Board discusses Title I parent engagement and PTO web presence; moves policies forward

At the Sept. 10 policy meeting the KCSD committee reviewed Policy 918 (Title I Parent/Family Engagement) and Policy 915 (Relations with PTO/Booster Organizations), moved both items forward and discussed whether the district should provide a clearer web presence for individual school PTOs.

Board members said the Title I policy looked consistent with legal requirements and required no changes. On PTO relations, a board member asked whether a districtwide PTO coordinator exists; staff replied there are individual PTOs for each school and no districtwide PTO at this time. The board asked staff to consider whether the district should provide a dedicated web presence or link for school PTOs so parents can find information about local PTOs and how to contact them.

The committee agreed to forward Policy 915 and asked that the district invite PTO input if a districtwide approach or improved web presence is pursued.

A board member asked that the district computer/web report include outreach to PTOs and invite their input. The committee did not adopt new operational programs at the meeting; it forwarded the policies to the board for the next steps.