Transcript Title I Annual Parent Meeting - Peach County School District

Welcomes You
To Our
Annual Title I Parent Meeting
Damika Glover
Principal
Janet Clark
Assistant Principal
Marecia Gregory
Parent Coordinator
Our Vision
Learning Today…Leading Tomorrow
Our Mission
To graduate college and career ready students
Our Motto
On Time…On Task…On a Mission
Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA) provides financial
assistance to states and school districts to meet
the needs of educationally at-risk students. The
goal of Title I is to provide extra instructional
services and activities which support students
identified as failing or most at risk of failing the
state’s challenging performance standards in
mathematics, reading, and writing.
With the Title I designation comes certain
federal guidelines and restrictions; however, the
additional funding enables us to provide a
quality education for our students. In addition to
equipment and technology, we are able to hire
additional highly qualified teachers to populate
our classrooms.
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Salaries and benefits for Title I paid teachers
Parent Coordinator
Substitutes for salaried Title I Teachers
Stipends for Direct Instruction
Communications
Supplies
Books other than textbooks
Computer Software
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Additional academic support and learning
opportunities to help low achieving children
master challenging curricula and meet state
standards in core academic subjects
Professional Development for Teachers
Enhance Classroom Instruction
Enhance Classroom Technology
School Wide Programs
NCLB Section 1114
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Option for buildings with not less than 40% of the children
from low income families
Can reach any student needing services
Must meet intent and purpose of programs
Written plan must contain all 10 components and implement
them (School Improvement Plan)
Successful school wide model requires the commitment from
entire building and year planning process requirements
Fort Valley Middle School was named by Georgia Department of Education as
a 2014 Alert School. This is a designation developed by Georgia officials to
ensure that the state could identify both Title I and non-Title I schools that
need additional support. Alert Schools are identified based on lower than
average graduation rates, lower performance by the all student group and
lower in particular subject areas on statewide assessments. Alert School is
defined as a:
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A Title I or non-Title I School in state
Based on the lowest achievement of the “all students” group in terms of
proficiency on the statewide assessment
Has demonstrated a lack of progress on state assessments over three years
in the “all students” group
Is not identified as a Priority School or Focus School
Fort Valley Middle’s school wide goals are aligned with
the Peach County School District goals.
Goals
1. All students will reach high standards, at minimum attaining
proficiency or better in Reading/English Language Arts and
Mathematics.
2. All Students will graduate from high school, college and career
ready.
3. All students will be taught by highly qualified teachers.
4. Operations will enhance learning environments that are
healthy, safe, orderly and conducive to learning.
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Advanced Content in all subject areas-High ability
learners
English Language Learners-ESOL
Gifted Education
RTI- Response to Intervention
Remedial Math and English Language Arts
Afterschool Tutorial –beginning in October in every
subject content area
Instructional Facilitators for all subject content areas
Curriculum Coordinator for grades 6th -8th
Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS)
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English Language Arts
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Mathematics
Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)
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Science
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Social Studies
CCGPS and GPS will ensure that all Georgia students have an equal access
and opportunity to master the skills and knowledge needed for success beyond
high school. The standards create a foundation to work collaboratively across
states and districts, pooling resources and expertise, to create curricular tools,
professional development, common assessments, and other instructional
materials.
This year the State of Georgia is moving to a new assessment
called Georgia Milestone. Grades 3-8 will take the End of Grade
Test (EOG) in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and
Social Studies.
There will be
 Four performance levels associated with the milestone
 The levels have not yet been named.
 However, they will be more prescriptive in nature and will not
be Do Not Meets, Meets, and Exceeds.
 Provide a clear signal of the student achievement of state
content standards across the full achievement continuum.
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Annual meeting required
Parents notified their child will participate in
Title I
Parent Conferences
Regular Meetings
Notify parents of resources available to them
Assist parents in attending workshops
The Title I Program of Peach County School
System supports and encourages parental
involvement. The Peach County School system
believes that effective parent involvement results
from a collaborate effort among parents, the
system, schools, and program personnel. All
stakeholders hold the belief that parental
involvement is critical to student success.
This plan addresses how the school will implement the parental
involvement requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001.
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How parents can be involved in decision-making and activities
How parental involvement funds are being used
How information and training will be provided to parents
How the school will build capacity in parents and staff for strong parental
involvement.
You, as Title I parents, have the right to be involved in the
development of your school’s Parental Involvement Plan.
Our School-Parent Compact is an agreement that
parents, students, and teachers develop together.
It will explain how parents and teacher will
work to together to make sure all our students
reach grade-level standards.
At the beginning of each school year, any district that receives
funds under the NCLB Title I shall notify the parents of each
student attending any school receiving funds that the parents may
request, and the agency will provide the parents on request and in a
timely manner, the information regarding the professional
qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers including, at a
minimum, the following:
 Whether the teachers have met State qualifications
 Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other status
 The teacher’s college major, graduate certification
 Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and
if so, their qualifications
Each year (with your input during the Spring) our school reserves a
percentage of funds for parental involvement. The following is a
list of items that you suggested during our Spring meeting.
Parent Involvement Funds
 Supplies
 Parent Communication and Postage
 Professional Learning (Travel, Registration, and Lodging)Georgia
 Parent Workshops
Meetings and parent learning opportunities are scheduled during
the day as well as early morning and evening hours. Throughout
the year our faculty will foster a parent-friendly environment and
provide you with strategies to use at home that support academic
achievement.
Opportunities
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At least five workshops are held throughout the year such as Academic
Parent Workshop, Math, Writing, Bullying and Academic,
Participate in survey to gather data
Volunteer opportunities with approved background check
Budget developed with input from parents and staff
Provide input for the Parent Involvement and FVMS Action Plan (yearly)
Fort Valley Middle School
Grades 6-8
Damika Glover, Principal ([email protected])
Janet Clark, Asst. Principal ([email protected])
Marecia Gregory ([email protected])
712 Peggy Drive
Fort Valley, GA 31030
Phone: (478) 825-2413
Fax: (478) 825-1332
Fraud , Waste, and Abuse of Federal Funds
Complaint Procedures
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http://www.peachschools.org/acquia-drupal/content/complaintsfederal-fraud-waste-abuse
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/hotline.html
1-800-MIS-USED
We would like to thank all the parents and
guardians that came out this evening. We
appreciate all your help, support, and input
concerning our school to better serve you and
our students.
Please fill out our evaluations forms before you
leave.