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Iberia Parish
Title I
Parent Book
2020-2021
A place where Parents
and families are involved
and engaged in their
Child’s learningIBERIA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
Carey Laviolette
Superintendent
Jennifer Joseph
Assistant Superintendent of Administration
Heath Hulin
Assistant Superintendent of Instruction
Gleacia Durand
Supervisor of Specially Funded Programs
IBERIA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
Nursey O. McNeal – District 1
Elvin Pradia – District 2
Jesse J. McDonald – District 3
Raymond “Shoe-Do” Lewis – District 4
Debra Savoie – District 5
Mike Mayeux – District 6
Dan L. LeBlanc, Sr. – District 7
Brad Norris – District 8
Dana P. Dugas – District 9
Rachel L. Segura – District 10
Kathleen B. Rosamond – District 11
Rev. Arthur L. Alexander – District 12
Danny D. Segura – District 13
Kenric P. “Fremin – District 14
2Table of Contents
Principals of Title I Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Iberia Parish Educational Center Title I Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Title I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Benefits of Title I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Iberia Parish Title I Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Title I Instructional Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Title I Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Iberia Parish Parental Involvement Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16
A Compact for Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Complaint Procedures and Dispute Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Additional Family Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-22
3PRINCIPALS OF TITLE I SCHOOLS
School Principal Assistant
Anderson Middle School Dwalyn Jackson Marva Narcisse-Wesley
Belle Place Elementary Angela Louviere
Caneview Elementary Kim Messman Dana Lancon
Center Street Elementary Kyla Aucoin
Coteau Elementary Consuela Roberson
Daspit Road Elementary Bryan Hudson Josette LeBlanc
Delcambre Elementary Jodi Romero Amy Allen
Iberia Middle School Dina Bourque Brad Judice
Jeanerette High School Linda Freeman Racquelle Roberts
Jefferson Island Road Elementary Niles Romero Nicole Gonzales
Johnston-Hopkins Elementary Christina Hulin Ashley Lewis
Loreauville Elementary Jaime Martin Leslie Hebert
Magnolia Elementary Steve Leroux Melissa Jackson
North Lewis Elementary Tim Rosamond Jon Gonsoulin
Park Elementary Winnifred Colar-Ra’oof
Pesson Addition Elementary Alfreda Jackson Ursula Batiste
St. Charles Elementary Lanette Hawk-Hill
Sugarland Elementary Theresa Williams
Acadiana Christian School Monique Sanchez
Catholic High School Stella Arabie
St. Edward School Karen Bonin
4IBERIA PARISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER
TITLE I
Gleacia Durand - Supervisor of Specially Funded Programs
Jennifer “Jennie” Foster - Testing and Evaluation Supervisor
Candice Myers – Technology/Library/Media Specialist
Elizabeth Douzart – Title I Instructional Specialist
Crystal Arceneaux – Title I Instructional Specialist
Allison O’Donnell - School Choice and Assessment Facilitator
Trish Migues - Secretary
Pamela Alexander – Media Clerk
Sally Bourque - Receptionist
5Title I
Title I is the largest federal program supporting Pre-K through 12th grade education. The purpose
of the program is to offset the effects of poverty on the educational opportunities of low-
performing children in high poverty schools. The program provides supplemental reading, math
and early childhood services to eligible students. Additionally, parental services are provided to
assist parents in helping their children in the educational process.
Title I began in 1965 as part of the Elementary and Secondary School Act (ESEA). It was
renamed Chapter I under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981. In
1994, Congress passed the Improving America’s Schools Act (IASA), and it became Title I once
again. It remained Title I under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the current
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Although the name may have changed over the years, Title
I continues to strive toward closing the educational gap caused by poverty in this country.
However, a stringent accountability component has been attached to the NCLB legislation and
current ESSA.
Teachers and paraprofessionals in schools receiving Title I funds must meet the specified
requirements stated in NCLB and the current ESSA. In Iberia Parish, the Reading/Early
Childhood Curriculum Specialist and the Parental Involvement/Title 1 Instructional Specialist
regularly monitor the operation of programs and provide regular inservice training for Title I
personnel. Support services provided by the Title I Program include a media center staffed by a
media specialist, resource center(s) for lending educational materials to parents and parental
involvement meetings.
The Purpose of Title I
The main objective of the Title I Program is to give those students achieving below their
grade level an opportunity to receive supplementary help to improve in math and reading. In
Iberia Parish, the Title I Program serves students in preschool, kindergarten, and first through
eighth grade. Jeanerette High school with grades 7th-12th is also part of the Iberia Parish Title 1
Program. The aim of the program is to help students achieve at grade level.
Assisting Your Children in the Title I Program
The Iberia Parish Title I Program encourages all parents to participate and become involved in
their children’s education. A Title I District Parent Advisory Council has been organized to
ensure representation of all geographical areas with Title I schools. This council provides input
and assists in identifying the needs of Title I parents. A Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) may
be established at Title I schools to provide regular in-service and parent meetings on topics that
the parents of specific schools have requested. This is another way for parents to become more
involved in the education of their children.
6The Benefits of Title I
The Title I Program enhances the regular classroom. Highly qualified teachers and
paraprofessionals work with whole and small groups of students using materials and instructional
strategies that supplement grade level curriculum. The assistance provided by the Title I Program
is ultimately aimed at enabling students to meet the high standards set by Iberia Parish School
District and the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE).
Additionally, Title 1 works very closely with the parents of eligible students. Parents are invited
to meetings during the year that empowers them to help their children at home and in life.
Through the Parent Resource Center(s), Title I parents are provided with materials that they may
use to become more informed and to work with their child at home. Parents are also invited to
participate in the Title I Program during school sponsored parental involvement activities and
anytime throughout the school year.
Who is Eligible for Title I
Title I, reauthorized in NCLB and the current ESSA, continues the requirements imposed in
1994 to strictly rank and serve schools in order of poverty. Iberia Parish uses the number of
Economically Disadvantaged students as the poverty measure to rank schools. All schools with a
poverty rate above 75% must receive funding. Parishes then designate their own plans for
distributing funds to the remaining eligible schools. Schools with a poverty level below 35% are
not eligible to receive funds.
There are two types of Title I programs operating in schools, schoolwide and targeted assistance.
Schoolwide programs must have poverty level of 40% or higher. Allocations to these schools are
provided for all students. These funds are consolidated to upgrade the entire educational program
at the school. Schools operating targeted assistance programs, however, must identify and
provide services only to eligible students. Students are eligible if they are failing or at risk of
failing to meet state standards. These targeted assistance schools receive allocation for eligible
students only.
7Iberia Parish Title I Schools
Title I is a federally funded program and operates in every state in America and in all 70
public school systems in Louisiana. A school must qualify to receive services from this program.
In order to qualify for services in Iberia Parish, an elementary school must have a minimum of
35% of its Economically Disadvantaged students and a middle school must have 65% or above
to receive services.
Title I Schoolwide Programs
Anderson Middle School
Belle Place Elementary School
Caneview Elementary
Center Street Elementary
Coteau Elementary
Daspit Elementary
Delcambre Elementary
Iberia Middle School
Jeanerette High School
Jefferson Island Road Elementary
Johnston-Hopkins Elementary
Loreauville Elementary
Magnolia Elementary
North Lewis Elementary
Park Elementary
Pesson Addition Elementary
St. Charles Street Elementary
Sugarland Elementary
Targeted Assisted Schools
Acadiana Christian School
Catholic High School
St. Edward School
8Title I Instructional Programs
Pre-K Program
The preschool program offers a combination of whole group, small group and individual
activities designed to meet the needs of each child. Children are exposed to a wide variety of
experiences through activity centers such as: Blocks, Dramatic Play, Sand and Water, Music and
Listening, Library, Writing, Art, and Physical/Motor.
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Students identified as at risk receive increasingly intense levels of targeted, scientifically
research-based interventions based on individual students’ needs. Reading and/or math
interventions can be provided by teachers, interventionists or computer assisted instruction.
SuccessMaker
SuccessMaker is instructional software that provides elementary, middle and some high school
learners with adaptive, personalized paths for mastery of essential reading and math concepts
that delivers outcome-based data to inform educational decision making. With a strong focus on
the most critical math and reading concepts, individualized learning for every student becomes a
reality with SuccessMaker. The program is highly interactive, addressing multiple learning
modalities and making students active participants in their learning and the game-like formats of
many activities are challenging and motivating so learners are excited to use the program. Iberia
School District offers students the newest version of SuccessMaker, which correlates to the LSS
(Louisiana Student Standards). This software is available both on campus and at home for
enrolled students.
Waterford
Computer-adaptive instruction that guides students from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.”
Children are introduced to early literacy that includes familiar books, rich literature, and non-
fiction texts as they grow into independent readers.
Extended School Day
Some students are provided additional instruction before or after school, in preparation for state
assessments.
1:1 Chromebook Initiative
This initiative means that Chromebooks have been issued to all students in grades PK-12,
allowing greater accessibility to technology while preparing students for an ever-changing world.
The 1:1 Chromebook initiative promotes learning anytime, anywhere, both at school and at
home. This will lead to an overall enhanced educational experience, better student organizational
skills and learning and sharing beyond the walls of the conventional classroom.
9Title I Support
Title I Newsletter
A quarterly newsletter is sent home to all Title I students. Additionally, this newsletter is posted
on the parent website. The newsletter provides educational articles and advice for parents,
aiming to empower them as parent leaders.
Title I Parent Meetings
Parents are invited to participate in the Title 1 Parent meetings provided by the school your child
attends. Schools hold parent meetings in the Fall and Spring of each school year.
Title I Parent Resource Centers
A variety of learning materials are available in the Title 1 Parent Resource Centers. These
centers are located at Iberia School Board Office on Jane Street, the Educational Center on
Lemaire Street and St. Charles Elementary School. Parents are encouraged to visit the centers to
obtain educational materials to assist their children. Upon request, parents can request a meeting
with the district’s parent coordinator to assist them in choosing materials that best fit their
children’s needs. Some centers also have Internet accessible computers. Contact Crystal
Arceneaux, Title 1 Specialist/Parent Coordinator, at 364-7641 for an appointment.
Media Center
The media center serves the needs of Title I children by (1) providing a conference room for
inservice training and other meetings; (2) providing a media processing area which allows
teachers and instructors to prepare visuals that support district chosen curricula in math, reading
and early childhood instruction; (3) providing an area for central storage of Title I math, reading
and early childhood materials and (4) providing the services of a media specialist and media
clerk to assist teachers and instructors with curriculum support.
10Iberia Parish School System
District Parental Involvement and
Family Engagement Policy
2020-2021 School Year
PART I. GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
The Iberia Parish School System agrees to implement the following statutory requirements:
• The school district will put into operation programs, activities and procedures
for the involvement of parents in all of its schools with Title I, Part A
programs, consistent with section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA). Those programs, activities and procedures will be
planned and operated with meaningful consultation with parents of
participating children.
• Consistent with section 1118, the school district will work with its schools to
ensure that the required school-level parental involvement policies meet the
requirements of section 1118(b) of the ESEA, and each include, as a
component, a school-parent compact consistent with section 1118(d) of the
ESEA.
• The school district will incorporate this district wide parental involvement
policy into its LEA plan developed under section 1112 of the ESEA.
• In carrying out the Title I, Part A parental involvement requirements, to the
extent practicable, the school district and its schools will provide full
opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency,
parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including
providing information and school reports required under section 1111 of the
ESEA in an understandable and uniform format and, including alternative
formats upon request, and, to the extent practicable, in a language parents
understand.
• If the LEA plan for Title I, Part A, developed under section 1112 of the
ESEA, is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children, the school
district will submit any parent comments with the plan when the school
district submits the plan to the State Department of Education.
• The school district will involve the parents of children served in Title I, Part A
schools in decisions about how the 1 percent of Title I, Part A funds reserved
for parental involvement is spent, and will ensure that not less than 95 percent
of the one percent reserved goes directly to the schools.
11• The school district will be governed by the following statutory definition of
parental involvement, and expects that its Title I schools will carry out
programs, activities and procedures in accordance with this definition:
Parental involvement means the participation of parents in regular, two-way,
and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other
school activities, including ensuring—
(A) that parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning;
(B) that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s
education at school;
(C) that parents 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;
(D) the carrying out of other activities, such as those described in section
1118 of the ESEA.
• The school district will inform parents and parental organizations of the
purpose and existence of the Parental Information and Resource Center in the
State.
PART II. DESCRIPTION OF HOW DISTRICT WILL IMPLEMENT REQUIRED
DISTRICT WIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY
COMPONENTS
1. The Iberia Parish School System will take the following actions to involve parents in the
joint development of its district wide parental involvement plan under section 1112 of the
ESEA:
• A district Parental Advisory Council (PAC) will be organized from parent
representatives of Title I schools. This Council will meet two times per school
year to address parental concerns, plan and evaluate educational workshops,
revise the Title 1 Parent Book, and evaluate and revise the district Parental
Involvement Policy. The Parental Involvement/Title 1 Instructional Specialist
will supervise the PAC activities.
2. The Iberia Parish School System will take the following actions to involve parents in the
process of school review and improvement under section 1116 of the ESEA:
• Title I schools will have a Parent Advisory Council (PAC). Representatives from
this group will serve as active members of the school improvement team. They
will meet with the team and provide input in a collaborative effort to help
students and schools achieve their goals. This PAC will evaluate the school policy
annually, along with the school-parent compact, and revisions will be made
accordingly.
123. The Iberia Parish School System will provide the following necessary coordination,
technical assistance, and other support to assist Title I, Part A schools in planning and
implementing effective parental involvement activities to improve student academic
achievement and school performance:
• The district will annually host parental involvement coordinator meetings to
assist schools in planning effective parental involvement activities, revising and
evaluating the school parental involvement policies and school-parent compacts.
• Upon request, the district parental involvement coordinator will assist schools in
presenting information to parents to improve student academic achievement and
school performance.
4. The Iberia Parish School System will coordinate and integrate parental involvement
strategies in Part A with parental involvement strategies under the following other programs
by:
• In order to facilitate effective parental involvement across the parish, an
interagency collaboration between special education, state preschool programs,
Head Start, Migrant Program, LEP Program and Title I will be maintained.
Joint activities will be carried out involving the staff, parents, and children of
each program. These groups will meet whenever necessary to plan activities.
1. The Iberia Parish School System will take the following actions to conduct, with the
involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of this
parental involvement policy in improving the quality of its Title I, Part A schools. The
evaluation will include identifying barriers to greater participation by parents in parental
involvement activities (with particular attention to parents who are economically
disadvantaged, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, have limited literacy, or
are of any racial or ethnic minority background). The school district will use the findings
of the evaluation about its parental involvement policy and activities to design strategies
for more effective parental involvement, and to revise, if necessary (and with the
involvement of parents) its parental involvement policies.
• An annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parental
involvement policy will be conducted by the Parental Involvement/Title I
Instructional Specialist to identify ways of improving the academic
quality of the schools and employ new methods of obtaining a greater
participation in parental involvement at the school and district levels.
• The district Parental Advisory Council and school parental involvement
coordinators will evaluate this policy.
• The evaluation form used will cover all aspects of the policy and allow for
independent comments that may be warranted.
• The results of the evaluation will be compiled and used to revise the
policy.
13• Additionally, a parent needs assessment will be completed to determine
topics of interest for other types of activities that will be beneficial to
parents at both the district and school levels.
• The needs assessment will include questions pertaining to barriers that
prohibit parent involvement and how these barriers may be resolved. The
information will be used to make accommodations for the next school
year.
• Parents will be given evaluation forms to complete after all parental
involvement activities to assess the effectiveness of the activities and allow
for adjustments to be made for future workshops.
2. The Iberia Parish School System will build the schools’ and parent’s capacity for strong
parental involvement, in order to ensure effective involvement of parents and to support a
partnership among the school involved, parents, and the community to improve student
academic achievement, through the following activities specifically described below:
A. The school district will, with the assistance of its Title I, Part A schools, provide
assistance to parents of children served by the school district or school, as
appropriate, in understanding topics such as the following, by undertaking the actions
described in this paragraph --
• 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 Part A,
• how to monitor their child’s progress, and
• how to work with educators:
• A Title I Parent Handbook will be prepared and made available to all
parents of participating children. The handbook will contain information
about Title I requirements and detail activities funded through the
program. Parenting tips, educational strategies for use at home, parents’
right-to-know procedure and the district parental involvement policy will
be included. The policy will also be distributed to any member of the
community upon request.
• Professional development activities may be attended by staff and parents
during the year. Louisiana Parent Congress meetings and Expo are
statewide opportunities for professional development. Meetings for school
personnel on strategies for educating parents will be scheduled. Strong
parent and school partnerships with open communication will be
stressed. Activities sponsored by other agencies, organizations, and
parishes will be attended whenever possible.
B. The school district will, with the assistance of its schools, provide materials and
training to help parents work with their children to improve their children’s
14academic achievement, such as literacy training, and using technology, as
appropriate, to foster parental involvement, by:
• The Parental Involvement/Title I Instructional Specialist will assist
schools in administering effective parental involvement activities.
Support, materials, equipment and technical assistance will be provided
as needed at the school building level. A district parent resource center
will be maintained. The center will provide materials for parents that will
assist them in their efforts to improve their children’s learning as well as
their own.
C. The school district will, with the assistance of its schools and parents, educate its
teachers, pupil services personnel, principals and other staff, in how to reach out
to, communicate with, and work with parents as equal partners, in the value and
utility of contributions of parents, and in how to implement and coordinate parent
programs and build ties between parents and schools, by:
• The Parental Involvement/Title I Instructional Specialist will provide
assistance to principals and parental involvement coordinators on writing
a parental involvement policy and school-parent compact for their
schools. Additional assistance will be provided upon request. The policy
will be placed in the school handbook that is given to each parent at the
beginning of the school year. Parents will sign a form indicating that they
have read the handbook and the parental involvement policy. The
compact will be sent home and signed by parents and students. The
school parental involvement coordinator will keep these forms on file.
D. The school district will, to the extent feasible and appropriate, coordinate and
integrate parental involvement programs and activities with Head Start and public
preschool and other programs that encourage and support parents in more fully
participating in the education of their children, by:
• In order to facilitate effective parental involvement across the parish, an
interagency collaboration between special education, state preschool
programs, Head Start, Migrant Program, and Title I will be maintained.
Joint activities will be carried out involving the staff, parents, and
children of each program. These groups will meet whenever necessary to
plan activities.
E. The school district will take the following actions to ensure that information
related to the school and parent- programs, meetings, and other activities, is 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:
15i. School personnel reviews all parent communication to ensure
there is no educational jargon that could lead to
misunderstanding by parents.
ii. School personnel can request the district translator to
translate parent communication in Spanish.
PART III. DISCRETIONARY DISTRICT WIDE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY
COMPONENTS
• The Iberia Parish School System recognizes the importance of parental involvement
in the goal of academic excellence for every child. Active parental involvement
enhances high expectations in the educational process. Through active parent
participation more knowledge and support for the education process is acquired
from the home.
• The Iberia Parish Parental Involvement Program will incorporate activities through
the collaboration of the community, parents, and educators. This program will
provide information, guidance, and training for the parents of Iberia Parish.
* * * * *
PART IV. ADOPTION
This District wide Parental Involvement Policy has been developed jointly with, and agreed on
with, parents of children participating in Title I, Part A programs, as evidenced by parental
advisory council agendas and signature documentation.
This policy was adopted by the Iberia Parish School System on February 20, 2020 and will be
in effect for the period of the 2020-2021 school year. The school district will distribute this
policy to all parents of participating Title I, Part A children on or before September 2020.
_______________________________
(Signature of Authorized Official)
_______________________________
(Date)
16Compact for Learning
Title I requires each school that receives Title I funds to develop jointly with
parents a school-parent compact that outlines how school and parents will work
together to help Title I students achieve the content and performance standards set
by the state for all students.
A Compact is...
• commitment to sharing responsibility for student learning
• An action plan for a family-school-community partnership to help children
get a high-quality education.
The compact must do a number of things:
1. Describe the school’s responsibility to provide high quality curriculum and
instruction in a supportive and effective environment which will enable
students to meet the state standards.
2. Describe how parents will be responsible for supporting their child’s
learning. Examples given in the law are volunteering in their child’s
classroom, participating in decisions relating to the education of their
children, and to foster positive use of extracurricular time.
3. Address the importance of communication between teachers and parents on
an ongoing basis. Schools will be required to provide:
• Parent-teacher conferences in elementary schools, at least once a year,
when parents and teachers will discuss the compact as it relates to an
individual child’s achievement.
• Frequent reports to parents on their children’s progress (frequent is
not defined).
• Reasonable access to staff and to classrooms to observe activities
(reasonable is not defined).
• Regular two-way, meaningful communication between family
members and school staff in a language that family members can
understand (to the extent practicable).
17Louisiana Department of Education
Complaint Procedures
For
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
If the Iberia Parish School System’s Title I Program is not providing services in
accordance with state and federal regulations, a parent may file a complaint in
accordance with The Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741,
Section 349, which is available online at the following website address:
https://www.ppsb.org/ourpages/district_info/Bulletins/Bulletin741.pdf Parents may also
request a copy of this bulletin by calling the Department’s toll-free number 1-877-
453-2721. This bulletin contains detailed procedures established for resolving
complaints filed against the Department of Education or a local education agency
pursuant to provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20
U.S.C. §6301, et. Seq. (ESEA).
Summarized from the above handbook, complaints to the Louisiana Department of
Education must (1) be in writing and (2) describe a violation of the law or a
violation of federal statutes or regulations.
The written complaint must include:
• A Statement of the violation of a requirement of a pertinent federal statute or
regulation;
• The facts on which the statement is based, including the name of the local
education agency;
• A proposed solution for the problem;
• The parent’s signature and contact information;
• Only violations occurring within the past year.
A parent is notified when a complaint has been received by the Department, and
complaints will be resolved within 60 days of receiving the complaint, unless the
timeline has been extended. The parent will receive a written decision addressing
each violation and will also be informed of the right to request that the Secretary of
the United States Department of Education review the decision made by the
Louisiana Department of Education.
18IBERIA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Carey Laviolette
Superintendent
Children First Jennifer Joseph
Assistant Superintendent
of Administration
Department of Curriculum
1204 LeMaire Street Heath Hulin
New Iberia, LA 70560-4813 Assistant Superintendent
Phone (337) 364-7641 Fax (337) 367-9611 of Curriculum & Instruction
McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless
Dispute Resolution Process Policy
The No Child Left Behind, Title X, Part C, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act acknowledges
that disputes may arise between the school district and homeless students/parents/guardians when the
student is denied enrollment in school or is placed in a school other than the one requested by
students/parents/guardians. The purpose of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is to ensure
that homeless students enroll in school immediately and continue their education with as little disruption
as possible. The Iberia Parish School District’s dispute resolution process follows the guidelines set forth
in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and in accordance with The Louisiana Handbook for
School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Section 341, which is available online at the following website
address: https://www.ppsb.org/ourpages/district_info/Bulletins/Bulletin741.pdf. This bulletin
contains detailed procedures established for resolving complaints filed against the Department of
Education or a local education agency pursuant to provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. §6301, et. Seq. (ESEA).
The following process will be used in a case where a dispute occurs regarding the education of a homeless
child or youth.
Dispute Resolution Process
(1) If a dispute arises over school selection or enrollment, the child/youth must be
immediately enrolled in the school in which he/she is seeking enrollment, pending the
resolution of the dispute (five days). The dispute process may be initiated by the
parent/guardian, unaccompanied youth, principal or other school officials.
(2) The parent/guardian or unaccompanied youth must be referred to the Homeless
Liaison, provided a written explanation of the school’s decision to deny enrollment or
school selection and the rights of Homeless parents/guardians/unaccompanied youth,
including the right to appeal any school district decision.
(3) When the parent/guardian/unaccompanied youth is referred to the Homeless Liaison,
the liaison will carry out the dispute resolution process within a reasonable amount of
time.
(4) After reviewing pertinent information related to the dispute, the Homeless Liaison
shall provide the parent with a decision in writing within five (5) days of the receipt
of the written complaint.
(5) If the written resolution is not acceptable to the parent/guardian/unaccompanied
youth, the Homeless Liaison will forward the dispute to the State Homeless
Coordinator.
Iberia Parish School District, Homeless Liaison
19Additional Family Resources
Iberia Parish School System
http://www.iberia.k12.la.us/
Homework Louisiana
http://homeworkla.org/
Iberia Parish Library
http://www.iberia.lib.la.us/
• Homework Louisiana
• Mango
• Tumblebooks
Louisiana Pass
http://www.louisianapass.org/
Use the first-time screen name and password to log in:
First-time screen name: student
First-time password: tiger
Louisiana Department of Education
http://www.louisianabelieves.com/
Typing Club-Keyboarding (grades 3-8)
http://www.typingclub.com
Sheppard Software
Hundreds of educational games, activities, quizzes, articles
http://sheppardsoftware.com/
Math Live
http://www.learnalberta.ca/
Wonderopolis
http://www.wonderopolis.org/
Math for the Left and Right Brain
http://www.ixl.com/
20Math Games, Word Puzzles, Logic Puzzles, Math Videos
http://mathplayground.com/
National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Netsmartz
http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm
A+ Math
http://www.aplusmath.com/
Basket Math
http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/
Book Adventure
http://www.bookadventure.com/
Spatulatta
http://www.spatulatta.com/
Discovery Education – Math Homework Help
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/students/
Funbrain
http://www.funbrain.com/
Gamequarium
http://gamequarium.com/
Helping Your Child Learn Math
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html
Kids Know It Network
http://www.kidsknowit.com/
PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/
21Starfall
http://www.starfall.com/
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Web Math
http://www.webmath.com/
Math Milestones
http://www.greatschools.org/gk/milestones/
Math Playground
http://www.mathplayground.com/
Math Resources – Lafayette Parish Schools
http://www.lpssonline.com/site5521.php
Oakdale Joint Unified School District
http://www.oakdale.k12.ca.us/ENY_Hmwk_Intro_Math
Math Playground
http://www.mathplayground.com/
AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com/
IXL Math
http://www.ixl.com/math/
Math Planet
http://www.mathplanet.com/
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