1. Title 1 Annual parent Meeting
DeRenne Middle School
April 25, :00 PM
April 26, :00 AM
Media Center

2. Title 1 Programs Can Help:
Children do better in school and feel better about themselves
Teachers understand the needs and concerns of students and parents
Parents understand their child and be more involved in the child’s education

3. What is a Title 1 School?
Being a Title I school means receiving federal funding (Title I dollars) to supplement the school’s existing programs. These dollars are used for…
Identifying students experiencing academic difficulties and providing timely assistance to help these student’s meet the State’s challenging content standards.
Purchasing supplemental staff/programs/materials/supplies
Conducting parental Involvement meetings/trainings/activities
Recruiting/Hiring/Retaining Highly Qualified Teachers
Being a Title I school also means parental involvement and parents’ rights.

4. Title 1 Funds
Any Local Educational Agency ( School District) with a Title I Allocation exceeding $500,000 is required by law to set aside 1% of it’s Title I allocation for parental involvement.
Of that 1%, 5% may be reserved at the school district for system-wide initiatives related to parental involvement. The remaining 95% must be allocated to all Title I schools in the district. Therefore each Title I school receives its portion of the 95% to implement school-level parental involvement.
You, as Title I parents, have the right to be involved in how this money is spent.

5. School-wide or Targeted Assistance
Reading Comprehension
The table above represents a decrease of 16 percentage points in the number of students with a reading comprehension Lexile score below basic as measured by Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) Lexile. Lexile score below basic as measured by Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) Lexile. The -16 is interpreted as an increase in those students who are now reading at the basic level and a decrease in those reading at the below basic level.
The table above indicates a decrease in the percentage of 6th and 7th grade students performing at grade level in math as measured by the MAP assessment. The same table indicates 8th grade students performing at grade level increased by 10 percentage points as measured by the MAP assessment.
Level of Lexile
% of Students
Total School
1 Yr Change
September 2015
May 2016
Below Basic
65%
49%
-16
Basic
26%
34% +8
Proficient 4% 7% +3
Above Proficient 5%
10% +5
Students at
Numeracy on Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
2015
2016
1 Yr
Change
DeRenne
47%
39% -8
49%
44% -5
48%
58% 10

6. School Designation Status
Georgia’s Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Wavier

7. Transfer option for ESEA
House Bill 251 Public School Choice for
Under State Law- House Bill 251, parents or guardians may request to have their child transferred to another public school within the school district of residence, as long as the school district has determined that there is available classroom space at the school after all assigned students have been enrolled. In order to process the Public School Choice request, parents or guardians must complete and submit a “Transfer Request Form.” The transfer request form and a complete list of school choice options are listed on the Savannah Chatham County Public School System’s website. Requests to transfer will not be accepted after 4:00PM on Friday, April 22, 2016.

8. School-wide Plan Planning team Needs Assessment Goals
Research based strategies
Evaluation of plan

9. School-wide Plan Student academic assessments
Information on proficiency levels
Additional assistance provided struggling students
Coordination and integration of federal funds and programs
School programs including migrant, pre-school, school choice, and supplemental educational services as applicable.
Parental Involvement Strategies, including the school Parental Involvement Plan

10. Curriculum Corrective Reading Intervention School Wide Literacy Block
Direct Vocabulary Instruction
Reading Support Classes
Math Support Classes
Writing Across the Curriculum
21st Century After School Program
Training for Staff

11. Assessments
Georgia Milestones Assessment will be administered in April 2017.

12. Parental Involvement District Parent Policy School Parent Policy
Compacts
Budget
Volunteer opportunities
Parent decision making opportunities

13. Parental Involvement How can parents become involved at the school
Parents have a right to request opportunities for regular meetings for parents to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions about the education of their children
The school must respond to any such suggestions from parents as soon as practicably possible

14. Highly Qualified Teachers
You, as Title I Parents, have the right to request the qualifications of your child’s teachers.

15. Contacting the Staff

16. Questions