1. Annual Parent Meeting Greenville Middle School & Greenville High School
August 30, 2016
Mr. Jackson, High School Principal
Mr. Perry, Middle School Principal

2. What is Title I?
Title I began in 1965 (ESEA) as a federal program to ensure equal opportunities for low income school districts.
Through Title I, the federal government disburses money to school districts based on the number of low-income families in each district as determined by census data.
The school uses its Title I money to supplement and improve educational programs offered to help ALL students meet state standards.

3. The Purpose of Title I…
….is to ensure that ALL students have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and State academic assessments.

4. Title I programs can help. . .
Students do better in school and feel better about themselves
Teachers understand the needs and concerns of students and parents
Parents understand their child and be more involved in their child’s education
Both schools here are “School- Wide” Title I schools

5. As Title I School-Wide , we…
Develop a School-Wide Plan
Conduct a needs assessment/parent survey on the types of programs we offer and use parent input to guide our decision making on ways to help students
We hold Parent workshops / presentations to train and inform parents about standards, assessments, etc…
Use Title I Money to provide ALL students with services to help them achieve academic success
We establish goals based on multiple pieces of data and determine how are we going to meet our goals through programs & interventions

6. School-wide Plan (SWP) School Improvement Plan SIP)
The SWP and the SIP go hand-in-hand.
The SWP is the narrative plan and the SIP is the action plan… both designed to help ALL students obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and State academic assessments.

7. 10 Components of the SWP
The SWP is developed by a group of stake holders (administrators, teachers, parents and students ) who look at various forms of data to determine goals and needs as a school. The SWP outlines 10 Components that we must address in our plan.
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
School Wide Reform Strategies
Highly Qualified Staff
Professional Development
Increasing Parental Involvement’
School Transition
Teacher Involvement w/ Assessments
Activities for “at-risk” students
Coordination and Integration of funds/services/programs
Transition from CRCT to EOG/Georgia Milestones

8. How we receive Title I funds?
All schools in Meriwether County participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
This programs allows us to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students
It eliminates the burden of collecting household applications to determine eligibility for school meal programs
Everyone benefits
Students—access to free nutritious meals for all students
Parents—no household applications means less paperwork and no worries about lunch accounts
Schools—streamlines meal service operation

9. How we use our Title I Funds?
Tutoring
Computers, software, tools for students
End Of Course/Grade Resources
Professional Learning for staff

10. How do we establish school improvement goals?
Georgia Milestones (EOC/EOG scores)
C.C.R.P.I. reports
Surveys

11. School Goals for 2016-2017 Increase student lexile scores by 10% -HS
Increase student mastery of standards- HS
Increase students taking dual enrollment courses in high school by 3%- HS
Increase Lexile scores of 8th graders by
15%-MS
Increase ELA Milestone scores by 3-5%-MS
Increase Math Milestone scores by 3-4%-MS

12. 8th grade- All content areas
High School End of Course (EOC)
exams will be given in:
9th Grade Literature/Composition
11th grade American Literature
GSE - Algebra I
GSE Geometry
Physical Science
Biology
US History
Economics
Middle School Tests
6th and 7th grade
Math and ELA
8th grade- All content areas
Math
ELA
Science
Social Studies

13. College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI)
Georgia uses the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) for state accountability purposes.
The CCRPI is like a REPORT CARD for schools.
CCRPI has multiple indicators to determine a school’s performance, rather than using a single test score given at one point in time.

14. This report card measures the growth and achievement of each school in the following areas:
Achievement Progress
Achievement Gap
ED/EL/ SWD performance
Exceeding the Bar
School Climate

15. GHS/GMS School Designation:
Both schools have been given
a priority status.
Our teachers and staff members work very hard to meet the needs of all students to ensure they achieve at their highest potential.

16. School Curriculum Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)
You can visit the GA DOE website – Georgia Standards to view more information about our standards for instruction and resources available
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)
Standards – for ELA and Math
Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)
Standards for Social Studies and Science
Both GSE and GPS have Literacy Standards for all content areas.

17. It Takes All Stakeholders Working Together
GMS & GHS Stakeholders include: Administration, Leadership Team, School Council, Teachers, Parents and students
GMS/GHS Schoolwide Plan / School Improvement Plan
GMS/GHS School-Family Compact
GMS/GHS ~ Parent Involvement Plan
Meriwether County District ~ Parent Involvement Plan

18. District Parent Involvement Plan
The District Parent Involvement Plan outlines how the school district will put into operation programs, activities and procedures for the involvement of parents in all of its schools with Title I, Part A programs, consistent with section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).
District plan includes the parts that would be found in the school level plan. The purpose of the plan to say how we are going to help our parents to help their child be successful.
(copies of the District PIP are available in our Parent Resource Room and at the Board of Education)

19. School~ Family Compact
The School~Family Compact is the signed agreement between all parties—parent/student/school stating how each party will help students be successful in school.
Parent Involvement Plan
This plan outlines how the school will involve parents and help them to help their children be successful.

20. 1% Set Aside funds for Parent Involvement
1% of our Title I money is set aside for parent engagement.
Parent Feedback is obtained through surveys.

21. Parent Right To Know Information Title I, Part A and Title II, Part A
Parents have the right. . .
To request information about the professional qualifications of your student’s teacher(s)
To know whether the teacher has met the Georgia Professional Standards Commission requirement for certification for the grade level and subject area in which the teacher provides instruction
To know whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency or other provisional status through which Georgia qualifications or certification criteria have been waived
To know the college major and any graduate certification or degree held by the teacher
To know whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals, and if so, their qualification
To be notified via standard mail when their child has been taught for 20 or more consecutive days by a teacher that is not highly qualified

22. Parent Involvement Activities
Attend Informational Meetings
Grade Level Meetings / Parent Conferences
Get Involved—Attend Parent Involvement Meetings, School Council, Parent Advisory Committee
How will you know about these meetings?
School Website s
Texts
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest)
Call-outs
Notices in newspaper
Flyers in Front Office

23. Please complete an evaluation before you leave.
Please get your child’s individual student report and find out what it means.
Make a connection with your child’s teacher and sign the Home-School Compact
We need volunteers-please sign up at the registration table. We need parents to serve on our school councils and parent advisory committee. We need your help at games too!
Parent Packets available—Calendar of Events & other great information to share with you!

24. GMS/GHS staff want to THANK YOU in advance for the support we know we can count on from YOU this school year!! Lets move to our next rotation.

25. Calendar of Events Sept. 5 No School/Holiday Sept. 9 Progress Reports
Sept Senior Parent Meeting 6:00pm
Oct. 7 & No School for Students
Oct Report Cards
Oct PSAT 10 graders/select 11th graders