Tift County High School ANNUAL TITLE I MEETING SY16 Tap Knowledge – Capture Wisdom - Harness Talents -Sculpt Minds

Schools are Title I because… At least 40% of its students are eligible for free or reduced price meals.

What is Title I? Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965 A federally funded educational grant Provides supplemental funds to school districts to assist schools Provides a higher quality of education for every child Encourages parents to be involved in their child’s education

How Title I Works The federal government provides funding to states each year for Title I. The state educational agencies send the money to the school district. The local district identifies eligible schools and provides Title I resources. Title I serves children through School-wide Programs or Targeted Assistance Programs.

How TCHS Spends Title I Money Parent Liaison Salary – SuzAnne Lamb Instructional Coach Supplementary Educational Teaching Materials Class Size Reduction Computer Hardware/Software After-school Tutorial Programs Consultants Professional Learning Teacher Training Summer School Transportation for students attending After-school Tutorials

Tift County High School: A School-wide Title I Program Requirements Title I schools must develop and revise yearly a School-wide Plan (Title I / School Improvement Plan). A school-wide program uses Title I funds to upgrade the entire educational program of the school. Title I funds can be used to serve all children. Programs must be in addition to programs funded by State and Local Education Agencies. School-wide Program schools must comply with Title I requirements for parental involvement.Title I schools must develop and revise yearly a Parent Involvement Plan.Title I schools must develop and revise yearly a Parent Compact.

TCHS SCHOOL GOALS – SY16 1) Improve teaching and learning practices to meet the following targets: Increase EOC percentages “Proficient and Above” Increase percent of students with Student Growth Percentiles 35 or Higher Increase CCRPI Score Increase student Lexile Scores 2) Increase Graduation Rate 4yr Cohort 5yr Cohort 3) Improve School Climate Score by: Increasing number of students missing FEWER than 6 days Improving Discipline Score 4) Increase Family and Community Engagement by: Improving Parent, Student, and Teacher Survey Score

Parent Notifications The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 requires that parents or guardians who have children attending a Title I school be notified of how well their school is preparing its students for college and/or a career (CCRPI), as well as the school’s Designation Status: Reward, Priority, Focus. - TCHS had NO Designation Status SY CCRPI score SY = 66.9 (Achievement, Student Progress, Achievement Gap, Challenge Points) - Your student attends a school.

School Accountability

Achievement Points (60 pts) Progress Points (SGPs) (25 pts) Achievement Gap (15 pts) Challenge Points (10 pts) Content Mastery (TESTS) (24 pts) Readiness (18 pts) Graduation (18 pts) ED/EL/SWD Performance (Flags) Exceeding the Bar Indicators TCHS - CCRPI Performance Categories TCHS STATE Total Achievement = 40.8 = 43.6 Total CCRPI TCHS = 66.9 STATE=68.4

Parents’ Right to Know Parents have the right to request and receive timely information on the professional qualifications of their child’s teacher. Parents must be informed if their child is assigned to be taught by a teacher for four or more consecutive weeks who is not Highly Qualified. Parents will be provided information on the level of achievement of their child on each of the state academic assessments required by law. To the extent feasible, information must be in a language the parents can understand.TCHS is 99% Highly Qualified!

School Curriculum Standards-based Curriculum – Georgia Performance Standards / Georgia Standards of Excellence Georgia Standards of Excellence replaces Common Core Georgia Performance Standards provide clear expectations for assessment, instruction, and student work. Frameworks provide models of Instruction Georgia must maintain a curriculum that specifies what students are expected to know in each subject and grade. Additionally, the state’s standardized tests must be aligned with that curriculum.

Testing: Have You Heard! PAST: 1. Georgia High School Graduation Test 2. Georgia High School Writing Test PRESENT: 1.Georgia Milestones End-of-Course: (Students should meet Proficient or Exceed level and show Growth) Students are compared to their Academically Equivalent Peers and receive a Student Growth Measure. Math – Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry ELA – Ninth Grade Literature, American Literature (11 th ) Social Studies – US History, Economics Science – Physical Science, Biology An EOC counts 20% of a student’s semester average. 2. Student Learning Objectives (SLO) for other content classes and count 2% of the Formative category

Graduation Requirements SUBJECTUnit Requirement English Language Arts 4 Math 4 Science 4 Social Studies 4 CTAE, Foreign Language and/or Fine Arts 3 Health and Personal Fitness1 Introduction to Business Tech1 ELECTIVES5 TOTAL26

How Do I Get Involved?  Serve on School Council or the Title I Advisory Committee  Schedule Parent Conferences  Use Infinite Campus to monitor child’s attendance and grades  Attend meetings scheduled by school  Contact Parent Liaison  Participate in parent surveys  Community Outreach  Volunteer for one of the various Booster Clubs CONTACTS SuzAnne Lamb – Parent Liaison Don Jarrett – Assistant Principal