Title I Annual Orientation

2012-2013

Federal Support

for

World-Class Schools

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Anderson-Livsey Elementary

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Title I Overview

• The goal for our program tonight is to provide information to you

about Anderson-Livsey Elementary School’s Title I Program.

• As a Title I School, we receive funds from the federal

government to provide additional resources to assist with the

education of our at-risk children.

• We qualify for these additional funds because a large

percentage of our students receive free or reduced meals at our

school.

• The Title I funds received by our school are used to supplement

the state and local funds allocated to our school.

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Title I Overview (cont’d)

• Our school operates a Title I Schoolwide Program model.

• The goal of our Title I Program is to ensure every child is able to

learn and perform at levels that meet or exceed the state

academic standards.

• The Title I federal funds we receive help to achieve this goal.

• These additional resources allow us to provide enhanced

instructional programs for our most at-risk students and the

opportunity for our parents to be involved in their children’s

education.

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Title I Overview (cont’d)

• All of our students benefit from Title I funds through:

• additional teachers to lower class sizes;

• professional development for our teachers;

• our on-site Parent Center;

• technology;

• math, reading, and science labs; and

• supplemental instructional materials

• To continue receiving these funds, there are guidelines we must follow to comply with requirements mandated by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Georgia’s New Accountability

• An application, requesting flexibility through waivers of ten Elementary

and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) requirements and their

associated, regulatory, administrative and reporting requirements, was

submitted to the U.S. Department of Education (USED) by the Georgia

Department of Education (GaDOE).

• On February 9, 2012, Georgia’s Elementary and Secondary Education

Act of 1965 (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver was approved by the USED.

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Georgia’s New Accountability

• Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the Georgia Department

of Education will use preset formulas to determine which schools

(state-wide) are in need of the most support to improve the

academic performance of students.

• Student performance data from the 2010-2011 school year was

used to determine which schools are categorized as:

Priority

Focus

Alert

• Current data from the 2011-2012 school year is now available to

provide more accurate information on our students’ performance.

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New Categories for Schools

Priority Schools:

• Identified every three (3) years

• Five percent (5%) of Title I Schools:

The lowest performing Title I Schools in Georgia, based upon student

achievement (all students group) on statewide assessments

Schools that have demonstrated a lack of progress on statewide assessments,

over a number of years (all students group)

Title I participating or Title I eligible high schools with a graduation rate of less

than sixty percent (60%) over a number of years

Tier I or Tier II schools under the School Improvement Grant (SIG) Program,

currently using SIG funds to implement interventions

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New Categories for Schools

Alert Schools:

• Both Title I and Non-Title I Schools

• Identified annually

• Categorized as Graduation Alert, Subgroup Alert, or Subject Alert

Focus Schools:

• Identified every three (3) years

• Ten percent (10%) of Title I schools with:

graduation rate of less than 60% over past two years;

the largest within-school gaps between subgroups (highest achieving versus

lowest achieving); or

the largest within-school (high school) gaps in graduation rates.

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Title I Planning

• Our Schoolwide Plan (SWP) aligns with the Local School Plan for

Improvement (LSPI), which addresses the areas in which we want to

improve, so that all of our students will be successful.

• Our SWP Plan includes: • a needs assessment,

• a detailed description of the academic programs and activities available to improve

student achievement;

• our school plan for working with our parents to become partners in their children’s

education; and

• the Title I Budget, federal funds that the school receives to assist in accomplishing the

goals outlined in the Schoolwide Plan.

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Title I Planning

• All parents are invited to participate in our Title I Planning Process

• Other participants include administrators, teachers, community members, and

students (high school)

• During the planning, we work together to:

• Conduct a needs assessment by reviewing available student data, in addition to

surveys, evaluations, and other feedback;

• Determine our school’s strengths and areas for improvement

• Set goals for improvement

• Determine how to spend Title I funds allocated to the school to improve academic

achievement of our low performing students

• Revise our Schoolwide Plan for Improvement

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Title I Planning

We invited you to participate in our

Title I Planning Meeting

8/16/2012

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Needs Assessment

• Each summer, school faculty meet to review and discuss school

data. This data includes the following:

Interim Scores

CRCT Data

5th Grade Writing Test

Parent Survey Results

• Once reviewed, a detailed decision is reached regarding the

needs of our school.

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Needs Assessment (cont’d)

Anderson- Livsey Elementary School’s needs assessment revealed

areas for improvement in Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and

Social Studies.

Note – Title I expenditures must be linked to our school’s indentified academic

needs in one or more of the four core areas: Reading/Language Arts, Math,

Science, and Social Studies.

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Needs Assessment (cont’d)

The information below details our school’s current needs:

• We need to increase student achievement, both percent of

proficient students and the number of students that exceed

standards, in the areas of reading, writing, math, science, and

social studies.

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Title I Budget - 410

Fund 410 Allocation = $259,128

Title I School-wide Program Positions = $262,628

• 5 additional teaching staff members to reduce

class size in grades K-5

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Wish List

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Item Description FY 2013

Amount

• Supplemental

Printing of

Instructional

Materials

$7,000.00

• Software: (Study

Island Renewal,

Brain Pop,

Accelerated

Reader,

Accelerated Math,

Teachers Pay

Teachers

$20,000.00

• Time Magazine

for Kids

$3,200.00

• Math Manipulatives and Programs

(Touch Math, Hands On Equations,

Clocks, Partner Games)

$15,000.00

• Supplemental Instructional Books for

Teachers $5,000.00

• Science Labs $2500.00

• Non-Fiction Books, Mentor Text, and

Read-A-Longs for the Leveled

bookroom $5,000.00

Wish List

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

Release Days (Substitutes) $2,500.00

Stipends for Professional Development

Extended Learning Opportunities

$2250.00

$23,775.00

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Wish List

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

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Kindercamp $3000.00

Printing $700.00

Workshop Stipends $1200.00

Materials and Refreshments $200.00

Office Supplies $550.00

Parent Involvement Set Aside

• For the 2012-2013 school year, Gwinnett County Public Schools has

received approximately $35,575,625 for Title I.

• By law, one percent (1%) of the total amount received is “set aside” for

parent involvement. The parent involvement set aside for 2012-2013 is

$3,800,000, which is greater than the required 1%.

• One hundred percent (100%) of the parent involvement set aside goes

directly to the Title I Schools.

• Gwinnett County Title I Principals have all agreed to combine each

school’s parent involvement funds to provide a Parent Instructional

Support Coordinator (PISC) at each Schoolwide Program School.

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Title I Parent Center

• The Anderson Livsey’s Parent Center is located at the end of the first hall to the left upon entering the front doors.

• The Parent Center is open 7:30-3:30 or by appointment.

• The Parent Instructional Support Coordinator (PISC) is Dr. Darren Boyce.

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Title I Parent Center (cont’d)

• The Parent Center resources and the PISC are available to

support you in meeting the instructional needs of your children.

• The Center will be offering many workshops/training sessions for

parents throughout this school year.

Remember, our Parent Center

is a place you can always go for assistance.

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Title I Parent Handbook

The Title I Parent Handbook provides you with

detailed information about Title I from the district,

state, and federal level. Contact information is

available for the GCPS Title I office.

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Title I Parent Involvement Policy

• The Title I Parent Involvement Policy describes our plan for

involving you and other parents in your children’s education.

• A copy of the our school’s Title I Parent Involvement Policy is

sent home with each student. It is also available on our school’s

website: http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/AndersonLivseyES.

• The Gwinnett County Public Schools Parent Involvement Policy

is printed in the Title I Handbook issued to all parents of

students attending Title I Schools. That policy is also available

on the Gwinnett County Public Schools website:

gwinnett.k12.ga.us

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Title I Parent Action Plan

• The School’s Title I Parent Involvement Action Plan provides

detailed information about the workshops/training sessions that

will be presented through the school’s Parent Center for parents

this school year.

• Invitations and reminders about these events will also be posted

on our school’s website.

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Title I School-Parent Compact

• One way to support student achievement is through a Title I

School/Parent Compact.

• The Compact is an agreement made by administrators, teachers,

parents, and students about the kinds of things each will do to ensure

that children are meeting grade level expectations.

• Research shows that when parents know what their children are

doing in school and help support them at home, children will be more

successful in school.

• Parents are invited to participate in Title I planning to help revise our

School-Parent Compact every year.

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Title I Parent Receipt of Documents

• The Title I Parent Involvement Packet includes the following

documents:

Title I Parent Handbook

School Parent Involvement Policy

Title I Parent Involvement Action Plan

Title I School/Parent Compact

• This packet also includes a letter called the Title I Receipt of

Documents which needs to be signed and returned to the school

by your child.

• The signed receipt of documents lets the school know that

parents have all of the Title I documents in their possession.

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Parents’ Rights

As a parent, you have rights that you should understand:

• You have the right to request information about the qualifications

(certification and teaching credentials) of your child’s teacher or

paraprofessional.

• You have rights under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment

(PPRA) to be notified of any planned student activities and surveys

for marketing services and certain physical examinations conducted

by the school district. In addition, you have the right to review and

opt out of such surveys and activities.

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Parents’ Rights (cont’d)

• You have the right under the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act

(FERPA) of 1974 to protect the privacy of your child’s education

records.

• High Schools under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

(ESEA) must comply with a request by a military recruiter or an

institution of higher education for secondary students’ names,

addresses, and telephone numbers, unless you as a parent opt out of

providing such information.

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Parents’ Rights (cont’d)

• If you have complaints or concerns about our school’s Title I

Program, you may submit them to Kristy Hendricks, the Title I

Assistant Principal (AP).

• The Title I AP may be reached by phone 678-344-2082 by email,

Kristy_Hendricks@gwinnett.k12.ga.us or by visiting the school. This

process is also included in the Parents’ Rights handout.

• All of these parent rights are also listed in the Title I Parent

Handbook and the Gwinnett County Student Handbook you

received at the beginning of the school year.

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Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC)

• The National Parental Information Resource Center (PIRC) Grant was not approved in the 2011 budget that ended September 30, 2011.

• The Georgia PIRC will no longer be in existence after September 2012.

• With the closing of PIRC, you may use resources offered through

Communities in Schools of Georgia

600 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Main: (404) 888-5784

Website: cisga.org

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Reminders

• Please make sure that you sign–in on the parent sign-in sheets located

by the outside doors for tonight’s Title I Annual Orientation Meeting.

• We also ask that you sign-in when you visit your child’s classroom

tonight. We appreciate your help in documenting your involvement in

our school’s parent programs.

Please complete an evaluation form before you leave!

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Title I Schoolwide Programs

support

Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Vision

To become a system of world-class schools

where students acquire the knowledge and skills to be

successful as they continue their education

at the post secondary level and/or enter the work force.

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Thanks

Thank you to all of our parents, our students,

our teachers, and our staff for your commitment to

our school and for being here tonight. Together we

can attain success for all of our students. As the

achievement standards continue to rise,

we will meet the even higher goals that have been

set for us this year.

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