Title I Parent MeetingBoston Sept 1, 2015

Agenda

• 8:15-8:20 Welcome Sign in

• 8:20-8:25 Ice Breaker

• 8:25-8:40 Pilot School Innovation Zone

• 8:40-8:50 Title I

• 8:50-9:00 Parent Involvement and Volunteers

• 9:00-9:10 School Goals

• 9:10-9:15 PTO

• Fund Raising

• Events

• Field Trips

• Boston Gear and Incentives

Introductions

Pilot Innovation Zone

• Students academic growth has not done well for the past several

• The State of Colorado steps in when this situation occurs and requires changes of the school to improve academic growth

• Both the State and the District are very supportive of Boston and want to see positive changes.

• Superintendent Munn will be meeting with the staff to talk about the timeline of the design of these changes on Wednesday.

• There will be a “School Design Team” that will design the changes for Boston

The School Design Team

• comprised of the Principal, staff members, community members, and district personnel.

• This School Design Team are charged with creating a plan to make changes that will significantly increase student achievement with all stakeholders input.

• The Plan will be presented to the State of Colorado

• Ultimately, the State of Colorado has the authority to accept of deny the plan, but the district has hired a company to support this work who have successfully done this work in the past.

• This Design Team will start this work as early as this month

What are some of the changes have we already

started

• Remember this work is just starting, but here are three of the areas that are happening this year.

School Culture

• Our staff has created some specific and intentional work around School Culture

• Consistent rituals and routines for students (how they are greeted, how they walk in the hallways)

• Recreation of the “Bear Paws”

• Believe, Engage, Achieve, Respect, Scholars

• Assemblies and Incentives that celebrate students

Data Driven Instruction

• This is intentional understandings of where students are academically and then planning instruction that if focused on academic growth.

• This includes keeping track of students academic growth throughout the year.

Observation Feedback for Teachers

• We believe we have great teachers who love your children and want to be the best they can be at their jobs.

• This process of Observation Feedback provides support for teachers by having a coach or administrator in their classrooms giving them feedback on a weekly or by weekly basis.

• We talk about what they are doing well and what things they can teak in their teaching to be more effective

Other Changes?

• This is the creative work of the School Design Team, but understand the whole purpose is to support your children in their academic growth and make this school GREAT!

We are a Title I School

• What does that mean?

We are Title I because…

• Our school has a high number of students who are eligible for Free and Reduced Price Lunch.– We receive additional federal money to help

increase student achievement in our school.

– Unified Improvement Plans (UIP) were written to clearly define how Title I money will be spent. We are redesigning our UIP this year with some of the changes we have spoken about.

We are Title I because…

– All educational funds in our schools, including Title I, support a standards based education. Student progress is monitored by the School Performance Frameworks (SPF) from the Colorado Department of Education.

– 1% of the district’s Title I budget will be distributed to schools for parent involvement. You have the right to have input as to how this money is spent. You can learn more by contacting your Family Liaison.

What is the State School Performance Framework (SPF)?

The framework used, by the state, to provide information to stakeholders about each school’s performance based on the four key performance indicators: 1. student academic growth, 2. student achievement, 3. achievement and growth gaps, and 4. postsecondary/workforce readiness. Schools are assigned to a type of improvement plan based on their performance across all of the indicator areas.

State Performance Framework Indicators

Achievement

Percent proficient and

advanced

• Reading (CSAP, Lectura, and CSAPA)

• Writing (CSAP, Escritura, and CSAPA)

• Math (CSAP and CSAPA)

• Science (CSAP and CSAPA)

GrowthNormative

and Criterion- Referenced

Growth• CSAP Reading,

Writing and Math

• CELApro• Median Student

Growth Percentiles

• Adequate Median Student Growth Percentiles

Growth Gaps

Growth Gaps

Median Student Growth Percentiles and Median Adequate Growth Percentiles for disaggregated groups:• Poverty• Race/Ethnicity• Disabilities• English Language

Learners• Below proficient

Postsecondary and

Workforce Readiness

Colorado ACT

Graduation Rate (overall

and for disaggregated

groups)

Dropout Rate

How does it affect us?

Eligible students attending Priority Improvement or Turnaround schools are provided with free tutoring opportunities and school choice options to help ensure that they achieve at high levels.

Supplemental Educational Services(SES)Who is eligible?

• Our school is eligible for SES- because our school is a Title I school with a status of Priority Improvement or Turnaround.

• Eligible students are 1st-8th grade students who score below proficient on standardized exams in reading or math.

• Information flyers to parents of eligible students will arrive in your home by mid-August via US mail.

Supplemental Educational Services(SES)How do I choose a provider?

• Review the registration materials.

• Contact your school to discuss what SES providers are available at your school, in your home, in the community or online.

• Applications will be sent to your home in September. Choose only one provider and return it using the postage paid envelope.

• Tutoring services will begin in November.

Parent Compact

• A Parent Compact is an agreement between the school and a family to improve student performance.

• The compact is part of the Unified Improvement Plan and will be shared with you during Parent Teacher Conferences.

Parent Involvement and Volunteers

• We want you to be involved

• Come to the school events

• Volunteer in the classroom

• Volunteer to provide support for the school at different events

• Volunteer to do jobs for the school at home

• Taking home cut outs that are needed for Kindergarten classes and then bring them back to school the next day

• Organize Fundraiser flyers at home and then bring them back to school so we can distribute them to classrooms

School Goals

• Establish a positive school Culture

• Develop strong Data Drive Instructional Systems

• Provide Observation Feedback to teachers

• All of this to help Boston be a place where students like to come to school and they leave everyday smarter.

PTO

• Fund Raising

• Events

• Field Trips

• Boston Gear and Incentives

Meeting Times

• We are meeting two times today to figure out which time is best for families.

• By the end of the day we will choose one of the times and will have our next meeting at that time.

Thank you!You are important to our

school!