Family Engagement Policy

What is Parent and Family Engagement?

Parent and Family Engagement is an ongoing process that increases active ​participation, communication, and collaboration between parents, schools, and communities with the goal of educating the whole child to ensure student achievement and success.

The Georgia Department of Education’s Family-School Partnership Program ensures that Title I, Part A parent and family engagement regulations are met with meaningful and strategic actions to build parent and school staff capacity as mandated by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. Schools and districts must ensure that strong strategies are in place to: 1) build capacity to engage parents/stakeholders in an effective partnership with the school; and 2) share and support high student academic achievement.

The RMS Parent & Family Engagement Policy is jointly developed, with all families, as a written plan that describes how RMS will provide opportunities to improve parent and family engagement to support student learning, and how families can help plan and participate in activities and events to promote student learning at home and at school.

Our Policy is updated annually based on parent and community feedback provided throughout the year.  The revised Policy is approved at our Title I Spring PAC meeting.