Overview of Key Accountability Milestones—Parent Involvement

Unless otherwise noted with an asterisk, none of these milestones have ever been met by the RCSD as of April 2008.

	RCSD BOARD	DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION	NYSED
Policy review	Policy committee conducts annual review of Parent Involvement Policy, based on evaluation   Policy committee makes recommendations for policy changes to full board Board votes to readopt policy/make revisions	Superintendent conducts annual program evaluation according to policy (see Program Evaluation for details)	Requires PI policy in Consolidated Application
Policy Implementation	Policy committee monitors Superintendent’s drafting of administrative regulations 1900-R implementing parent involvement policy	Superintendent develops and maintains administrative guidelines 1900-R Parents are notified of parent involvement policy, each year	Requires parent involvement plan in Consolidated Application
Program Evaluation & Improvement	Board uses Superintendent’s evaluation to review PI Policy and make any revisions (see Policy Review for details)	Superintendent conducts annual program evaluation with participation of parents Superintendent makes annual report on parent involvement to the Board as part of annual policy review	Requires description of PI program evaluation in Consolidated Application
	Quality Assurance Committee reviews Biennial Review of Shared decision-making, recommends to full Board*   Board approves Biennial Review of Shared Decision-making before filing with NYSED*	Superintendent, as Chair of the SBPT Steering Committee, conducts state-mandated Biennial Review of the Participation of Teachers and Parents in Decision-making*   Parents are given opportunity to have comments/concerns about Biennial Review process attached to document before filing with NYSED	Mandates the Biennial Review of the Participation of Teachers and Parents in Decision-making
	Board evaluates superintendent’s performance, holds him/her to policies	Superintendent develops benchmarks to hold administrators accountable to parent involvement goals
Funding	Board approves Consolidated Application for Federal Funds before filing with NYSED	Superintendent establishes administrative guidelines for ensuring meaningful consultation with parents on the Consolidated Application   Parents are provided opportunity to review Consolidated Application before filing with NYSED and have written comments/concerns attached to document   Title I Officer signs assurances that Application was developed according to statutes	Approves Consolidated Application only if determined that the plan meets the requirements of NCLB   Reviews the plan for accordance with PI and teacher quality requirements. Releases federal funding to district.

*2004 Biennial Review was conducted, approved by Board and filed with NYSED. The 2006 and 2008 Reviews have not been conducted.