1. Parent and Family Engagement Input Meeting
McEver Arts Academy
DATE (08/30/17)
1:00pm

2. WHAT IS TITLE I?
Title I is a federal grant that provides funds to schools who qualify based on the socio-economic status of its students
Title I funds must supplement district funds
A portion of Title I funds must be spent on parent and family engagement
All 18 Hall County Title I schools are schoolwide programs

3. GOALS OF TITLE I
To help ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments
Parent and Family Engagement Partnership
To help teachers understand the needs and concerns of students and families
To help parents understand their child and be more involved in their child’s education

4. EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA)
In December 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the replacement for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (commonly known as No Child Left Behind) was signed into law.
Every Student Succeeds Act
With bipartisan support, ESSA allows states and local schools/districts to make education decisions that are best for their students, rather than overreaching federal requirements. The new law requires that states develop plans that address standards, assessments, school and district accountability, and special help for struggling schools and students.

5. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SCHOOL AND DISTRICT PROCESSES
Step 1: Identify Needs
Step 2: Select Interventions
Step 3: Plan Implementation
Step 4: Implement Plan
Step 5: Examine Progress

6. SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE Coherent Instructional System Effective Leadership
Professional Capacity
Family and Community Engagement
Supportive Learning Environment

7. SCHOOL DATA OVERVIEW
:CNA
:SIP

8. SCHOOL COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Do you have any questions or suggestions for our school’s comprehensive needs assessment?

9. SCHOOL/DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS
Identify Overarching Needs
Create SMART Goal(s) for Each Overarching Need
Develop Action Steps for Each Goal

10. SCHOOL/DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLANS
Do you have any questions or suggestions for our improvement plan?

11. SCHOOL PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY/PLAN
Parent and Family Input
Communication
District and School Goals
Title I Annual Meeting
School-Parent Compact
Parent and Family Engagement Activities
Building Capacity

12. SCHOOL PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY/PLAN
Student led conferences in multiple grade levels

13. SCHOOL PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT POLICY/PLAN
Do you have any questions or suggestions for our school parent and family involvement policy?

14. SCHOOL-PARENT/FAMILY COMPACT
A commitment jointly developed between families, students, school and community to share responsibility for improved student achievement.
Components include:
Student achievement goals
The school’s, families’ and students’ responsibilities
Activities to build partnership
Communication about student learning

15. SCHOOL-PARENT/FAMILY COMPACT
Increase CCRPI scores by 2%
Students will participate in service learning activities and understand their role in a larger community

16. SCHOOL-PARENT/FAMILY COMPACT
Do you have any questions or suggestions for our school-parent compact?

17. TITLE I PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT BUDGET
All districts with Title I, Part A annual allocations above $500,000 must reserve at least 1% of that allocation for parent involvement activities to include promoting family literacy and parenting skills.
Parents are asked to provide input as to how they think the money should be spent at the school level.

18. TITLE I PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT BUDGET
Examples of allowable use of funds for parent and family engagement budget include:
Academic materials to help parents/families assist their child improve his/her academic achievement
Materials for parent/family meetings
Contracted services
Light refreshments for parent meetings

19. TITLE I PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT BUDGET
Do you have any questions or suggestions for the use of funds for our parent and family engagement budget?

20. PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS 2016-2017
We had very limited response

21. PARENT’S RIGHT TO KNOW
All Title I schools must meet federal regulations related to teacher qualifications as defined in ESSA. These regulations allow you to learn more about your child’s teachers’ training and credentials. At any time, you may ask:
Whether the student’s teacher—
has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and
is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

22. PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Parents and families have opportunities to become involved in the school GIVE EXAMPLES IN YOUR SCHOOL
Parents and families have the right to request meetings with their child’s teacher(s) to make suggestions and ask questions about the education of their child. The school has the responsibility to respond to any such suggestions from parents and families in a timely manner.

23. COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS

24. FAMILY & SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP = SUCCESS