Transcript August 21st, 2014

Annual Title I
Meeting
John Reith
Elementary School
August 21st, 2014
Louise Roachford-Gould, Principal
Agenda/Topics to Be Covered
• What is Title I?
• Parent Rights under Title I
• Parent Involvement
• School Achievement
• School Site Council/Single Plan for Student Achievement
• Title I Parent Involvement Policy
• Home/School Compact
What is Title I?
Title I is a K-12, federally-funded program that provides money for
additional academic support and learning opportunities to
students at schools with high percentages of socioeconomically
disadvantaged students.
The program is intended to help ensure that all students meet
Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Goals of Title I
• 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 in the Single Plan for
Student Achievement (SPSA)
• Review and modify the Title I Parent Involvement Policy and
Home/School Compact
Parent Involvement
The School Site Council (SSC) provides parents with an opportunity
to be involved in the academic program of the school. The SSC
develops, monitors, and evaluates the Single Plan for Student
Achievement (SPSA) to implement programs and services that
support students.
Parent Involvement Opportunities at
John Reith
•
Volunteer at school events, or in the classroom
•
Monthly newsletters – “Jaguar Journal”
•
Current school website
•
Emails, notes, etc. between teachers and parents
•
Scheduled Parent/Teacher Conferences
•
School Site Council (SSC) meetings open to ALL stakeholders
•
English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC)
•
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
•
Annual Title I Parent Meeting
•
Principal Coffee Mornings
•
Parent Communication Bulletin Board
School Achievement Data
• School analyze CST and CELDT results and review AYP and API
status. Next year, we will also review SBAC results
• Schools use the data to align curriculum to Common Core State
Standards (CCSS)
• Schools adjust instructional practices based on the findings of
the assessment data
Single Plan for Student Achievement
(SPSA)
• Parents are informed about the school’s curriculum in
English/Language Arts and math
• Parents also receive information about the assessments used to
measure student progress in these academic areas
Title I Funds
• Allocated on a basis of the number of students eligible for free or
reduced lunch. Schools receive Title I funding if 40% or more students
are eligible for free or reduced lunch.
• Schools in the Elk Grove Unified School District are ranked according to
this percentage, and schools receive a certain amount of money per
student.
• 1% of a school’s total Title I budget must be set aside for parent
involvement activities.
• A minimum of 10% of a school in Program Involvement must set aside
for professional development
• Funds must SUPPLEMENT, not SUPPLANT services already provided by
the school district.
The Title I Parent Involvement Policy
• Every Title I school, in collaboration with parents, must prepare a
site level parent involvement policy.
• The Parent Involvement Policy describes how the school will
involve parents in the planning, review, and improvement of the
Title I program at their school, and it will do so in an organized,
ongoing, and timely fashion.
The Home/School Compact
• Describes the responsibilities of the school, the parent, and the
student, and how these responsibilities will result in improved
student achievement
• Is developed in collaboration with parents, teachers, other
school staff, and the principal
Questions and Answers