1. Welcome to Len Lastinger Primary School Title I Night MR. RICHARD FISHER, PRINCIPAL MRS. PATSY SHIVERS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

3. TITLE I and LLP Our goal is to work together to form a unified experience for all of our students. We base our curriculum on the Georgia Standards of Excellence. Title One supports intervention programs, parent communication, and additional school resources.

4. How Title I Works  Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:  TITLE I — IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED  The purpose of Title I under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.  A Title I school has qualified to receive federal funding under this act.

5. How are we identified as a Title I School?  Title I schools are based on percent of students eligible for free and reduced lunch  All schools in Tift County are Title I schools  ALL students at LLP benefit from Title I funds

6. How do we spend our Title I dollars? Technology Reading Recovery Classroom resources

7. How do we spend our Title I dollars? Additional staff including academic coaches! Professional Development for classroom teachers

8. How do we spend our Title I dollars? Parent Liaison: Mrs. Melinda Howell Retired teacher with 30 years of classroom experience! She is located in room 411 with many parent resources for you!

9. Len Lastinger Primary’s College and Career ready Performance Index (CCRPI) score is 66.9  Under the ESEA waiver, Len Lastinger Primary School is designated as a Title I Focus school. This determination was determined using the following criteria:  The three year average of Achievement Gap Scores  LLP is currently under federal or state requirements to offer a Flexible Learning Program or other tutoring sessions. We are in the process of writing this plan and will notify all parents upon completion.

10. School Designation: Focus School Focus School CCRPI Gap Scores 3 – year trends ALL students matter!! Bottom 25% quartile 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 1.READING, 2.WRITING 3.MATH, 4.SCIENCE, 5.SOCIAL STUDIES

11. 2014-2015 Review

12. Attendance

13. Reading!!!!! GradeLevel Kindergarten Level C/D 1st gradeLevel I/J 2nd gradeLevel L/M 3rd gradeLevel O/P

14. Len Lastinger 2015 STAR Rating

15. School wide goals: 1. Become a 5 STAR school! Improve student attendance Parent and student surveys 2. Increase number of students at or above grade level Participate in Buzzing with Books 3. Increase math proficiency Review math facts Discuss math concepts 4. Increase awareness of science in daily application

16. Curriculum and programs:  Literacy Collaborative  Reading Recovery (1 st grade)  LLI  Eureka Math  Lucy Calkins Writing  Houghton Mifflin Science  Social Studies  PE standards  Quaver Music  GKIDS (Kindergarten)  Istation  TenMarks  Moby Max  Accelerated reader  Buzzing with Books  Flexible learning time  Learning.com  TIERS of intervention

17. Student Assessment data  All testing data is utilized to drive our instruction Formative and summative assessments Running reading records Benchmarking Istation data Georgia Milestones (3 rd Grade only) ACCESS GAA GKIDS SLOs

18.  Attend parent –teacher conferences  Be prepared for the meetings  Consider whether you have met your responsibilities as stated in the Parent-School Compact  List your questions before the meeting

19.  Share a love of learning  Participate in BUZZING WITH BOOKS  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

20. Parent Involvement is KEY!!  Volunteer at the school  Attend schools events  Join parents’ organizations  Keep teachers informed  Attend special parent training through Title I

21. School Web site resources  School-Parent Compacts  Title One plan  School Improvement Plan  Parent Involvement policy  District Improvement Plan www.tiftschools.com

22. Right to Know Qualifications  You have the right to request the qualifications of your child’s teacher and any instructional paraprofessional that works with your child.  To learn the qualifications of these staff, make an appointment with the principal.

23. Teacher Qualifications Highly qualified teachers: State certified/ licensing examination and BA degree and For new teachers demonstrate knowledge-teaching skills and pass rigorous tests or For experienced teachers- rigorous test or state evaluations

24. Paraprofessional Qualifications To be highly qualified, instructional paraprofessionals must have: Completed two years of higher educational study, OR Associates degree, OR Formal assessment

25. Other ways to get involved? School Math night PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO) School Literacy night SCHOOL COUNCIL Fundraisers

26. Richard Fisher, Len Lastinger Principal 229-387-2420 Director of Special Education, Joy West 229-387-2460 System 504 Coordinator, Gina Cox 229-387-2400

27. Your Title I Program Needs You! Learn about your local Title I program. Take advantage of what Title I has to offer. Get involved in your child’s education.

28. Our GOAL!!

30. School Council  We are looking for two new School Council members!  If this is you or the person sitting beside you please fill out a nomination ballot tonight and turn it in to the front office.  Voting will take place in September  Current School Council members: 1. Andrea Martin 2. Brandi Moore 3. Jade Kelly 4. Emily Fincher 5. Bobbie Keeter

31. Thanks for coming!! At this time please go to your child’s classroom.