Albertville City School District

This document outlines the Albertville City School System's Parent and Family Engagement Plan for 2025-2026, which is integral to its Title I, Part A program under ESSA. The plan emphasizes the vital role of parents and families in the strategic planning process and successful implementation. Key goals include increasing parent and family participation in children's education, involving them in decision-making processes, informing them of student progress, and engaging them in student assessment. The plan also details funding mechanisms and compliance with ESSA guidelines, including home-school compacts and parents' right-to-know information.

This plan outlines the Albertville City School System's commitment to parental and family engagement, recognizing its vital role in strategic planning and student success. Funded by Title I, Part A, the plan aims to increase parent and family participation in their children's education and school decision-making, inform them about student progress, and involve them in assessment processes. It also details compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and outlines procedures for home-school compacts, parents' right-to-know, and notification for limited English proficient students.

The English Learner (EL) Plan for Albertville City Schools outlines the district's policies and procedures for supporting EL students. Key areas of focus include ensuring equal access to educational programs, implementing evidence-based teaching practices, and providing appropriate accommodations and resources to help EL students acquire English proficiency and participate effectively in all district programs. The plan emphasizes the use of the SDAIE program, collaboration with various stakeholders, and continuous monitoring of student progress to meet WIDA standards and state requirements.

The consolidated plan for Albertville City Public District focuses on ensuring that all children receive a high-quality education and to close the achievement gap between children meeting the challenging State academic standards and those children who are not meeting such standards. It describes how the local educational agency will monitor students' progress in meeting the challenging State academic standards, identify students who may be at risk for academic failure, provide additional educational assistance to individual students the local educational agency or school determines need help in meeting the challenging State academic standards, identify and implement instructional and other strategies intended to strengthen academic programs and improve school conditions for student learning.

The ACIP (AHS) 24-25 for Albertville High School focuses on educating for excellence. Key goals include decreasing chronic absenteeism to 20%, reducing behavior referrals by 10%, and improving student performance on state assessments, with a specific growth target of 0.5 for the school average composite on the ACT. The plan emphasizes incentivizing attendance and positive behavior, increasing family engagement, providing high-level professional development for teachers, and ensuring a safe and nurturing climate to improve academic achievement and stakeholder views.