1. Title I Annual Parent Meeting
Sol C. Johnson High School
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 (11:00am and 6:00pm)
Parent Involvement Center/Media Center
Title I Annual Parent Meeting

2. Title I Programs Can Help:
Children do better in school and feel better about themselves
Teachers understand the needs and concerns of students and parents
Parents understand their child and be more involved in the child’s education

3. What is a Title I School?
Being a Title I school means receiving federal funding (Title I dollars) to supplement the school’s existing programs. These dollars are used for…
Identifying students experiencing academic difficulties and providing timely assistance to help these student’s meet the State’s challenging content standards.
Purchasing supplemental staff/programs/materials/supplies
Conducting parental Involvement meetings/trainings/activities
Recruiting/Hiring/Retaining Highly Qualified Teachers
Being a Title I school also means family engagement and parents’ rights.

4. Title I Funds
Any Local Educational Agency ( School District) with a Title I Allocation exceeding $500,000 is required by law to set aside 1% of it’s Title I allocation for parental involvement.
Of that 1%, 10% may be reserved at the school district for system-wide initiatives related to family engagement. The remaining 90% must be allocated to all Title I schools in the district. Therefore each Title I school receives its portion of the 90% to implement school-level family engagement.
You, as Title I parents, have the right to be involved in how this money is spent.

5. School-wide or Targeted Assistance
Reduce class size in ELA and science classes to provide more one-on-one instruction for student support to meet individual needs, allows for additional support and remediation for students that have demonstrated deficits in their skills and/or content knowledge.  The Writer’s Workshop Course provides an opportunity for ELA teachers to work with students in a small class setting and provide more individualized assistance.  The support structure is used to prepare students for the next course in the sequence by narrowing/closing the achievement gap in skills.  
Continued professional learning for staff in all content areas to address data analysis, collaborative planning, instructional strategies, formative assessments, the development of common assessments, and rigor in the core content areas.
Professional development that will support the development of students’ critical thinking skills through Thinking Maps.
Increase parental involvement across grade levels through evening workshops and Saturday sessions to assist parents in understanding the importance and impact of standardized tests as a measurement of student achievement.
Increase parental involvement by providing additional opportunities for parent conferences in the evening (after 5 p.m.), and on Saturdays, and home visits when necessary.
Utilize the parent facilitator to operate the parent center, provide workshops, and conduct outreach for increasing parental and community involvement.

6. School-Improvement Plan
Planning team
Needs Assessment
Strategic Goals
Research based strategies
Evaluation of plan

7. School-Improvement Plan
Student academic assessments
Information on proficiency levels
Additional assistance provided struggling students
Coordination and integration of federal funds and programs
School programs including migrant, pre-school, school choice, and supplemental educational services as applicable.
Family Engagement Strategies, including the school Family Engagement Policy

8. Curriculum
Sol. C. Johnson High School (SCJ) implements data-driven instruction based on formative and summative assessments. From grades 9 – 12, the curriculum is aligned with the Georgia Standards of Excellence. The exams given are aligned with statewide Georgia Milestones Assessment System, including End Of Course assessments (EOCs). The instruction will be differentiated based on the results of the formative and summative assessments.

9. EOCT/GMAS EOC Trend Data
Assessments
The Georgia End of Course assessments main administrations occur in the Winter and Spring of each year. Students are assessed in 9th Grade Composition/Literature, American Literature, Algebra I*, Geometry*, Biology, Physical Science, United States History, and Economics. From the 2014 – 2015 school year, the assessment system changed to the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS).
EOCT/GMAS EOC Trend Data
Subject Area
2014 – 15
GMAS EOC
2015 – 16
2016 – 17
School
District
State
9th Grade Comp/Lit 69 70 76 73 77 74 80 68
American Lit 66 67 63 72
Coordinate Algebra 53 60 51
n/a
*Algebra 1 56 59 71 54 64
Analytic Geometry 55 57
*Geometry 61
US History
Economics 58 65 41 52
Biology 35 38
Physical Science 29 46 47

10. Teacher Professional qualifications
You, as Title I Parents, have the right to request the qualifications of your child’s teachers.

11. Family engagement District Family Engagement School Family Engagement
Compacts
Budget
Volunteer opportunities
Parent decision making opportunities

12. Family engagement How can parents become involved at the school?
Parents have a right to request 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 from parents as soon as practicably possible

13. Family Engagement Funds
SCCPSS reserves 1% from the total amount of the Title I, Part A funds it receives in FY18 to carry out family engagement requirements.
Family/Parent input as sought through a survey and Parent Forum held in the spring on how to spend these funds.

14. Family Engagement Funds
Through collaboration with parents/families it was decided that for the school year the following items would be funded:
Office supplies, instructional consumables, etc.
Books and periodicals to aid parents in supporting their students
Expenditures for stamps, postage of family engagement information

15. Contacting the Staff
Parents can contact our staff via phone calls, messages, school-visits, and through our Parent Facilitator
Parents will be invited to scheduled parent-teacher conferences
Teachers communicate with parents on a regular basis through phone calls, s and weekly reports. Schoolwide Curriculum Night, RTI, and IEP meetings are another opportunity for parents to discuss their student’s achievement with teachers and other professionals.
Parents can consider enrolling in REMIND (formerly REMIND 101) for increased communication via text messages

16. Questions