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Ragsdale Elementary
Annual Title I Parent Involvement Meeting
School Name: Ragsdale Elementary
Date: September 16, 2015
The Purpose of the Meeting
To inform parents of their school’s participation in Title I
To explain the requirements of Title I
To explain the rights of parents to be involved
What Will You Learn. . . .
What does it mean to be a Title I School?
How does our school spend Title I money?
What is the LEA Title Plan? How does our school participate in the Title I Program?
What is a Title I Schoolwide/Targeted Assistance Plan, and what are our requirements?
What is our designation status, and what does this mean?
Our Schoolwide Program: goals & programs in place
What curriculum does our school use?
What tests will my child be taking?
How do these tests measure progress?
What proficiency level is expected of my child?
What Will You Learn. . . .
What does the law require for parent involvement?
District Parent Involvement Policy
School Parent Involvement Policy
School-parent Compact
What is a parent’s right to know, and how do I request the qualifications of my child’s teacher?
How will I be notified if my child is taught by a teacher who is not Highly Qualified?
What is ESEA Public School Choice?
How is Title I Parent Involvement money spent?
What opportunities are provided for parent involvement?
How responsive will the school be to my questions? (Staff contact information)
What is a Title I School? Schools receiving federal funding to supplement the school’s existing
programs. The funds are used to:
Conduct parental involvement meetings/trainings/activities
Purchase supplemental staff/programs/materials/supplies
Identify students who will benefit from timely assistance to meet Georgia’s challenging content standards
How are Title I Funds Used?
Each school system receives federal funds based
upon the amount of students receiving free and
reduced meals
How are Title I Funds Used?
The PCSD is required to set aside money in certain areas
to include:
Set-Asides
1% Parental Involvement
1%
Homeless Set Aside*
5%
Flexible Learning Program
Neglected Set Aside
How are Title I Funds Used?
After set asides have been addressed, the remaining
funds are allocated to each participating school
based upon the number of students who receive F/R
Lunch
Parental Involvement
1% Set Aside
School Systems exceeding $500,000 in Title I funds are
required to set aside1% for Parental Involvement
Of the 1% Parent Involvement Set Aside:
5%
• May be reserved for LEA systemwide initiatives related to parental involvement
95%
• The remaining amount must be allocated to all participating schools for parental involvement activities
Title I Parents have a RIGHT to know how the funds are spent.
LEA Title I Plan
The LEA Title I Plan addresses how the LEA will use Title I
funds throughout the school system. Topics include:
Student academic assessments
Additional assistance
provided for struggling students
Coordination and integration of
federal funds and programs
Parental Involvement
strategies, including the LEA Parental Involvement Plan
Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the LEA Title I Plan.
LEA Parental Involvement
Plan
This plan addresses how the LEA will implement the
parental involvement requirements of the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001. It includes…
LEAs expectations for parents
How LEA will involve parents in decision-making
How the LEA will work to build the school’s and parent’s capacity for strong parent involvement to
improve academic achievement
Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the development of this plan.
Title I SIP
Schoolwide Plan
The SIP is your school’s Title I School Improvement Plan
(Schoolwide Plan)and includes:
A Needs Assessment and Summary of Data
Goals and Strategies to Address the Academic Needs of
the Students
Professional Development Needs
Coordination of Resources/Comprehensive Budget
The School’s Parental Involvement Plan
Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the development of this plan.
Our designation status
What does it mean?
Ragsdale Elementary does not have a designation status. We are not a Reward, a Priority, a Focus, or an Alert school at this time.
The purpose of Title I, Part A, School Improvement 1003(a) funds is to award Title I schools identified as Priority, Focus, or Alert funds that will be used to support implementation of school improvement activities outlined in their school improvement plans. Funds are awarded to the districts on behalf of the schools identified as Priority, Focus, or Alert.
http://www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/School-Improvement-Services/Pages/default.aspx
Our Schoolwide Program Goals: Ragsdale Elementary Over-Arching Academic Goals
Ragsdale Elementary students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade will score at or above county average in the content areas of ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science on the Georgia Milestones test.
Ragsdale Elementary students will score at or above county average on the Student Learning Objective tests.
Ragsdale Elementary students will increase attendance rates.
Programs in place:
Success strategies/program: Morning readers, Reading A to Z, Raz Kids, Science A to Z and My On are reported to be working at our school for increased achievement. Math workshop model and three part lessons continue to be part of school wide movement for increased math achievement. Document Cameras have allowed for student led closings in all academic areas.
School Curriculum:
Reading and Math Improvement: Continue Software that we have: Reading A to Z, Science A to Z, Raz Kids.
Instructional: Performance Core Coach Books, materials from Triumph Learning to meet SIP Goals, Reading Instructional Improvement through a Reading Consultant to support differentiation, improved reading Lexile levels, progress on SLO’s, DIBELS and Georgia Milestones.
Technology: Tablets and add further software to support reading and math instruction such as Galaxy Education and Mindomo.
Our Schoolwide Program Tests: District Measures:
The student performance data collected at the district level includes Student Learning Objective Assessments (SLOs) in Grades Pre-K through 3rd and District Benchmark Assessments (DBAs) in Grades 4th through 5th in the academic areas of reading/language arts and math. SLOs are also given in 2nd Grade for Music, 4th Grade for the subjects of Physical Education and Art, 5th Grade for Venture (Gifted Program), For students with disabilities who are taking the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) there is also a GAA SLO given. These assessments are administered several times in the year. This data is used by the district to identify strands of strengths and weaknesses. Thinkgate, a web based program employed by the district, did allow teachers to readily access disaggregated data from the SLOs and DBAs through the end of the 2015 school year, however the county school system will be leaning towards another brand to help us identify where more resources are needed and where teachers need professional learning support. Anticipated data disaggregation will also occur with the Georgia Milestones Tests. This data also drives needs based instruction planning within the classroom. Kindergarten Registration Screening, which is given to each student prior to attending kindergarten, is also collected. Data taken from the Kindergarten screening is used to assist students with a successful transition from early childhood experiences to an elementary school program.
School Measures:
The student performance data collected at the school level includes, unit pre/post assessments, periodic fluency assessments, short frequent assessments administered on a weekly basis, and common formative assessments administered every four weeks that monitor progress toward mastery of the standards and guide the grouping for needs based instruction. CCRPI, DIBELS, MYON, GLoSS and IKAN screeners
District Parent Involvement
Policy
District plans to support school parent involvement
goals
http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/Page/25723
School’s Parental
Involvement Plan
This plan addresses how the school will implement the
parental involvement requirements of the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001. Components include. . .
Parental Involvement in
Decision-Making and Activities
Utilization of Parental
Involvement Funds
Information and Training for
Parents
Building Capacity in Parents and Staff for Strong
Parental Involvement
Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the development of their school’s Parental Involvement Plan
School-Parent Compacts
A commitment from the school, the parent(s), and the
student to share in the responsibility for improved
academic achievement.
Compact Distribution-by school
Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the development of the School-Parent Compact
“Parent’s Right to Know”
Parents have a right to request the qualifications of
their child’s teachers
Parents Right to Know Letter and Student Handbook
Title I Parents have a RIGHT to know the qualifications of teachers.
Parent Notification of Non-
Highly Qualified (HiQ) Teacher For the FY16 School Year, Paulding County Title I schools have . . .
100% Highly Qualified Teachers
100% Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals
Notification to parents regarding teachers not meeting NCLB’s requirements for Highly Qualified
How parents are notified
Each Paulding County School will provide to each individual parent a timely notice that the parent’s child has been assigned or taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is NOT highly qualified (Section 1111(h)(6)B)
Paulding County School District will provide upon request certain information on the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers and paraprofessionals providing services to the student.
Parents may inquire:
Has the teacher met Georgia qualifications and licensing criteria for grade levels and subject areas in which teacher provides instruction
Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status; Georgia qualification/licensing criteria waived
The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher, along with graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of that certificate or degree
Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications (Section 1111(h)(6)A)
Public School Choice
Visit the PCSD Homepage, search School Choice
Application period Feb. to March each year
http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/cms/lib010/GA019036
03/Centricity/Domain/211/hb%20251%20parent%20an
nual%20choice%20notification%20letter%202015-
16.pdf
http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/cms/lib010/GA019036
03/Centricity/Domain/211/HB%20251%20School%20Ch
oice%20Application%202015-2016.pdf
Evaluation of the
LEA Parental Involvement Plan
Evaluation Requirements
(Parent Surveys)
Conduct Annually
Conduct with Title I Parents
Analyze Content and
Effectiveness of the Current
Plan
Identify Barriers to Parental
Involvement
Data Input:
Parent Surveys
Monthly Feedback
Parent Involvement Committees
Title I Parent Surveys
Process and Timeline
How the evaluation informs next year plan
Ways to be Involved in Title I
Program
School Leadership
Team/Parent Advisory
Committee/PTO
Six Requirements
to Build Capacity
Strategic School
Improvement Plans
Comprehensive LEA Plan (CLIP)
Title I Schoolwide Plan
Parental Involvement Plan
School Annual Title I Meeting
Title I Schools are required to host an Annual Title I
Meeting each year
Comprehensive LEA Plan
What is the Comprehensive LEA Plan (CLIP)?
Consolidated LEA School Improvement (CLIP) Information
Parental Involvement—CLIP
http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/Page/25723
Parent Resource Center
Parent Resource Areas in Schools
Designated Location: Parent Resource Center, Room
B103 Main Hallway
Parent Computers: Parent Resource Center, Computer
Lab, Media Center Computers
Parent Resources: Parent Resource Center and Online
Title I Parent Area of School Page
Title I Complaint Procedures
Grounds for a Complaint
Federal Programs for Which Complaints Can Be Filed
Procedures for Filing a Complaint
Complaint Form
http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/Page/25726
Looking forward to this year
Parent involvement opportunities
Monthly Meetings
Time Suggestions
Topic Suggestions
Past: Open House and PRC Tours July
Past: Family Academic Night August
Dec. 2nd Family Holiday Reading Night 5-6:30pm
March 23rd Family Math and Science Night 5-6:30pm
Working with my child’s
teacher
Staff contact information
Ragsdale Elementary School Phone: 770-443-2140
Principal Ann Arnold, [email protected]
Sandra Mitchell, ILT [email protected]
Cheryl Kraemer, Title I Teacher
Morgan Gordon, Title I Teacher
Ragsdale Elementary
Title I Program
QUESTIONS
and Feedback