1. Federal Programs Fall Conference Title I and the ACIP Logan Searcy and Beth Joseph

2. Objectives: Review purpose of Title I Navigate in ACIP the requirements of Title I schools Provide examples of Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

3. Title I, Part A Provides Supplemental Federal funds to ensure all students have fair, equal, and significant opportunities to obtain a high-quality education and reach at minimum proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. Focused on improving the academic achievement of low-achieving students in schools with high concentrations of children from low-income families and is governed by statuary and regulatory requirements of Title I, Part A of ESEA.

4. Two Types of Title I Programs Targeted Assistance Supplemental education services to eligible students with the greatest need. A school with poverty percentage of 35% or more Schoolwide Comprehensive program designed to upgrade the entire educational program in order to improve achievement of the lowest-achieving students. A school with poverty percentage of 40% or more 4

5. www.advanc-ed.org/alsde

6. Alabama Continuous Improvement Plan (A-CIP ) Title I Schools ACIP Contains.. Non-Title I Schools ACIP Contains.. Executive Summary Improvement Plan Stakeholder Involvement Diagnostic Student Performance Stakeholder Feedback Assurances Goals Comprehensive Budget Executive Summary Improvement Plan Stakeholder Involvement Diagnostic Student Performance Stakeholder Feedback Title I Diagnostics Parent Involvement Diagnostic Assurances Goals Comprehensive Budget

7. Title I Requirements  All Title I schools must complete the following diagnostics in addition to the other required components of the ACIP:  Stakeholder Feedback Diagnostic  Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement Diagnostic (school’s Parent Involvement Plan)  Either the Title I Schoolwide or Title I Targeted Assistance Diagnostic  Coordination of Resources-Comprehensive Budget Diagnostic

8. Example

9. Edits to ACIP  Minor edit to Component 10: Evaluation, found in Schoolwide and Targeted Assistance Diagnostics (2 questions added)  Are there any goals you are keeping from the previous year? If so, describe the progress in meeting these goals.  What goals did you change from your previous year’s CIP? Why did you delete or change these goals?  Major edits to the Coordination of Resources-Comprehensive Budget Diagnostic

17. Title I Parent Survey Use annually for feedback for Parent Involvement Evaluation Now located in ASSIST under Surveys – entitled Title I Parent Survey Also, located in eGAP document library May administer by paper or online If you are going through accreditation, you must administer the ASSIST parent survey and the Title I Parent Survey

20. We will engage learners through high quality aligned college and career ready standards, instruction, and assessments in all content areas. 98% of all students will demonstrate a proficiency that shows that they have mastered the standards in Mathematics by May 25, 2016 as measured by ACT Aspire. 98% of all students will demonstrate a proficiency that shows they have mastered the standards in reading by May 25, 2016, as measured by ACT Aspire. Implement College and Career Ready Standards (Math) Implement Research- Based Practices for Continuous Improvement GoalObjectivesStrategies ActivityActivity Type Begin Date End Date Resource Assigned Source of Fundin g Staff Responsibilities Higher Order Questioning Direct Instruction 8/15/20155/25/2016$0N/A Teachers Identify at-risk students and schedule time to target their intervention needs Academic Support 8/1/20155/30/2016$0N/A Teachers and Counselors Professional Development for Effective Interactive Word Walls Professional Learning 8/1/20155/30/2016$200Title IPrincipals and Teachers

21. Learners Turnaround Principle-Effective Instruction Academic Goal: Our teachers will engage the learners through high quality aligned college and career ready standards, instruction, and assessments for all content areas. Objectives Turnaround Principle-Effective Instruction 98% of all students will demonstrate a proficiency that shows that they have mastered the standards through the use of research- based instruction in Mathematics by May 25, 2016 as measured by ACT Aspire. 98% of students with disabilities will demonstrate a proficiency that shows they have mastered the standards through the use of research-based instruction in Mathematics by May, 2016 as measured by ACT Aspire. 98% of students who are homeless, English learners or immigrants will demonstrate a proficiency that shows they have mastered the standards through the use of research-based instruction in Mathematics by May, 2016 as measured by ACT Aspire..

22. Support Systems Turnaround Principle- School Climate and Culture Goal and Objectives Organizational Goal-We will identify barriers to teaching and learning and align support systems to address barriers. Objectives: Demonstrate a behavior that ensures that the school is implementing the guidance and counseling plan by 11/08/2016 as measured by the number of student discipline referrals. Demonstrate a behavior that ensures that the school has a climate conducive to learning with a culture of high expectations by 9/12/2016 as measured by the increase in student achievement. Turnaround Principle- Effective Family and Community Engagement Demonstrate a behavior that ensures that the school has a system in place to increase community engagement as measured by stakeholder survey results.

23. Strategies Implement Pre-K-Career Readiness Plan Implement College and Career Ready Standards Align Fiscal Resources Implement Guidance and Counseling Plan Implement Student and School Culture Program Implement Community Based Support and Intervention System Develop / Implement Teacher Effectiveness Plan Develop/Implement Leader Effectiveness Plan Develop /Implement Professional Learning and Support Implement Research Based Best Practices for Continuous Improvement Implement Learning Supports Implement Turnaround Principles Other

24. Schoolwide ACIP Committee participation in process – (Improvement Plan Stakeholder Involvement) Comprehensive needs assessment – (Survey results, Stakeholder Feedback Diagnostic, Data Performance results) Schoolwide reform strategies identified – (Goal Builder, Schoolwide Diagnostic) Methods and instructional strategies that are scientifically research-based (SBR) - (Goal Builder, Schoolwide Diagnostic) Instruction by highly qualified teachers - (Goal Builder, Schoolwide Diagnostic)

25. CIP committee must include: Parents Other appropriate Community Members Teachers Principals Administrators Other appropriate school staff Students (secondary school) Sec. 1114 (B) (ii) Committee Members

28. High-quality and ongoing professional development and training - (Goal Builder, Schoolwide Diagnostic) Strategies to attract highly qualified teachers to high needs schools - (Goal Builder, Schoolwide Diagnostic) Mentoring assistance by veteran effective teachers - (Goal Builder, Schoolwide Diagnostic) Provides strategies to increase parental involvement – (Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement Diagnostic) Evaluates student achievement and summarizes at the end of the year – (Schoolwide Diagnostic) Description of the use of financial resources – (Coordination of Resources-Comprehensive Budget) Schoolwide ACIP cont.

29. Asking the Right Questions Will the proposed use of funds: Drive results for students who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet State academic achievement standards? Increase educators’ long-term capacity to improve results for Title I students? Accelerate reform and advance SEA, LEA, or participating Title I school improvement objectives and reform goals? Foster continuous improvement and include approaches to measure and track implementation and results and create feedback loops to modify or discontinue strategies that evidence indicates are ineffective in improving achievement of Title I students? 29

30. Points to Remember: Identified as a needs on the LEA Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CIP Needs Assessment) Based on a decision of the LEA Advisory Committee (School Level Advisory Committee) Must be SRB and Supplemental Included in the LEA Title I Plan and eGAP System Plan (CIP Plan) Evaluation

31. Sample Rubric in eGAP Document Library

32. Contact Information For Technical Assistance with ASSIST, contact Logan Searcy lsearcy@alsde.edu lsearcy@alsde.edu 334-242-9742 or 334-353-7211 For Technical Assistance with Federal Program questions, please call your regional specialist at 334-242-8199

34. Compliance Monitoring Paul Gay and Logan Searcy

35. Electronic Monitoring Documents The SDE is implementing an Electronic Format for Compliance Monitoring for the third year. ASSIST will be used during the 2015-2016 school year. Each District’s Superintendent must designate someone form the District to be over Compliance Monitoring.

36. Things to know about Compliance Monitoring: Entrance and Exit Conference for each district. If Entrance Conference is not held at the Central Office, please let me know before your scheduled monitoring date Sign-in sheets for all State Department of Education personnel SDE personnel may need directions to all the schools The internet access code will be needed from the district

37. Things to know about Compliance Monitoring: SDE personnel will need to know what time schools open and close SDE personnel may need to know the names and directions to local restaurants Entrance Conference will be a time to introduce SDE personnel and LEA personnel as well as answering many of the statements above. Normally the Entrance Conference does not last over 20 to 30 minutes.

38. Things to know about Compliance Monitoring: During the Compliance Monitoring visit some sections will finish much earlier than other sections. These sections may need to meet with District Personnel to explain citations or recommendations they may have to share. We have set aside four days for each Compliance Monitoring Review. However, it may not take us the entire four days to complete the review. Therefore, the Exit Conference will be TBA.

40. New Additions of Other Sections Special Education will be added to each visit, but will keep their deadlines they have had in the past. Special Education will use one day to complete their record review and meet with Special Education Coordinator and whomever the LEA wants in the meeting Special Education will not be at the Entrance Conference with the Compliance Monitoring Team Gifted will have a separate Exit Conference with the LEA and will be present at the Compliance Monitoring Entrance Conference

41. Other New Additions Instructional Services will include Library Media and Transcript Audits Library Media information will be gathered primarily through desk reviews Transcript Audits will be performed PRIOR to the Compliance Monitoring visit. During a Transcript Audit, 11 th and 12 th grade students’ transcript will be randomly pulled. 20 to 30 transcripts will be pulled from the junior and senior classes to check and see if each student is on track to graduate.

42. Other New Additions Policy and Budget has 3 questions pertaining to the LEA’s School Board and Board Members. This is located on page 3. This information will be checked after the Entrance Conference. Please have the proper documentation ready for review. Also, an addition to the Technology will include the Data Governance and Use Policy. The check list will be in the on-site manual but it will be a desk audit and checked at the Department.

43. School Nurses School Nurses will be located at the end of the Prevention and Support Section. School Nurses will be listed under Health Services in the paper on-site manual. School Nurses at each school must have their license on them just like they have their driver’s license. They also need to be CPR Certified.

44. Common Citations for Federal Programs: EL Core Program Enrollment Procedures Board Policies that deal with Immigrant, Migrant, Homeless, and EL students Highly Qualified Teachers ACIP budget pages matching eGAP and McAleer

45. Frequently Asked Questions?? Please visit the State Department of Education website to view frequently asked questions about Compliance Monitoring. www.alsde.edu... The home page will come up. Go to Offices, then go to Offices of Supporting Programs, click on Compliance Monitoring. Compliance Monitoring page will come up and there you can see FAQ’s. www.alsde.edu

46. Compliance Monitoring Office Contact Information: Compliance Monitoring Coordinator: Administrator Assistants: Paul GayDonna Cannon pgay@alsde.edudcannon@alsde.edu 334-242-9728 Office Phone334-353-5056 Office Phone 334-649-9211 Cell PhoneCindy Colquitt cindyc@alsde.edu 334-242-9728 Office Phone

47. The Information Website www.advance-ed.org/alsde

48. Create an Account and Login (24 Hours to Update)

49. Access Code When creating an account for the first time, a user must have the access code for either the school or district.