1. Parents and Schools Partners in Education
Springfield Elementary Annual Title I Parent Meeting September 20, :00 A.M.
Parents and Schools
Partners in Education

3. Our Mission Statement
As a community of learners, in cooperation with stakeholders, our mission at Springfield Elementary School is: Springfield Elementary School ... where every student will work toward a high school diploma through meaningful teaching and learning every day.

4. What is Title I?
Title I is the largest federally funded program for elementary, middle, and high schools. Through Title I, money is given to school districts around the country based on the number of low-income families in each district. Title I funds help educators improve teaching and learning in economically disadvantaged communities.
Each district uses Title I money for extra educational services for children most in need of educational help. The focus of the Title I program is on helping all students meet the same high standards expected of all children.
*The focus of all Title I programs is to help eligible students meet the same high academic achievement standards expected of all children, regardless of their socioeconomic status and background.

5. Guyton Elementary
Rincon Elementary
Sand Hill Elementary
Springfield Elementary
Effingham County Middle School

6. How does our school spend Title I money?
Professional development and instructional resources for the classrooms
Teachers & Parent Liaison Salaries
Literacy Coach

7. Our Participation in Title I
SES is Schoolwide Title I. This means that school staff work to improve the school’s educational program in an effort to increase the achievement of all students, particularly those who are low achieving and thus could benefit from extra support or services.

8. What are our school’s Title I schoolwide requirements?
40% of students enrolled receive free/reduced meals
Title I requirements apply to, and opportunities are available to, all students, parents/guardians, and staff of the school
Schoolwide program use Title I funds to increase the amount and quality of learning time. In this way, they embrace a high-quality curriculum, according to a comprehensive plan that ensures all children meet the state's challenging academic standards.
Schoolwide program serve all children in a school. All staff, resources, and classes are part of the overall Schoolwide program.
High quality instruction
Strategies and methods to improve teacher quality and professional development
A comprehensive needs assessment that identifies the school’s strengths and challenges in key areas that affect student achievement.
A developed comprehensive schoolwide plan that describes how it will achieve the goals it has identified as a result of its needs assessment. The school annually evaluates the outcomes and the plan’s implementation to determine whether the academic achievement of all students, and particularly of low-achieving students, improved, whether the goals and objectives contained in the plan were achieved, and if the plan is still appropriate as written.

9. What is our school’s Designation Status and what does this mean?
Under the 2015 renewal of Georgia’s ESEA Flexibility Waiver, certain Title I schools continue to be designated as Reward, Priority, or Focus Schools. The Waiver allows the use of the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) as the comprehensive report card for all schools in Georgia — measuring how well the school is doing in areas such as achievement, progress, and challenge. Points are awarded in these areas based on Subject areas such as reading and math, and closing achievement gaps among groups of students. Springfield Elementary CCRPI score added up to 72.4 for
Springfield Elementary has not been given a Priority or Focus school designation this year, which means we are a Title I school that is continuing to provide a quality education to all of our students.

10. Our Schoolwide Goals
SES will improve student achievement in Language Arts during the school year by increasing the number of students performing at or above grade level on End of Grade Assessments.
SES will improve student achievement in Math during the school year by increasing the number of students performing at or above grade level on End of Grade Assessments.

11. Programs/supports in place at SES to help your child
Reading Recovery
CIM groups for targeted reading instruction
iRead
iLearn-Math
System 44
Reading Inventory
Interventions for Reading & Math
Parent Resource Area
Charm Incentive Program
PBIS & Class Dojo

12. What curriculum does our school use?
Springfield Elementary School teaches the Georgia Standards of Excellence using a variety of instructional resources and research based strategies. Teachers use differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students.

13. What assessments will my child take?
Kindergarten – GKIDS, DIBELS Next
1st Grade – End of Year Progress Check (ELA and Math)
2nd Grade – End of Year Progress Check (ELA and Math)
3rd Grade – Georgia Milestones (ELA and Math)
4th Grade – Georgia Milestones (ELA and Math)
5th Grade – Georgia Milestones (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies)
Grades 1-2 also take common unit assessments in Language Arts and Math.

14. How do these assessments measure my child’s progress?
Assessments are designed to measure a student’s mastery of the Georgia Standards of Excellence. The data collected from these assessments allows teachers to determine a need for remediation or enrichment and plan for appropriate instruction.

15. What proficiency level is my child expected to meet?
Effingham County School District has established a promotion policy for each grade level. Each grade level’s promotion policy is listed in the student handbook. Students in Grades 3 and 5 must also meet the minimum requirements on the GA Milestones Assessment.

16. Parents Right To Know
As the parent of a child in a Title I school, you have the
right to:
Be involved in the planning and implementation of the parent involvement program in your school
Ask to read the progress reports on your child and school
Request information about the professional qualifications of your child’s teacher(s) including the degrees and certifications held, and whether the teacher is certified in their respective area of instruction
Help to decide if Title I is meeting your child’s needs, and offer suggestions for improvement
Ask about your child’s school designation under the new Georgia ESEA Flexibility Waiver
Know if your child has been assigned, or taught by a teacher who is not highly qualified for at least four consecutive weeks
Help develop your school’s plan for how parents and schools can work together

17. What is ESEA Public School Choice?
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) Beginning in the school year those Title I schools that were required to offer Choice due to the school's NCLB school improvement status, were no longer required to offer Choice under ESEA but rather follow Georgia’s Intradistrict Transfer option. Georgia’s Intradistrict Transfer option allows parents of students enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school in Georgia to elect to enroll their student in a public school that is located within the school district in which the student resides other than the one to which the student has been assigned by the local board of education if such school has classroom space available after its assigned students have been enrolled. The parent shall assume the responsibility and cost of transportation of the student to and from the school.

18. How does our school spend Title I money?
1% of our Title I Budget is for Parent Involvement
Materials for Parent Resource Area
Family Nights (Milestones)
Supplies for Academic Workshops, meetings and training sessions at SES
Supplies for parent communication

19. What is required by law for parent involvement?
District Parent Involvement Policy: Title I, which is part of the NCLB law, is the largest federal elementary and secondary education program. Title I funds help educators improve teaching and learning in economically disadvantaged communities. Because parents are so important for children’s success, Title I schools and school districts must have a plan that makes parents partners in their children’s education.
School Improvement Plan: This plan is required by law and is a document that keeps a school focused and on track as school staff work together throughout the school year towards overall improvement and success for every student.
School Parent Involvement Policy: A parent involvement policy tells you how the school will work with you and other parents to help all the students in the school meet high academic standards
School-Parent Compact: A commitment and plan of action that helps children do well in school. The compact is a written agreement that spells out roles and responsibilities. It is a jointly developed plan that outlines what teachers, other school staff and parents need to do to help all students meet state education standards.
Upon approval, copies of the School Parent Involvement Policy and School-Parent compact will be provided to parents/students

20. What opportunities does the school provide for keeping parents informed & parent involvement?
Parent Teacher Conferences
Open House
Flyers
School Messenger – s, Phone Calls
School and Class Website
Parent Surveys
PTO
Volunteer Opportunities
School Council
Parent Resource Area
Reading and Math resources for home
Parent University-Effingham
Family Events
Title I meetings
School’s social media: Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

21. Springfield Elementary School
300 Old Dixie Highway South
Springfield, GA 31329
P: F:
Lisa Woods , Principal
Tony Sikes, Assistant Principal
Jennifer Rahn, Instructional Supervisor
Mikki Thomas, Parent Liaison

22. QUESTIONS/Evaluations

23. Thank you for being involved with your child’s education!