CONLEY HILLS ELEMENTARYANNUAL TITLE I MEETING

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

SERENA LOWE, PRINCIPAL

PRESENTED BY CHRISTINA FREEMAN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

CELEBRATIONS!

• 80.2 CCRPI SCORE

• BRONZE AWARD

• ATTENDANCE +4%

• DISCIPLINE -%5

• STEM

• PBIS

• AJC

• 11 ALIVE

WHAT IS TITLE I?Conley Hills Elementary School is identified

as a Title 1 school as part of the Elementary

and Secondary Education Act of 1965

(ESEA). Title I is a federal grant that was

designed to ensure that all children receive a

high quality education and reach grade level

proficiency. Title I programs must be based

on effective means of improving student

achievement and include strategies to

support parental involvement.

HOW DOES OUR SCHOOL SPEND TITLE I MONEY?

• Student Resources: $52,272

• Technology Programs

• Learning materials

• Supplies

• Extended Learning

• Writing Tutorial

• Personnel & Teacher Support: $195,115

• Flexible Learning Program (FLP) teacher in order to

support struggling students

• Literacy Coach

• Data Support Specialist

• Professional Learning

• Parent Support: $32,263

• Parent Liaison

• Extended Learning

• Parent workshops

• Parent resources (supplies, books, periodicals &

subscriptions)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES• FULTON COUNTY SEED FUND GRANT

• STRIVING READER’S LITERACY GRANT

• TITLE I FOCUS SCHOOL GRANT

• FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR ALL STUDENTS

• FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR ALL STUDENTS (M,W,F)

• BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK

• TOYS FOR TOTS

• WRAPAROUND SERVICES

HOW DOES OUR SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN THE TITLE I PROGRAM?

• IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH-BASED QUALITY

INSTRUCTION

• OFFERING ONGOING TEACHER, STUDENT

AND PARENT SUPPORT

• FOCUSING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

• APPROXIMATELY 645 STUDENTS

• 100% FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH

WHAT IS OUR SCHOOL’S DESIGNATION STATUS?

• Our 2015 CCRPI score was 80.2. Additional

information about the CCRPI may be located

at http://ccrpi.Gadoe.Org/2015/.

• Conley Hills’s CCRPI score increased from

73.5 in 2014 to 80.2 in 2015. We also showed

gains in challenge points.

• Conley Hills Elementary School is considered

to be a Reward School!

• Distinguished Title 1 School for the past 10 years

• Bronze Award for High Growth

Under the 2015 renewal of Georgia's

ESEA flexibility waiver, certain

Title I Schools continue to be

designated as reward, priority, or

focus schools. The waiver allows

the use of the college and career

ready performance index (CCRPI)

as the comprehensive report card for

all schools in Georgia, providing a

score between 0-100 for each

school—measuring how well the

school is doing in preparing its

students to be successful in college

and/or a career.

WHAT ARE OUR SCHOOL-WIDE GOALS? • ELA:

• Students in grades K-2 will demonstrate a minimum of one year’s growth on the DIBELS

and RI Assessments.

• Students in grades 3-5 will demonstrate proficiency on 2016-2017 GA milestones by

achieving at/above on the Georgia Milestones Assessment.

• Math:

• Students in grades K-2 will demonstrate a minimum of one year’s growth on the STAR

Math Assessment.

• Students in grades 3-5 will demonstrate proficiency on 2016-2017 GA milestones by

achieving at/above on the Georgia Milestones Assessment.

• Science: The percentage of students who demonstrate proficiency on the Georgia

Milestones Assessment will increase by 5%.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS

*WE USE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE GEORGIA STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE

• ACCELERATED READER • STAR ASSESSMENT• I-READY• FIRST IN MATH• WRITE SCORE• BALANCED LITERACY• INTEGRATED INSTRUCTION• LEARNING A-Z • EDUCATION GALAXY• DIBELS• SCHOLASTIC READING INVENTORY

• 28 HOMEROOMS

• PRE-K THROUGH 5

• ART, MUSIC & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• COUNSELOR & PSYCHOLOGIST

• STEM LAB

• SOCIAL WORKER

• PARENT LIAISON

• THREE COMPUTER LABS

• TWO MOBILE COMPUTER LABS

• IPADS IN EVERY CLASSROOM

• EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM

• ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS PROGRAM

• EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (TAG, SPECIAL EDUCATION, ETC.)

• STEM AFTERSCHOOL CLASSES

• EXTENDED DAY TUTORIAL

• 21ST CENTURY SCANA HOMEWORK CENTER

WHAT TESTS WILL MY CHILD BE TAKING?

• Often/Ongoing:

• Common Assessments

• Unit Assessments

• 3 Times Per Year:

• DIBELS (dynamic indicators of basic early literacy skills)

• STAR Assessment

• Reading inventory

• Once Per Year:

• ITBS-3rd and 5th only

• Georgia Milestones: 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students

GEORGIA MILESTONES

• STATE ASSESSMENT

• MEASURES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STATE CONTENT

• PROVIDE A CLEAR SIGNAL OF THE STUDENT’S PREPAREDNESS FOR THE NEXT EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

• MAY BE USED FOR USE IN PROMOTION AND RETENTION DECISIONS AT GRADES 3 (READING), 5 (READING AND MATHEMATICS) AND 8 (READING AND MATHEMATICS)

• STATE AND FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE SCHOOL, DISTRICT, AND STATE LEVELS.

• COMPOSITION:

• MULTIPLE CHOICE

• CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE

• INCLUDES NORM-REFERENCED ITEMS

• TRANSITION TO ONLINE ADMINISTRATION

IS MY CHILD’S TEACHER HIGHLY QUALIFIED?

• ALL of Conley Hills teachers are certified based

on requirements established by the Georgia

professional standards commission.

• We have several teachers who have additional

certifications in special education, ESOL, tag,

reading endorsements, math endorsements,

science endorsements, and/or leadership

endorsements.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

CONLEY HILLS ELEMENTARY BELIEVES THAT PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT MEANS

THE PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS IN REGULAR TWO-WAY, AND MEANINGFUL

COMMUNICATION INVOLVING STUDENT ACADEMIC LEARNING AND OTHER

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ENSURING:

– THAT PARENTS PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN ASSISTING THEIR CHILD’S LEARNING.

– THAT PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILD’S

EDUCATION AT SCHOOL.

– THAT PARENTS ARE FULL PARTNERS IN THEIR CHILD’S EDUCATION AND ARE INCLUDED, AS

APPROPRIATE, IN DECISION-MAKING AND ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO ASSIST IN THE

EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILD.

– THAT WE PROVIDE VARIOUS FORMS OF COMMUNICATION AND TIMES FOR WORKSHOPS IN

ORDER TO MEET THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF OUR PARENTS

– THE CARRYING OUT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PLAN.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT PLAN & STUDENT PARENT SCHOOL COMPACT

• PARENT INVOLVEMENT PLAN

• STRATEGIES TO INCREASE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

• MONTH NEWSLETTERS

• PARENT WORKSHOPS

• PTA

• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND SCHOOL EVENTS

• STUDENT PARENT SCHOOL COMPACT

• AS A STUDENT, I WILL…

• AS A PARENT, I WILL…

• AS A TEACHER, I WILL…

• AS A PRINCIPAL, I WILL…

HERE ARE SOME STRATEGIES WE ARE USING TO INCREASE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT:

• AUTOMATED TELEPHONE CALL-OUT SYSTEM (SCHOOL MESSENGER) TO NOTIFY PARENTS OF IMPORTANT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

• HOME ACCESS: AN ONLINE TOOL THAT WILL LET YOU SEE YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS AT SCHOOL.

• PARENT RESOURCE CENTER

• PARENT VOLUNTEERS

• PARENT WORKSHOPS

• OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO PARENTS

• MONTHLY GRADE-LEVEL NEWSLETTERS

• PTA AND SCHOOL GOVERNANCE COUNCIL (SGC)

PARENT RESOURCE

CENTERCRISTINA AYALA (PARENT LIAISON)

AYALAC1@FULTONSCHOOLS.ORG

470.254.8170

8:00 A.M.-2:30 P.M.

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