Acronyms
PCAR
What is Parent Coordinator Activity Report?
Three members required on the SLT
Who is the Principal, Parent Association/Parent-Teacher Association President, United Federation of Teachers Chapter Leader?
These elections, required for every school’s Parent Association or Parent‑Teacher Association, must take place before the last day of school to ensure officers are in place for the upcoming year
What are PA/PTA elections?
These are the communications that are expected to as part of their daily family‑engagement responsibilities?
What are phone calls?
This federal program provides funding to support the education of students from low‑income families, helping schools close achievement gaps and offer additional academic resources
What is Title I?
SLT
What is School Leadership Team?
This is the required range of members who can serve on a School Leadership Team, with no fewer than 10 and no more than 17
What is the minimum and maximum size of an SLT?
These elections, required for every school’s , must take place each spring to ensure new officers are selected for the upcoming school year
What are PA/PTA elections?
These are the in‑person visits from families
What are parent walk‑ins?
This guidance outlines which expenses schools may and may not use federal Title I funds
What is the Title I guidance on allowable and unallowable expenditures?
SLPCI
What is School-Parent Leadership Contact Information?
This number represents how many parent members must serve on a School Leadership Team, matching the number of school staff members to ensure balanced representation
What is an equal number of parents and staff?
These documents are adopted by the members of a school’s Parent Association or Parent‑Teacher Association, establish the rules that govern the organization’s daily operations and decision‑making
What are PA/PTA bylaws?
These events are organized to support and inform families
What are workshops held for parents?
This mandatory parent body exists in every NYC school that receives federal Title I funds
What is the Title I Parent Advisory Council (PAC)?
NYCSA
What is New York City Schools Account?
These are the dates that must be submitted into the iPlanPortal
What are the SLT meeting dates?
These individuals are all automatically members of their school’s Parent Association or Parent‑Teacher Association
Who are parents, step‑parents, legally appointed guardians, foster parents, and persons in parental relation?
These are the families who participate in workshops organized and their attendance is tracked as part of the engagement indicators measured in the Parent Coordinator Activity Report.
Who are the parents attending workshops?
This type of Title I program uses federal funds to improve the entire school, addressing the needs of all students through comprehensive strategies designed to raise academic achievement for everyone.
What is a Title I Schoolwide Program (SWP)?
FACE
What is Family and Community Empowerment?
This New York State law and Chancellor’s Regulation require every New York City public school to establish a School Leadership Team and outline the guidelines for how those teams must be formed
What is New York State Education Law Section 2590‑h and Chancellor’s Regulation A‑655?
This organization, made up of PA/PTA presidents or their designees, represents the interests of parents at the district level
What is the Presidents’ Council?
These are the families who participate in scheduled meetings with teachers to discuss student progress
Who are the parents attending parent‑teacher conferences?
These requirements apply to all NYC Title I schools: they must host an annual meeting for families about the school’s Title I program, and they must consult with the Parent Advisory Council on how to use the mandated 1% parent‑involvement set‑aside
What is the Title I annual parent meeting?