Title 1, Part A - Parent and Family Engagement


Per the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015), parent and family engagement is 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; and
  • Other activities are carried out, such as those described in section 1116 of the ESSA (Parent and Family Engagement). (ESEA section 8101(39)).

Source: Parent and Family Engagement Guidance, pg. 3 (PDF) (January 2025)

Guidance 

2025 Title IA Parent and Family Engagement USDE Monitoring Notification (PDF) (May 2025)

USDE Non-Regulatory Guidance (PDF) (January 2025)

KSDE Parent and Family Engagement Fact Sheet (PDF) (January 2026) 

Resources

Title IA Required Documents

The templates below can be used by schools to support them with meeting federally required documentation for Title I, Part A programs.

In addition to the above templates, artifacts demonstrating the occurrence of an annual Title I Parent Information meeting are required. These include a dated agenda, sign-in sheet, and minutes for the meeting.

All Title IA required documents are to be uploaded to the KansaStar system. 

Technical Assistance

Kansas Parents Information Resource Center (KPIRC) (External Link) 
The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) promotes meaningful family engagement at all levels of education and provides information and resources to help parents, educators and other organizations promote the educational success of every Kansas child.

Writing a Parent and Family Engagement Policy (External PDF)
To ensure that schools meet federal and state requirements for Title I, Part A Parent and Family Engagement, the Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) has developed this Title I Part A Parent and Family Engagement Policy resource. This resource is designed to assist in the planning of all components required for the Title I, Part A Parent and Family Engagement Policy

An Administrator's Guide and Checklist to Parent and Family Engagement (PDF)
An Administrator’s Checklist to ESSA Parent and Family Involvement identifies approximately twenty five requirements relating to parent and family engagement across the federal title programs: Title I, Part A; Title I, Part C (migrant); Title III, Part A (EL); Title IX (McKinney-Vento).

Title I, Part A Annual Meeting Toolkit (PDF)
To ensure that schools meet federal and state requirements for Title I, Part A Parent and Family Engagement, the Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) has developed this Title I, Part A Annual Meeting Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to assist in the planning of all components required for the Title I, Part A Annual Meeting.

Developing a School-Parent Compact (PDF)
The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) has created this resource to support Kansas schools as they seek to create a school-parent compact that is mandated under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title 1 Part A. This resource includes the federal mandate language, tips for creating the compact, a checklist for completing the compact, and sample compacts. We hope this resource supports you in your pursuit of engaging families in the school-parent compact process.

For more information, please contact:

Roxanne Zillinger
Coordinator
(785) 296-7260