Transcript FEDERAL TITLE PROGRAMS - Valley View Middle School

FEDERAL TITLE PROGRAMS
Information from the Public Forum
MAY 26, 2009
1:30 PM
Presented/Shared:
September 21, 2009; October 6, 2009; October 8,
2009
What are Title programs?
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Federal government money provided to
schools for educational purposes
Valley View ISD applies for six program
grants
Strings are attached!
NCLB - No Child Left Behind
General Requirements
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Serve students with greatest need
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Low income
Did not pass TAKS
Funds for homeless students on all campuses
Consultation/involvement of stakeholders
Annual evaluations of programs
Needs assessment for each Title program’s
funds
General Requirements
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Coordination of programs
Scientifically based research
Supplemental in nature
Identification of barriers to student
success
Parental Involvement plan and activities
Highly Qualified Teachers and Aides
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Recruitment/Retention plan
Which students show greatest
need?
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Campuses with highest percentage of lowincome students
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VVISD campuses: use residing info only
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High School—32.9%
Middle School—34.0%
Elementary—52.7%
Serve elementary and middle school with Title I,
Part A funds
Elementary considerations first with other Title
funds
The Six Programs
Title I, Part A—Improving
Basic Programs
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Title I Fact Sheet
Supplemental services—Schoolwide
Assistance in Reading, Math, TAKS test
subjects
Designed to help students meet state
standards (TAKS)
Parental Involvement and Right to Know
regarding teachers’ certifications
Parent/School/Teacher Compacts
Title I, Part A—Improving
Basic Programs
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Coordinate with other federal programs
Campus Improvement Plan
requirements
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The 10 Schoolwide Components
Professional development activities
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Highly qualified teachers and
paraprofessionals
Meet state standards
Activities for Title I, Part A
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Program/strategies for:
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Math
Reading
Science
Arts
Writing
Social Studies
Foreign languages
Activities for Title I, Part A
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Professional Development
Tutorials
Individualized instruction
Small-group instruction
Computer-aided instruction
Extended-learning opportunities
Parental Involvement Strategies
Evaluation and Needs
Assessment for Title I, Part A
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Data reviewed includes:
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TAKS Scores
TPRI Scores/TEMI scores--handout
Professional Development survey--handout
AYP report: DistrictCampus
AEIS report: District
Campus
Attendance rate
Accreditation—VVISD is accredited
PBMAS
Federal Title Programs Evaluation results--handout
District policies/procedures
Parental Involvement program
ESL/Language Proficiency test results
GT program evaluation
Is this something we are already required to provide?
What strengths do we have in this area?
What areas do we need to work on?
Strengths
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Increased/continued high reading
scores in middle school and elementary
Our 2009-2010 Goals and Plans
for Title I, Part A funds
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$73,680 ($5381 less than last year)
Put all funds into payroll
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Easier accounting
Allow principals to spend money on a wider
variety of materials
District would have to put equivalent
amount into campus budgets and ensure
that at least 90% of it would be spent
Title I, Part C—Migrant Education
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Provide appropriate educational services to all
campuses
Opportunity to meet the same challenging State
content standards and student performance
standards as all children
Reduce and overcome educational disruption,
cultural, and language barriers, social isolation,
various health-related problems, and other factors
that inhibit the ability of such children to do well in
school, and to prepare such children to make a
successful transition to post secondary education
employment
Benefit from State and local systemic reform
Identify “priority of service” students and provide
services to meet the needs of those students.
Our 2009-2010 Goals and Plan
for Title I, Part C—Migrant
Education
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No funds received for 2009-2010
Will be able to utilize ESC XI services if
migrant students enroll
Identification and Recruitment Plan-handout
Title III, Part A—Language
Instruction of Limited English
Proficient and Immigrant Students
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Attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic
attainment in English
Achieve at high levels in the core academic subjects so that these
children can meet the same challenging State academic content and
student academic achievement standards as all children
Develop high-quality language instruction educational programs
Promote parental and community participation in language instruction
educational programs for the parents and communities of limited
English proficient children
Hold schools accountable for increases in English proficiency and core
academic content knowledge of limited English proficient children by
requiring improvements in the English proficiency of limited English
proficient children each fiscal year and adequate yearly progress for
limited English proficient children
Documentation to review—PBMAS and ESL report (changes coming)
Our 2009-2010 Goals and Plan
for Title III, Part A—Limited
English Proficient Education
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$3691 ($18 more than last year)
Shared Services Arrangement with Education
Service Center, Region XI
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Required by law because less than $10,000
District has certain activities to complete:
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Provide ESL services to students according to federal and
state regulations
Complete compliance report
ESC provides professional development and
reimbursement for substitutes
Title II, Part A—Teacher and
Principal Training and
Recruiting Fund
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Improve student learning through qualified
teachers and administrators
Activities:
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Recruit, hire, and/or retain highly qualified
personnel
Professional development
Improve the quality of teachers and
paraprofessionals, including TeXes exams
Reduce class size
Title II, Part A—Teacher and
Principal Training and
Recruiting Fund
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Activity requirements:
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Aligned with state content/standards/curriculum
Scientifically based research
Have substantial, measurable, positive impact on
student achievement
Attempt to eliminate gap between minority and
low-income students and other students
Align with technology and TEKS/TAKS objectives
in core curriculum areas
Evaluation and Needs
Assessment for Title II, Part A
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Data reviewed includes:
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Highly Qualified report—handout
Recruitment/Retention Plan
Class size K-4--handout
Professional development survey--handout
TAKS scores
TPRI scores/TEMI scores--handout
District policies/procedures
Is this something we are already required to provide?
What strengths do we have in this area?
What areas do we need to work on?
Strengths
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Small group instruction
Our 2009-2010 Goals and Plan
for Title II, Part A funds
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$24,735 ($1672 less than last year)
Class size reduction
2nd option:
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Professional Development—High school Scope and Sequence
Reserve funds for high school teachers to get ESL certified
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Preparation course
Test once passed
Adding certification
Sheltered Instruction professional development—strategies
for ELL’s
Title II, Part D—Enhancing
Education through Technology
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Improve student achievement through
the use of technology
Students should be technology literate
by end of 8th grade
Integrate activities with Title II, Part
A—Teacher and Principal Professional
Development if possible
Evaluation and Needs
Assessment for Title II, Part D
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Data reviewed includes:
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Professional development and electronic field trip
records of teachers taking advantage of the
SSA:14 workshops attended by 9 staff members
Is this something we are already required to
provide?
What strengths do we have in this area?
What areas do we need to work on?
Strengths
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Free professional development
Our 2009-2010 Goals and Plan
for Title II, Part D funds
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$712 ($2 less than last year)
ESC XI Shared Services Arrangement
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Focus on professional development
Handout
Title IV, Part A—Safe and
Drug-free Schools and
Communities
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Drug use reduction and prevention
Violence reduction and prevention
Parental Involvement
Scientifically research based
Principles of Effectiveness
Consultation with all stakeholders
Evaluation of program
Title IV, Part A—Safe and Drugfree Schools and Communities
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Activities
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Drug-use prevention programs/activities
Violence prevention programs/activities
Security personnel, devices, equipment
Professional development in these areas
Parent/community awareness activities
Evaluation and Needs
Assessment for Title IV, Part
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Data reviewed includes:
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Disciplinary reports of violence
AEIS (attendance and drop-out)
Tobacco, alcohol and other drug-use incident data
Analyze risk and protective factors
TAKS and TPRI tests scores
EOP—Emergency Operations Plan--handout
District policies/procedures including School Safety Choice Option
Drug survey information
Is this something we are already required to provide?
What strengths do we have in this area?
What areas do we need to work on?
Strengths
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Abstinence program
Our 2009-2010 Goals and Plan
for Title IV, Part A funds
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$1346 ($524 less than last year)
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Drug dog
Red Ribbon activities
Abstinence program will be FREE next year
The Extra Grant: ARRA (Stimulus)
Funds
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Requirements
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Follow same guidelines for NCLB and specific
guidelines for each Title program
Supplemental
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
5 Guiding Questions
Amounts
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Title I--$42,348 for the two years
Title IID—unknown at this time
IDEA funds—Special Ed Co-op will apply
Question 1:
Drive results for students?
Will the proposed use of funds drive improved
results for students, including students in
poverty, students with disabilities, and English
Language Learners?
Question 2:
Increase capacity?
Will the proposed use of funds increase
educator's long-term capacity to improve
results for students?
Question 3:
Accelerate reform?
Will the proposed use of funds advance
state, district, or school improvement plans
and the reform goals encompassed in
ARRA?
Question 4:
Avoid the cliff and improve
productivity?
Will the proposed use of funds avoid recurring
costs that states, school systems, and schools are
unprepared to assume when this funding ends?
Given these economic times, will the proposed
use serve as "bridge funding" to help transition to
more effective and efficient approaches?
Question 5:
Foster continuous improvement?
Will the proposed use of funds include
approaches to measure and track
implementation and results and create
feedback loops to modify or discontinue
strategies based on evidence?
ARRA (Stimulus) Funds
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
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In light of the requirements and guiding
questions…
AND…
Using data viewed in other CNA…
What do we need to focus on?
Plan for the use of ARRA
(Stimulus) Funds
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Professional development
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Scope and Sequence for core subjects
(elementary and middle school)
Data Disaggregation
Costs: $20,000-$25,000
Data Disaggregation Program
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Costs: $10,000-$25,000
Barriers to Success
What keeps are children from
being 100% successful on
assessments?
Our 2009-2010 Barriers and Plan
to Overcome
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Cultural, Linguistic,
Economic Diversity
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Provide staff
development on effective
teaching strategies for
diverse populations
Drug Related Activities
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Presentations regarding
the dangers of
alcohol/tobacco
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Lack of Support from
Parents
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Develop and implement a
plan to increase support
from parents
Absenteeism/Truancy
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Develop and implement a
truancy intervention plan
Program Coordination
How do we make sure the
programs all work together?
Strengths
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Supportive parents
Small size of district
Goals and Plan for Program
Coordination for 2009-2010
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Copies of “Our 2009-2010 Plan…” slides
to all staff members and in our CIP/DIP
Place information on website
Plan professional development activities
based on “Our Plan”
Share information with other
committees, including SHAC
Parental Involvement
Parents have the right and
responsibility to be involved in their
child’s education?
How are we going to increase that
involvement?
Strengths
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Translator
Goals and Plan for Parental
Involvement for 2009-2010
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Invite parents to PI activities and post information on the web
Parent Portal training for parents
Access to school computers
Teacher webpages
Elicit input regarding compacts and PI activities
SBDM
SHAC
Materials presented in primary language
Newsletter for parents with learning strategies/activities (elementary and
middle school)
Parent/Teacher conferences
Teacher certification/quality information in handbook and notification if
taught by teacher who is not highly qualified
Parents will receive TPRI and TAKS report sheets showing their child’s
performance on those assessments
PTO meetings
VVISD Needs 2009-2010
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Funds for schoolwide
personnel at elementary and
middle school campuses
Professional development for
strategies to use with ELL’s
Class size reduction
Technology professional
development
Abstinence program
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Presentations/activities
regarding
drugs/alcohol/tobacco
Alignment of curriculum K-12
in core areas
Data disaggregation program
Plan to increase parental
involvement
Plan to decrease truancy and
increase attendance
Assistance with special
education services
Questions?
Monica Parkhill
Director of Instruction and Student
Services
940-726-3659, ext. 146