Title I Annual Meeting Shamrock Gardens Elementary 2017-2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Title I Annual Meeting

Shamrock Gardens Elementary 2017-2018 Wednesday, August 23rd 2017

History of Title I

• ฀Began in the mid 1960’s
• ฀Largest federal assistance program for our public schools
• ฀Title I, part A
• ฀Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
• ฀No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
• ฀NCLB mentions parents over 300 times in the legislation

Goal ฀To provide extra help to students who

need it the most. Helps students work toward meeting the standards set by individual states such as the North Carolina Department of Instruction

Where do we determine the need?

At the elementary level Shamrock Gardens Elementary uses a variety

• f data to determine how Title I Funding will be spent. Data includes

some of the following:

• DIBELS
• TRC Data
• MAP
• EOG Scores
• Parent Input (Surveys & School Leadership Team)
• Scholar Input
• Teacher input

Who is served?

฀All scholars have access and receive

supports from the resources purchased from Title I monies.

What we purchase with Title I Funding?

• ฀Teacher professional development-Thinking Maps. Get Your Teach

On!,

• ฀Technology
• ฀Student Resources (Wordly Wise, Agendas, classroom library books,

supplies, books for Lucky’s Library, Character Education Books, etc..)

• ฀Food for all family involvement nights
• ฀Funding for the Annual Compact Party in June
• ฀Fund Field Trips Prek-5

Title I Parent Involvement Policies

• ฀Annual meeting required
• ฀Stakeholders notified of Title I
• ฀Parent Conferences a minimum of 3 per year
• ฀School-Parent Compact
• ฀Regular Meetings
• ฀Notify parents of resources available to them
• ฀Assist parents in attending workshops
• ฀Information in language families understand

School Compact

฀Outlines

• School District Responsibilities
• Parent Responsibilities
• Student Responsibilities

Note: This compact will go home this week in Thursday Folders-September 29th

Welcome to Our New Staff Members

• Mr. Faulk - Kindergarten
• Ms. Hill - Kindergarten
• Ms. Whittaker- Second Grade
• Ms. Rockecharlie - Third Grade
• Ms. Pallidino- Fourth Grade
• Ms. Love- Fourth Grade

Grants and Donations

• Reading Marathon raised $6,000
• $16, 731 in donations from Donor’s Choose
• Mr. Mohrien’s $25,000 grant for Spark Camp & Wonder

Lab

• E2D Lemonade day over $150 raised
• Partnership with Realtor’s Read (Ken Riel) $2,000 raised

for every Kindergarten student enrolled to receive a set

• f 5 books

Awards & Recognition

• Magnet Schools of America

○ Magnet School of Excellence ○ Selected for the first Cohort of schools in the United States to become an accredited magnet school

• Certified more Talent Development students than ever
• Filled all magnet seats with a waiting list
• 5 Chess Tournaments Won
• 80 Students Attended Summer Spark Camp
• Over 1500 books given away through the 40 Book Room
• Model school for Success by Design
• Matched every 2nd & 3rd grader below grade level in Reading with

a NorthStar Reading Buddy

Awards & Recognition

• Medical Advocate for Healthy Air Recognition due to ozone garden
• Hosted first ever Dragon Discussions
• Imagination Chapter

○ Started K-2 group ○ Continued 3-5 group

• Holidays Around the World celebration
• Selected as “School to Learn From” for student reassignment
• Let Me Run & Girls on the Run programs
• Continued with Orchestra
• Full-time gardener with gardening curriculum & a part-time garden

associate through FoodCorps

Awards & Recognition

• 95 students served by CIS
• 20 parents participated in Incredible Years Parenting Program
• 50 scholars attended Freedom Schools
• 35 scholars attended Bell Program
• 55 scholars attended summer office hours
• 30 students served in school based mental health
• Increase in daily attendance rate to 97%
• 80% - Top Quartile - on the Insight Survey for “My school is a great

place to teach and learn” - an increase of 30%

Community Involvement & Support

• Highest PTA membership EVER
• Lucky Turned 4
• Continuation of Clubs
• ELL Parent Education Course
• Hispanic Community Meetings

Questions? Comments?