Title I Schoolwide
Area Teacher Assistant
Meetings
Code of Cooperation
Honor Time
 Listen as an ally
 Limit sidebars
 Participate actively

WHAT IS A TITLE I
SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM?
A Title I Schoolwide program
permits a school to use Title I
funds and other Federal
education funds to upgrade the
entire educational program.
TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE
PROGRAMS

Provide Flexibility

Built on schoolwide reform
strategies, rather than add-on
services

Programs do not have to identify
particular children as eligible for
services
TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE PROJECTS

All staff---professional and
paraprofessional must meet
highly qualified standards

Must maintain services for
most needy students

Must include broad-based
involvement in developing the
plan
Highly Qualified
Requirements
Two-year Associate’s Degree or the
equivalent (the completion of 48
credits from an accredited
college/university)
OR
College or University Degree
OR
Highly Qualified
Requirements
Complete the requirements for the
“North Carolina Association of
Teacher Assistants (NCATA)
Professional Development Program
for Instructional Associate
Certification-Level I” or the “North
Carolina Department of Labor Teacher
Assistant Certification Program.”
OR
Highly Qualified
Requirements
96 hours of continuing education
and score at least
Reading – Level 4
Math – Level 4
Business Writing – Level 3
On the WorkKeys assessments
Complete during your 40 hour
work week.
Next Steps
http://schoolwide.wikispaces.com
Intent to Register
Schedule for Registration for
the Career Readiness
Certificate (CRC) Program
Registration at Wake Tech
At Wake Tech, complete the waiver
and registration paperwork.
Let Wake Tech know that you are a
WCPSS Teacher Assistant and
need to take Business Writing.
Take a pre-assessment to determine
where you need to begin in the
CRC Program.
Completing HQ Requirements
The CRC Program is an Online program that
has levels that build on skills. You will
work through the levels during your 40 hour
work week. No comp time is given for
hours spent outside of your 40 hours
working to complete the requirements.
When ready for assessments, pre-register for
assessment(s) one week before taking.
Schedule is on schoolwide wiki. You may
take up to 3 assessments per day. School
pays for assessment with general funds.
Completing HQ Requirements
Send documentation of test
scores and 96 continuing
education hours
in ONE packet
to Leigh Mobley in HR at
Crossroads I.
Assessment Information
Applied Math -required score 4 ($10)
55 minutes for 33 questions
Reading for Information -required
score 4 ($10)
55 minutes for 33 questions
Business Writing -required score 3
($20)
55 minutes
Locating Information –optional ($10)
55 minutes 38 questions
96 Hours
Continuing education credits can
be a combination of
 hours working on CRC Program
 eSchools hours
 college credits
eSchools
1.5 hours for this meeting
For additional hours through tutoring
(outside of CRC Program), book
study, PLT, or other hours
approved by your principal, enroll
in:
Highly Qualified TA Assessment
Preparation B, SRN 126528201,
eSchools manager at your school
will enter documented hours
Congratulations!
Principals’ Information
Assist Teacher Assistants with
scheduling (registration, hours to
work on CRC Program,
assessments) to meet coverage
requirements at your school
Notify eSchools manager at your
school to add documented hours of
continuing education for Teacher
Assistants
If needed, create TA cohort to
complete a book study to assist with
meeting 96 hours requirement
Principals’ Information
Teacher Assistants will not be reimbursed
for travel to and from Wake Tech.
No comp time may be allowed for time spent
outside of the 40 hour work week to
complete the CRC Program or
assessments.
Principals’ Information
If you cannot find anyone to cover for a
Pre-K, 1:1, or self-contained special
education Teacher Assistant to leave
campus for registration or
assessments, contact Patty Carter in
the Title I office.
Principals need to make meeting
Schoolwide requirements a priority.
???????Questions???????
Contact Patty Carter in the Title I office
pcarter@wcpss.net
919-431-7694
After October 24, 2011,
contact Leigh Mobley in Human
Resources
mmobley@wcpss.net
919-854-1793
Plus/Delta
+ What worked for you?
- What could we do
differently to make these
meetings better for
Teacher Assistants?