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Title I Annual Review July 7, 2014 Goal: Complete Title I Annual Review Outcomes: Review and evaluate the effectiveness of schoolwide program Review and evaluate each of the Title I schoolwide components Review and update


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Title I Annual Review

July 7, 2014

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Goal: Complete Title I Annual Review

Outcomes:

› Review and evaluate the effectiveness of

schoolwide program

› Review and evaluate each of the Title I

schoolwide components

› Review and update parent engagement

plans and compacts

› Focus Schools: review progress

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Overall Analysis

› Is there significant improvement in student

achievement? Can this improvement be attributed to actions in the schoolwide plan?

› What are strengths and critical needs area?

Are they the same as in previous years?

› Are there any trends in the data that raise

new concerns or show any deficiencies in the current schoolwide plan?

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10 Schoolwide Components

  • 1. Needs Assessment
  • 2. Schoolwide Reform Strategies
  • 3. Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers
  • 4. Professional Development
  • 5. Highly Qualified Teachers to High Need

Schools

  • 6. Parental Involvement
  • 7. Transitions
  • 8. Data Driven Decisions
  • 9. Effective and Timely Additional

Assistance

  • 10. Coordination of Programs
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Component #1 Needs Assessment

Key Questions SIP Alignment

What does the data tell you about specific programs? What data supports the SMART goal? Impact measures? What does the data tell you about specific subgroups? What data supports the SMART goal? Strengths? Opportunities for Improvement? Are there any recognizable trends in the longitudinal data? What data supports the SMART goal? Which students/subgroups are achieving at your school? Not achieving? Strengths? Opportunities for Improvement? Impact measures? What strategies and activities appear to be succeeding? Not succeeding? Action steps? Fidelity measures? Impact measures? What additional data needs to be collected this year? Next year? Information/data needed that you do not have

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Component #2 Schoolwide Reform Strategies

› What scientifically-based research strategies

and programs are you currently using? Are they effective? How do you know?

› How are you increasing the amount and

protecting quality instructional time?

› What was done to strengthen the core

academic program at the school?

› Have the schoolwide programs ensured that

ALL students at the school have the

  • pportunity to reach proficient levels

learning?

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Component #3 Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers

School Percent HQ Spring 2013 Title I Elementary Schools 100 Central Cabarrus HS 95.4 Concord HS 97.62

  • Mt. Pleasant HS

96.5 Northwest HS 97.46 Hickory Ridge HS 98.66 JM Robinson HS 96.61 Concord MS 100 JN Fries MS 100 CC Griffin MS 95.24

  • Mt. Pleasant MS

95.59 Northwest MS 97.86 Hickory Ridge MS 98.66 Winkler MS 92.73

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Component #3 Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers

Make a list of all of your TAs, Lead Teachers, and any other non-classroom or Encore staff.

› In what ways are these staff members

being utilized in the best way possible to meet the needs of students?

› What about classroom teachers?

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BREAK

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Component #4 Professional Development

› In what opportunities for professional

development do teachers participate?

› Was the professional development

adequately monitoring and evaluated on an

  • ngoing basis

› Does the professional development improve

instruction in the classroom? Why or why not? How do you know?

› Does the professional development increase

student learning?

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Component #4 Professional Development

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Component #4 Professional Development

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Component #5 Highly Qualified Teachers to High Need Schools

› How many teachers have less than 3

years experience?

› What is your teacher turnover rate this

year?

› What is the school doing to support

teachers and provide time for mentoring and collaboration?

› What can we do to decrease the loss of

teachers?

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Components #8 & #9 Data Driven Decisions & Effective and Timely Additional Assistance

› In what ways do you use Discovery

Education, Reading 3D, AIMSweb, and additional assessments to inform instruction?

› How are the assessments used by all staff

and administrators to make decisions?

› Once low performing students are identified,

what interventions are in place to assist them?

› Did low-performing students receive

assistance in a timely manner?

› How is progress monitored?

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LUNCH

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Component # 6 Parent Engagement

What is parent engagement? The participation of parents in regular, two-

way, and meaningful communication

involving student learning and other school activities.

US Department of Education, Parental Involvement, Title I Part A, 2004

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Why is Parent Engagement Important?

“the evidence is consistent, positive, and convincing: families have a major influence

  • n their children’s achievement in school

and through life. When schools, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more.”

Henderson, Anne T. and Mapp, Karen L., A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement, 2002, pg. 7

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Core Beliefs

“The most important thing as we engage parents is our mindset…we have to believe not only that it’s important, but also that it can be done – and that we can do it”

(Beyond the Bake Sale, 2007)

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How Do You Know if You’re Really Open to Partnership?

“Reach out with the goal of building partnerships based

  • n mutual respect and common purpose, families will

respond”

Review 4 Core Beliefs and discuss guiding questions

› Beyond the Bake Sale, Chapter 3, page 28

through 46

› How does your school culture, staff, practices,

policies, etc. support core beliefs?

(Beyond the Bake Sale, 2007)

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Turn and Talk: What Does Parent Engagement Look Like?

What might a school look like that has created a genuine culture of school-family-community partnerships? Building relationships? Linking parent programs and activities to learning? Addressing differences? Supporting advocacy? (resolving problems, supporting learning at home) Sharing power? (decision making, collaborating)

(Beyond the Bake Sale, 2007)

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4 Levels of Parent Engagement What Does It Look Like?

› Review 4 Levels (page 14, Beyond the Bake Sale) › Use scoring guide on pages 15 – 18 to examine

your school’s 4 Levels of Parent Engagement

› Discussion Starters

› What do we want parent engagement to look like

at our school?

› What do we need to do to get what we want?

Refer to Core Beliefs in Beyond the Bake Sale and Project Appleseed’s 6 Slices for action steps

(Beyond the Bake Sale, 2007)

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5 Steps to Developing Family-School Partnership

Chapters and Resources

› Building Relationships – Chapter 4 › Linking to Learning – Chapter 5 › Addressing Differences – Chapter 6 › Supporting Advocacy – Chapter 7 › Sharing Power – Chapter 8

(Beyond the Bake Sale, 2007)

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As a Reminder…. Parent Engagement Plan Requirement

› In support of strengthening student

achievement and implementing parent involvement activities, each district and school that receives Title I, Part A funds or services must develop jointly with, agree

  • n with, and distribute to, parents of

participating children, written parental involvement policies.

(CCS, Parent Engagement Toolkit)

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Working Session…. Parent Engagement Plan

› Review Parent Engagement Plan

› Keep in mind…..

› Core beliefs and 5 steps towards developing

partnerships

› Review required components and

samples found on monitoring website

› Update Parent Engagement Plans

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Parent Engagement Plan Guiding Questions for Annual Review Process

› What services/programs were provided to parents

to support learning at home? How was attendance? If low, are there alternative ways to increase attendance?

› How do schools communicate with parents?

Successes? Areas of improvement?

› Are there other ways we can communicate with

parents?

› Did parents have an opportunity to give feedback

  • n parent engagement plans and compacts? Are

there ways to improve this process?

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Component # 6 Compact

What is a compact?

› A written agreement between the school,

parents and students outlining responsibilities for improved student achievement.

(NCDPI, Title I, Part A, Handbook)

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Why are Compacts Important?

› Compacts clarify what families and

schools can do to help children reach high academic standards.

› Outlines shared responsibilities at home

and at school to maximize student success.

(National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education. Public Education

  • Network. No Child Left Behind. School Parent Compact Action Guide for

Parents and Community Leaders)

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Linking Compacts to Learning

“Teachers and parents both find compacts to be helpful in making clear what each group should do to encourage students.”

› Linking Learning compacts › Are more specific to learning goals › Are measureable › Outline how pledges will be carried out by stakeholders › Moving from - “I will set high expectations for my students” › To - “Students are held accountable for their learning as they

analyze their data, set their own goals and learning plans for achieving goals.”

› Beyond the Bake Sale, Chapter 5, pages 103-106 › Guiding Questions › How do the ‘linked to learning pledges’ link to academic success? › How well do our compacts link to learning?

(Beyond the Bake Sale, 2007, Chapter 5)

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As a Reminder… Compact Requirements

› Must be developed jointly with parents and

stakeholders.

› Outline in writing how parents and the school staff will

share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement.

› Outline how the school and parents will build and

develop a partnership to help children achieve.

› Describe school’s responsibility to provide high-quality

curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment.

› Highlight the importance of communication between

teachers and parents on an ongoing basis.

(CCS Compact Toolkit)

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Compacts

› Review Compacts

› Keep in mind… Linking Compacts to

Learning

› Review required components and

samples found on monitoring website

› Update Compacts

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Component # 7 Transitions

“Kindergarten is the most important transition that children and families will make.”

› Ready Rosie › A Kindergarten Transition Guide for

Families

› Additional Kindergarten Registration Sites › Popsicle and Playground Events

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Transitions Guiding Questions For Annual Review Process

› Which transition activities were

effective?

› Do you have any suggestions

for ways to improve current transition activities?

› Do you have any suggestions

for new transition activities?

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Annual Review Reminder

Results from the annual review should be shared with parents and staff – in conjunction with SIP process and plan

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Title I Monitoring and Paperwork

› Sample of Possible Evidences › Review 13-14 School Level

documents

› Sign up for 14-15 Title I monitoring

visit

› Monthly updates with action steps

and documents