TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE PLANNING MEETING

GRAVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JULY 2015

INTENT OF TITLE IThe intent of Title I is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education.

Title I provides funds to improve achievement of the lowest-achieving students – those who are failing, or are most at-risk of failing, to meet State academic achievement standards – enrolled in high-poverty schools

LSPI GOALSOne hundred percent of the students at Graves Elementary school will meet or exceed district and state academic standards in the four content areas as measured by local, district, and state assessments.

REVIEW OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPONENT 1

Areas of Strength •Reading (81% of students in grades 3-5 Meet or Exceed standards)• Language Arts (56% of students in grades 3-5 Meet standards)•Math – more than half of our students scored in the Meets/Exceeds range

REVIEW OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPONENT 1

Areas in Need of Improvement•Language Arts - 32% of Graves students scored in the Does Not Meet range•Math – 42% of students scores in the Does Not Meet Range•We would like to increase the number of students that are exceeding the standards in Language Arts and Math

REVIEW OF COMPONENT 2 REFORM STRATEGIES

REVIEW OF COMPONENT 3 HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS

All teachers that have been hired to teach at Graves Elementary School meet the Highly Qualified status.

REVIEW OF COMPONENT 4 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COMPONENT SIX-PARENT INVOLVEMENT

Parent Involvement Policy• Purpose: Establishes the school’s expectations for parental

involvement and describes how the school will implement a number of specific parental involvement activities and it is incorporated into the school’s plan for improvement.

School/Parent Compact• Purpose: Serves as an agreement that parents, students and

teachers develop together explaining how they will partner to ensure that students meet state academic standards.

Calendar of Events• Purpose: Outlines opportunities for parents to be an active

participant in schoolwide activities and/or events.

DEVELOP COMPONENT SIXParent InvolvementUse the feedback form provided to provide input on the development of the following documents:

• Parent Involvement Policy• School/Parent Compact• Calendar of Events

PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY

The Parent Involvement Policy establishes the school’s expectations for parental involvement and describes how the school will implement a number of specific parental involvement activities and is part of the school’s plan for improvement.We will need your feedback to develop the expectations.

SCHOOL – PARENT COMPACT• Offer Parent Center Workshops in Reading

Language Arts and Math• Offer Family Fun Night for Reading Language

Arts and Math • Provide bi-weekly newsletters with suggested

strategies and activities supporting Reading Language Arts and Math standards

• Class home pages with family friendly sites and links to support Reading Language Arts and Math standards

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

DEVELOP COMPONENT SEVENTransition Plan•K Transition Workshop provided during second semester•Strategies for parents to support incoming students •Preparations for entering Kindergarten•Graves Title I Program information will be shared•Graves KinderCamp for incoming Kindergarten students•Radloff Middle School Visit/Tour•5th Grade Transition Meeting

DEVELOP COMPONENT EIGHTComponent Eight: Teachers and Academic Assessments•Teachers will collaborate with the instructional coaches to create common assessments•Project based learning and arts integrated projects will be implemented to demonstrate mastery•Continued re-teaching will be implemented during follow-up instruction•Teachers and instructional coaches will utilize these assessments to inform and guide instruction, planning, and collaborative discussions with peers

DEVELOP COMPONENT NINEComponent Nine: Effective, Timely Assistance to most at-risk students

•Quarterly checks will be performed to chart growth and monitor progress •District Assessments and Student Performance Goal data will be compared to student grades •At-risk students that are identified will be recommended for additional support through the RTI process, SST review, and/or will be considered for the Extended Learning Program.