1 Annual Title 1 Parent Meeting Title I School Principals’ Meeting September 20, 2010 Prepared by Mi Lee

2 Agenda  What is Title I?  Goals of Title I  How are Title I funds allocated to the school?  Achievement Results  What services does Title I provide?  Parent Rights under Title I  Parent Involvement Policy  Parent School Compact  Program Improvement Status

3 Goals of Title I  Increase academic achievement  Requires that schools be accountable  Requires that parents are provided assistance in understanding how well their school and their child is performing

4 Title I Funds In the Public Schools [Federal Funds]  Allocated on basis of number of students eligible for free/reduced price meals  Title I students get everything all other students get plus services from Title I  Require academic interventions for all eligible students  Require parent input and training

5 Achievement Results  Refer to Handouts

6 Title I Services at ___________  Refer to Handout

7 Parent Rights  Annual Title I meeting with input to Title I Plan  Opportunities to meet regularly as Title I Parents  Be informed of child’s progress and expectations through: Annual parent teacher conference to discuss child’s progress w/ Title I interventions Report Cards Annual review of assessment data Newsletters  Notification of EL parents required if the EL students at their child’s school are not meeting state targets for proficiency in ELD and content standards  Provide input for site Parent Involvement policy and Parent School Compact

Parent Rights  Information regarding the qualifications of their child’s teacher(s) and paraprofessionals providing services to their child  Notification if their child is taught for more than 4 consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet “highly qualified” requirements  Parent Training and resources funded by Title I allocations for parent involvement  When school is in Program Improvement Status Parents can be involved in developing the Program Improvement Plan Parents may request a School of Choice Parents may request Supplemental Educational Services (Tutoring)  School report Card 8

9 The Site Parent Involvement Policy  Every school in collaboration with parents, must prepare a site level parent involvement policy for distribution that includes: Involvement of parents in the Title I program School-Parent Compact Building Capacity for Involvement Accessibility/Opportunity

10 The School Parent Compact refer to handout  Developed collaborating with parents, teachers and students  Updated periodically  The school’s responsibility to provide high- quality curriculum and instruction  The parents’ responsibility to support their children’s learning  The importance of ongoing communication between parents and teachers

11 PI Status