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Title I Program Overview for SWP

Slide # References/Documents/Materials for Annual Title I Meeting Slide # References/Documents/Materials for Annual Title I Meeting

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Provide and share the school’s 2017-2018 Title I ranking (the

percentage that generated the current year Title I allocation) and the 2017-2018 Title I allocation 20-22

Review copy of the school’s Parent and Family Engagement

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Introduce or prepare a slide of SSC members Explain that the Consolidated Application (ConApp) is a school

district document that allows state and federal funds to flow from CDE to school districts

Policy Bulletin 6745.0: Guidelines for the Required English

Learner Advisory Committee and School Site Council 23

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Insert and discuss the school’s 2017-2018 7E046

expenditures 13

SPSA—cycle of process

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List parent and family engagement activities planned for the

school year (i.e., Math night, Back to School night, Open House, SSC meetings, parent workshops, etc.) 14

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List school’s Title I [7S046] expenditures that the school has

budgeted from the 2017-2018 Title I allocation 28

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Introduce or prepare a slide of paraprofessionals and indicate

content focus and/or grade level support

Schoolwide Program School Letter at fsep.lausd.net

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List and discuss the school’s academic and other relevant

data for 2017-2018 The chart below provides a slide number and the corresponding documentation or suggestions of additional resources to be utilized at the Annual Title I meeting or throughout the academic year as topics at School Site Council (SSC) meetings. Memorandum 6324.0 Notification of Federal Title I Parent Involvement Mandates

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Title I Annual Meeting

2017-2018 Title I Program Overview for Schoolwide Program (SWP) Schools

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Purpose of the Overview

To inform parents about the Title I Program and its requirements

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What is Title I?

“…is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps.” Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

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Title I, Part A provides supplemental federal funds to help meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in the highest-poverty schools.

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In order to access Title I funds, LAUSD schools must have a poverty threshold of at least 50% based on free- or reduced-price meal applications and/or CalWORKS.

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Schools that rank into Title I deliver supplemental services through a targeted assistance (TAS) program or develop a comprehensive school- wide plan under the schoolwide program (SWP) model.

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School’s Poverty Ranking and Title I Allocation

Title I rank: 281 90.06% Free/Reduced Lunch Qualified

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Who Receives Title I Services?

Although schools are eligible for Title I funding based on poverty, the selection process for providing Title I services to students is not based on low-income. It is based entirely on academic achievement.

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What are Supplemental Funds?

Federal Title I, Part A funds are supplemental to the other state resources (general funds) that the school receives for providing an educational program for students and services that are required by law for English learners and children with disabilities.

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Schoolwide Program (SWP) School

The Two Title I Models for Serving Students

Schoolwide Program (SWP) Targeted Assistance Program (TAS)

Serve Identified Title I Students based on multiple objective criteria May serve All Students at the School based on the needs assessment but must address the needs of students most at risk.

Supplemental Funds Supplemental Services

Schools write a comprehensive school plan to upgrade the core academic program in a high-poverty school, without distinguishing between eligible and ineligible children. All students may benefit from the additional services in a school

• perating under a schoolwide program based upon the identified

needs described in the plan.

Schoolwide Programs (SWP)

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California Education Code 64001 requires that districts receiving state, federal and other applicable funding through the Consolidated Application (ConApp) process ensure that participating schools write a SPSA. California Education Code 52852 requires these schools to establish a School Site Council (SSC) as the decision-making council for all programs funded through the ConApp. The School Site Council (SSC) is responsible for developing, reviewing, and approving the SPSA with written advice from appropriate school advisory committees. Expenses described in the SPSA must be aligned to data that will address specific needs and must be annually evaluated.

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Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

The SPSA* includes:

■ Comprehensive needs assessment – Data analysis and annual

SPSA Evaluation

■ Goals, based on student data, that are measurable ■ Effective methods and instructional strategies based on research

that address student needs

■ Budget ■ Process of monitoring the implementation of the planned actions

*Goals of the LEA Plan are embedded in the SPSA

The Cycle of Continuous Improvement in the Development of the SPSA

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Conduct Comprehensive Needs Assessment

(Data analysis and SPSA Evaluation)

Develop Measurable Objectives and Identify Strategies/Actions/Tasks in the SPSA Goal Pages Develop Budget Based Upon Prioritized Expenditures that Support the Strategies/Actions/Tasks Described in the Goals Monitor implementation Identify Expenditures in the SPSA and Ensure Expenditures are Aligned with the Strategies/Actions/Tasks in the Goals

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2017-2018 School’s Title I Allocation and Expenditures

▪ 2.5 teacher positions ▪ 1 Teaching Assistant ▪ Instructional Material ▪ Total: $262,878

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Title I SWP and Parent Involvement

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What is Parent and Family Engagement? Meaning under ESSA: The term, parent and family engagement, means the participation

• f parents and family members in

regular, two-way and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities.

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District Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy

 LAUSD adopted a Districtwide Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy

for parents on December 11, 2012. This policy is annually distributed to parents and is required for Title I schools. The policy describes how the District will:

• Involve parents in the LEA Plan
• Provide coordination and technical assistance to schools for

parent involvement

• Build parent & school capacity
• Annually evaluate the policy
• Involve parents in Title I school activities

 The District’s annual Parent Student Handbook also provides parents with

information on parental involvement and ESSA mandates.

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District Parent and Family Engagement Policy

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2017-2018 Parent-Student Handbook

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School Parent and Family Engagement Policy

In addition to the District Parent and Family Engagement Policy, each Title I school must develop, jointly with parents and family members

• f children receiving Title I services, a written

school parent and family engagement policy that describes how the school will carry out the parental and family involvement requirements in Every Student Succeeds Act, Section 1116.

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School-level policies must:

▪Be jointly developed & distributed to parents ▪Describe how school will carry out

requirements

▪Be provided to parents in an understandable

language

▪Be “periodically” updated

School Parent and Family Engagement Policy Requirements

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▪Annual Title I Meeting ▪Information about the Title I Program ▪Training on curriculum & assessment ▪Opportunity to request meetings ▪School-Parent Compact ▪Capacity Building

Required School-level Activities

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▪Title I schools are required to set aside 1% of

Title I funds to support their Title I Parent Involvement Policy

▪The following are the expenditures from this

year’s allocation: Classroom supplies Total: $4,620

Required Set-Aside for Parent Involvement (Program Code 7E046)

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2017-2018 School Parent Involvement Activities

 Back-to-School Night  Parent Advisory Nights  Student-Led Conferences  Governing Council and ELAC  PTSA

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Parents’ Right to Know

 ESSA requires Title I, Part A schools to notify parents at the

beginning of each school year that they may request information about the qualifications of their children’s teachers and paraprofessionals who provide educational assistance to their children.

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Title I SWP and Teachers and

Paraprofessionals

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Teacher Qualifications

 Teachers should meet applicable State

certification and licensure requirements at the time of employment.

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Paraprofessional Qualifications

 All new hires are required to pass the District Proficiency Test* and must

meet the following criteria:

– HS diploma/GED

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– Have 60 semester or 90 quarter units from a recognized college or

university OR

– Have an associate (or higher) degree from a recognized college or

university OR

– Pass the Instructional Assistance Test *new hires with a Bachelor’s degree or higher do not need to take the District Proficiency Test

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Accountability

• Academic Achievement
• English Learner Progress
• Suspensions
• Graduation
• College/Career Readiness
• Chronic Absenteeism

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New State Accountability System

 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a federal law that goes

into effect beginning in 2017-18. California will finalize the State Plan under ESSA in September 2017.

 The State Plan will include many components, including the

description of the new accountability system, which will include:

 New data points for accountability based on the California School

Dashboard (available at caschooldashboard.org)

 How the State will meet the requirement of identifying and supporting

the lowest-performing schools and schools with low subgroup performance (beginning in 2018-19).

 2017-18 will be a transition year to the new accountability

system.

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YOU ARE OUR PARTNERS

At LAUSD, schools and families are working together to ensure all students are college-prepared and career-ready. Together we can equip our students with the foundation of skills needed for the 21st century.

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Resources

For additional questions regarding the school’s Title I Program, please contact the Principal or designee. Website: www.SJHumanitas.org

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