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Title I Overview & Parent Partnering

Kingsway Regional School District November 2019

WELCOME! INTRODUCTIONS

Rachael Anderson, ELA/ELL Supervisor

• Mrs. Susan Romano, High School AAP Coordinator
• Mrs. Amanda Hannigan, Middle School AAP Coordinator

Agenda

• Title I Overview – What is Title I and how does

it help our children?

• KRSD Title I Programs
• Selection Criteria
• KRSD Curriculum
• How Can I Get Involved?
• Parent-School Compact
• Parent Involvement Policies
• Know Your Rights – Right to Know Letter

Title I: Overview

• Title I is the largest federal aid program that provides

financial assistance to districts to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

• Kingsway is a Targeted Assistance district:
• Receive Title I Part A funds to target services to a select

group of children - those identified as not meeting, or most at risk of not meeting, the state’s student learning standards

• The Title I targeted students are the only students in

the school that are eligible to participate in a Title I funded activity.

Title I: The Goal

• The purpose of Title I is 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.

Title I: The Goal

• Standards:
• Established learning goals for what students

should know and be able to do at each grade level

• Contained within our curriculum
• New Jersey Student Learning Standards: designed

to prepare our students for college and careers by emphasizing high-level skills needed for tomorrow's world

Title I: Funding/Eligibility

Federal Government provides funding to the state; State Educational Agency allocates funds to the district Percentage of low-income student population determines the funding that the district receives Student performance, using multiple measures, determines students’ eligibility for Title I participation (“at-risk”) – i.e. (i.e. recommendations, course grades, and/or standardized test scores)

Title I: KRSD Programs

https://www.krsd.org/domain/376

In-day Supplemental Math/Language Arts Classes After School Academic Assistance Program (AAP)

Parent-School Compact

We welcome your feedback and recommendations!

Contacts:

• Patricia Calandro, Chief Academic Officer
• calandrop@krsd.org
• Rachael Anderson, ELA/ELL Supervisor
• andersonr@krsd.org
• Sue Romano, Academic Assistance Program

Coordinator (HS) romanos@krsd.org

• Amanda Hannigan, Academic Assistance Program

Coordinator (MS) hannigana@krsd.org

How Can I Get Involved?

Title I Parent Committee: Sign up is available after meeting

• January 9, 2020
• 2:45pm-3:45pm
• Location: TBD
• Collaborative creation of

parent involvement policies

• Feedback on current

programs

QUESTIONS?