Title I Parent Information Session

Applegate School

Laura Donovan School

No Child Left Behind

The No Child Left behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 was signed into law on January 8, 2002 by President Bush. The Act represents the President's education reform plan and contains the most sweeping changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since it was enacted in 1965. NCLB changes the federal government's role in K-12 education by focusing on school success as measured by student achievement. The Act also contains the President's four basic education reform principles:

» stronger accountability for results,» increased flexibility and local control,» expanded options for parents, and» an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work.

Title I Eligibility

Once a district receives the Title I award, they must allocate the funds to the most needy schools in the district, that is the schools with the largest proportion of economically disadvantaged.

35 percent or more of their enrolled students are identified meeting the criteria of economically disadvantaged.

The percent of children identified in the school is equal to or greater than the percent of poverty district wide.

Title I Funded Programs

Basic skills teacherTo provide additional in class support during

reading and/or math instruction

After school homework clubTo provide students additional academic

support while completing homework and/or preparing for assessments

Title I Funded Programs

After school basic skills instructionTo provide students who experience

academic difficulty with math or language arts basic skills instruction and support

Title I Funds Other Uses

Professional developmentFurther enhance classroom librariesStudy Island online programAdditional intervention and assessment

materials

Title I and Parent Involvement

Parent involvement policySchool-parent compactAnnual meetingParent workshops

Needs assessment

Curriculum

Aligned to the New Jersey core curriculum and common core standards

Instructional objectives are reinforced and spiral throughout the year

Differentiated instruction is used to meet the needs of all students

Curriculum Overview

ElementaryMath: Investigations/Scott ForesmanReading: Action Reading, Reading Street

whole group instruction, guided reading instruction

Writing: Writer’s Workshop with units of study in narrative, persuasive, expository writing

Science and Social Studies: integrated with reading and aligned to the standards