1. Annual Title I Parent Meeting October 24, 2016
Margarita Sanchez-Colina
K-12 Supervisor of English Language Arts,
Title I and Basic Skills

2. 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.

3. Schoolwide means:
In a schoolwide setting, all students benefit from Title I resources.
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.

4. How our Schools Spend Title I Money
Educational Supplies for children
Technology
Intervention Programs
Personnel
Additional RtI and Basic Skills staff
Additional staff members lower the student-teacher ratio
Professional Development
Parent Involvement
Agenda Books -refreshments

5. Elementary
Kindergarten to Grade 5

6. Response to Intervention
Our Response to Intervention Instructors serve the school as interventionists for students identified as “at-risk” at the elementary level.

7. RtI/Basic Skills Student Selection Criteria
Measures
*Universal Screeners (3x’s a year)
Sept. Jan. June
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) K
Reading Fluencies grades 1-5
Math Fluencies grades 1-5

8. RtI/Basic Skills Elementary Students will receive…
30 minutes of LANGUAGE ARTS instruction. AND/OR
30 minutes of MATH instruction..
.Instruction is provided through in-class support and/or pull-out in GRADES K-5.
Use of a targeted intervention program for a period of six to eight weeks with regular progress monitoring. If progress is noted continue program. If no progress is made switch intervention.

9. Middle School
Grade 6, 7, 8

10. Basic Skills Student Selection Criteria only offered in Language Arts
Individual student score from State Test
Previous year’s final Language Arts Report card grade
Teacher Recommendations (grades 5-8)

11. Basic Skills Middle School Students will receive…
A 42 minute language arts class
The class will follow the A/B schedule and students will be serviced during their scheduled AVID Strategies Class (former enrichment time) OR Physical Education Class. The Language Arts Strategies Class will not interfere with your child’s required number of hours for Phys. Ed. or Health Class.
Reading and Writing skills are addressed.

12. High School
Grade 9, 10, 11

13. Basic Skills Student Selection Criteria
Individual student score from State Test
Teacher Recommendations (grades 8-11)
Report Card Grades

14. Basic Skills High School Students will receive…
An 82 minute course.
The READ 180 course in 9th grade is a full year course covering two semesters. Students receive 10 credits upon completion of the course.
The Strategies course for 9th-11th graders is only one semester. Students receive 5 credits.
These two courses are in addition to the regular language arts or math classes.

15. Critical Components of Successful Reading

16. Motivation and Background Knowledge
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Vocabulary
Fluency
Comprehension
Writing

17. Programs to match the critical components in Reading
Motivation & Background Knowledge
TEACHER READ ALOUDS
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics
FUNDATIONS -HEADSPROUT –K PALS -1st grade PALS
Vocabulary
INTERACTIVE WORD WALLS
Comprehension
VISUALIZING AND VERBALIZING, SUCESSMAKER
Fluency
READ NATURALLY
Writing
WRITER’S WORKSHOP

18. Intervention Programs
Wilson Fundations
K/1st Grade PALS
Headsprout
LiPS
Read Naturally
Visualizing and Verbalizing
SuccessMaker
READ 180
PARCC test prep-readiness strategies

19. Parent Rights to Know
Title I Parents have to right to request the qualifications of their child’s teachers. See Right-to Know-Letter.
Title I allocation for the school year is $1,711,924
Any LEA with a Title I Allocation exceeding $500,000 is required by law to set aside 1% of the Title I allocation for parental involvement. Of that 1%, 5% may be reserved at the LEA level for system-wide initiatives related to parental involvement. The remaining 95% must be allocated to all Title I schools in the LEA. Each Title I school receives its portion of the 95% to implement school-level parental involvement.
Title I parents have the right to make decisions regarding how this money is spent.

20. Get Involved! Volunteer to be part of the School Leadership Committee.
Be part of the school’s decision-making process.
Review and Modify the Parent Involvement Policy and Home/School Compact.
Learn about the school’s academic strengths and weaknesses.
Collaborate with school staff on setting goals, both for the school and for each individual child.

21. Parental Involvement
Families have a major influence on their children’s achievement in school and through life. When schools, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more.

22. Studies have found that students with involved parents, no matter what their income or background, are more likely to—
a) Earn high grades and test scores, and enroll in higher-level programs
b) Pass their classes, earn credits, and be promoted
c) Attend school regularly; and
d) Graduate and go on to post-secondary education.

23. COMMUNICATION
Communication between basic skills teachers, classroom teachers and the parent is necessary to be held on an ongoing basis. Through strategic planning and collaborative efforts by all, reinforcement of concepts will be addressed more effectively.

24. Parent/Community Input and Suggestions…
Thank You!