Transcript Whitney Elementary Title I Annual Parent Meeting September

Kingsbury Elementary and
Middle Schools’
Annual Title I Parent Meeting
August 24, 2010
Anne Allen, KES Principal
Clara Anderson, KES Assistant Principal
Monica Ayers, KES Instructional Facilitator
Ronald Mackin, KMS Principal
Raquel Young, KMS Assistant Principal
Cherita Chatman, KMS Instructional Facilitator
Today’s Topics
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Notice of Title I School Status
Family Engagement Policies
Reporting Pupil Progress
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parental Involvement Requirements
Availability of Parent Training
AYP Status
School Improvement Plan
Teacher Qualification
Parent’s Right to Know
School / Parent Compact
Student Code of Conduct
Did you know?
KES and KMS are federally funded
school-wide Title I schools. Title I is
a part of the No Child Left Behind
Law. Title I requires that schools
create a positive and supportive
learning environment that results in
high levels of achievement for all
students.
Family Engagement Plan and Parental
Involvement Requirements
 Memphis City Schools Policy 4.502
 KES and KMS Family Engagement Plans are developed jointly
each year with all stakeholders.
Purpose: To partner with families in an effort to provide
Kingsbury students with a home/school/community
environment that helps children achieve academic excellence.
 All students registered at KES and KMS received a Family
Engagement Plan at registration or the first week of school.
 Additional copies of the Family Engagement Plan can be found
in the KES Handbook p. 28-29 as well as on each school’s
webpage.
Reporting Pupil Progress
Daily Agenda (KES)
Thursday Red Folder (KES)
Weekly Parent Contact (KMS)
Progress Reports (KES and KMS)
Report Cards (KES and KMS)
Parent Teacher Conferences
October 11 (4 p.m. -7 p.m.)
February 21 (12 p.m.-3:00 p.m.)
As requested by parent or
teacher.
Availability of Parent Training
Title I Parent Center
Programs Available:
 Adult Basic Education
 Families First GED
 Computerized Education and many more
 Flyers on Various Seminars are posted on Parent Bulletin Boards
at both schools as well as the MCS website.
 For more information contact:
Division of Parent and Community Engagement
Airways Middle School Annex
2601 Ketchum Rd.
Memphis, TN 38114
(901) 416-7524
AYP Status
(Adequate Yearly Progress)
Qualifications
• Participation rate ≥ 95% on all tests; and
• Each student subgroup scores at or above the
benchmark or performance target on state
Reading/Language Arts/Writing tests; and
• Each student subgroup scores at or above the
benchmark or performance target on state math
tests
 89%
 86 %
Reading/LA
Math
KES AYP Status
(Adequate Yearly Progress)
KINGSBURY ELEMENTARY is a
Target school for the 2010-2011
school year.
 77%
 87%
100%
94.8%
Proficient in Reading/LA
Proficient in Math
Tested
Average Daily Attendance
KMS AYP Status
(Adequate Yearly Progress)
KINGSBURY Middle School is recognized as
an EPIC Silver Award Winning School!!
85% Proficient in Reading/LA
86% Proficient in Math
95% Tested
93% Average Daily Attendance
76-> 86% TCAP WRITING
92-94 Algebra Scores 70 and above
AYP Status
(Adequate Yearly Progress)
Both Kingsbury Elementary and
Kingsbury Middle Schools have
achieved
“GOOD STANDING”
School Improvement Plan
 Analysis of data from TCAP tests, School
climate/parent/community/staff/student surveys,
etc.
 Development of an action plan in order to address and
meet the needs of our students, parents, and
teachers
 Creation of a Professional Development Plan for
teachers and parents
 Plan will be submitted in September 2010.
 Results from State Department of Education are
expected sometime before December 2010.
Teacher Qualifications
Parents Right to Know
All parents have the right to request
the following:
A teacher’s professional qualifications
Type of degree or teaching
experience
A paraprofessional’s qualifications
Parents Rights
 Receive information on child’s achievement level
 Right to transfer to another school if a victim of a
violent crime
 Right to public school choice and supplemental
services if child’s school is identified for school
improvement
 Right to be informed if child is being taught by a
teacher who is not highly qualified 20 days or more
 Parents right to know is attached in handout as well
as found on schools’ websites and in schools’
handbooks.
School/Parent Compact
 Jointly developed with parents to promote
positive and productive working relationships
 Parent, Student, Teacher, School agreement
 All students registered at KES and KMS
received a school compact at registration or
the first week of school.
 Additional copies of the school compact can
be found in the KES Handbook p. 26-27 as
well as on each school’s webpage.
Student Code of Conduct
 MCS Chart informing parents & students of
expectations for a safe and orderly school
environment, without disruptions to the learning
process
 The range of possible disciplinary options when a
student engages in a particular behavior or action
 All students registered at KES and KMS received a
Code of Conduct packet at registration
 All students take a required test covering the topics
addressed on the Code of Conduct. Students must
score a minimum of 80% or are asked to test again
TEAMWORK…
makes the
DREAM work!