What is Title I and How Can I be Involved? Annual Parent Meeting Greenwood Elementary November 12, 2013

Definition of Title I: Title I provides federal funding to schools to help students who are low achieving or at most risk of falling behind. Title I is allocated to schools based on the percentage of student receiving free/reduced lunch. Schools with a percentage of at least 40% are eligible for a schoolwide program.

Greenwood Elementary operates a Title I Schoolwide Program.

Schoolwide means: The school uses Title I funds to upgrade the entire educational program of the school. Title I funds are used to serve all children in order to raise academic achievement. Title I funds will be used to provide additional assistance to all students who experience difficulties in meeting the State’s performance targets.

To be a “Schoolwide” School: The school must have a free/reduced lunch count of at least 40%. The school must collect and analyze data that effects student achievement. The school must develop a comprehensive site plan and annually review the effectiveness of the plan.

Greenwood Elementary’s Title I Schoolwide Program

Planning Team: Susan VanZant, Principal Nikki Molloy, Parent Liaison Melissa Dotson, Parent Susan Hull, Counselor Lori McGee, Reading Specialist Heather Moles, 1 st Grade Teacher Tomi Bardell, 4 th Grade Teacher Laura Rogers, Title I Math Coach Angel Waldo, School Based Social Worker

Summary: Components of Title I Plan Needs Assessment The district provides an annual needs assessment for parents, teachers and students to complete online or paper copy provides through offices. Research Based Reform Strategies Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers Professional Development

Recruitment of Highly Qualified Teachers Parent and Family Involvement Data Driven Decision Making Transition Strategies Intervention Strategies Coordination of Federal, State and Local Programs

Focus Goals Objective 1.1: By the end of the academic school year, 85% of all students will be proficient in reading by third grade as measured by the District Reading Sufficiency Plan. Objective 1.2: By the end of the academic school year, 85% of all students will be proficient in reading and math as measured by the OSTP. Objective 1.3: By the end of the academic school year, students will score above the state average in OCCT reading and math. Objective 1.4: By the end of the academic school year, all limited English proficient students will show progress as measured by the WIDA and/or state-mandated English- Proficiency Testing

Objective 2.1: By the end of the academic school year, all students will attend a school that maintains a safe and drug- free environment conducive to academic learning and personal growth as measured by the OSTP, local needs assessments, SIP documentation (discipline referrals, etc...). Objective 2.2: By the end of the academic school year, the district will reorganize and align the essential student support systems and technology to maintain services that maximize student achievement, i.e., child nutrition, transportation, special services, curriculum, maintenance, administration, health services, after-school and summer school programs, etc.... as measured by student counts, OSTP, and local needs assessments.

Objective 2.3: The district will continue to acquire technological resources and improve the integration of technology in the classroom to impact student learning as measured by local needs assessments, classroom observations, and lesson plan documentation. Objective 2.4: Every student will have a competent, highly- qualified teacher as measured by state accreditation reports and district professional development records. Objective 4.1: The district will establish a district-wide parent advisory council to provide advice on all matters related to parental involvement as measured by minutes of Advisory Council meetings and local needs assessments. – Key Strategy: The district will continue to collaborate and/or establish relationships with parents, businesses, universities, and governmental, community-based and cultural organizations.

Objective 4.2: The district will update the parent involvement policy as measured by the board of education minutes and policy book. Objective 4.3: All schools will conduct effective parent involvement activities to improve student academic achievement at least two times per year as measured by school calendars, principal evaluations, call logs and participation at activities.

Curriculum and Instructional Strategies: All kindergarten and 1 st grade students will go to Literacy Lab for 30 minutes a day. Every child in the building gets 90 minutes of uninterrupted reading time(minimum) Struggling readers will receive an additional 30 minutes intervention.

Assessment: Students will be assessed several times throughout the year. – Literacy First – Developmental Reading Assessments – Math Benchmark – OCCT (grades 3 & 4)

Proficiency Levels for [School Year]: (Insert state performance targets for reading and math for the current school year.)

Title I Parent Notification Requirements

Parent Involvement Policy Greenwood Elementary agrees to implement the following statutory requirements: The school that receives Title I, Part A funds will put into operation programs, activities and procedures for the involvement of parents consistent with section 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Those programs, activities, and procedures will be planned and operated with meaningful consultation with parents of participating children. Consistent with section 1118, the district will work with its schools to ensure that the required school-level parental involvement policies meet the requirements of section 1118(b) of the ESEA, and each include, as a component, a school-parent compact consistent with section 1118(d) of the ESEA. The school will incorporate this school site parental involvement policy into its district plan developed under section 1112 of the ESEA.

Parent Involvement Policy In carrying out the Title I, Part A parental involvement requirements, to the extent practicable, the school will provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports required under section 1111 of the ESEA in an understandable and uniform format and, including alternative formats upon request, and, to the extent practicable, in a language parents understand. If the schoolwide or targeted site plan is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children in the Title I, Part A program, the school will submit any parent comments with the plan when the school district submits the plan to the State Department of Education. The school will involve the parents of children served with Title I, Part funds in decisions about how the 1 percent of Title I, Part A funds reserved for parental involvement is spent, and will ensure that not less than 95 percent of the one percent reserved goes directly to the schools.

School-Parent Compact School-Parent Compacts are sent home with each individual student. Each compact should be signed by the teacher, a parent, and the student. Additional Compacts are available in the front office.

Parent’s Right to Know – Student Achievement (Insert here information on how parents will be provided information regarding their child’s achievement on state assessments.)

Parent’s Right to Know – Non-Highly Qualified Teachers Schools are required to notify parents if their child has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher that is not highly qualified. All Greenwood Elementary teachers are highly qualified.

How Can You Be Involved?

Parent Involvement Opportunities PTO Greenwood Elementary will provide the following support and technical assistance in planning and implementing effective parental involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance: – Staff members will conduct parent information nights and provide information about state requirements, program services and parent support topics will be presented. – Provide a variety of opportunities and strategies to improve parent involvement at the site level. The activities and/or information to assist parents are described below. – Summer Social – Parent/Teacher Conferences – Literacy Night

Parent Involvement Center/Pamphlets – Helping Your Child With Writing – Helping Your Child Be a Better Reader – Helping Your Child With Homework – Helping Your Child With Math – Helping Your Child Manage Stress – Helping Your Child Do Well in School – Drug-Free Information – Grade Level Shining Star Readers – Parent Power Bullying Prevention Health and fit kid activities to promote learning Oklahoma Caring Van-Immunizations NSU Optometry Program Dental Health Awareness Cherokee Nation Dental Examinations Kindergarten Speech & Hearing Evaluation

Parent Involvement in Decision Making The school/district will provide assistance to parents in understanding topics such as: – Common Core State Standards – Local and State Achievement Assessments (OCCT, WIDA, ACCESS for ELL) – Requirements of Federal Title Programs and NCLB requirements – Inow Home Portal The school will provide parents the opportunity to be a member of a school committee. – Parents may sign up for a committee on back to school night.

Right to Request Meetings Upon the request of parents, the school must provide opportunities for regular meetings for parents to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions about the education of their children. The school must respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible.

Questions?

Contact Information Susan VanZant, Nikki Molloy, Parent Liaison Melissa Dotson, Parent Susan Hull, Counselor Lori McGee, Reading Specialist Heather Moles, 1 st Grade Teacher Tomi Bardell, 4 th Grade Teacher Laura Rogers, Title I Math Coach Angel Waldo, School Based Social Worker Greenwood Elementary (918)