Timmerman Public Hearing September 16, :00-4:00

What does it mean to be a Title 1 school? Title 1 is the name for a government program that gives additional federal money to qualifying schools. Timmerman qualifies as a Title 1 campus this year. All students at Timmerman are eligible to receive Title 1 assistance.

* Increase academic achievement * Requires that schools be held accountable * Requires that parents are provided assistance in the understanding of how well their school and their children are performing Goals of Title 1

How are decisions made to spend Title 1 money The campus uses data results from the following resources to set the academic goals of the school year in the areas of Math, Science, Reading, and Writing ( Please see handout ): – STAAR Results – End of the Year reading and math assessments – Universal Screener Data

Four Index Scores Index 4: Post Secondary Readiness 1 Index 1: Student Achievemen t 2 Index 2: Student Progress 3 Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps 4

Index 1: Student Achievement Measures performance, calculated for all subjects tested (Reading, Math, Writing (4), Science (5)). This year our performance standard was measured for the following groups: 7 races (ALL students, AA, AI, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, White and 2 or more races, and ELL, SPED, and EcoDis…must have at least 25 students in the subpopulation to count towards our rating) Target for 14-15

Index 1: Student Achievement Calculations Provides an overview of student performance based on satisfactory student achievement across ALL subjects for ALL students Target for Met standard

SYSTEM SAFE GUARDS: ALL STUDENT SUBPOPULATIONS MUST MEET THE PASSING STANDARD OF 60% IN ALL TESTED AREAS: READING, WRITING, AND SCIENCE Subpopulations for TES that counted: All students, AA, Hispanic, White, Eco Dis, and ELL We missed one safeguard for the EcoDis population of students by 3%. This will be addressed in our CIP.

2 Index 2: Student Progress Provides a measure of actual student growth for race/ethnicity student groups, students served by special education, and English language learners. 30 Target for 14-15

2 Index 2: Student Progress Target for Met standard: Distinction Earned

3 Index 3 Closing Performance Gaps Emphasizes the advanced academic performance of economically disadvantaged students and the two lowest performing race/ethnicity student groups. 28 Target for 14-15

Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps % passing in performance GAP groups: Eco Dis and 2 lowest performing race/ethnicity groups from 2014/15 STAAR. – Across all subjects – Minimum group size Eco Dis = 0, others = 25 – Groups different for every campus

3 Index 3 Closing Performance Gaps Emphasizes the advanced academic performance of economically disadvantaged students and the two lowest performing race/ethnicity student groups. 28 Target for Met standard

4 Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness Target for Emphasizes the role of elementary and middle schools in preparing students for high school.

4 Index 4 Postsecondary Readiness Emphasizes the role of elementary and middle schools in preparing students for high school. 12 Target for Met standard

Campus Improvement Goals By May of % of all students and all student groups will meet the Level 2 student achievement standard (Index 1) in reading, math, science, and writing. Each student group will show at least a 10% increase in Level 3 advanced performance. There will be less than 10% achievement gap among all 3rd through 5th grade sub-population groups. 85% of K-2 students will be developed or on level in the PFISD math and reading universal screeners by the end of the year.

Document Review/Input Home School Compact Parent Involvement Policy

Questions??? Thank you for attending. Next Meeting Oct. 21 st