1. 1 Title I Program Overview for TAS Slide # References/Documents/Materials for Annual Title I Meeting Slide # References/Documents/Materials for Annual Title I Meeting 5 Personalization slide Provide and share the school’s 2015-2016 Title I ranking (the percentage that generated the current year Title I allocation) and the 2015-2016 Title I allocation 20-22 Review copy of the school’s Parent Involvement Policy 8 LEA Plan http://home.lausd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=181824&type= d&pREC_ID=403302 23 Personalization slide Insert and discuss the school’s 2015-2016 7E046 expenditures 12 Personalization slide Introduce or prepare a slide of SSC members Explain that the Consolidated Application (ConApp) is a school district document that allows state and federal funds to flow from CDE to school districts Policy Bulletin 6541.0: Guidelines for the Required English Learner Advisory Committee and School Site Council 24 Personalization slide List parent engagement activities planned for the school year (i.e., Math night, Back to School night, Open House, SSC meetings, parent workshops, etc.) 13 SPSA—cycle of process27 Memorandum 6161 NCLB: Qualification for Teachers; Parent Notification Requirements and Right to Know Procedures; Annual Principal Certification Form (This is the memorandum # for 2014-2015– The 2015-2016 memorandum has not been posted as of 8/2015) 14 Personalization slide List school’s Title I [7S046] expenditures that the school has budgeted from the 2015-2016 Title I allocation (see Assurances and Justification pages) 28 Personalization slide Introduce or prepare a slide of paraprofessionals and indicate content focus and/or grade level support Targeted Assistance Program School (TAS) Letter at fsep.lausd.netfsep.lausd.net 30 Personalization slide List and discuss the school’s academic and other relevant data for 2015-2016 The chart below provides a slide number and the corresponding documentation or suggestions of additional resources to be utilized at the Annual Title I meeting or throughout the academic year as topics at School Site Council (SSC) meetings. Memorandum 6324.0 Notification of Federal Title I Parent Involvement Mandates This slide is for presenter use only and should be deleted prior to presentation.

2. 2 Federal and State Education Programs Branch Title I Annual Meeting 2015-2016 Title I Program Overview for Targeted Assistance Schools (TAS)

3. Federal and State Education Programs Branch Purpose of the Overview To inform parents about the Title I Program and its requirements 3

4. 4 What is Title I? “…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…” No Child Left Behind (NCLB) 2001 Title I, Part A federal funds are supplemental monies to help meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in the highest-poverty schools. In order to access Title I funds, LAUSD schools must have a poverty threshold of at least 50% based on free- and reduced price meal applications and/or CalWORKS. Schools that rank into Title I deliver supplemental services through a targeted assistance (TAS) program or a schoolwide program (SWP) model. Note: New schools that opened during the 2015-2016 school year are TAS. Federal and State Education Programs Branch

5. 5 School’s Poverty Ranking and Title I Allocation Provide and share the school’s 2015-2016 poverty ranking and 2015-2016 Title I allocation Federal and State Education Programs Branch

6. 6 Who Receives Title I Services? Although schools are eligible for Title I funding based on poverty, the selection process for providing Title I services to students is not based on low-income. It is based entirely on academic achievement. Federal and State Education Programs Branch

7. What are Supplemental Funds?  Additional monies above the general funds districts and schools receive to support the regular program.  Granted to districts and to schools for specific program purposes and must be used only to support and enhance the district’s and school’s regular program.  May not be used to replace or supplant the funds and programs the district provides to all schools. 7

8. Federal and State Education Programs Branch Local Educational Agency (LEA) LAUSD Plan 8  The LEA Plan is required of all school districts that receive funds under NCLB.  Addresses five performance goals 1. “All students will reach high standards, at a minimum, attaining proficiency or better in reading and mathematics, by 2013-2014.” 2. “All Limited English Proficient students will become proficient in English and reach high academic standards, at a minimum attaining proficiency or better in reading/language arts and mathematics.” 3. “By 2005-06, all students will be taught by highly qualified teachers.” 4. “All students will be educated in learning environment that are safe, drug- free, and conducive to learning.” 5. “All students will graduate from high school.”

9. 9 Targeted Assistance School (TAS)

10. The Two Title I Models for Serving Students Schoolwide Program (SWP) Targeted Assistance Program School (TAS) Serve Identified Title I Students Serve All Students at the School Supplemental Services

11. 11 Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)* Targeted Assistance School (TAS) Develop a comprehensive school plan to provide Title I funded services only to students identified as Title I–eligible. In a TAS school, a student is eligible for Title I services if identified by the school staff as failing or most at-risk of failing to meet the state achievement standards based on multiple academic measures. The plan will include: – – Scientifically-based instructional methods that strengthen the core academic program – – Primary consideration for extending learning time – – Review progress of Title I–eligible students – – Implementation of an accelerated, high-quality curriculum in English Language Arts and Mathematics for Title I–eligible students – – Annual evaluation and revision of the SPSA *Goals of the LEA Plan are embedded in the SPSA Federal and State Education Programs Branch

12. 12 California Education Code 64001 requires that districts receiving state, federal and other applicable funding through the Consolidated Application (ConApp) process ensure that participating schools write a SPSA. California Education Code 52852 requires these schools to establish a School Site Council (SSC) as the decision-making council for all programs funded through the ConApp. The SSC is responsible for developing, reviewing, and approving the SPSA with written advice from appropriate school advisory committees. Expenses described in the SPSA must be aligned to data that will address specific needs and must be annually evaluated. Federal and State Education Programs Branch Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

13. The Cycle of Continuous Improvement in the Development of the SPSA Federal and State Education Programs Branch 13 Conduct Comprehensive Needs Assessment (Data analysis and SPSA Evaluation) Develop School Goals Develop strategies and align budgets to address identified student Needs Monitor implementation

14. Federal and State Education Programs Branch 2015-2016 School’s Title I Expenditures  List and discuss 2015-2016 school’s Title I Expenditures (70S46) 14

15. 15 Title I TAS and Parent Involvement

16. 16 What is Parent Involvement? NCLB Definition: “The term parent involvement means the participation of parents in regular, two-way and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities.” Federal and State Education Programs Branch

17. 17 District Title I Parent Involvement Policy LAUSD adopted a district-wide Title I Parent Involvement Policy for parents on December 11, 2012. This policy is annually distributed to parents and is required for Title I schools. The policy describes how the District will: - Involve parents in the LEA Plan - Provide coordination and technical assistance to schools for parent involvement - Build parent & school capacity - Annually evaluate the policy - Involve parents in Title I school activities The District’s annual Parent Student Handbook also provides parents with information on parental involvement and NCLB mandates. Federal and State Education Programs Branch

18. 18 District Parent Involvement Policy

19. 19 2015-2016 Parent-Student Handbook

20. 20 School Parent Involvement Policy In addition to the District Parent Involvement Policy, each Title I school must develop, jointly with parents of children receiving Title I services, a written school parent involvement policy that describes how the school will carry out the parent involvement requirements in No Child Left Behind, Section 1118. Federal and State Education Programs Branch

21. 21 School-level policies must:  Be jointly developed & distributed to parents  Describe how school will carry out requirements  Be provided to parents in an understandable language  “Periodically” updated School Parent Involvement Policy Requirements Federal and State Education Programs Branch

22. 22  Annual Title I Meeting  Information about the Title I Program  Description of curriculum & assessment  Opportunity to request meetings  School-Parent Compact  Capacity Building Required School-level Activities Federal and State Education Programs Branch

23. 23  Title I TAS schools are required to set-aside 1% of Title I funds to support their Parent Involvement policy for parents of Title I students.  The following are the expenditures from this year’s allocation: (insert school’s E046 expenditures) Required Set-Aside for Parent Involvement (Program Code 7E046) Federal and State Education Programs Branch

24. 24 2015-2016 School Parent Involvement Activities Insert and discuss parent engagement activities planned for the school year (i.e., Math night, Back to School night, Open House, SSC meetings, parent workshops, etc.) Federal and State Education Programs Branch

25. 25 Parents’ Right to Know The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) mandates that Title I, Part A funded schools give parents timely notice when their child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified. The school sends letters home to parents to inform them about this assignment when applicable. NCLB requires Title I, Part A schools to notify parents at the beginning of each school year that they may request information about the qualifications of their children’s teachers and paraprofessionals who provide educational assistance to their children. LAUSD parents may make written requests to the school and receive information regarding the qualifications of their child’s teacher (i.e., credential, degree, and major) and paraprofessionals. Federal and State Education Programs Branch

26. 26 Title I TAS and Highly Qualified Teachers and Paraprofessionals

27. 27 Teacher Qualifications Teachers should be highly qualified at the time of employment. All teachers teaching core academic areas in Title I schools must meet the highly qualified standard. Out-of-the-classroom teachers funded with the Title I resources at TAS must meet highly qualified NCLB compliance. Note: TAS cannot fund class-size reduction teachers. Federal and State Education Programs Branch

28. 28 Paraprofessional Qualifications All paraprofessionals must be highly qualified. All new hires are required to pass the District Proficiency Test* and must meet the following criteria: – HS diploma/GED AND – Have 60 semester or 90 quarter units from a recognized college or university OR – Have an associate (or higher) degree from a recognized college or university OR – Pass the Instructional Assistance Test *new hires with a Bachelor’s degree or higher do not need to take the District Proficiency Test Duties: – Provides instruction only if under the direct supervision of a “highly qualified teacher” – Provides support to identified Title I-eligible students Federal and State Education Programs Branch

29. 29 Accountability and The CORE Waiver - Academic performance - Social-Emotional - Culture and Climate

30. 30 2015-2016 School Data Insert and discuss school data (school’s API, suspension rate, attendance rate, report card grades, SBAC data, other data sources ) Federal and State Education Programs Branch

31. 31 CORE WAIVER On August 6, 2013, eight California school districts, including LAUSD, received a waiver from some of the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act from the U.S. Secretary of Education. The eight school districts are grouped together in an association called the California Office of School Reform (CORE) – Fresno Unified SD, Long Beach USD, LAUSD, Oakland USD, Sacramento USD, San Francisco USD, Sanger USD, and Santa Ana USD. Federal and State Education Programs Branch

32. 32 SCHOOL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM With this waiver, CORE does not seek to escape FROM accountability. Instead, CORE is asking for a waiver INTO a new system with higher level of shared responsibility and accountability. The new accountability system will be called the School Quality Improvement System. The School Quality Improvement System is designed to hold schools accountable for the performance of all students across a variety of factors. Factors include: - Academic performance - Social-Emotional - Culture and Climate Federal and State Education Programs Branch

33. YOU ARE OUR PARTNERS At LAUSD, schools and families are working together to ensure all students are college-prepared and career-ready. Together we can equip our students with the foundation of skills needed for the 21st century.

34. 34 Resources For additional questions regarding the school’s Title I Program, please contact the Principal or designee. Federal and State Education Programs Branch