Title I Annual Meeting

A Collaborative PresentationDepartment of Federal and State Programs

and Title I Schools

MESSAGE

DR. ROBERT M. AVOSSA, SUPERINTENDENTSCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

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Federal guidelines require Title I schools to hold an Annual Meeting to explain and discuss Title I programs and requirements.

Purpose of Meeting3

Title I is a federal grant that:

• provides supplemental funds to schools with high concentrations of poverty to meet educational goals

• supports the professional development of teachers

• supports parent engagement programs

What is Title I?4

• Eligibility is based on the percentage of students eligible to receive free/reduced price meals

• Must be supplemental to District funds• Required to set-aside a minimum amount

for Family Engagement • Parents are stakeholders in determining

how Parent Engagement funds are to be used

Qualifying for Title I5

• Refer to the script for the narrative• Narrative (no text); add pictures of students

reading, conducting experiments, attending tutorials and sample picture of parent teacher conferences and teachers attending professional development

Schoolwide Title I Programs6

• Referred to as the PIP• Describes how the school will carry out the

parental involvement requirements• Developed jointly with parents • Written summary of the PIP is distributed to

parents

Parent Involvement Policy/Plan

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Title I schools must:• provide information on how the school works with parents,

community, volunteers, and business partnerships to increase student achievement

• provide trainings to staff on effective strategies to engage parents in their children’s education

• provide academic parent trainings designed to increase student achievement

• explain the curriculum, assessments, and the minimum standards that students are required to meet

Parent Involvement Policy/Plan

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• Each Title I school must have a School-Parent Compact that is written by parents and school personnel

• The compact sets out the responsibilities of the students, parents, and school staff in striving to raise student achievement

School-Parent Compact

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• At the elementary level, the compact should be shared during parent-teacher conferences

• The compact is to be reviewed and signed each year by stakeholders

School-Parent Compact

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Parents’ Right to Know

• Parents have the right to request and receive timely information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s teachers and paraprofessionals

• Parents must be notified if their child is assigned to or taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified

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• Parents should be provided information regarding the level of achievement of their child on state required academic assessments

• To the extent that is feasible, information must be in a language the parents can understand

Parents’ Right to Know

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Research by Epstein and Associates in 2009 shows no matter the socio-economic status, when parents are involved, students are more likely to:• attend school regularly• earn better grades • obtain better test scores• be promoted to the next grade• adapt to change• have better social skills• graduate• continue their education

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• School should work with parents to ensure child’s success

• School and parents should jointly make decisions that affect child’s education

School and Parents

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• School and parent partnerships are built within Advisory Councils (School and District)

• School provides opportunities for parents to volunteer time and talents

• School offers parent workshops, trainings, parent/teacher conferences, and Parent Resource Centers

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Purpose of the Migrant Education Program

To improve educational opportunities of migrant students by helping them:

• succeed in the regular school program • meet the challenging state academic content• achieve grade level academic standards • graduate from high school

Migrant Education Program

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Purpose of the Migrant Education Program

To ensure the special needs of migrant students are coordinated to help them overcome:

• educational disruption • cultural and language barriers • social isolation • various health-related problems• barriers for a successful transition to postsecondary education or employment

Migrant Education Program

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The McKinney-Vento Act: Who are eligible for services?

Families who, due to a loss of housing, live:• in a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground• on the street • in abandoned buildings• or are doubled-up with relatives or friends

Eligible homeless children have rights and privileges under the McKinney-Vento Act.

Students Experiencing Homelessness

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Every school district has a Homeless Education Liaison who helps to:• decide which school would be best for the child• communicate with the school • provide school supplies, uniforms, supplemental services

and free school meals • set up transportation to and from the school of origin• find community support

Students Experiencing Homelessness

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Parents are our great partners and advocate in their child’s education.

• It is time to turn the presentation over to the school’s administrators to discuss their academic goals this year and how Title I schoolwide program will provide support in meeting those goals.

Transition to School’s Leadership

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For this school year, our strategic academic goal is to increase student achievement in the following core areas: • FSA ELA

From ______ to ______• FSA Math

From ______ to ______• EOC Assessment

From ______ to ______

Title I FocusSchool Name: _________

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To meet our strategic academic goal, we are using this year’s Title I supplemental funds for the following:

• Teaching/Coaching position(s)Discuss the work he/she/they do to impact student achievement

• Technology and suppliesWhy and what is the impact to student achievement?

• Tutorial/Extended learning Opportunities Discuss the tutorial procedure and schedule • Parent Involvement and Trainings

How will the school increase home-school communication? What are the different academic trainings parents and guardians could attend?

Title I FocusSchool Name: _________

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In compliance with the Parent Involvement Policy/Plan, we would like to invite you to attend our upcoming parent trainings: • (1) Name/Title of the parent training What will the parents learn to help their children master some

foundational skills at home; Date and time• (2) Name/Title of the parent training What will the parents learn to help their children learn at home;

Date and time• (3) Name/Title of the parent training What will the parents learn to help their children learn at home;

Date and time

Academic Parent Trainings23

Here is a sample of our school’s academically focused School-Parent Compact

• Discuss (1) the importance of the School-Parent Compact (2) how it was developed and (3) how it is going to be used to impact student achievement

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• Parents’ opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback

• Complete evaluation

Thank you for your attendance, participation and feedback. We look forward to a successful school year!

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