Annual Title I Information MeetingSeptember 9, 2014 5:30 PMPresenter: Liss A. Maynard, Principal

Clarkdale Elementary School

Focused on Teaching & Learning…for a winning season!

One Team, One Goal…. Student SuccessA Winning Team….. We are CHAMPIONS!

What is a Title I School?Title I is a federally funded program which provides services to schools based on student economic needs.

Cobb County has 45 schools with 50% or more students participating in the school lunch program.

Clarkdale Elementary School is 79.1% Free and Reduced Lunch as of Tuesday, 8/26/14

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.

School’s Designation Status

• Reward• Focused• Priority• Alert

• No Designation

Our School’s Requirements

Clarkdale Elementary School is a School-wide Title I School. In a school-wide school, all students benefit

from Title I resources.

Clarkdale’s SSP Goals

Increase parental involvement/engagement Establish and maintain a positive school culture Increase student achievement

85% of students will meet/exceed standards in ELA 73% of students will meet/exceed standards in Math 70% of students will meet/ exceed standards in

Science 76% of students will meet/ exceed standards in

Social Studies

Allocation of Title I Funds Funds (~$280, 000) are used to support and ensure a high-quality education for all students by highly qualified faculty and staff.

Personnel Academic Coaches- Literacy & Math Parent Facilitator

Educational Supplies Instructional Technology –Study Island, IStation,

Fastmath, Fraction Nation, Parental Involvement/Parent Resource Center Tutoring Professional Development for Teachers and Paras

Title I Parent Involvement Funds

Parent Resource Center supplies Parent Resource Room Parent Academy Study Tools and Guides Field Trip to Library Pastries for Parents Parent & Community Recognition

Participation in the Title I Program

Comprehensive needs assessment Proven methods and strategies for student

learning, teaching and school management based on scientific research and effective practices

Instruction by highly qualified teachers School-wide Title I High quality, ongoing, job embedded

professional development Parent Involvement Resources Articulation to Kindergarten and 6th Grade Coordination and integration of federal, state

and local services and programs

Title I School-wide Plan Supports to Achieve Goals Instructional Technology, daily, 6:15am-7:15am Math Lab during Specials, weekly Tutoring (before, during and after school) Academic Coaches (support for teachers and

students) Professional Learning for staff

Collaboration Days Teacher Rounds Weekly meeting with Academic Coaches

Administration assists with teaching Study Island & Istation, school and home

Title I School-wide Plan Supports to Achieve Goals SSP

SEAMLESS Instructional Framework Assessments for and of Learning

–Diagnostics, Formative and Summative OnCourse Lesson Planning Parent Engagement Activities Home School Communication

Communication folders, all grades Agenda Books, 3rd, 4th and 5th

Curriculum

Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS) https:www.georgiastandards.org

Math •Frameworks

ELA •Frameworks

Science •Frameworks

Social Studies •Frameworks

2014-2015 Assessments

K-GKIDS, SLOs, ACCESS 1st – CogAT, SLOs, ACCESS 2nd – SLOs, ACCESS 3rd – CogAT, IOWA, Georgia Milestones, SLO’s,

ACCESS 4th - Georgia Milestones, SLO’s, ACCESS 5th – IOWA, Georgia Milestones, SLO’s, ACCESS

Proficiency Level

Students are expected to be on or above grade by the end of the 2014-2015 school year. This is measured by a series of assessments including, but not limited to, DRA, Georgia Milestones, SLOs, etc.

Law Requirements for Parent Involvement

Notification of Highly Qualified Teacher and Paraprofessional Status (Parent’s right to know)

Notification of School Status under ESEA 1% of System Allocation must be

reserved for Parent Involvement Our Parental Involvement budget

for the 2014-2015 school year is $5000.00.

Law Requirements Continued...

CCSD Parent Involvement Policy is found on the District Website under Title I department

http://www.cobbk12.org/ Clarkdale School Policy

Sent home by end of September Clarkdale School-Parent Compact

Signed in October during conferences at Conference Week

All Policies, Plans and Compact are revised- annually in the Spring with parent input.

Highly Qualified Staff

All but one staff is Highly Qualified In the case of a supply teacher, they

are certified/degreed in the subject area which they are temporarily teaching.

Parents have the right to request information on the professional qualifications of their child’s teacher and paraprofessional providing service to their child

Opportunities for Parent Involvement

Volunteers are always welcome in the Parent Resource Room Classrooms- contact teacher; limited

to maximum of one hour School Events/ Meetings Mentors WATCHDOGS Parent Action Team

Opportunities for Parent Involvement Continued

Parent Academy/Activities Parent-Student Lunches PTA School Council Club Sponsors Classroom Activities Parent-Led Projects Meet & Mingle Chat & Chew with Principal State of the School Address

Responsive to Parents

Parents are welcome to walk-in, email or call the school at 770.819.2422. We will do our very best to accommodate walk-ins.

Liss A. Maynard, Principal liss.maynard@cobbk12.org Tangela Hendrix, Assistant Principal tangela.hendrix

@cobbk12.org Xandria Johnson. Parent Facilitator xandria.johnson@cobbk12.org Susan Callahan, Secretary susan.callahan@cobbk12.org

Closing We thank you for your time and

attention. Please complete the evaluation form in

your packet. You may leave your form with our staff. If you have any question or concerns,

please contact Liss A. Maynard, Tangela Hendrix or Xandria Johnson.