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Title I Annual Orientation
2012-2013
Federal Support
for
World-Class Schools
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Anderson-Livsey Elementary
8/30/2012
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Title I Overview
• The goal for our program tonight is to provide information to you
about Anderson-Livsey Elementary School’s Title I Program.
• As a Title I School, we receive funds from the federal
government to provide additional resources to assist with the
education of our at-risk children.
• We qualify for these additional funds because a large
percentage of our students receive free or reduced meals at our
school.
• The Title I funds received by our school are used to supplement
the state and local funds allocated to our school.
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Title I Overview (cont’d)
• Our school operates a Title I Schoolwide Program model.
• The goal of our Title I Program is to ensure every child is able to
learn and perform at levels that meet or exceed the state
academic standards.
• The Title I federal funds we receive help to achieve this goal.
• These additional resources allow us to provide enhanced
instructional programs for our most at-risk students and the
opportunity for our parents to be involved in their children’s
education.
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Title I Overview (cont’d)
• All of our students benefit from Title I funds through:
• additional teachers to lower class sizes;
• professional development for our teachers;
• our on-site Parent Center;
• technology;
• math, reading, and science labs; and
• supplemental instructional materials
• To continue receiving these funds, there are guidelines we must follow to comply with requirements mandated by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Georgia’s New Accountability
• An application, requesting flexibility through waivers of ten Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) requirements and their
associated, regulatory, administrative and reporting requirements, was
submitted to the U.S. Department of Education (USED) by the Georgia
Department of Education (GaDOE).
• On February 9, 2012, Georgia’s Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver was approved by the USED.
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Georgia’s New Accountability
• Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the Georgia Department
of Education will use preset formulas to determine which schools
(state-wide) are in need of the most support to improve the
academic performance of students.
• Student performance data from the 2010-2011 school year was
used to determine which schools are categorized as:
Priority
Focus
Alert
• Current data from the 2011-2012 school year is now available to
provide more accurate information on our students’ performance.
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New Categories for Schools
Priority Schools:
• Identified every three (3) years
• Five percent (5%) of Title I Schools:
The lowest performing Title I Schools in Georgia, based upon student
achievement (all students group) on statewide assessments
Schools that have demonstrated a lack of progress on statewide assessments,
over a number of years (all students group)
Title I participating or Title I eligible high schools with a graduation rate of less
than sixty percent (60%) over a number of years
Tier I or Tier II schools under the School Improvement Grant (SIG) Program,
currently using SIG funds to implement interventions
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New Categories for Schools
Alert Schools:
• Both Title I and Non-Title I Schools
• Identified annually
• Categorized as Graduation Alert, Subgroup Alert, or Subject Alert
Focus Schools:
• Identified every three (3) years
• Ten percent (10%) of Title I schools with:
graduation rate of less than 60% over past two years;
the largest within-school gaps between subgroups (highest achieving versus
lowest achieving); or
the largest within-school (high school) gaps in graduation rates.
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Title I Planning
• Our Schoolwide Plan (SWP) aligns with the Local School Plan for
Improvement (LSPI), which addresses the areas in which we want to
improve, so that all of our students will be successful.
• Our SWP Plan includes: • a needs assessment,
• a detailed description of the academic programs and activities available to improve
student achievement;
• our school plan for working with our parents to become partners in their children’s
education; and
• the Title I Budget, federal funds that the school receives to assist in accomplishing the
goals outlined in the Schoolwide Plan.
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Title I Planning
• All parents are invited to participate in our Title I Planning Process
• Other participants include administrators, teachers, community members, and
students (high school)
• During the planning, we work together to:
• Conduct a needs assessment by reviewing available student data, in addition to
surveys, evaluations, and other feedback;
• Determine our school’s strengths and areas for improvement
• Set goals for improvement
• Determine how to spend Title I funds allocated to the school to improve academic
achievement of our low performing students
• Revise our Schoolwide Plan for Improvement
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Title I Planning
We invited you to participate in our
Title I Planning Meeting
8/16/2012
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Needs Assessment
• Each summer, school faculty meet to review and discuss school
data. This data includes the following:
Interim Scores
CRCT Data
5th Grade Writing Test
Parent Survey Results
• Once reviewed, a detailed decision is reached regarding the
needs of our school.
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Needs Assessment (cont’d)
Anderson- Livsey Elementary School’s needs assessment revealed
areas for improvement in Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and
Social Studies.
Note – Title I expenditures must be linked to our school’s indentified academic
needs in one or more of the four core areas: Reading/Language Arts, Math,
Science, and Social Studies.
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Needs Assessment (cont’d)
The information below details our school’s current needs:
• We need to increase student achievement, both percent of
proficient students and the number of students that exceed
standards, in the areas of reading, writing, math, science, and
social studies.
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Title I Budget - 410
Fund 410 Allocation = $259,128
Title I School-wide Program Positions = $262,628
• 5 additional teaching staff members to reduce
class size in grades K-5
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Wish List
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Item Description FY 2013
Amount
• Supplemental
Printing of
Instructional
Materials
$7,000.00
• Software: (Study
Island Renewal,
Brain Pop,
Accelerated
Reader,
Accelerated Math,
Teachers Pay
Teachers
$20,000.00
• Time Magazine
for Kids
$3,200.00
• Math Manipulatives and Programs
(Touch Math, Hands On Equations,
Clocks, Partner Games)
$15,000.00
• Supplemental Instructional Books for
Teachers $5,000.00
• Science Labs $2500.00
• Non-Fiction Books, Mentor Text, and
Read-A-Longs for the Leveled
bookroom $5,000.00
Wish List
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT
Release Days (Substitutes) $2,500.00
Stipends for Professional Development
Extended Learning Opportunities
$2250.00
$23,775.00
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Wish List
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
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Kindercamp $3000.00
Printing $700.00
Workshop Stipends $1200.00
Materials and Refreshments $200.00
Office Supplies $550.00
Parent Involvement Set Aside
• For the 2012-2013 school year, Gwinnett County Public Schools has
received approximately $35,575,625 for Title I.
• By law, one percent (1%) of the total amount received is “set aside” for
parent involvement. The parent involvement set aside for 2012-2013 is
$3,800,000, which is greater than the required 1%.
• One hundred percent (100%) of the parent involvement set aside goes
directly to the Title I Schools.
• Gwinnett County Title I Principals have all agreed to combine each
school’s parent involvement funds to provide a Parent Instructional
Support Coordinator (PISC) at each Schoolwide Program School.
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Title I Parent Center
• The Anderson Livsey’s Parent Center is located at the end of the first hall to the left upon entering the front doors.
• The Parent Center is open 7:30-3:30 or by appointment.
• The Parent Instructional Support Coordinator (PISC) is Dr. Darren Boyce.
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Title I Parent Center (cont’d)
• The Parent Center resources and the PISC are available to
support you in meeting the instructional needs of your children.
• The Center will be offering many workshops/training sessions for
parents throughout this school year.
Remember, our Parent Center
is a place you can always go for assistance.
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Title I Parent Handbook
The Title I Parent Handbook provides you with
detailed information about Title I from the district,
state, and federal level. Contact information is
available for the GCPS Title I office.
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Title I Parent Involvement Policy
• The Title I Parent Involvement Policy describes our plan for
involving you and other parents in your children’s education.
• A copy of the our school’s Title I Parent Involvement Policy is
sent home with each student. It is also available on our school’s
website: http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/AndersonLivseyES.
• The Gwinnett County Public Schools Parent Involvement Policy
is printed in the Title I Handbook issued to all parents of
students attending Title I Schools. That policy is also available
on the Gwinnett County Public Schools website:
gwinnett.k12.ga.us
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Title I Parent Action Plan
• The School’s Title I Parent Involvement Action Plan provides
detailed information about the workshops/training sessions that
will be presented through the school’s Parent Center for parents
this school year.
• Invitations and reminders about these events will also be posted
on our school’s website.
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Title I School-Parent Compact
• One way to support student achievement is through a Title I
School/Parent Compact.
• The Compact is an agreement made by administrators, teachers,
parents, and students about the kinds of things each will do to ensure
that children are meeting grade level expectations.
• Research shows that when parents know what their children are
doing in school and help support them at home, children will be more
successful in school.
• Parents are invited to participate in Title I planning to help revise our
School-Parent Compact every year.
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Title I Parent Receipt of Documents
• The Title I Parent Involvement Packet includes the following
documents:
Title I Parent Handbook
School Parent Involvement Policy
Title I Parent Involvement Action Plan
Title I School/Parent Compact
• This packet also includes a letter called the Title I Receipt of
Documents which needs to be signed and returned to the school
by your child.
• The signed receipt of documents lets the school know that
parents have all of the Title I documents in their possession.
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Parents’ Rights
As a parent, you have rights that you should understand:
• You have the right to request information about the qualifications
(certification and teaching credentials) of your child’s teacher or
paraprofessional.
• You have rights under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
(PPRA) to be notified of any planned student activities and surveys
for marketing services and certain physical examinations conducted
by the school district. In addition, you have the right to review and
opt out of such surveys and activities.
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Parents’ Rights (cont’d)
• You have the right under the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
(FERPA) of 1974 to protect the privacy of your child’s education
records.
• High Schools under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA) must comply with a request by a military recruiter or an
institution of higher education for secondary students’ names,
addresses, and telephone numbers, unless you as a parent opt out of
providing such information.
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Parents’ Rights (cont’d)
• If you have complaints or concerns about our school’s Title I
Program, you may submit them to Kristy Hendricks, the Title I
Assistant Principal (AP).
• The Title I AP may be reached by phone 678-344-2082 by email,
[email protected] or by visiting the school. This
process is also included in the Parents’ Rights handout.
• All of these parent rights are also listed in the Title I Parent
Handbook and the Gwinnett County Student Handbook you
received at the beginning of the school year.
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Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC)
• The National Parental Information Resource Center (PIRC) Grant was not approved in the 2011 budget that ended September 30, 2011.
• The Georgia PIRC will no longer be in existence after September 2012.
• With the closing of PIRC, you may use resources offered through
Communities in Schools of Georgia
600 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Main: (404) 888-5784
Website: cisga.org
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Reminders
• Please make sure that you sign–in on the parent sign-in sheets located
by the outside doors for tonight’s Title I Annual Orientation Meeting.
• We also ask that you sign-in when you visit your child’s classroom
tonight. We appreciate your help in documenting your involvement in
our school’s parent programs.
Please complete an evaluation form before you leave!
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Title I Schoolwide Programs
support
Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Vision
To become a system of world-class schools
where students acquire the knowledge and skills to be
successful as they continue their education
at the post secondary level and/or enter the work force.
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Thanks
Thank you to all of our parents, our students,
our teachers, and our staff for your commitment to
our school and for being here tonight. Together we
can attain success for all of our students. As the
achievement standards continue to rise,
we will meet the even higher goals that have been
set for us this year.
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