Title One Program Evaluation Report to the CCSD Board of Education Sue Skala, Title One Coordinator Doreen Jones & Denise Little, Title One Teacher

Title One Program Purpose: 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. Title One Program

Ensuring that high-quality academic assessments, accountability systems, teacher preparation and training, curriculum, and instructional materials are aligned with challenging State academic standards Meeting the educational needs of low-achieving children Closing the achievement gap between high- and low- performing children Holding schools, local educational agencies, and States accountable for improving the academic achievement of all students Federal Action Steps

Federal Action Steps Distributing and targeting resources sufficiently Improving and strengthening accountability, teaching, and learning by using State assessment systems designed to ensure that students are meeting challenging State academic achievement and content standards Providing greater decision-making authority and flexibility to schools and teachers Federal Action Steps

Providing children an enriched and accelerated educational program Promoting school-wide reform and ensuring the access of children to effective, scientifically based instructional strategies and challenging academic content Significantly elevating the quality of instruction by providing staff in participating schools with substantial opportunities for professional development Coordinating services; and affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children Federal Action Steps

75% of Title One students will meet or exceed their spring growth target on the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress). Statistically 50% would be average. Program Goal #1

Percent of students meeting Growth targets: Grade 2: Goal Met/Not Met Percent of students meeting Growth targets: Crest – 31% Heights – 67% Hill – 48% Ridge- 84% View – 59% Program Goal #1 Results

50% of Title One Students will meet or exceed the target on the FAST screener. Program Goal #2

Program Goal #2 Results Crest Heights Hill Ridge View 1st Grade FAST aReading FAST Composite 2nd Grade FAST CBM-R Crest 7% 20% 8% Heights 40% 27% 21% Hill 24% 25% 10% 5% Ridge 58% 42% 11% View 35% 37% 18% 6%   Program Goal #2 Results

1st Grade Composite Spring Subtests Demonstrations Sight Words Word Segmentation Nonsense Words CBM-R

1st Grade Composite Subtests Data FAST Spring 1st Title Composite Scores

90% of Title One Parent Survey responses are positive towards the Title One program in the areas of communication about student progress. Program Goal #3

Goal Met: 100% of Title I parents responded positively on their view of the program on the Spring Title I Survey. Crest 100% Heights 100% Hill 100% Ridge 100% View: 100% Goal Met: 100% of Title I parents responded positively on the Spring Title I Survey- “The Title I Program is Helpful/Extremely Helpful to my Child”   Program Goal #3 Results

Other Parent Survey responses included: I am very appreciative of this extra reading help. I am thrilled to see the progress made this year and am thankful she had the support needed to be successful. Title 1 has been amazing for my child! I wouldn’t change a thing. Title one has been the best thing for my son. I appreciate the hard work the teacher has done with my son tremendously. She has helped him focus and believe in himself. Watching him learn and grow his been so much fun. I felt like the way things are set up now promotes a healthy learning pace and as long as everyone involved is on the same page the program is set up perfectly. I was very happy with the help that my child received. Good teacher to parent communication! Thank you! My son’s reading has gotten stronger and he’s more willing to read now! Thank you! This is a great program! Program Goal #3 Results

Parent Advisory Council Meeting May 25, 2016 Ideas to Improve our Title One Program: Other ways to get information Video Library to send to parents with helpful tips and strategies Video student progress Parent Advisory Council Meeting May 25, 2016

2016 – 2017 Action Steps for Improvement Continue to collaborate with classroom teachers to align instruction Work with classroom teachers to regularly use assessment data to drive decision-making Meet as a Title 1 team to collaborate at least one time per month. Create video demonstrations for parents 2016 – 2017 Action Steps for Improvement

Future Considerations Refine use of diagnostic assessments in conjunction with classroom teachers to identify explicit teaching objectives Attend and support implementation of 95% professional learning & diagnostic assessments in K-2 Continue to build capacity to assess our success in building foundational skills & closing the achievement gap Future Considerations