Annual Title I Information Meeting September 9, :30 PM Presenter: Liss A. Maynard, Principal Clarkdale Elementary School

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What is a Title I School? Title I is a federally funded program which provides services to schools based on student economic needs.  Cobb County has 45 schools with 50% or more students participating in the school lunch program.  Clarkdale Elementary School is 79.1% Free and Reduced Lunch as of Tuesday, 8/26/14 The purpose of Title I under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) is 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.

School’s Designation Status Reward Focused Priority Alert No Designation

Our School’s Requirements Clarkdale Elementary School is a School-wide Title I School. In a school-wide school, all students benefit from Title I resources.

Clarkdale’s SSP Goals  Increase parental involvement/engagement  Establish and maintain a positive school culture  Increase student achievement  85% of students will meet/exceed standards in ELA  73% of students will meet/exceed standards in Math  70% of students will meet/ exceed standards in Science  76% of students will meet/ exceed standards in Social Studies

Allocation of Title I Funds Funds (~$280, 000) are used to support and ensure a high-quality education for all students by highly qualified faculty and staff.  Personnel  Academic Coaches- Literacy & Math  Parent Facilitator  Educational Supplies  Instructional Technology –Study Island, IStation, Fastmath, Fraction Nation,  Parental Involvement/Parent Resource Center  Tutoring  Professional Development for Teachers and Paras

Title I Parent Involvement Funds  Parent Resource Center supplies  Parent Resource Room  Parent Academy  Study Tools and Guides  Field Trip to Library  Pastries for Parents  Parent & Community Recognition

Participation in the Title I Program  Comprehensive needs assessment  Proven methods and strategies for student learning, teaching and school management based on scientific research and effective practices  Instruction by highly qualified teachers  School-wide Title I  High quality, ongoing, job embedded professional development  Parent Involvement Resources  Articulation to Kindergarten and 6 th Grade  Coordination and integration of federal, state and local services and programs

Title I School-wide Plan Supports to Achieve Goals  Instructional Technology, daily, 6:15am- 7:15am  Math Lab during Specials, weekly  Tutoring (before, during and after school)  Academic Coaches (support for teachers and students)  Professional Learning for staff  Collaboration Days  Teacher Rounds  Weekly meeting with Academic Coaches  Administration assists with teaching  Study Island & Istation, school and home

Title I School-wide Plan Supports to Achieve Goals SSP  SEAMLESS Instructional Framework  Assessments for and of Learning –Diagnostics, Formative and Summative  OnCourse Lesson Planning  Parent Engagement Activities  Home School Communication  Communication folders, all grades  Agenda Books, 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th

Curriculum  Common Core Georgia Performance Standards ( CCGPS )  Math Frameworks  ELA Frameworks  Science Frameworks  Social Studies Frameworks

Assessments  K-GKIDS, SLOs, ACCESS  1 st – CogAT, SLOs, ACCESS  2 nd – SLOs, ACCESS  3 rd – CogAT, IOWA, Georgia Milestones, SLO’s, ACCESS  4 th - Georgia Milestones, SLO’s, ACCESS  5 th – IOWA, Georgia Milestones, SLO’s, ACCESS

Proficiency Level  Students are expected to be on or above grade by the end of the school year. This is measured by a series of assessments including, but not limited to, DRA, Georgia Milestones, SLOs, etc.

Law Requirements for Parent Involvement  Notification of Highly Qualified Teacher and Paraprofessional Status (Parent’s right to know)  Notification of School Status under ESEA  1% of System Allocation must be reserved for Parent Involvement  Our Parental Involvement budget for the school year is $

Law Requirements Continued...  CCSD Parent Involvement Policy is found on the District Website under Title I department  Clarkdale School Policy  Sent home by end of September  Clarkdale School-Parent Compact  Signed in October during conferences at Conference Week  All Policies, Plans and Compact are revised- annually in the Spring with parent input.

Highly Qualified Staff  All but one staff is Highly Qualified  In the case of a supply teacher, they are certified/degreed in the subject area which they are temporarily teaching.  Parents have the right to request information on the professional qualifications of their child’s teacher and paraprofessional providing service to their child

Opportunities for Parent Involvement Volunteers are always welcome in the  Parent Resource Room  Classrooms- contact teacher; limited to maximum of one hour  School Events/ Meetings  Mentors  WATCHDOGS  Parent Action Team

Opportunities for Parent Involvement Continued  Parent Academy/Activities  Parent-Student Lunches  PTA  School Council  Club Sponsors  Classroom Activities  Parent-Led Projects  Meet & Mingle  Chat & Chew with Principal  State of the School Address

Responsive to Parents Parents are welcome to walk-in, or call the school at We will do our very best to accommodate walk-ins.  Liss A. Maynard, Principal  Tangela Hendrix, Assistant Principal  Xandria Johnson. Parent Facilitator  Susan Callahan, Secretary

Closing  We thank you for your time and attention.  Please complete the evaluation form in your packet.  You may leave your form with our staff.  If you have any question or concerns, please contact Liss A. Maynard, Tangela Hendrix or Xandria Johnson.