Title 1 Break-out Session Julie Burke and Sara Williams August 12, 2014

Agenda  Title 1 Requirements  Highly Qualified Teacher  Parent involvement Log  Parent Compacts  Parent Nights

Title 1 – To bad it isn’t this easy…. but with planning, it will be manageable and good for developing relationships.

Highly Qualified Teacher  Required for all certified staff members  For example, for me  Course: Professional Growth Effectiveness Coach  Course Range: Middle School  Course Core Content – Non NCLB Core Content  Highly Qualified Calculator is found at  You will need to know your teacher certification. You can look this up at (EPSB )  Click on Check Certification Status – left side  Click on KY Educator Certification Inquiry – left side

How do I determine whether the course I teach is a “core academic subject” and falls under the NCLB’s “highly qualified” teacher requirements?  NCLB defines “core academic subject” as English; reading/language arts (Kentucky’s “reading/writing”); mathematics; science; foreign languages; civics and government (Kentucky’s “political science”); economics, history, and geography (all of which fall under Kentucky’s “social studies”); and arts (Kentucky’s “art” and “music”).  The following courses are not considered to be part of the English/reading/language arts core content: speech, journalism, yearbook, drama, theater, and debate. The following courses are not considered to be part of the History, Civics/Government, Economics, and Geography core content: sociology, psychology, and humanities.

Special Education I am a special education teacher trying to use the Highly Qualified Teacher Calculator to determine my “highly qualified” status. How do I list my certification on the calculator?  The Highly Qualified Teacher Calculator include s a special education category on screen 2. On screen 3 you should check the type of special education certificate that you have. If you teach in a self-contained classroom or you are a resource teacher for special education students, you must meet the “highly qualified” teacher requirements for each of the core academic subjects you teach.

Parent Involvement Logs  Title 1 requires Parent Involvement Logs to be submitted three times a year.  Logs will be stored on Sharepoint  Shared Documents  We will use the same log all year, so it will not be necessary to have more than one folder.  Continue to update the original document for each teacher.

Parent Compacts/Parent Learning Nights  Parent Compacts must be completed in person.  Team Leaders will maintain Digital Log on Sharepoint of compacts completed and a binder of the actual documents.  Parent Learning Nights – this is our opportunity to reach out and help educate our parents and showcase our students and school.

Title 1 There is power in unity.