Ragsdale Elementary

Annual Title I Parent Involvement Meeting

School Name: Ragsdale Elementary

Date: September 16, 2015

You Have a Right!!

The Purpose of the Meeting

To inform parents of their school’s participation in Title I

To explain the requirements of Title I

To explain the rights of parents to be involved

What Will You Learn. . . .

What does it mean to be a Title I School?

How does our school spend Title I money?

What is the LEA Title Plan? How does our school participate in the Title I Program?

What is a Title I Schoolwide/Targeted Assistance Plan, and what are our requirements?

What is our designation status, and what does this mean?

Our Schoolwide Program: goals & programs in place

What curriculum does our school use?

What tests will my child be taking?

How do these tests measure progress?

What proficiency level is expected of my child?

What Will You Learn. . . .

What does the law require for parent involvement?

District Parent Involvement Policy

School Parent Involvement Policy

School-parent Compact

What is a parent’s right to know, and how do I request the qualifications of my child’s teacher?

How will I be notified if my child is taught by a teacher who is not Highly Qualified?

What is ESEA Public School Choice?

How is Title I Parent Involvement money spent?

What opportunities are provided for parent involvement?

How responsive will the school be to my questions? (Staff contact information)

What is a Title I School? Schools receiving federal funding to supplement the school’s existing

programs. The funds are used to:

Conduct parental involvement meetings/trainings/activities

Purchase supplemental staff/programs/materials/supplies

Identify students who will benefit from timely assistance to meet Georgia’s challenging content standards

How are Title I Funds Used?

Each school system receives federal funds based

upon the amount of students receiving free and

reduced meals

How are Title I Funds Used?

The PCSD is required to set aside money in certain areas

to include:

Set-Asides

1% Parental Involvement

1%

Homeless Set Aside*

5%

Flexible Learning Program

Neglected Set Aside

How are Title I Funds Used?

After set asides have been addressed, the remaining

funds are allocated to each participating school

based upon the number of students who receive F/R

Lunch

Parental Involvement

1% Set Aside

School Systems exceeding $500,000 in Title I funds are

required to set aside1% for Parental Involvement

Of the 1% Parent Involvement Set Aside:

5%

• May be reserved for LEA systemwide initiatives related to parental involvement

95%

• The remaining amount must be allocated to all participating schools for parental involvement activities

Title I Parents have a RIGHT to know how the funds are spent.

LEA Title I Plan

The LEA Title I Plan addresses how the LEA will use Title I

funds throughout the school system. Topics include:

Student academic assessments

Additional assistance

provided for struggling students

Coordination and integration of

federal funds and programs

Parental Involvement

strategies, including the LEA Parental Involvement Plan

Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the LEA Title I Plan.

LEA Parental Involvement

Plan

This plan addresses how the LEA will implement the

parental involvement requirements of the No Child

Left Behind Act of 2001. It includes…

LEAs expectations for parents

How LEA will involve parents in decision-making

How the LEA will work to build the school’s and parent’s capacity for strong parent involvement to

improve academic achievement

Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the development of this plan.

Title I SIP

Schoolwide Plan

The SIP is your school’s Title I School Improvement Plan

(Schoolwide Plan)and includes:

A Needs Assessment and Summary of Data

Goals and Strategies to Address the Academic Needs of

the Students

Professional Development Needs

Coordination of Resources/Comprehensive Budget

The School’s Parental Involvement Plan

Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the development of this plan.

Our designation status

What does it mean?

Ragsdale Elementary does not have a designation status. We are not a Reward, a Priority, a Focus, or an Alert school at this time.

The purpose of Title I, Part A, School Improvement 1003(a) funds is to award Title I schools identified as Priority, Focus, or Alert funds that will be used to support implementation of school improvement activities outlined in their school improvement plans. Funds are awarded to the districts on behalf of the schools identified as Priority, Focus, or Alert.

http://www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/School-Improvement-Services/Pages/default.aspx

Our Schoolwide Program Goals: Ragsdale Elementary Over-Arching Academic Goals

Ragsdale Elementary students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade will score at or above county average in the content areas of ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science on the Georgia Milestones test.

Ragsdale Elementary students will score at or above county average on the Student Learning Objective tests.

Ragsdale Elementary students will increase attendance rates.

Programs in place:

Success strategies/program: Morning readers, Reading A to Z, Raz Kids, Science A to Z and My On are reported to be working at our school for increased achievement. Math workshop model and three part lessons continue to be part of school wide movement for increased math achievement. Document Cameras have allowed for student led closings in all academic areas.

School Curriculum:

Reading and Math Improvement: Continue Software that we have: Reading A to Z, Science A to Z, Raz Kids.

Instructional: Performance Core Coach Books, materials from Triumph Learning to meet SIP Goals, Reading Instructional Improvement through a Reading Consultant to support differentiation, improved reading Lexile levels, progress on SLO’s, DIBELS and Georgia Milestones.

Technology: Tablets and add further software to support reading and math instruction such as Galaxy Education and Mindomo.

Our Schoolwide Program Tests: District Measures:

The student performance data collected at the district level includes Student Learning Objective Assessments (SLOs) in Grades Pre-K through 3rd and District Benchmark Assessments (DBAs) in Grades 4th through 5th in the academic areas of reading/language arts and math. SLOs are also given in 2nd Grade for Music, 4th Grade for the subjects of Physical Education and Art, 5th Grade for Venture (Gifted Program), For students with disabilities who are taking the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) there is also a GAA SLO given. These assessments are administered several times in the year. This data is used by the district to identify strands of strengths and weaknesses. Thinkgate, a web based program employed by the district, did allow teachers to readily access disaggregated data from the SLOs and DBAs through the end of the 2015 school year, however the county school system will be leaning towards another brand to help us identify where more resources are needed and where teachers need professional learning support. Anticipated data disaggregation will also occur with the Georgia Milestones Tests. This data also drives needs based instruction planning within the classroom. Kindergarten Registration Screening, which is given to each student prior to attending kindergarten, is also collected. Data taken from the Kindergarten screening is used to assist students with a successful transition from early childhood experiences to an elementary school program.

School Measures:

The student performance data collected at the school level includes, unit pre/post assessments, periodic fluency assessments, short frequent assessments administered on a weekly basis, and common formative assessments administered every four weeks that monitor progress toward mastery of the standards and guide the grouping for needs based instruction. CCRPI, DIBELS, MYON, GLoSS and IKAN screeners

District Parent Involvement

Policy

District plans to support school parent involvement

goals

http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/Page/25723

School’s Parental

Involvement Plan

This plan addresses how the school will implement the

parental involvement requirements of the No Child

Left Behind Act of 2001. Components include. . .

Parental Involvement in

Decision-Making and Activities

Utilization of Parental

Involvement Funds

Information and Training for

Parents

Building Capacity in Parents and Staff for Strong

Parental Involvement

Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the development of their school’s Parental Involvement Plan

School-Parent Compacts

A commitment from the school, the parent(s), and the

student to share in the responsibility for improved

academic achievement.

Compact Distribution-by school

Title I Parents have a RIGHT to be involved in the development of the School-Parent Compact

“Parent’s Right to Know”

Parents have a right to request the qualifications of

their child’s teachers

Parents Right to Know Letter and Student Handbook

Title I Parents have a RIGHT to know the qualifications of teachers.

Parent Notification of Non-

Highly Qualified (HiQ) Teacher For the FY16 School Year, Paulding County Title I schools have . . .

100% Highly Qualified Teachers

100% Highly Qualified Paraprofessionals

Notification to parents regarding teachers not meeting NCLB’s requirements for Highly Qualified

How parents are notified

Each Paulding County School will provide to each individual parent a timely notice that the parent’s child has been assigned or taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is NOT highly qualified (Section 1111(h)(6)B)

Paulding County School District will provide upon request certain information on the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers and paraprofessionals providing services to the student.

Parents may inquire:

Has the teacher met Georgia qualifications and licensing criteria for grade levels and subject areas in which teacher provides instruction

Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status; Georgia qualification/licensing criteria waived

The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher, along with graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of that certificate or degree

Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications (Section 1111(h)(6)A)

Public School Choice

Visit the PCSD Homepage, search School Choice

Application period Feb. to March each year

http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/cms/lib010/GA019036

03/Centricity/Domain/211/hb%20251%20parent%20an

nual%20choice%20notification%20letter%202015-

16.pdf

http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/cms/lib010/GA019036

03/Centricity/Domain/211/HB%20251%20School%20Ch

oice%20Application%202015-2016.pdf

Evaluation of the

LEA Parental Involvement Plan

Evaluation Requirements

(Parent Surveys)

Conduct Annually

Conduct with Title I Parents

Analyze Content and

Effectiveness of the Current

Plan

Identify Barriers to Parental

Involvement

Data Input:

Parent Surveys

Monthly Feedback

Parent Involvement Committees

Title I Parent Surveys

Process and Timeline

How the evaluation informs next year plan

Ways to be Involved in Title I

Program

School Leadership

Team/Parent Advisory

Committee/PTO

Six Requirements

to Build Capacity

Strategic School

Improvement Plans

Comprehensive LEA Plan (CLIP)

Title I Schoolwide Plan

Parental Involvement Plan

School Annual Title I Meeting

Title I Schools are required to host an Annual Title I

Meeting each year

Comprehensive LEA Plan

What is the Comprehensive LEA Plan (CLIP)?

Consolidated LEA School Improvement (CLIP) Information

Parental Involvement—CLIP

http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/Page/25723

Parent Resource Center

Parent Resource Areas in Schools

Designated Location: Parent Resource Center, Room

B103 Main Hallway

Parent Computers: Parent Resource Center, Computer

Lab, Media Center Computers

Parent Resources: Parent Resource Center and Online

Title I Parent Area of School Page

Title I Complaint Procedures

Grounds for a Complaint

Federal Programs for Which Complaints Can Be Filed

Procedures for Filing a Complaint

Complaint Form

http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/Page/25726

Looking forward to this year

Parent involvement opportunities

Monthly Meetings

Time Suggestions

Topic Suggestions

Past: Open House and PRC Tours July

Past: Family Academic Night August

Dec. 2nd Family Holiday Reading Night 5-6:30pm

March 23rd Family Math and Science Night 5-6:30pm

Working with my child’s

teacher

Staff contact information

Ragsdale Elementary School Phone: 770-443-2140

Principal Ann Arnold, aarnold@paulding.k12.ga.us

Sandra Mitchell, ILT smitchell@paulding.k12.ga.us

Cheryl Kraemer, Title I Teacher

ckraemer@Paulding.k12.ga.us

Morgan Gordon, Title I Teacher

mgordon@Paulding.k12.ga.us

Ragsdale Elementary

Title I Program

QUESTIONS

and Feedback