228-539-6500.  

SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT 
Orange Grove Elementary School will take the following actions to jointly develop with parents of participating children a school-parent compact that outlines how families, school, staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and develop a partnership to help children achieve the state’s high standard and how the plan is used, reviewed, and updated.  

BUILD CAPACITY OF PARENTS 
Orange Grove Elementary School will build the parents’ capacity for strong parental involvement to ensure effective involvement of parents and families and to support a partnership among the school and the community to improve student academic achievement through the following: 

Materials and training to help parents to work with their child to improve their child’s achievement, such as literacy training and using technology (including education about the harms of copyright piracy), as appropriate, to foster parental involvement 

Provide assistance to parents of participating children, as appropriate, in understanding topics such as the following: 

• the State’s academic content standards, 
• the State’s student academic achievement standards, 
• the State and local academic assessments including alternate assessments, 
• the requirements of Title I, Part A, 
• how to monitor their child’s progress, and 
• how to work with educators to improve the achievement of their children. 

Educate school personnel, specialized instructional support personnel, principals, and other school leaders, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of the contributions of parents, and in how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, implement and coordinate parent programs, and build ties between parents and the school. 

Coordinate and integrate parental involvement programs and activities with other Federal, State, and local programs, including public preschool programs, and conduct other activities, such as parent resource centers, that encourage and support parents to fully participate in the education of their children.  

ACCESSIBILITY  
Orange Grove Elementary School in carrying out the parent and family engagement requirements of this part, to the extent practicable, shall provide full opportunities, for the participation of parents and family members (including parents and family members with limited English proficiency, parents and family members with disabilities, and parents and family members of migratory children), including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 in a format, and to the extent practicable, in a language such parents understand. 

Orange Grove Elementary School 2022-2023 Core Instruction 

Welcome to an exciting school year! We are happy to have this great group of Eagle Scholars.

Each year, we take the time to let our parents know what main resources our teachers use for instruction to help meet the rigor of the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards. 

During the 2022-2023 school year, educators will be using Pearson’s MyView (4^th and 5^th Grades) and MyPerspectives (6^th Grade) for reading instruction; Pearson’s Envision 2020 and Math Nation (6^th Grade) for math instruction; StemScopes for science instruction; and StudiesWeekly for social studies instruction.   

Students in grades 4-6 will also have supplemental instructional programs available to them during the school day and at home which includes online educational software.  

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Annual Notice for Directory Information for Harrison County Schools 

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that Harrison County School District, with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII) from your child’s education records. However, the district may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without written consent, unless you have advised the school district to the contrary in accordance with district procedures. The primary purpose of directory information is to allow the school and/or district to include information from your child’s education records in certain school publications. Examples include: 

• A playbill, showing your student’s role in a drama production; 
• The annual yearbook; 
• Honor roll or other recognition lists; 
• Graduation programs; and 
• Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members. 

Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent’s prior written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with the following information – names, addresses and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not want their student’s information disclosed without their prior written consent. 

If you do not want the school or district to disclose any or all of the types of information designated below as directory information from your child’s education records without your prior written consent, you must notify your child’s school in writing by September 1, 2022 OR two weeks after notification given to parents. Harrison County School District as designated the following information as directory information:

• The Student’s name, address and telephone number; 
• The names of the student’s parents; 
• The student’s date and place of birth; 
• The student’s major field of study and class designation (i.e., first grade, tenth grade, etc.) 
• The student’s extracurricular participation; 
• The student’s achievement awards or honors; 
• The student’s achievement awards or honors; 
• The student’s weight and height if a member of an athletic team; 
• The student’s photograph; 
• The student’s electronic mail address; 
• The student’s date(s) of attendance; and  
• The most recent educational institution the student attended prior to the student enrolling in this school district. 

After the parent or eligible student has been notified, he/she will have two weeks to advise the school district in writing (a letter to the school principal that will be forwarded to the superintendent’s office) of any or all of the items they refuse to permit the district to designate as directory information about the student. As the end of the two-week period, each student’s record will be appropriately marked by the record custodian to indicate the items the district will designate as directory information about the student. This designation will remain in effect until it is modified by the written direction of the student’s parent or the eligible student. For Harrison County Policies related to FERPA please visit the website at www.harrison.k12.ms.us click on “For Parents” on the menu bar and then click on “FERPA”. 

Orange Grove Elementary School receives Federal Title I funds to assist students in meeting state standards.  This letter serves to inform you about your right to request information about the qualifications of the classroom staff working with your child(ren). 

At Orange Grove Elementary School, we are exceptionally proud of our teachers and feel they are ready for the coming school year. They are prepared to give your child a high-quality education.  As a Title I School-wide School, we must meet federal regulations related to teacher qualifications as defined by ESEA. All teachers are “state certified” at this time.  We are happy to provide the following information to you at any time: 

• Whether the teacher met state qualifications and certification requirements for the grade level and subject he/she is currently teaching, 
• Whether the teacher received an emergency certificate through which state qualifications are waived, and 
• Whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher; and 
• Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.  

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), includes additional right-to-know requests.  At any time, parents may request: 

• Information on required assessments that include 
• subject matter assessed, 
• purpose of the assessment, 
• source of the requirement for the assessment; 
• amount of time it takes to complete the test, and schedule for the assessment (if available), 
• time and format of disseminating results 

We are committed to helping your child develop the academic knowledge and critical thinking he/she needs to succeed in school and beyond.  If you have questions, please call or email April Graves, Principal, at 228-832-2322 or agraves@harrison.k12.ms.us.