Title I Program Evaluation Report to the IDOE (Site Visit): April 3 rd, 2014 Parent Advisory Meeting/Program Evaluation: May 27 th, 2014 Report to the CCSD Board of Education : June 16 th, 2014 Todd Martin, Title I Coordinator

Agenda Agenda: 1.Welcome & Introductions 2.Agenda-Review & Preview 3.Data Review 4.Evaluate Title I Parent Involvement Policy and Compact 5.Parent Involvement and Participation Feedback 6.Closure

Purpose Purpose: Our purpose is to conduct a Title I Program Evaluation, eliciting feedback and input from all stakeholders, in efforts to continue to improve our programs and services for all learners and families. Build, fortify, and sustain partnerships with families to enhance the educational experience for learners.

Title I Program To ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. This purpose can be accomplished by……. Purpose:

Federal Action Steps Ensuring that high-quality academic assessments, accountability systems, teacher preparation and training, curriculum, and instructional materials are aligned with challenging State academic standards; Meeting the educational needs of low-achieving children Closing the achievement gap between high- and low- performing children; Holding schools, local educational agencies, and States accountable for improving the academic achievement of all students;

Federal Action Steps Distributing and targeting resources sufficiently; Improving and strengthening accountability, teaching, and learning by using State assessment systems designed to ensure that students are meeting challenging State academic achievement and content standards; Providing greater decision-making authority and flexibility to schools and teachers;

Federal Action Steps Providing children an enriched and accelerated educational program; Promoting school-wide reform and ensuring the access of children to effective, scientifically based instructional strategies and challenging academic content; Significantly elevating the quality of instruction by providing staff in participating schools with substantial opportunities for professional development; Coordinating services; and Affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.

2013 – 2014 Action Steps for Improvement 1.Continue to collaborate with classroom teachers to align instruction 2.Work with classroom teachers to regularly use assessment data to drive decision-making 3.Use developmentally appropriate strategies to increase level of performance in the area of fluency 4.Consider tracking 3 rd grade students (served by Title I in 2 nd grade) to determine growth

Program Goal #1 75% of Title I students will meet or exceed their spring growth target on the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress).

Program Goal #1 Results

Program Goal #2 80% of Title I students will meet or exceed grade level targets for fluency and comprehension as measured by the spring BRI (Basic Reading Inventory).

Program Goal #2 Results

Program Goal #3 90% of Title I Parent Survey responses are positive towards the Title I program in the areas of student services provided, communication, and opportunities for family/parent support.

Program Goal #3 Results

53% of Title I parents completed the survey : 71% for Crest (24/34)* 34% for Heights (14/41)* 77% for Ridge (30/39)* 30% for View (9/30)* System Total: 53% (77/144)

Program Goal #3 Results Other Parent Survey responses included: In what ways has the Title I program helped your child? Mark all that apply. My child can use decoding skills to figure out unknown words. (66/75 = 88%) My child can understand what they read. (55/75 = 73%) My child has moved from word-by-word reading to reading in phrases and chunks. (55/75 = 76%) I notice my child’s vocabulary is expanding. (40/75 = 53%) What changes have you seen in your child’s confidence about reading and school? My child picks up and reads books independently. (57/75 = 76%) My child reads from a variety of books with a broad range of topics. (36/75 = 48%)

Parent Advisory Council Meeting May 27, 2014 Parent Policy/Compact Feedback : Compact (no change): More feedback throughout the year Mini workshops for parents Parent Policy (no change): Communication -technology ( ), PTC-meet, data binders, goal setting in initial meeting (Sept.-Nov.), shared prompts for learners,

Parent Advisory Council Meeting May 27, 2014 Parent Involvement Ideas : More feedback throughout the year Communication -technology ( ), PTC-meet, data binders, goal setting in initial meeting (Sept.-Nov.), shared prompts for learners Mini workshops for parents Target goals for Title I students Surveys -Paper/Electronically

Parent Advisory Council Meeting May 27, 2014 Ideas to Improve our Title I Program : Virtual Classroom as a support mechanism to continue working with 3 rd grade and up (parents) We need additional supports for 3 rd -4 th grade (parents) Restructure Core (staff group), system alignment between classrooms and interventionist (staff group) Title I groups in the classrooms rather than pull out Increasing interventionist FTEs (staff group) Utilize Data Teams process to collectively communicate standards/strategies (staff group) Change role of strategist (staff group)

Future Considerations 1.Implications for new FAST Assessments (State Literacy Assessments) for all elementary schools in the school year 2.Considerations regarding number of students on Title I Teachers’ rosters 3.Consider additional FTS for interventions 4.Additional Support for Title I students through Multi-Tiered Systems od Support/Response to Intervention (MTSS/RTI)

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