1. Title I Annual Parent Meeting
Please remember to fill in the red text areas with your school’s information.
Meadowbrook Elementary
September 27, 2017
Brad Burklew
Brittani Young

2. Agenda Welcome and Introductions All About Title I Title I Budgets
Standards and Testing
Title I Beginning of School Packet
Parent Right’s
Home-School Compact
School Parent Involvement Plan
District Parent Involvement Plan
Terms and Acronyms
Parental Involvement Plan
Keys to Your Child’s Success

3. What is Title I?
Title I is the largest federal assistance program for our nation’s schools.
The goal of Title I is a higher quality of education for every child.
Title I funds are used by schools and districts for a variety of programs and activities designed to increase children’s academic achievement (especially in reading and math). Schools work to identify students most in need of educational help. The schools set goals for improvement, measure student progress, using standards set forth in the state’s Title I plan, develop programs that add to regular classroom instruction, and involve parents in all aspects of the program. Title I seeks to provide supplemental support to those students that are the furthest from meeting the standards the state has set for all children.
Districts receive Title I funds from the federal government (through the PA Department of Education), and distribute these funds to schools based on the number of low-income students (eligible for free/reduced price lunch). However, low-income is only used to distribute funds. Students are selected to receive Title I services if they have an academic need.

4. How Title I Works?
The federal government provides funding to states for Title I.
The Florida Department of Education allocates money to the district.
The school district identifies eligible schools and allocates Title I funds.
Meadowbrook implements a targeted assistance program.
The Florida Department of Education receives funds from the federal government. Districts receive Title I funds from Department of Education, and the school district distributes these funds to schools based on the percentage of children eligible for free/reduced price lunch; however, students do not have to be from low-income families to receive help.
For Title I Schoolwide Programs: Our students are in a Title I School-wide program. This means that our Title I money can be used to upgrade the educational program in ways that may impact every student in the school . This also means that every parent/guardian of a student in our school is a Title I parent! The schools set goals for improvement, measure student progress, using standards set forth in the state’s Title I plan, develop programs that add to regular classroom instruction, and involve parents in all aspects of the program.
For Title I Targeted Programs: Our school is a Title I Targeted Assisted School. That means that we identify (or target) students for Title I services. We look at assessment results for students and identify those who need extra help to get caught up with their classmates. Students are selected to receive Title I services if they have an academic need.

5. Title I Funds
Meadowbrook is provided funding to pay for services and programs for our students.
Title I funds pay for the following at our school:
Personnel (Title I Teacher Tutors & FCIMs Facilitator – Data Analysis)
Materials and Supplies
Teacher Training
Our school has also been provided funding to pay for family engagement activities/trainings throughout the year which we use for:
Parent Resource Area
Reading Night
Bridging the Summer Gap workshop
Inform participates of the total Title I funds the school receives
Describe your Title I program and what it looks like. Suggestions for services provided through Title I funding: Additional teachers for intervention instruction, technology, Scientifically Researched Bases curriculum materials, extended day tutoring.
1% of these funds are used to provide Parent Involvement activities
How and when will parents help to determine how that money is spent?
Describe how parent involvement funds were used the previous year.
Explain that parents must have the opportunity to help decide how the parent involvement funds are used and what type of parent involvement activities they want or need to help their kids do better in school.

6. Who decides how funds are used?
The school’s leadership makes personnel and instructional decisions based on the specific needs of its student population.
Avenues for parent input through various means:
School Advisory Council (SAC) composed of Parents, Community members, Teachers, Other staff that works at the school, Principal and Students (at Middle and High School)
Home-School Compact and the school’s Parent Involvement Plan
End of the Year Parent Surveys
Explain the process the school uses to involve parents in the decision-making process. Explain that parents are critical to this process.
Provide information on all of the opportunities parents have to participate.
Opportunities to Volunteer:
Describe the various opportunities for parents to volunteer or become involved in your school. Some examples might include:
In the school, in classrooms, or on fieldtrips
Decisions and Planning on How to Use Title I School Parent Involvement Funds
District/School Councils - meetings throughout the year where parents participate in school-wide program planning, and decide how to use the Title I parent involvement funds
School Parent Councils

7. School Public Accountability Report
School Public Accountability Report (SPAR) provides parents and the community with important information about each public school
Demographic data;
School safety and climate for learning information;
Academic data;
Graduation rates;
Class sizes;
Teacher and staff information;
Curriculum and instruction descriptions;
Postsecondary preparation information; and
Annual Measureable Objectives (AMO) information.
Available at the School office, School website, Parent Resource Area Notebook or online at

8. Measuring Student Success
Quarterly District-wide assessments intended to measure mastery of material and aligned with standards and benchmarks taught during each quarter will be given in the following areas:
English Language Arts: grades K-5 Science: grades 3-5
Math: grades K-5
Alachua County utilizes AIMS as our district assessment
Assessments—Add specific information on the assessments administered at the school

9. Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Grades 3-5
Students tested on:
FSA English Language Arts / Writing Component: Grade 4
FSA English Language Arts: Grades 3-5 (ELA)
FSA Mathematics Grade 3-5
NGSS Science Grade 5
- Information on FCAT may be found at:

10. Parent’s Rights It is your right to:
Be involved and request conferences to discuss your child’s progress
Be provided information on your child’s level of achievement on state assessments in reading/language arts, writing, mathematics, and science;
Request and receive information on the qualifications of your child’s teacher; and
Be informed if your child is taught by a non-highly qualified teacher for four or more consecutive weeks.
Parents’ Rights under No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Request the qualifications of your child’s teacher
Be notified if your child is taught for more than 4 consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified
Request opportunities for regular meetings with staff in order to make suggestions
Participate in decisions relating to the education of your child
Submit a written comment on the school-wide program plan when the school makes the plan available to the district (if you are not satisfied with the plan)

11. Home-School Compact Teacher Responsibilities:
Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the state’s student 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 children’s progress through report cards every nine weeks with interim reports during each grading period
Provide additional instruction in reading with a focus on comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, phonological awareness, and fluency
Take the needs and concerns of parents and students into consideration when making assignments
Title I School-Parent Compact – outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. Must be reviewed and revised annually with parents.
Distribute a copy of the School Parent Compact to review and discuss
Explain that Title I parents can be involved in reviewing and updating the school/parent policy each year (provide the dates/times for the meeting if available)

12. Home-School Compact Parent Responsibilities:
We will see that our children arrive to class on time, each day and attend school regularly
We will provide a time and place for our children to do homework and will help with homework as needed
We will talk to our children about the importance of school
We will communicate on a regular basis with our children’s teachers regarding their education
We will meet/conference with our children’s teacher as an important part of the parent/teacher partnership
We will stay informed about our children’s education and communicate with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or school district either received by our children or by mail and responding, as appropriate
We will participate in school events
Title I School-Parent Compact – outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. Must be reviewed and revised annually with parents.
Distribute a copy of the School Parent Compact to review and discuss
Explain that Title I parents can be involved in reviewing and updating the school/parent policy each year (provide the dates/times for the meeting if available)

13. Home-School Compact Student Responsibilities: Attend school everyday
Come to school with a positive attitude, ready to work and learn
Deliver notes, newsletters and letters to parents
Follow school and classroom rules
Complete and return all homework assignments
The Home-School Compact is required to be discussed during Parent -Teacher Conferences throughout the year.
Title I School-Parent Compact – outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. Must be reviewed and revised annually with parents.
Distribute a copy of the School Parent Compact to review and discuss
Explain that Title I parents can be involved in reviewing and updating the school/parent policy each year (provide the dates/times for the meeting if available)

14. PIP continued….
Convene an Annual Meeting to inform parents of Title I program requirements and their rights to be informed and involved regarding this program
Offer meetings at flexible times to maximize participation
Provides families of Title I students with timely information regarding Family Engagement Activities/Trainings.
Convene Annual meeting to inform parents of Title I students of Title I requirements and their rights to be involved in the Title I program.
Offer meetings at flexible times to maximize participation

15. PIP continued….
Assists parents in understanding academic content standards, assessments, and how to monitor and improve the achievement of their children.
Provides materials and training to help Title I parents work with their children to improve their children's achievement
Parent Conferences
Reading Night
Bridging the Summer Gap Workshop
Progress reports/report cards
Educational Planning Team meetings
Assists parents in understanding academic content standards, assessments, and how to monitor and improve the achievement of their children.
List the opportunities planned to meet this requirement

16. District-wide Parent Involvement
As part of the Title I Beginning of School packet families are
provided the following items:
District Parent Involvement Plan
Title I Complaint Procedures
Educational Terms and Acronyms
This information packet is sent home to all Title I families by each Title I school via your student’s backpack.
Important Dates:
Provide a list of workshops, parent events, district meetings, etc. that may be of interest to parents or are opportunities for them to be involved.

17. Parent Resource Area
An area has been established to house resource materials for parents to access as needed.
This area contains a variety of informational and academic materials for parents to take and use with their student at home.
The Parent Resource Area is located in the Media Center.
Some of the materials available for check-out are:
Booklets located in the Information Center, A Parent’s Guide to Working with Teachers, A Teacher’s Guide to Working with Parents, The Leader in Me book and Parent Guide, Parent Guide to Your Child’s Success (all grade levels in English & Spanish), The Parent Playbooks, Engaging All Families
Inform parents about the various resources and materials available to them through the PRA.
Inform them of the location of the PRA and times when it is open to parents.
Give them an idea of what types and materials are available in the PRA and what the check-out procedures are for your school.

18. Title 1 Teacher 352-333-2828 mannpa@gm.sbac.edu
Pat Mann
Title 1 Teacher

19. Questions?

20. Thank you for attending.
Be sure to sign/complete:
Title I Annual Meeting Evaluation Form
The Title I Parents’ Rights Letter
Home – School Compact
(return both of these to your child’s teacher or leave with us today)