Transcript Title One Annual Parent Meeting

Brentwood Elementary
Title One Annual Parent Meeting
September 20, 2012
6:00 PM
Agenda
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What is Title One?
Parent Rights under Title One?
Parent Involvement
School Achievement Data
School Improvement Plan
Title One Funds
Title One Parent Involvement Policy
Home/School Compact
What is Title One
• Title One is a k-12 program a that
provides additional academic support
and learning opportunities for
students at schools with high
percentages of socio-economically
disadvantaged children. The program
is intended to help ensure that all
students meet state academic
standards.
Goals of Title One
• Increase academic achievement
• Provide direct instructional support to
students.
• Provide professional development for
teachers
• Promote parent education and
involvement.
Parent Rights
• Ask for meetings and trainings.
• Review the results of annual parent
involvement effectiveness survey
• Review the school’s achievement data
• Review the parent involvement plan for
student achievement.
• Review and modify the Title One Parent
Involvement Policy and Home/School
Compact.
Parent Involvement
• The School Advisory Committee
(SAC)provides parents with an
opportunity to be involved in the
academic program of the school. The
SAC develops, monitors and evaluates
the School Improvement Plan to
implement programs and services that
support students.
Parent Involvement At Brentwood
• Our Activities include:
• Quarterly Family Nights in the areas of
reading, math, writing, and science.
• Brentwood Active Dads (B.A.D.)
• Family nights
• Seasonal celebrations
• Community of Caring events
• Parent Resource Room
School Achievement Data
• Schools analyze FAIR, Successmaker and
FCAT results and review the AYP (annual
year progress) status.
• Schools use the data to align curriculum to
state and district academic standards
• Schools adjust instructional practices based
on the findings of the assessment data.
School Improvement Plan
• Parents are informed of the district’s
curriculum in Reading, Math, Writing
and Science.
• Parents also receive information about
the assessments used to measure the
student progress in these academic
areas.
Title One Funds
(Federal Funds)
• Allocated on basis of number of students
eligible for free/reduced lunch. Schools
receive funds if 50% or more of students are
eligible for free/reduced lunch.
• Schools in the district are ranked according
to this percentage, and schools receive a
certain amount of money per student.
Title One Funds (cont.)
• One percent of school’s total Title One
budget is for parent involvement.
• Schools must set aside a minimum of
10% for staff professional development
• Funds must supplement, not supplant,
district funds.
Title One Parent Involvement Plan
• Every Title One school, in collaboration with
parents, must prepare a School parent
involvement policy. The policy describes
how the school will involve the parents in an
organized, ongoing, and timely way in the
planning, review, and improvement of the
Title One program.
Brentwood's Title One Parent
Involvement Plan
• Provide copies of the plan and invite
input from parents
• Describe how plan is distributed
– Copies are available in office
– Copies sent home
– Plan is on school’s website
Home School Compact
• The home school compact describes the
responsibilities of the school, parent, and the
student for improved student achievement.
• Developed in collaboration among parents and
teachers.
• Updated periodically
• NCLB recommends that compacts be
standards-based
Brentwood's Home School Compact
• Review current compact
• This compact is reviewed by SAC
annually.
• Copies are distributed to each child
• Parents sign and return
Questions and Answers