1. ! Maxwell Elementary 2016-2017 Annual Title I Meeting Georgia Title I
August 18, 2016
6:00 pm
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2. Agenda

3. TITLE I — IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
What is a Title I School?
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
TITLE I — IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
The purpose of Title I under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) is to ensure that all children 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.
A Title I school has qualified to receive federal funding under this act.

4. How our School Spends Title I Money
Educational Supplies for children
Personnel
2 teachers
6 paraprofessionals
Parent Involvement
Max’s Den - Our Parent Resource Center
Agenda Books

5. How our School Participates in the Title I Program
Additional staff members lower the student-teacher ratio
Parent Involvement Resources

6. Our School’s Requirements
Maxwell Elementary is a Schoolwide Title I School In a schoolwide school, all students benefit from Title I resources.

7. Our School’s Requirements
At Maxwell, Title I funds are used:
to obtain a high-quality education for all of our students by highly qualified faculty and staff.
Development and Annual Revision of Our Parent Policy
Development and Annual Revision of Our Parent/Student/Teacher compact
Development and Annual Revision of the Schoolwide Plan
Parental Notification Requirements

8. What is our School’s Designation Status and What Does it Mean?
In , the Georgia Department of Education applied for a waiver seeking relief from the federal No Child Left Behind Act. As a result, the United States Department of Education agreed to use a new system, the College & Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), to report the progress of Georgia's public schools. In January 2013 the Georgia Department of Education released the final list of indicators on which schools will receive a CCRPI score. For more information on the CCRPI, please visit the following link:

9. Maxwell’s 2014 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) Score is 92
Under the ESEA waiver, Maxwell Elementary is not designated as a Title I focus, priority, or alert school.
MES is not currently under any federal or state requirements to offer a Flexible Learning Program or other tutoring sessions

12. Maxwell’s Schoolwide Program and Goals
Improve academic achievement
Promote a safe and orderly environment
Increase parental involvement, community collaboration, and business partnerships
Employ and retain caring and quality staff

13. Supports in Place to Help us Reach our Goals
Additional supplies for all students.
Max’s Den – Our Parent Resource Room
First grade paraprofessionals to allow for lower student – teacher ratio during specific times of the day.

14. Supports in Place to Help us Reach our Goals
2 additional first grade teachers lower student teacher ratio
Early Intervention Program (EIP)
Professional Learning for Staff
3 half time contract resource teachers to lower student – teacher ratio.

15. Supports in Place to Help us Reach our Goals
Use of Assessment for and of Learning
Formative and Summative Assessments
Regrouping
Pacing guides, planning calendars, curriculum maps, unit frameworks for teachers, and specific learning objectives
Parent Engagement Activities

16. What Curriculum Does our School Use?
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)
Math
Frameworks
ELA
Reading
Guided Reading
Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)
Science
Social Studies

17. What Tests will my Child be Taking?
State Assessments
ACCESS for English Language Learners
Local Assessments
PreK
Work Sampling Online
Kindergarten
Basic Literacy Test
Running Records
Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS) – mandated by state

18. What Tests will my Child be Taking?
First Grade
Formative Assessments
Summative Benchmark Assessments
Basic Literacy Test (BLT)
Running Records
STAR Reading and STAR Math (Universal Screener)
Math Facts (addition and subtraction)
Cumulative Benchmark Test for Reading, ELA, and Math

19. What is Required by Law for Parent Involvement?
Notification of Highly Qualified Teacher Status (Parents right to know)
Notification of School Status
1% of System Allocation must be reserved for Parent Involvement

20. Parent Involvement Policy
District Policy
Found in the front of the District calendar you received and also on the website:
School Policy
Found in the Agenda Book and also on the website:
School-Parent Compact
Copies sent home on first day of school

21. Is My Child’s Teacher Highly Qualified?
Maxwell Elementary 100% Highly Qualified!!

22. How is Title I Parent Involvement Money Spent?
Agenda books
Max’s Den (Our Parent Resource Room)

23. Are there Opportunities for Parent’s to be Involved at Maxwell?
Absolutely!!
Volunteers
Student Incentive Programs
Field Trips
Mentors
Fundraisers
Media Center
Guest Speakers
Community Outreach

24. Parent Decision-Making Opportunities
School Council
Parent Involvement Meetings
Title I Survey (Fall and Spring)
School-Parent Compact Revisions
Teacher-Parent Conferences

25. Max’s Den
Visit our Parent Resource Center – Available in our media center Monday-Friday from 9 AM until 2:30 PM and after hours by request
Max’s Den includes items for check-out and use at home to improve student achievement, behavior, and health
Parent Engagement Program – State and Federal Parent Involvement Resources
– ParentEngagement –

26. How will Maxwell be Responsive to Parents?
Parents are invited to call the school at any time:
Donna Bennett, Principal
Kim Tam, Assistant Principal
Pam Walker, Counselor
Shanda Hall, Lunchroom
Jill Johnson, Media Specialist –

27. How will Maxwell be Responsive to Parents?
Conferences
OneCall: Automated dialer, , and text messaging service
Facebook and Twitter
Website contact goes to principal:
– (“Contact” button at top of screen)
For questions about Title I contact Kim Tam

28. Liaisons & Connections
• The McKinney-Vento Act requires schools to educate homeless children. – Homeless Liaison: School Social Worker Yolanda Copeland ( ) • The McDuffie County School System offers a Spanish-speaking liaison for families. – Miguel Faure ( ) • School Social Worker – Stephanie Taylor ( ) • Mentors through Partners for Success – Nancy Shelton ( )

29. Federal Complaints Procedure
Any individual, organization, or agency may file a complaint with the McDuffie County Board of Education (McBOE). If that individual, organization, or agency believes and alleges that the McBOE or an individual school within the McDuffie County School System is violating a federal statute or regulation that applies to a program under ESEA. The complaint must allege a violation that occurred not more than one (1) year prior to the date that the complaint is received, unless a longer period is reasonable because the violation is considered systemic or ongoing. The complaint procedure is located within the McDuffie County School System calendar and on the system website. Forms are available from any school’s main office or from the central office.

30. School-wide and Parent Involvement Plans
• Title I School-wide Plan, Parent Compact, and Parent Involvement Policy are available on our website, in our main office, and are distributed through Open House materials.
• These documents are crafted with parental and community stakeholder input at every meeting held. All stakeholders are invited to provide their thoughts to Donna Bennett or ).

31. The MES Faculty & Staff…
SUPERHEROES of education who are Committed to the T

32. Thank you for coming!
Classroom
Visitation