Facilitator: Sheryl Matthews, Ed. S. Title I Parent Engagement Specialist
To provide an overview of the district’s Title I Program and explain the how schools benefit from receiving Title I funds. To discuss and provide input and feedback on our district’s 2017-2018 District Parent and Family Engagement Plan for Shared Student Success in order to engage our Title I Parents on the district level. To discuss how the district plan to allocate it’s FY18 Title I Parental Involvement Budget. To gather participant feedback through the District’s Annual Title I Parent Survey.
Title I serves to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.
Title I of the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act – ESSA (formerly “Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965”), provides financial assistance to state and local educational agencies to meet the needs of at-risk children (academically). The goal of Title I is to provide instructional services and activities which support students in meeting the state’s challenging performance standards.
Elementary Schools Austin Road Elementary • Middle Schools Cotton Indian Elementary Austin Road Middle • • EXCEL Academy Eagle’s Landing Middle • • Fairview Elementary Hampton Middle • • Hampton Charter Elementary Henry County Middle • • Hickory Flat Charter Elementary Stockbridge Middle • • Locust Grove Elementary • Mt. Carmel Elementary • Oakland Elementary • High Schools Pleasant Grove Elementary • Henry County High Red Oak Elementary • • Stockbridge High Rocky Creek Elementary • • Smith Barnes Elementary • Stockbridge Elementary • Stockbridge Middle • Pate’s Creek Elementary Tussahaw Elementary • will become at Title I Walnut Creek Elementary • Targeted Assisted School Wesley Lake Elementary • for the 2017-2018 year.
• Instructional Support (Title I teachers & Paras) Instructional • Tutoring • Technology Program • Supplementary materials & software • Professional Development • Required Parent Notifications • Parent Involvement Plan Parental • School-Parent Compact • Annual Title I Meeting Involvement • Parent Input & Feedback • Fall and Spring Surveys (Program Evaluation)
What is it? A plan that describes the ways that the district will support parent engagement at its Title I � Schools and how eligible parents can help suggest and participate in activities/events to promote student learning at school and at home. How is it developed? Using State and Federal guidance, the district’s plan is developed through collaboration � with district and school level Title I staff, eligible Title I Parents and Community Stakeholders. What is the purpose of the plan? When schools, families, and communities work together to support learning, children tend to • do better in school, stay in school longer, and enjoy school more. Districts that receive Title I funds are required to demonstrate substantial parent and family engagement at every level of their Title I Program, including the development and implementation of their district plan.
• Each “Dream Team” member will receive a DRAFT copy of the district’s Parent and Family Engagement Plan for Shared Student Success for the 2017-2018 year. • Please review the plan and make any needed changes/recommendations on the Plan Input/Feedback form provided. • Parents and stakeholders who were unable to attend today’s Dream Team” meeting will also be able to provide feedback on the plan via email or online survey. • The final copy of the plan will be made available in August 2017.
Please take a few moments to complete the Input Form for the FY18 Parent and Family Engagement Plan for Shared Student Success
� C onsolidated L EA I mprovement P lan � The CLIP is a comprehensive district plan based upon multiple data sources regarding district goals for the year and how resources will be coordinated to meet the identified needs of the school district. � Every year, districts are required to solicit parent feedback to revise the CLIP. � All comments and feedback are taken into consideration when revising the CLIP. � The CLIP must be approved by the GaDOE in order for HCS to receive their Title I funds for the FY18 year.
CLIP Indicators - #1 A description of the process the LEA used to determine the academic needs of its student body. � Annual Survey includes input from all stakeholders. � Identified areas of need are prioritized and linked to the District’s 5-year Strategic Plan and School Improvement Plans . � Plan has 3 focus areas : Student Achievement; Culture, Climate, and Community; Quality Assurance. � Four screeners are used to identify students at risk: IKAN & GloSS for grades K-5 Fountas & Pinnell for grades K-5 and Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Process (NWEA MAP) for grade K-10. These screeners used across the board, assist schools in ensuring as students transition to new schools, the school has immediate access to the student’s skill level so their academic work can begin. � HCS will continue to follow the GASBOE Rules & Regulations in identifying students with disabilities.
CLIP Indicators - #11 & #12 A description of the poverty and school eligibility criteria that will be used to select attendance areas for schools eligible for funding through Title I, Part A and school eligibility for grant opportunities through Title II, Part D. A description of how teachers, in consultation with parents, administrators, and pupil services personnel, will identify the eligible children most in need of services in Title I targeted assistance schools. HCS will utilize the Federal Free & Reduced Price lunch data to determine Title I and Title II,D • eligibility. The Board of Education has determined that Title I through grade span support is most effective. • Administrators, teachers, and parents will work collaboratively to meet the academic needs of • students. Students are eligible to receive select Title I services based on multiple criteria including • assessment data, F&P, IKAN & GloSS, teacher recommendations, and student’s grades. Parents can opt out of services. •
CLIP Indicators - #9 & #29 A description of how the LEA will use federal funds to coordinate and integrate services with other educational services at the LEA or individual school level. A description of the LEA’s long-term strategies for financing technology to ensure that all students, teachers, and classrooms have access to technology, technical support, and instructional support. � The Title I Program will work closely with other departments and outside agencies to strengthen the quality of instruction that students at Title I schools receive. � The district works with Title I to ensure all Title I teachers and paraprofessionals are highly qualified and receive professional development . � All Title I Elementary schools are required to develop and implement a transition program to ensure parents and students have the information needed for a successful school year. � HCS long-term strategies for financing technology include but limited to federal funds (K-8 grant monies, Title I, state vocational grants) and SPLOSTS funds.
CLIP Indicators - #9 pages A description of how the LEA will provide additional educational assistance to individual students assessed as needing help in meeting the State’s challenging student academic achievement standards. A general description of the instructional program in Title I School-Wide schools � The district works with Title I to ensure HiQ for all teachers as well as teacher professional development to help students meet the challenging CCRPI. � Three schools in the district will offer the Georgia Lottery Pre-K Program for the first time this year. The schools are located in Title I schools and the program will work in conjunction to leverage resources. � Title I funds are used to hire instructional lead teachers (math, literacy, science, and social studies) as dictated by the needs of individual schools. � Title I schools can also include during and after school tutoring and extended learning classes as well as 2 week summer school opportunities .
CLIP Indicators - #15 pages 11-13 A description of the strategies the LEA will use to implement effective parental involvement in all programs . � The District’s Title I team reviewed the past year’s data including parent surveys and evaluation data to prepare a draft of the FY18 CLIP, Parent & Family Engagement Plan and Annual Survey. � Parents and community stakeholders were then invited to a district level input meeting to review the drafts. � Each school’s Title I Parent Involvement Professional receives ongoing training and support from the district level Title I Parent Engagement Specialist. � The Title I Office and Title I Schools provide parents with strategies to be actively involved in their child’s academic achievement through school level workshops and district informational sessions.
Please take a few moments to complete the Input Form for the FY18 CLIP.
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