1. Cross Elementary School Annual Title I Meeting
September 19, 2016
CES Cafeteria 6:00 P.M.
Superintendent: Ms. Brenda Blackburn
Principal: Dr. Carolyn Gillens
Title I Facilitator: Mrs. LaShonda Pelzer

2. What is Title I?
1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
First and largest comprehensive federal education law that provided substantial funds for Pre K-12 education.
As of December 2015, President Barak Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (states role in holding schools accountable for student outcome)

3. Goals of ESEA/Title I Educator’s professional development
Instructional materials
Resources to support educational programs
Promote family engagement

4. Cross Elementary School Motto: “I Believe in myself…I can.
Located in a rural community in Berkeley County on Highway 6 not far from Lake Marion
Student population Approximately 393 (Headstart through Grade Six)
Serving Areas Cross, Pineville, Pinopolis, Sandridge, Ridgeville
CES is one of twenty-one Title I school-wide sites in Berkeley County
Title I funds are allocated to elementary schools with a free/reduced population of 75% or greater (CES poverty index = 97.28%)

5. What does Title I look like at CES?
Allocation for CES = $249,600
Provide instructional materials in ELA and Math to support the Enhanced Balance Literacy program in Grades K – 6th
Supplement the ELA and Math curriculum by providing access to online reading and math programs through software site licenses (Achieve3000, Starfall, etc.)
Integrate technology into classroom instruction with the use of technology materials, supplies, and equipment (ex. Grades K-2 have classroom access to technology :1)
Provide an Afterschool Tutorial Program (Grades K-6)
Support ongoing staff development for teachers and administrators
Student Recognitions

6. What does Title I look like at CES?
Employ a paraprofessional to provide academic assistance with technology into classroom instruction
Employ Title I Facilitator to coordinate school improvement efforts to ensure effective staff development, parenting, coaching, compliance concerns, and Title I assurances in grades K- 6th
Provide and equip (resources) Family Resource Center (Room 9)
Implement Family Nights (Math and ELA)
Implement a Motheread/Fatheread Program
Implement a Volunteer Program

7. Curriculum at Cross Elementary
Aligned to South Carolina Academic Standards
Find out more about the curriculum by visiting the following websites:

8. How we measure Student Achievement
SC Ready for ELA and Math
SCPASS for Science and Social Studies
District Benchmark Assessments
Common Assessments
CES Performance/School Summary: Our principal, Dr. Gillens

9. Family Involvement
Parent Right to Know (right to know about teacher credentials)
School Report Card
Family Literacy/Math Nights (promote family literacy/math activities at home)

10. Family Involvement Policy & Title I School-Parent Compact
The Title I Plan involvement section of No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires each Title I school develop a written parent policy that describes the means for carrying out the requirements of Section The school must ensure that information related are to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities are sent to the parents in a language that parents can understand.
written agreement between the school and the parents of children participating in Title I that outlines the activities that the parents, school staff, and students will undertake to build and develop a partnership to help the children achieve to the State’s high academic standards
Draft: Sent in August Final: will be sent in September

11. Questions/Comments/Concerns
Cross Elementary School Title I/Parent Advisory/School Improvement Council Planning Future Meeting Dates
November 16
January 25
May 17
Questions/Comments/Concerns

12. Questions/Concerns?
For more information about the Title I Program at Cross Elementary School or for a copy of the Title I plan, please contact:
LaShonda Pelzer, Title I Facilitator Ext or
Denise Ling, Director of Federal and State Programs or