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PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

http://www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/Federal-Programs/Pages/Parent-Engagement-Program.aspx

WHAT DO TITLE I PROGRAMS OFFER?

Additional training for staff

Additional instructional time for students in Before/Afterschool programs

A variety of teaching materials

Technology resources - ACTIVboards and Software

Computers

LCD Projectors

ACTIVboards

Technology Equipment

Materials to Help Students Meet or Exceed Standards

Learning Materials

Parent Involvement

Parent Trainings

HOW DOES CES SPEND TITLE I MONEY?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A TITLE I SCHOOL?

All of Murray County schools qualify as Title I schools.

Title I is a federally funded program which provides services to schools based on student economic needs.

Title I is the largest Federal Assistance Program for our nation's schools.

The goal is to provide a high-quality education for every child, so the program provides extra help to students who need it most.

As a parent of a Title I School, you have the right to request teacher and paraprofessional qualifications.

HOW DOES OUR SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN THE TITLE I PROGRAM?

Identifies students in need of educational help

Sets goals for student improvement

Measures student progress

Develops programs that add to regular classroom instruction

Involves parents in their students’ educations

WHAT ARE CES’ TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE REQUIREMENTS?

Provide instruction by highly qualified teachers.

Strategies to increase parental involvement.

Measures to include teachers in the decisions regarding the use of assessment to provide information on, and to improve, the performance of individual students and the overall instructional program.

WHAT ARE CES’ TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE REQUIREMENTS?

Professional development for the staff to enable all children in the school to meet performance standards.

Coordination and integration of Federal, State, and local services and programs.

Activities to ensure that students who experience difficulty mastering standards shall be provided with effective, timely assistance.

Schoolwide Goals: Student Achievement

Student Achievement for students with disabilities

Student Attendance

Parent Involvement

Technology Integration

Supports to help your students:

Before and after school tutoring

Differentiated Instruction

CES’ SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM

WHAT CURRICULUM DOES CES USE?

CCGPS

The CCGPS provide a consistent framework to prepare students for success in college and/or the 21st century workplace. These standards represent a common sense next step from the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS).

http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Pages/CCGPS.aspx

WHAT TESTS WILL YOUR STUDENTS BE TAKING?

Georgia Milestones (replacing CRCT and Writing Test)

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)

Scholastic Reading Inventories (SRI)

Achievement Series Pre and Post Benchmark Tests

http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Pages/CCGPS.aspx

WHAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT?

Annual Title I Meeting

October 30, 2014 at 11:30 AM or 1:00 PM

Parent Involvement Policy and School-Parent Compact Meetings

September 19, 2014 and September 25, 2014

Title I School Improvement Plan August 28, 2014

PARENTS, AT ANY TIME YOU MAY ASK…

Whether your student’s teacher met state qualifications and certification requirements for the grade level and subject he / she is teaching.

Whether your student’s teacher received an emergency or conditional certificate through which state qualifications were waived.

What degrees your student’s teacher holds?

Information about the paraprofessional’s qualifications if your child receives help from a paraprofessional.

HOW IS TITLE I PARENT INVOLVEMENT MONEY SPENT?

Any LEA with a Title 1 Allocation exceeding $500,000 is required by law to set aside 1% of it’s Tittle 1 Allocation for parental involvement.

Of that 1%, 5% may be reserved at the LEA for system-wide initiatives related to parental involvement. The remaining 95% must be allocated to all Title I schools in the LEA.

Therefore each Title I school receives its portion of the 95% to implement school-level parental involvement.

You, as parents, have the right to give input in how this money is spent.

School events and parent trainings.

Additions (Parent Volunteers)

Parent / Teacher conferences

You are welcome to. . . . .Be a part of the Title 1

Team to evaluate the plan.

Be a part of the team to review and revise the Parent Involvement Policy.

Be a part of the team to review and revise the Parent School Compact.

OPPORTUNITIES CES PROVIDES FOR PARENT INVOLVEMENT

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Mike Pritchett

CES Principal

Kathy Moore

CES Assistant Principal and Title 1 Coordinator

706-695-2434