Title I Parent Meeting Statesville Road Elementary 22 August 2014

Success Takes Flight Statesville Road Vision – Statesville Road Elementary is a highly effective learning community where students thrive socially and academically by design creating critical thinkers who perform at higher levels than any other elementary school students in the nation. Statesville Road Mission – We use every minute of every day to accelerate learning and to set high expectations for every child.

AGENDA I.What is Project LIFT? I.What is Title I? I.Title I Funding I.Student Achievement Data / Instructional Goals I.Parental Involvement Policy I.Questions?

What is Project LIFT? Public / Private Partnership Focus on 9 West Charlotte Corridor Schools 5 year goal: 90 – 90 – 90 – 90% graduation rate at West Charlotte High School – 90% proficient in Reading, Math, and Science – 90% of students showing growth

What is Title I? Federal funding program to assist high poverty schools Which schools receive funds? High percentage of low-income students – CMS: 75% or more

Title I Funding Additional resources to help students who are falling behind or at risk of falling behind Resources – Human resources – Material resources – Parental resources

Purpose, People, and Process

Our PROCESS will produce RESULTS Schoolwide Student Achievement Goals –Increase by at least 10 percentage points in reading, math, and science –Decrease the percentage of students who enter below grade level at the beginning of the year by half at the end of the year –Achieve high growth in reading and math.

Our PROCESS will produce RESULTS Student Culture Goal –Decrease the number of student incidents to less than 300 by the end of the school year Positive Action Curriculum/ Character Education 8:00 am – 8:30 am 1 st 10 days of school: IB Profile Lessons (can be found on P: Drive)

EOG Data Reading

EOG Data Math

EOG Science

New Testing Standards Shift From North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) – Emphasis on 21 st Century Skills (Collaboration, Problem Solving, Reasoning, etc.) – Emphasis on College Readiness – More rigorous – Developmentally Appropriate End of Grade Tests are now based on CCSS (potential decrease in proficiency rates across the board)

Strategies to Address Learning Balanced Literacy (word work, guided reading, writing, independent reading) Lots of Independent Reading with individual and small group attention from teachers, support staff, and teacher assistants Integrated units with an emphasis on comprehension Read at home daily (at least 30 minutes)

Strategies to Address Learning Use of Math Investigations as a teaching resource Daily “Intervention Block” for targeted instruction in literacy and math Emphasize writing across the curriculum

Parent Involvement Policy Required of all Title I Schools / Districts Included in First Day Packets – District Parental Involvement Policy – School Parental Involvement Policy – Family / School Compact (sign and return) Become Involved – School Leadership Team – PTA – Attend Quarterly Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences (required each quarter)

QUESTIONS End with Video