Transcript 2015-2016 National Title I Distinguished Schools Recognition Program

National Title I Distinguished Schools
Recognition Program
2015-2016
Gabie Frazier
Dr. Lynn Sodat
Office of Program Administration and Accountability
Virginia Department of Education
Overview
 Purpose of Program
 Categories of Nomination
 Selection Criteria
 Application Process
 Intent to Apply Form
 Application Guidelines
 Participation Form
 Submission Timeline
 Recipient Notification
Purpose of the Program
Background information from the National Association of State
Title I Directors (NASTID):
Each year NASTID publicly recognizes qualifying Title I schools
from each state for their outstanding achievements in education.
Because only two schools per state are selected each year as
National Title I Distinguished Schools, this award is an especially
prestigious honor.
Categories of Nomination
 Category 1: A school that has exceeded Annual Measurable
Objectives (AMOs) for the current and previous years
(accountability years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016)
or
 Category 2: A school that has significantly closed the
achievement gap for student subgroups as evident by
performance towards AMOs in the current and the previous
years (accountability years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016)
Only one school per category can be selected.
Selection Criteria
Eligible schools must not have received this award for the past
two years, and must meet the criteria below:
1. Poverty rate of at least 35% for each of the two most
current consecutive school years;
2. Demonstrated high academic achievement for two or more
of the most current consecutive school years;
3. Met or exceeded federal AMOs for two or more of the most
current consecutive school years;
4. Obtained full state accreditation for the same two or more
consecutive school years; and
5. Achieved a mean score at the 60th percentile for both
reading and mathematics.
Application Process
Superintendent’s Memo #255-15, released October 2, 2015,
provides instructions for developing the application.
Submit Intent to Apply Form (Attachment A)
2. Develop and submit Application (Attachment B)
3. Submit School Participation Form (Attachment C) with
application.
1.
NOTE: Attachment C must be signed by the division
superintendent or designee.
Application Requirements
 Maximum of 10 pages
 Maintain a one-inch margin
 Specify each application area
 Use double spacing
 Indicate name of school division and the category on the
the e-mail subject line
Submission Timeline
 Letter of Intent – Due Monday, October 26, 2015
 Submit electronically to
[email protected]
 NO faxes will be accepted
 Completed Application and School Participation Form – Due
Friday, November 13, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.
 Submit electronically to
[email protected]
 NO faxes will be accepted
Recipient Notification
 Late November –VDOE application review and recipient
selection
 Early December – Recipients announced
 Letter to division superintendent
 VDOE Press Release
 Recipients will be contacted by NASTID to submit
information for national recognition and to participate in the
National Title I Conference, Frontiers of Opportunity, January
28-31, 2016, in Houston, Texas.
Direct Questions to:
Ms. Gabie Frazier
804-225-2907; [email protected]
OR
Dr. Lynn Sodat
804-371-2934; [email protected]