WELCOME PARENTS

COFFEE HIGH SCHOOLAnnual Title 1 and Parent Meeting

2013-2014

Coffee High SchoolTitle I Annual Parent

Meeting

Thirty years of research show that parent/family involvement

significantly contributes to improved student learning & greater school

success.

Title I Annual Parent Meeting

1. Define Title I and Title I School Funds

Purpose of Title I: • To help low-achieving students meet the state’s challenging academic content and performance standards

• To offer a variety of services including additional teachers, support staff, extra time for instruction, and variety of materials.

Title I is a federally funded program under the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act

Title I Annual Parent Meeting

Title I helps students, teachers, and parents!

Title I programs can help:• Children do better in school and feel

better about themselves

• Teachers understand the needs and concerns of students and parents

• Parents understand their child and be more involved in the child’s education

1. Define Title I and Title I School Funds

Title I Annual Parent Meeting2. Explain the school’s participation in

Title I

• Coffee High School along with all schools in Coffee County, receives school-wide assistance.• Qualifications: Schools qualify for funds based on

economic need. • School-wide Requirements: Comprehensive Needs

Assessment — The school must identify areas of greatest need

• School-wide reform strategies• Instruction by highly qualified teachers• Professional learning for teachers• Parent involvement strategies

3. Explain the Title I requirements

Title I Annual Parent Meeting

4. Explain the school’s designation status under Georgia’s ESEA Flexibility Waiver

Priority School

Focus School

Title I School

Reward School

Title IAlert School

Coffee High School is a Title I School.

Title I Annual Parent Meeting5. Explain what the schoolwide program

is and how the schoolwide plan will be assessed for effectiveness

• Coffee High School establishes a Parent Advisory Committee to help provide suggestions/recommendations and advisement on all matters related to parent involvement

• A school-wide plan has been developed based on the needs assessment completed in the Spring of 2013.

Title I Annual Parent Meeting5. Explain what the schoolwide program

is and how the schoolwide plan will be assessed for effectiveness

Goals for the upcoming school year:• Provide quarterly school newsletters• Hold Parent/Teacher Conferences• Make parents aware of Parent Portal • Increase parent input

Title I Annual Parent Meeting6. Explain what participation in Title I

programming means, including:

Curriculum: Common Core Georgia Performance Standards

Assessments used to measure student progress:Scholastic Reading Inventory, End-of-Course Tests, Georgia High Graduation Test

Proficiency Levels: Teachers will share grade level expectations with parents with regard to assessments

Title I Annual Parent Meeting7. Explain the district parental

involvement policy, school parental involvement policy, and school-parent compact

• Distribute Revised Policy—please give feedback

• Discuss the content and purpose of the policies and compacts

• Share where parents can access policies and compacts

Title I Annual Parent Meeting8. Explain Parents Rights to Know

• Right to request teacher qualifications• Notified if child’s teacher, for more than four

weeks, is a non-highly qualified teacher9. Explain Flexible Learning Program

10. Explain ESEA Public School Choice

• The (FLP) is an alternative supplemental academic intervention that is required for Priority and Focus Schools. CHS is not a priority or focus school.• ESEA allows us to follow Georgia’s Intradistrict

Transfer option. CHS is not a priority or focus school.

Title I Annual Parent Meeting11. Explain Title I Parent Involvement

Funding • Title I schools have to set aside money for

parent involvement. Parents have input into how money is spent.

• Budget for Title I parent involvement money:• Teacher, Intervention Providers, and

Parent Involvement Coordinator salaries

• Classroom materials• Technology – SRI, READ 180, System

44, etc.

Sandy JoinerCoffee High School’s Parent Coordinator

works with the staff & parent advisory groups

Title I funds are allocated as needed to provide the coordination & support necessary in planning effective parent involvement programs

Parent involvement activities are based on the results of the spring parent survey

Title I Annual Parent Meeting12. Parents have the right of parents to

become involved in the school 13. Parents have the right to request

opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions about the education of their children

14. The school must respond to any such suggestions from parents as soon as practicably possible

Ways parents can monitor their children’s progress:

Progress Reports sent home every 4 ½ weeks

Report Cards send every 9 weeks Parent/Teacher Conference Days (October

10th, March 18th) Appointments can be made with teachers

or counselors Observe homework completion Access to Parent Portal

Research tells us that:

When parents are involved, students achieve more,

regardless of socio-economic status, ethnic/racial

background, or the parents’ education level.

Career Center Staff Ms. Ganger – Director of Guidance/

Class of 2016 Ms. Trott – Class of 2014 Ms. Hughes – Class of 2015 Ms. Horner – Career Center Coordinator Ms. Rivers – Records Clerk/Registrar # 389-6574 Ms. Bagley – Secretary Ms. Mizell – Attendance Monitor Ms. Toth – Social Worker located on E

wing Career Center Phone # 389-6577

GUIDANCE & COUNSELINGDEPARTMENT Offer individual, small group, and

classroom guidance in the areas of: Academic Social Emotional Monitor student academic progress

and student schedules Provide Test Prep information to

students/parents Help students prepare for college or

work force

Reasons to Visit the Career Center

Certificate of Attendance

Visit Counselor 504 ACT SAT PSAT Scholarships Concerted Services

(FAFSA) Records – F Rivers College

Representatives College

application/visitations Credit Recovery

Military Representative

Letter of Recommendation

Compass test – tech college entrance exam

ASVAB – military entrance exam

Orientation Schedule Newsletters Technical School

Representative Career

searches/future plans

Study guides – PSAT, SAT, ACT

Migrant Assistance

Testing

Georgia High School Graduation Test End of Course Test Compass Test –Wiregrass entrance ASVAB – Military entrance exam PSAT CHS - Mid terms – final exams End of Pathway Test - CTAE SAT, ACT - registration and waivers

college entrance exams

CAREER CENTER SAT Date – Oct 6, Nov 2, Dec 7,

Jan 25, March 8, May 3, and June 7

ACT Dates –Sept 21, Oct 26, Dec 14, Feb 8, April 12, and June 14

Information about registration available in the Career Center.

Compass Test - – sign up in Career Center

ASVAB Test –sign up in Career Center

HOPE ProgramHOPE Scholarships Georgia's HOPE Scholarship is available to Georgia

residents who have demonstrated academic achievement. The scholarship provides money to assist students with their educational costs of attending college in Georgia.

HOPE Zell Miller Scholarship Graduate from an eligible high school with a minimum 3.7

grade point average combined with a minimum score of 1200 on the math and reading portions of the SAT test or a 26 composite score on the ACT test in a single test administration OR

Graduate from a HOPE-eligible high school as the Valedictorian or the Salutatorian.

HOPE GRANT - Georgia's HOPE Grant (a separate program from the HOPE Scholarship) is available to residents of Georgia who are attending eligible colleges or universities in Georgia to earn a certificate or diploma regardless of high school graduation date or grade point average. However, continuing education programs are not eligible. Beginning in the Fall 2011, the HOPE Grant Award Amount will cover a portion of a student's tuition.Full-time enrollment is not required, but you must be making satisfactory academic progress to maintain eligibility.

Eligibility

To receive HOPE Scholarship/Grant funding, students must:

1. Be a legal resident of Georgia2. Meet Academic Achievement standards required by the

program or the college3. Be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free

Postsecondary Education Act of 19904. Meet HOPE’s U S citizenship or eligible non-citizen

requirements5. Be in good standing on all student loans or other financial

aid programs6. Not have exceeded the max award limits for any HOPE

program7. Meet enrollment requirement8. Attend an eligible Georgia school

HOPE Scholarship

Hope Scholarship for 2015 Minimum of Two Rigorous Core

Courses Advanced Math Advanced Science Advanced Placement University System of Georgia Advance Foreign Language

Hope Scholarship for 2016 Minimum of Three Rigorous Core

Courses Advanced Math Advanced Science Advanced Placement University System of Georgia Advance Foreign Language

Extras Credit Recovery – to recover credit

in courses previously failed, with a grade of 60 – 69.

Dual Enrollment – students receiving credit at the high school and post secondary school.

Joint Enrollment – students who attend high school fulltime and take classes at post secondary school in the evenings. They only receive post secondary credit.

Move on When Ready – juniors and seniors who are enrolled fulltime at post secondary institutions. Students earn high school and post secondary credit.

Credits to be promoted 6 credits are required to become a

sophomore 13 credits are required to become a

junior 20 credits are required to become a

senior 26 of the correct credits are required

to graduate

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

4 English 4 Math 4 Science 4 Social Studies 1 Health/PE

Graduation Requirements Continued:

A total of 3 Units of CTAE, Fine Arts and/or Foreign Language. (Students planning to enter or transfer into some university system of GA institutions must take 2 units of the same Foreign Language).

6 additional electives for all students.

A Minimum of 26 Total Units Required to Graduate from CHS.

Honor Grad Requirements Must complete 2 of 4 academic

pathways in the honors program. (AP’s are not required)

Only top 4 grades in each area will be used.

Must maintain a 90 average to be an honor grad… no rounding up

Must NOT post any failing grades in any subject

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST and END OF COURSE TEST

Classes of 2014All students seeking a Georgia high school diploma must pass the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) or End of Course Test in all four content areas as well as the Georgia High School Writing Assessment. EOCT exam counts 20% of final grade.

Class of 2015

Must pass GHSWT Must pass all required courses EOCT are 20% of final grade in

EOCT classes

EOCTEnd of Course test Main administration at the end of each

semester.Also offered monthly for credit recovery

students. US History Analytic GeometryEconomics Math 2Physical Science Biology

Literature 9 American LitCoordinate Algebra

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TEST

Students take the graduation test for the first time in the eleventh grade. The Writing Assessment takes place in the fall. The GHSGT in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies will be given to students in the Class of 2014, if needing to pass a subject area for graduation.

Students who do not pass on the first attempt of the tests have

multiple opportunities to receive additional instruction, retest, and qualify for graduation before the end of their twelfth grade year.

GHSGT (for class of 2014) Georgia High Graduation Test or

Pass EOCT in the Academic Area

Sept – writing main administration - JuniorsMarch – Class of 2014 who have not passed the EOCT in all 4 academic areas

July – retest – all partsSept – retest – LA, Math, Sc, & SSNov – retest – LA, Math, Sc, & SSFeb – writing retest

Students who do not meet all the graduation requirements are not eligible to participate in the Graduation Ceremony.

There is a NO PASS, NO WALK Policy.

ATTENDANCE Coffee High School students have

only 3 days to bring in a note from parents or a doctor for an excused absence. After 3 days the absence will be deemed unexcused.

Work may be made up from an excused absence within three school days (Student is responsible for making arrangements with teacher).

ATTENDANCE Students who miss more than 8

absences from school and/or any class per semester WILL NOT receive credit for those classes unless granted by an appeals committee.

Parents and Students are required to attend Appeals process.

20 or more absences student can NOT appeal for class credit

Joshua’s Law It is a bill that changes the requirements that teen drivers must meet in order to obtain a

Class D driver's license starting on January 1, 2007. To get a Class D driver's license at age sixteen (16): You must have completed a driver education course

approved by the Department of Driver Services and You also must have completed a cumulative total of at

least forty (40) hours of other supervised driving experience, including at least six (6) hours at night. This form must be notarized.

If you have not completed an approved driver's education course, you cannot get your Class D driver's license until you reach age seventeen (17). Remember, forty (40) hour of driving experience, including six (6) hours of driving at night, is always required for a Class D driver's license.- plus the Certificate of Attendance.

Certificate of Attendance A Georgia DDS Certificate of Attendance (DS – 1)

form must be signed and notarized by your school. It is only valid for 30 days. If not attending school, applicants under the age of 18 must provide a GED diploma, high school diploma, or proof of enrollment in college. Students enrolled in an approved home school program must present a Certificate of Attendance form from the local Board of Education.

To qualify for a Certificate you can NOT have more than 9 unexcused absences or one of the five discipline actions in the current or previous school year.

Pay the bookkeeper $5, See Ms Bagley or Ms Horner for your Certificate of Attendance

GA COLLEGE 411

Helping students plan, pay, and apply for college.

Gacollege411.org

Up Coming Parent Night Our next Parent night will be Tuesday,

January 21 at 6 PM. Ms. Carol Ann Lott

from Georgia Finance Commission will give a presentation on how to complete the FAFSA form.

We will also have representatives from South Georgia College, Wiregrass Technical College and Concerted Services available for you to talk with that evening.

Web sites to check out www.gacollege411.org www.fastweb.com http://usatestprep.com/

user name - gwcga password – Newton62

http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov

www.collegeboard.org www.actstudent.org

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