Transcript Annual Title 1 Parent Meeting

Title 1 Parent Meeting
March 8, 2011
District 211 Academy-North
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Agenda
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What is Title I?
Title I Funds
Parent Rights under Title I
Parent Involvement
Title I Parent Involvement Policy
Home/School Compact
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What is Title I
Title I is the largest federal
education K-12 funding program that
provides additional academic support
and learning opportunities for
students at schools with high
percentages of socioeconomically
disadvantaged children. The program
is intended to help ensure that all
students meet state and national
academic standards.
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Goals of Title I
• Increase academic achievement.
• Provide direct instructional
support to students.
• Provide professional development
for teachers.
• Promote parent education and
involvement.
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Title I Funds (cont.)
• One percent of a school’s total Title I
budget is for parent involvement
activities.
• Funds must supplement, not supplant,
district funds.
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Parent Rights
• Invited to participate in regular meetings and
training sessions.
• Review students academic progress.
• Review the school’s achievement data.
• Review the parent involvement plan.
• Participate in decision making about how
portions of the title one funds are spent.
• Review and modify the Title I Parent
Involvement Policy and Home/School Compact.
• Have the right to know the qualifications of
your child’s teachers
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The Title I Parent
Involvement Policy
Every Title I school, in collaboration
with parents, must prepare a parent
involvement policy. The Parent
Involvement 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 I
program at the school.
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Our Title I Parent
Involvement Policy
Here is a copy of our Title I Parent
Involvement Policy. Please give us
any input on this policy. Once this
policy is approved it will be posted on
our school website and made available
in the school office.
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Parent Involvement at
Our School
Open House
E-mail, Website
Title I Parent Meetings
Phone calls, visits 
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Home/School Compact
The Home/School Compact describes
the responsibilities of the school, the
parent, and the student for improved
student achievement.
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Our Home/School
Compact
We have one available. Do you have
feedback?
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What have we done with
this years title funds?
• 1:1 Technology—used across building
• Specialized instruction in reading, writing,
math
• PLATO for math remediation
• Books and materials have been provided.
• Teacher in-service
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How will Title I funds be
used next year?
• Continued additional instructional
assistance
• Additional Technology
• Guest Speakers
• Additional Books and Supplies
• Review input from parents
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Questions and Answers
THANK YOU
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