1 Welcome to the Title I Annual Meeting for Parents

2 Why are we here? The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires that each Title I School hold an Annual Meeting of Title I parents for the purpose of… –Informing you of your school’s participation in Title I –Explaining the requirements of Title I –Explaining your rights as parents to be involved

3 What does it mean to be a Title I 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 How our school is using this funding? Additional teaching staff Books and materials to support our Balanced Literacy Framework Math manipulatives to help math instruction Technology such as Promethian boards, Ipads and software Teacher training such as workshops and experts in the field providing on site training

5 What is the 1% set-aside and how are parents involved? Any 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. This includes CMS. Of that 1%, 5% may be reserved at the school 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.

6 What is a SIP? The SIP is your School Improvement Plan and includes: –A Needs Assessment and Summary of Data –Goals and Strategies to Address Academic Needs of Students –Professional Development Needs –Coordination of Resources/Comprehensive Budget –The School’s Parental Involvement Plan

7 What is the School-Parent Compact? The compact is a commitment from the school, the parent, and the student to share in the responsibility for improved academic achievement

8 How can I volunteer to assist my student with school needs? Join the School Improvement Team- SLT Volunteer to contact other parents regarding important school information. Help in the classrooms Help in the front office Translate for Non-English speaking parents Call and ask – there are plenty of opportunities North Star Reading Initiative Classroom tutors Class Parent Field Trips

9 How do I request the qualifications of my child’s teachers? You, as Title I Parents, have the right to request the qualifications of your child’s teachers How are you notified of this right and the process for making such request? –Right To Know Letter sent home explaining this early in year –Non HQ staff member notification letter for long term subs

10 On June 2, 2010, North Carolina adopted the Common Core State Standards in K-12 Mathematics and K-12 English Language Arts released by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. With the adoption of these state-led education standards, North Carolina is in the first group of states to embrace clear and consistent goals for learning to prepare children for success in college and work. The full Common Core standards can be viewed at North Carolina's Standard Course of Study has been completely overhauled and new standards are to be implemented in classrooms beginning in Describe Common Core Implementation and professional development at your school site Common Core and NC

11 Common Core and NC We provide training workshops at school CMS provides additional training Administrative walkthroughs and observations to ensure Common Core standards are being taught Additional materials are purchased to assist in teaching these highly rigorous standards Instructional planning with facilitators

12 AMO measures the progress of student groups Definition of AMOs Annual Measureable Objectives (AMOs) is defined as a series of performance targets that states, school districts, and specific subgroups within their schools must achieve each year to meet the requirements of ESEA. In each public school and Local Education Agency(LEA) in North Carolina, the eleven student subgroups are: 1. School as a whole (all students); 2. American Indian; 3. Asian; 4. Black; 5. Hispanic; 6. Two or More Races; 7. White; 8. Economically Disadvantaged Students (Based on Child Nutrition data files submitted in accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement); 9. Limited English Proficient (LEP); and, 10. Students with Disabilities (SWD) 11. AIG- Academic Intelligence- Gifted **

13 AMOs (Annual Measurable Objectives) Per the flexibility waiver, the AMO targets were set with the goal of reducing the percentage of non-proficient students by one-half within six years. Annual Measureable Objectives (AMO) will replace the current Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) targets and eliminate school improvement designations for Title I schools. The change from AYP targets to Annual Measurement Objectives (AMO) acknowledges that subgroups have different starting points and thus need different targets.. What this means to you – We break down the different subgroups in our school and across CMS to ensure that we are looking at growth data for each group. This determines where our resources such as people and materials are allocated.

14 CMS Code of Student Conduct Student Rights, Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook Available online

15 Balanced Literacy Framework Goal The goal of the Balanced Literacy Framework is to provide students more time actually working on improving their reading and applying learned skills and strategies. The more practice they have the better readers they become.

16 Past Hidden Valley EOG Reading Data Grade GOAL 338%29%45% 437%30%45% 525%31%45%

17 Student Support Students Below Grade Level Intervention – Small focused reading groups targeting specific skills Additional minutes outside reading block (W.I.N.) –What I need MTSS- Multi Tiered Systems of support Small Group Instruction Progress Monitoring

18 How can You Help? Read nightly with your child Model reading at home Check homework folders to ensure HW is complete each evening Keep in contact with the teachers Conference with teachers at least quarterly Hold your children accountable Know their levels and goals Stress the importance of reading and work with them to reach those goals Have them on the CMS computer programs daily.

19 Questions?