1. Annual Title I Input Meeting May 19, 2016 8:30-9:30 AM & 4:30-5:30 PM
Principal: Dr. Andrea Scandrett

2. The Lamar County School System receives Title IA funds as part of the Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Title I is designed to support academic standards and provide resources to improve teaching and learning for low-achieving students. Title IA also provides funding to increase & improve parent involvement.

3. Learn today to succeed tomorrow!
The Mission
Learn today to succeed tomorrow!
The Vision
Lamar County Schools will provide all students with an equitable and excellent education that prepare them for college, career, and life.

4. District-wide Parent Involvement Coordinator's Responsibilities
Amy Banks: District Parent Involvement Coordinator
Provide academic support to families at LCES
Provide Professional Learning support for LCHS Staff
Provide Family Engagement Resources that will help parents help their children succeed academically

5. Agenda Define Parent Engagement What is Title I
Discuss how LCES spend Title I funds
Discuss how LCES participate in the Title I Program-Revised
Explain what is LCES Title I requirements
Explain what is Designation Status & LCES Designation status
Discuss LCES Schoolwide program Goal Areas
Introduce Curriculum and Milestones Testing video
Explain LCES Parent Involvement Plan-Revised
Explain LCHS Student-Parent-Teacher Compact-Revised
Discuss Highly Qualified
Discuss how Title I Parent Involvement Funds are utilized-Input
Discuss opportunities for Parent Involvement
Provide contact information
Closing and Evaluation

6. Definition
Parent Engagement is an ongoing process that increases active participation, communication, and collaboration between parents, schools, and communities with the goal of educating the whole child to ensure student achievement and success. (

7. What is Title I?
Part of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act designed to support academic standards, provide resources & improve parent involvement that
a) Provides federal funds through the GA-DOE to school systems; and
b) Ensures that all children have a fair, equal & significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.

8. How does LCES spend Title I money?
To purchase software programs: Study Island, STAR Math, and STAR Reading
To provide time for core content teachers to collaborate and improve instruction to meet the needs of low achieving students
To purchase resources and technology equipment.

9. How does LCES participate in the Title I Program?
By providing all children with an enriched and supportive educational program
By affording parents substantial & meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.

10. What are the Title I requirements?
If 40% of a school’s student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch, the school is able to use funds in School-wide Program (SWP), which means that all students can benefit from the Title I funds. All of Lamar County schools operate under the SWP model.

11. Designation Status
Priority—a school that has been identified as among the lowest-performing 5% of Georgia’s Title I schools over the past three years, or any non-Title I school that would otherwise have met the same criteria. Focus-/Alert—a school that has room for improvement in specific areas. Focus Schools will receive targeted and tailored solutions to meet the school’s unique needs. Reward —a school with outstanding student achievement or growth over the past three years.

12. What is LCES’s Designation Status?
Note: Schools may also be designated as Priority, Focus, or Alert schools based on assessment and graduation data.
Starting with the school year, each school received a College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) number that provided a more complete and comprehensive look at a school’s performance.
We are pleased to announce that none of the Lamar County Schools were identified as Priority, Focus, or Alert schools.

13. LCES Schoolwide Program-Present (Goal Areas)
LCS Performance Framework-Strategic Map Continuous Improvement
Attain High Student Achievement and Success
Implementing a Cultural of Professional Learning, Growth, Accountability

14. What curriculum does our school use?
Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS)

15. What test will my child be taking
Students in LCES participate in Georgia Milestones Testing

16. What does Georgia’s law require?
LCES Parent Involvement Policy/Plan for
What is it? This is a plan that describes how LCES will provide opportunities to improve parent engagement to support student learning.
How is it developed? LCES welcomes parent input and comments at any time regarding the parental involvement plan. All parent feedback will be used to revise the plan for the next year.

17. What is required by law for parent involvement?
: LCES Parent Involvement Policy/Plan
Who is it for? All students and their families are encouraged and invited to participate in the opportunities described in this plan.
Where is it available? Each parent/student receives a paper copy. Parents may also retrieve a copy of the plan by going to the district website at and clicking on Lamar County Elementary School. Additionally, copies are in s in the Parent Resource Room and the front office.
How will you receive timely information? Updates to any Title 1 program are posted on our website, announced through automated phone calls, flyers and the front office.

18. What is required by law for parent involvement?
LCES Parent Involvement Policy/Plan When can we get together? LCES will host and offer the following events to build participation for stronger parental involvement, as well as other meetings at parent request.
September 8, 2016– Annual Title I Meeting – 6:00 PM
September 16, 2016– Literacy Night: Parent Night: From 5 – 7 p.m.
November 10, 2016– Be Involved: Parent Night from 5-7 p.m.
February 4, 2017 – Math Night: Parent Night: from 5 – 7 p.m.
March 22, 2016 – Science Night: Parent Night from 5 – 7 p.m.
May 17, 2017 – LCES Title I Input Meeting at 8:30-9:30 a.m. 4:30-5:30 p.m.

19. LCES is Continually Improving
LCES is Continually Improving! LCES will take the following measures to promote and support parent involvement as an important foundation of the school in order to strengthen the school and reach our school goals.
Ensure that the parent involvement materials are published, posted, and distributed in both English and Spanish (as needed or requested)
Provide an aligned curriculum using the CCGPS and the GPS
Conduct staff development quarterly to improve parent involvement practices
Communicate regularly with families and the community regarding school wide events and activities
Ensure that all parents have the opportunity to provide feedback
Use feedback from parents to provide and develop relevant trainings to educate staff on the importance of parental involvement
Provide necessary materials for parents at conferences
Collaborate with parents, community leaders and business groups to develop, discuss, revise and agree upon the school parental involvement policy on an annual basis.

20. Lamar County Elementary School Student-Parent-Teacher Compact Grades 3-5 2015-2016
This compact outlines how LCES, students participating in the Title 1, Part A, Program, and their families will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement, as well as describes how teachers and parents will build and develop partnerships that will help children achieve the state’s high academic standards.

21. School and Teacher Responsibilities:
Provide high quality instruction in a supportive, effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the state’s academic achievement standards.
Hold parent-teacher conferences during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement.
Provide parents with frequent reports on their child’s progress.
Provide parents reasonable access to all staff members.
Provide parents opportunities to volunteer at the school, participate in their child’s class, and observe classroom activities.

22. Parent Responsibilities: We, as parents, will play an integral role in the daily school life of our child. We will
1. Provide our child a designated nightly homework time so that as a family we can talk about the content standards our child is learning;
2. Discuss together any important communication to/from the school;
3. Initiate and communicate with our child’s teacher any concerns that we might have through , phone calls, or face-to-face meetings;
4. Log into the Parent Portal so that we can access our child’s daily grades and assignments and have an open conversation about his/her academic achievement;
5. Ensure that our child will attend school daily and stay the entire day unless properly excused so that he/she may take advantage of the rigorous instruction provided; and
6. Take advantage of the various supports (as needed) provided by the school before and after school hours to the greatest extent possible.

23. Student Responsibilities: Students will
Be prepared and use materials and directed.
Complete all of my assignment in a timely manner.
Follow the directions of all adults
Use appropriate language
Remain in my personal space
Report unsafe things to an adult.

24. Remember you can access the Parent Portal to check grades from our website:
For information on upcoming activities, visit: Get login information from our school secretary.

25. Are my child’s teachers highly qualified?
School System: 98%
LCES: 94%

26. How is the Title I Parent Involvement money spent?
A district Coordinator of Parent Involvement (CIP)
The school messaging call system and other communication venues
Supplies for printing and distributing:
The Georgia Department of Education’s (GADOE) Common Core GPS
GADOE Parent Guide to Title I : (to help you understand the Title I Program)
The Lamar County School System’s Parent Involvement Policy and Action Plan
School-level brochures and communication venues
Professional learning to staff using the GADOE’s Parent Engagement training tools
Phone surveys and parent night surveys
Childcare and transportation for Title I activities
A tool for ensuring that information to parents is in an understandable format in a language they understand.

27. What opportunities does the school provide for parent involvement?
Parent engagement opportunities
Volunteer opportunities
Parent decision-making opportunities/meetings/councils

28. How responsive will the school be to my questions?
School personnel will respond to parent questions in a timely manner. Parents are encouraged to schedule appointments with administrators for consultation purposes by contacting LCES School at
Principal- Dr. Andrea Scandrett–
Assistant Principal – Mr. Waylon Knight –
LCES Counselor – Ms. Paige Adams –
Learning Support Specialist – Ms. Marci Vining -

29. A Family-Friendly School: Welcoming Environments
Make students want to learn.
Make parents want to attend school functions and volunteer.
Make school staff enjoy their jobs.
Make community members want to invest in the school.
Improves customer service and parent-school communications.
Make the school a place of trust, safety, and resources to students, parents, and the community at large.

30. Thank you for attending LCES Annual Title I Input Meeting.
Amy Banks:
Parent Involvement Coordinator