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A comprehensive reform strategy to improve the academic achievement of all students in the school, particularly the lowest achieving students.

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Coordination and Integration of Instruction

Accountability for All

Unified, Focused Goals

Flexibility in Resources

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All stakeholders take responsibility for the success of all children in the school.

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School poverty at least 40%

One year of planning prior to implementation

Identification of individual students not required with Schoolwide program

Program effectiveness is evaluated annually

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Comprehensive needs assessment of the

entire school to determine the performance

of its students in relation to the state’s

content and performance standards.

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A comprehensive plan that includes:

◦ Reform Strategies, Highly Qualified Teachers and

Paraprofessionals and increase Parent Involvement

◦ Transition of students

◦ Ongoing academic assessment measures

◦ Effective and timely assistance

◦ Coordination and integration of federal, state and

local services and programs

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On-going evaluation of the implementation

of the schoolwide plan and the results

achieved by the program

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The school must maintain records that show the program, as a whole, addresses the intent and purpose of each of the Federal programs consolidated to support it,

The amount of Federal funds used in a Schoolwide program must be supplemental to the amount of State and local funds the school would otherwise receive

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Schoolwide must meet requirements

relating to health, safety, civil rights;

student and parental participation and

involvement; services to private school

children; maintenance of effort;

comparability of services; and

distribution/receipt of funds.

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•Strong Leadership

•Reform goals based on

stakeholder’s shared

vision

•Commitment to

investment of time and

risk-taking

•Training of participants

prior to reform

implementation

•Accommodate a variety of

approaches

•Redesign of

organizational

infrastructure

•Investment of resources

to support the emerging

system

•Continuous self-

assessment

•Use of meaningful

planning process

•Accommodation and

support of diverse student

population

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If you would like to know more about Title I and other Federal Programs please contact..

Beth BaconSystem Accountability Supportbeth_bacon@putnam.k12.ga.us

706-485-5381 ext. 5001

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