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Title I Program
Hart County School District
Provides schoolwide Title I learning for all
students in grades K-8.
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Annual Meeting Tasks
 INVOLVE PARENTS (planning, review, improvement
plan schoolwide program, and policy/procedures
revision)
 DATA ANALYSIS (gains/progress and/or gaps toward
learning goals and academic expectations)
 OFFER TRAINING MATERIALS (inform parents of
trainings, meetings, and activities to promote ongoing
communication between school/home)
 INVOLVE (parents and community organizations
involved in school and district advisory councils)
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ENSURE…
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THE SCHOOL PROVIDES high-quality curriculum
and instruction in a supportive and effective learning
environment.
REVIEW OF student’s academic assessment during
P/T conferences, phone and written communication,
and during progress report and report card issuance.
PARENTS AND SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
involved in developing school-home compacts which
describes the partnership needed to achieve
Kentucky’s standards.
PARENTS have a voice in parental involvement
budget.
DISTRICT makes provisions for opportunities and
participation of parents with limited English
proficiency, as those situations arise.
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Title I Purpose
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…is to ensure that all children have a fair,
equal, and significant opportunity to obtain
a high-quality education and have
opportunities to advance with higher
learning education. (provides many
teachers in our district)
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Title I School Compacts
…each school community has developed
a Parent Compact and Policy that outlines
student, staff, and parent responsibility
…The compact is designed for improved
student academic achievement and for
developing a partnership to help children
achievement.
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Title I Parent Involvement
…Parents are their children’s most
important teachers, and the parent/child
interaction is fundamental to the total
educational effort.
…We value both parents’ contributions at
school and their participation at home.
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Title I Parent Involvement
…encourage your child to read and help your child
with homework that will contribute to your child’s
academic growth.
…attend “Family Fun Nights” or other family
activities provided by your child’s school.
…attend Parent/Teacher conferences.
…attend volunteer training/volunteer in your child’s
school.
…keep communication ongoing with your child’s
school.
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Title I Parent Involvement Program
…a child’s education is the shared responsibility
of the school, the family, and the community.
…increased family involvement in school
activities provides your child with better grades,
test scores, and attendance.
…parent involvement will help your child have a
more positive attitude towards their peers and
school staff.
…involving parents in joint development of the
Title I program.
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Title I Parent Communication
…back to school bash
…PTO meetings
…parent involvement meetings
…parent notification letter
…progress report/report card
…parent/teacher conferences
…program evaluation and needs
assessment survey
…annual family district literacy event
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Parents Right to Know
…the qualifications of those who teach your
child, if your child has been assigned or taught for
20 days consecutively by a teacher who is not
highly qualified.
…review student progress information discussed
during conferences and other forms of
communication.
…review the school report cards, to know how
your school is performing on tests
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Involvement Policy
Making representative parents and
community members’ full partners in our
decision making
 Seeking and supporting adult volunteers to
work with and inspire our students.
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Memorial Elementary
School Parent Involvement
Policy
Our Council recognizes our student’s families and
local community members as essential partners in
helping each student succeed. We commit ourselves
to:
 Sharing clear information about each student’s
progress with the student’s family.
 Offering practical suggestions to families on how
they can support student learning at home.
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I. Information on student
progress
Each grading period, teachers will provide the
following.
A. Reports on students progress
B. A report on how each student with a disability
is progressing
C. An invitation to meet and discuss student’s
progress
D. A way to communicate with the student’s
teacher.
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II. Home support for student
learning
Our principal and teachers will:
A. Assign homework that is compatible with
our instruction policy.
B. Provide information on Content
C. Send home newsletters
D. Create and maintain a web page
E. Support PTSA
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Family Resource
1. Survey Families at least once a year.
2. Offer a well-publicized set of programs to
meet those needs.
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III. Decision Making
We invite concerned adults throughout our
community to join in our decision making
by:
A. Signing up to serve on SBDM
B. Attending Council or committee meetings
C. Participating in Surveys.
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IV. Volunteers
We invite concerned members to volunteer
A. Tutoring
B. Chaperoning field trips
C. Preparing Materials
D. Joining PTSA
E. Serving on the District and School
Advisory council.
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How can you help us?
…READ, READ & READ to your child.
…continue to partner with the schools to
support your child’s learning.
Thank You!!!
…Thank you for coming and showing
your support for Hart County School’s
Title I Program!
…Have a wonderful year!!!
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TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
Title I Parents
Debbie Fowler, Title I Coordinator
Annual Title I Evaluation and Needs Assessment
August 2014
We are required by law to conduct an annual parent evaluation of our Title I Program. Without your assistance in this evaluation, our
program and the children served by it will be adversely affected. Please help us in this matter by responding to the questionnaire below.
Excellent
How effectively is the Title I program in helping your
child make progress in his/her school?
How would you evaluate the attitude of your child
toward his/her teacher?
How effective are the instructional materials that are
being used in your child’s school?
How would rate the communication among your child’s
classroom teacher, and building administrator as they
strive to meet your child’s educational needs?
How would you rate our efforts to involve parents in the
Title I Program?
Please add additional comments or suggestions:
Good
Fair
Poor