Title I & Title III Annual Parent
Meeting
No Child Left Behind
What is “No Child Left Behind”?
It is an education act (signed into law
in 2002) that aims to:
1. Raise accountability
2. Provide more financial flexibility
3. Set goals
4. Improve teacher quality
5. Provide school choice
6. Make schools safer
Four Basic Principles of NCLB
Flexibility
Accountability for Results
Proven Educational Methods
Choice for Parents
What Should I Learn About It?
• Students are
challenged to meet
high standards
• Taught by highly
qualified teachers
using proven
teaching methods
• Helps ensure that
students are able to
learn in a safe, drugfree environment
• Parents have access
to annual state and
district report cards
that allow you to
learn how well your
child’s school is
performing.
Ten Facts Every Parent Should
Know About NCLB
1. NCLB gives schools more money.
2. NCLB holds schools accountable for
results.
3. NCLB gives states and cities more
control and flexibility to use resources
where they are needed most.
4. NCLB gives parents report cards.
5. NCLB focuses on teaching methods
that have been proven to work.
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NCLB provides funding to help teachers learn
to be better teachers.
7. NCLB provides more than $1billion to help
children learn to read.
8. NCLB may let you transfer your child to a
better public school if the state says the
school your child attends needs to improve.
9. NCLB may provide your child with free
tutoring if the state says that their school
needs to improve and your child is eligible.
10. NCLB requires reading and math testing in
grades 3 through 8 each year.
What is Title I?
• It is the largest federal assistance
program for our nation’s schools.
• The goal of Title I is a higher quality
of education for every child.
• The program serves millions of
children in elementary and
secondary schools each year.
How Title I Works
• The federal
government provides
funding to states
each year for Title I.
• The State
educational agencies
send the money to
the school district.
• The local school
district identifies
eligible schools and
provides Title I
resources.
• Title I serves children
through Schoolwide
Programs or
Targeted Assistance
Programs.
Title I Programs generally
offer……..
• Smaller classes
• Additional teachers and
paraprofessionals
• Additional training for school staff
• Extra time for instruction
• A variety of teaching methods and
materials
What is Title III?
The Title III program for English
language acquisition is funded with
federal dollars. These funds are
distributed to the states and then to
the local school districts to use in
providing services in English
language instruction. In Georgia,
students are offered ESOL –
English for Speakers of Other
Languages.
Objectives of Title III
• To attain English proficiency
• To achieve at high levels in core
academic subjects
• To develop high-quality language
instruction educational programs
and employ highly qualified
teachers
• To promote parental and community
participation
Program Flexibility
Under Title III:
• States, districts, and schools select
scientifically-based methods of
instruction, programs and assessments
proven effective and appropriate for ELL
(English Language Learners) students.
• No particular programs for instruction are
prescribed or recommended.
English Language Learners (ELL)
• Between 3-21 years of age
• US born 46%, foreign born 54%
• Enrolled/preparing to enroll in
elementary or secondary school
• Not born in the USA or native language
is no English, including Native
Americans, Native Alaskans, or those
from outlying territories.
• Migratory, whose native language is not
English.
How Are Students Identified?
• Each student entering Forsyth County
Schools completes a Home Language
Survey in the registration materials. This
survey asks for information about the
student’s first, home, or dominant
language. If a student answers “other
than English” to the following 3
questions, they are considered a
Language Minority student and may be
tested for eligibility in the ESOL program.
1. What was the first language that
you learned to speak?
2. What language do you speak
most often?
3. What language is most often
spoken in your home?
Eligibility for ESOL Services
• Upon entry into the
district at this time,
Language Minority
students are given the
Language Assessment
Battery (LAB) to
determine their level of
English language
proficiency. Students are
tested in four areas:
reading, writing, speaking
and listening.
• In 2006, Georgia ELL
students were given the
ACCESS test this
semester to measure
their English language
skills and to determine if
they will remain eligible
for ESOL services.
What Can I Expect to Learn?
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Parents are to be notified of the following:
Reasons for identifying your child as an English Language
Learner and placing them in the ESOL program.
Your child’s level of English proficiency, including how the
determination was made and the status of the child’s academic
achievement.
The method of instruction that will be used in your child’s ESOL
program.
How the ESOL program will meet the educational strengths and
needs of your student.
How the ESOL program will help your child learn English and
meet academic achievement standards.
An explanation of exit requirements, expected rate of transition
to a mainstream, regular classroom and the expected rate of
graduation from secondary school.
How the program will meet the needs of an individualized
education program (IEP) for a child with a disability.
Your parental rights under Title III of No Child Left Behind.
Parental Notification – Parental
Rights Include:
• Right to remove child upon request
• Option to decline enrollment in ESOL
program/method of instruction
• In addition, a separate notification to inform
parents within 30 days if the school district fails
to meet objectives
• Information that is understandable and uniform
format in the parents’ native language
• Parents must be informed of eligibility for ESOL
program services with two weeks if their student
is enrolled after the school year begins
Parental Involvement
• You have the ability to influence
your child’s education more than
any teacher or school.
• You know your child best. Share
information about your child’s
interests and abilities with teachers.
• Ask to see progress reports on your
child and the school.
Connect with the School
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Review the Title I parent-school
compact which states the goals
and responsibilities of both
parents and schools.
Read the Title I District Parent
Involvement Policy so that you
better understand and can
support the school’s efforts.
Attend the annual Title I & Title
III meetings to learn more about
the programs learn about your
rights and responsibilities, learn
about parent training
opportunities, meet other
parents and the teachers, &
begin the process of
communication and cooperation
between your home and your
child’s classroom and Title I and
ESOL teachers.
What Can I Do To Support My
Child?
• Share a love of
learning
• Read to your child
• Ask your child to
read to you
• Limit TV time
• Take advantage of
the public library and
the school media
center
• Show interest in your
child’s school day
• Ask questions
• Ask to see
homework
• Praise their efforts
• Encourage good
study habits-set
aside a time and a
quiet place for them
to study and do
homework
Get to Know Your School &
Communicate With Teachers
• Attend school events
• Visit the classroom
• Volunteer at the
school
• Join parents’
organizations
• Keep teachers
informed
• Attend special parent
trainings through
Title I or Title III
• Attend parentteacher conferences
• Be prepared for the
meetings
• Consider whether
you have met your
responsibilities as
stated in the parentschool compact
• List your questions
before the meeting