Rigor, Relevance, and
Relationships….Every Student,
Every Teacher, Every Day!
Title I Annual Parent Meeting
Sept 15, 2014
What is a Title I School?
A school that receives funding from the
U.S. Department of Education to meet the
needs of at-risk and low-income students
Title I
• Nation’s oldest and largest federally
funded program
• Must meet certain requirements set forth
by the government to continue receiving
funding
What is the purpose of Title I
“…to ensure that all children have a fair,
equal and significant opportunity to obtain
a high quality education and reach, at
minimum, proficiency on challenging state
academic achievement standards and
state academic assessments.”
--U.S. Dept. of Education
How is a school identified as being
Title I?
• Large concentration of low income
students
– Based on free and reduced lunch numbers
• Minimum of 40% of students must be enrolled in
free and reduced lunch
How are funds spent at ELM?
• Teacher salaries
• Balance spent on things such as the
following: technology equipment, books,
computer software
• Parent Involvement
What are the requirements that
ELP must meet to remain Title I?
• 40% of students must receive free or
reduced lunch
• Complete an annual comprehensive
Needs Assessment
• Complete a comprehensive plan using the
results of the needs assessment
• Create a Parent Involvement Plan based
on the results of the needs assessment
A School Wide Program
Must Have:
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School Wide Reform Strategies
Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers
Parental Involvement
Additional Support for Students
Transition Activities for Elementary and 8th
grade students
School Wide Goals
Students will increase CRCT scores for Reading,
and ELA by 2%.
All other CRCT areas will increase scores by 5%.
 Decrease the achievement gap in all core content
areas by 5% between SWD and non-SWD.
ELA
92%
Math
78%
Science
76%
Social Studies
76%
ELM Curriculum
• Common Core Georgia Performance
Standards in Math and English
• Georgia Performance Standards in
Science and Social Studies
Testing
ELM participates in state mandated
Georgia Milestones End of Grade Test
in all core academic areas in all grade
levels.
ELM also participates in local
Student Learning Objectives Test
in grade level connections classes.
Student Growth Models
Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyArv7184ZY
How does ELM use Testing Data?
• Show growth of CCGPS by the end of the
school year
• Identify academically at-risk students for
the purpose of Response to Intervention
• Support promotion and retention decisions
Parent Involvement
The statute defines parental involvement as the
participation of parents in regular, two-way, and
meaningful communication involving student academic
learning and other school activities, including ensuring—
– that parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s
learning;
– that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their
child’s education at school;
– that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are
included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory
committees to assist in the education of their child; and
– that other activities are carried out, such as those described in
section 1118 of the ESEA (Parental Involvement). [Section
9101(32), ESEA.]
Other Activities
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Curriculum Nights
Parent Lunch and Learn
Curriculum Day
Grade Level Honors Days
Special Programs
Grade Level Orientations
How Parents Hear From Us
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Newsletters
Weekly signed papers
Progress Reports
Report Cards
End of the Year
CRCT Data
• Conferences
• Emails
• Phone Calls
School-Parent Compact
Gives specific examples of what the
parent, teacher, and student will do to
meet the school wide goals.
– Sent at the beginning of each school year
– Grade level specific
– Signatures required by all parties involved
Is your child’s teacher qualified?
EVERY classroom is
required to be staffed
by a teacher deemed
“highly-qualified”
under conditions set
by the No Child Left
Behind Act.
How Can You Get Involved?
*Read Newsletters
*Review and sign papers
*Help your child with homework
*Attend Curriculum Nights
*Participate in Lunch and Learn activities
and Curriculum Days
How is Parental Involvement
Money Spent at ELP?
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Teacher, Student, Parent Agendas
Snacks for meetings
Materials/Supplies for Title I Family Nights
Materials/Supplies for Lunch and Learn
and Curriculum Days
Dates to Remember
Lunch and Learn
September16
6th Grade
September 17
7th Grade
September 18
8th Grade
How can I contact my child’s
teacher?
All teacher’s email
addresses
are located at
www.elms.lcboe.net
478-272-1201