1. Annual Title I Meeting: Hahntown and Stewartsville Elementary Schools
October 24, 2017

2. To provide information about Norwin’s Title I Program for all parents.
Purpose
To provide information about Norwin’s Title I Program for all parents.

3. Title I Program What is Title I?
Federal funds to provide programs to help children who are struggling in reading and math.
Provides help in addition to what they learn during reading time in the classroom.
This funding was provided under No Child Left Behind. Reauthorization under Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Recent changes at the Pennsylvania Department of Education level have created more flexibility yet more accountability for Title I schools.

4. Types of Title I Programs
Targeted Assistance:
These students are identified for the program based on assessment performance only.
Hahntown Elementary
Stewartsville Elementary
Schoolwide:
All students can be supported with Title I resources.
Sheridan Terrace Elementary – 6th year

5. Title I Funds - Estimated Federal Programs Funding
= $420,515
= $394,641
= $399,315
= $417,585
= $360,743
= $404,140
= $386,597
= $433,306
= $471,104

6. Use of Title I Funds Reading Specialists and digital materials
Pull-out and Push-in Title I services from Reading Specialists
Staff book study
Parent workshops and training materials
Parent Resource Library
Student activities
Summer Reading Camp

7. Parents’ Rights (NCLB) ESSA
Parents Right to Know - You can request teacher information at any time.
You will be notified if your child is taught for more than 4 weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified.
You may request a meeting with any staff member to discuss concerns and make suggestions.
You have the right to participate in decisions relating to the education of your child.
You are encouraged to review the annual application for Title I and make suggestions.
Knowing the achievement data of the schools and children.

8. Requirements for Title I Family and Parent Engagement
Name has changed from “Parent Involvement”
Tonight’s Annual Title I meeting
District Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy
Qualifying School-wide/Targeted Title I buildings:
Title I Parent and Family Engagement Plan
Title I School and Parent Compact

9. What We Did Last Year PTA meetings and/or Title I topics/events
Parent Resource Center in main office
Transition Night w/literacy games
Book swaps, at school & in community
Backpacks & Books
Web-site for District and Buildings

10. Family Engagement Goals 2017-2018
#1. Create checklists for parents/guardians with question prompts to help guide conversations between home and school #2. Create a chart outlining the three roles that parents/guardians serve in their children’s education: “Monitor, Supporter, and Advocate”

11. What Parents Can Do…
Continue to hold high expectations for your children and their school.
Volunteer through the PTA Serve on the Title I Parent Advisory Council
Attend Title I events
Read, read, read with your children
Communicate often with your children’s teachers.

12. Overview: Assessment, PA Common Core and Interventions
Literacy components:
PA Core Standards
Balanced Literacy Approach
Resources:
K – 6 McGraw Hill “Wonders”
Extra Supports:
Enrichment and Remediation time
Moby Max
Reading Mastery
The Reading & Writing Project
HELPS
Title I Reading Supports

13. Norwin Elementary Assessments
BENCHMARK:
DIBELS
District Letters & Sounds - Kindergarten
DIAGNOSTIC:
Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDTs)
DRA – K-6
STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT/IQ:
Cognitive Abilities Test – Grade 1
HIGH STAKES TEST:
PSSA – Grades 3 and 4

14. Hahntown’s PSSA Data

15. Stewartsville’s PSSA Data

16. Take-Aways… ELA curriculum is aligned to the PA Core Standards.
Current instructional practices and ELA materials are meeting the needs of most students.
The number of students who are not successful on the PSSA in ELA is declining.

17. Burning Questions…
What instruments will tell us the information we need to know about students and their learning?
What practices for student progress monitoring will help us determine if students are becoming more and more successful?
How can we make sure “Transition Night” still meets parents’ needs?

18. Title I Parent Survey
66% of respondents request and use parent resources from the Parent Resource Center.
62% of respondents feel that teachers should continue to learn about reading and writing instruction within a “workshop” framework.
50% of respondents would like teachers’ skills to be strengthened in the area of using assessment data to progress monitor their children’s achievement.
50% report they would like to attend informational workshops on the transition to the next grade level and how to connect the skills of reading and writing.

19. Take-Aways…
We believe that, through writing, students can strengthen their literacy skills.
Teachers will need continued professional development in the area of writing instruction.
Parents may need additional resources on the topic of writing.

20. Burning Questions…
How can we strengthen our skills in meeting individual student needs?
How can we better come to know what students need?
What other resources will help us identify and reach individual students?

21. 1st Meeting: Open House Title I Documents to Review and/or Revise
School Parent Involvement Plan
District Parent Involvement Policy
Compact

22. Process for Contacting Staff
If you have questions or concerns relating to your child’s performance in school, please follow this contact chain:
Classroom teacher
Your Child’s Reading Specialist
School Counselor
Principal

23. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind attention. We welcome your feedback; please complete the survey and leave it on the way out or return it to school with your child.