1. Lewis Frasier Middle School Title I Annual Parent Meeting
Session 1:
Cafeteria
August 21, 2019
5:00 P.M.
Session 2:
Conference Room
August 23, 2019
10:00 A.M.

2. Welcome Please be sure to sign in and take a packet of handouts.
The handouts include: District Parent & Family Engagement Policy, Parent & Family Engagement Policy, School-Parent Compact, and Parent Right to Know letter. These items can also be found on our school website, front office foyer & parent resource room.

3. What is a Title I school?
School-wide programs serve all children in a school. All staff, resources, and classes are part of the overall school-wide program. The purpose is to generate high levels of academic achievement for all students, especially those students most in need. This purpose is achieved through:
High quality instruction
Comprehensive reform strategies and methods that are based on the use of evidence-based research
Strategies and methods to improve teacher quality and professional development

4. How does our school spend Title I money?
Academic Specialist- Lori Stanfield
Interventionist Teacher- Sandra Wright
Support for Struggling Students
Saturday Tutoring for Math and Reading/ELA
Agendas
Study Island (Exact Path)
Whooo’s Reading
Parent set aside funds-Childcare for meetings (upon request), communication, supplies for students, materials for parent resource room

5. How does our school participate in the Title I Program?
Title I provides federal funding to schools to help students who are low achieving or at most risk of falling behind
Title I funds are allocated to schools based on the percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch
Schools with a percentage of at least 40% are eligible for a schoolwide program.
All Title I schools have to attend training before each school year. We have to collaboratively develop a Title I School Improvement plan, based on data, of how we plan to improve student achievement in all content areas. We seek stakeholder input for this plan and share it on our school website.

6. What are our school’s Title I requirements?
A Title I Plan
Needs Assessment
Reform Strategies
Parent Input
Budget
Tied to School Improvement Plan
Parent
Engagement
School-Parent Compact
Meetings and Workshops
Parent & Family Engagement Policy
Professional Development/ Community
Provide research-based professional learning for staff
Invite all stakeholders to participate in student learning

7. What is our school’s designation status?
Lewis Frasier Middle School is a schoolwide Title I school as opposed to a targeted Title I school.
What does this status mean?
That we can serve all students versus a targeted population.

8. Schoolwide Program Past and Present
What are our schoolwide goals?
What programs/supports are in place to help my child?
For the year , the percentage of students improving in literacy will increase by 5% as measured by growth calculated from the the Georgia Milestones EOG Assessment in the area of English/Language Arts.
For the year , the percentage of students scoring at the developing level or above will increase by 5% as measured by the Georgia Milestones Assessment in all content areas.
RtI
Title I Academic Specialist
Title I Interventionist Teacher
Schoolwide use of technology in classrooms
Support Classes such as Math 180 and Read 180

9. GMAS Data: LFMS   All Grades, Levels 2 ,3, 4: 76%
8th Levels 2, 3, 4: 71%
8th Levels 2, 3, 4: 76%
8th Levels 2, 3, 4: 72%
8th Levels 2, 3, 4: 81%

10. Georgia Standards of Excellence https://www. georgiastandards
Georgia Standards of Excellence Curriculum Assessments PROGRESS Reports

11. College and Career Ready Performance Index
CCRPI
Applies to all schools - Title and Non- Title

12. Our school receives Points in each category
CCRPI for
Readiness
Literacy, student attendance, and “Beyond the Core”
Graduation Rate *High Schools Only
School Climate Survey
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Content Mastery
Achievement in ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies
Progress
Growth in ELA and Math
Progress towards English language proficiency for EL students
Closing Gaps
Meeting achievement improvement targets
Our school receives Points in each category

13. Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) District and School Report Cards
District Report Card
School Report Card (hyperlink your school)

14. What tests will my child be taking?
MAP testing (twice each semester)
Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade Test
6th & 7th ELA/Math
8th ELA/Math/Science/Social Studies
End of Course Tests: Physical Science/Algebra I
WIDA Assessment (ELL Students)

15. WIDA Assessments
The WIDA Screener is an English language proficiency assessment given to incoming students in Grades 1-12 to assist educators with the identification of students as English language learners (ELLs). The purpose of this assessment is to help educators make decisions about whether a student is a candidate for English language support services.
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is a secure large-scale English language proficiency assessment administered to Kindergarten through 12th grade students who have been identified as English language learners (ELLs). It is given annually in WIDA Consortium member states to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English. ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is only available to Consortium member states.
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is aligned with the WIDA English Language Development Standards and assesses each of the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing

16. How do these assessments measure my child’s progress?
MAP Growth reveals how much growth has occurred between testing events and, when combined with the norms, shows projected proficiency. Educators can track growth through the school year and over multiple years.
End-of Course or Grade Tests provide a conversion to a letter grade. The grade lets parents and teachers know how much of the content the student has mastered for the class.
WIDA Assessment is an English language proficiency assessment given to incoming students in Grades 1-12 to assist educators with the identification of students as English language learners (ELLs). The purpose of this assessment is to help educators make decisions about whether a student is a candidate for English language support services.

17. What proficiency is my child expected to meet?
MAP test-your child is not required to meet a particular proficiency. This test measures what your child’s current level of knowledge is in ELA and Math. It lets teachers know what they are ready to learn.
GMAS End-of-Grade Tests-EOGs are scored on a scale of 1 to 4 (Beginning, developing, proficient and distinguished learner) A score of level 3 is considered proficient and level 4 is considered distinguished.

18. What is required by law for parent and family engagement?
As outlined in the Parent Involvement Policy (on the county and school website):
convene an annual meeting to inform parents of the school’s Title I program
offer a flexible number of parent meetings
involve parents in an organized, ongoing way
provide parents with the information they need to help their child/children succeed in school

19. What is the Parent & Family Engagement Policy?
The school district will put into operation programs, activities, and procedures for the engagement of parents and family members in all of its schools with Title I, Part A programs. These programs, activities, and procedures will be planned and operated with meaningful consultation with parents and family members of participating children.
Consistent with Section 1116, the school district will work with its schools to ensure that the required school-level parent and family engagement policies meet the requirements of Section 1116(b) of the ESSA, and each include as a component a school-parent compact consistent with Section 1116(d) of the ESSA.

20. What is a school parent compact?
A written, binding document that parents, students, and teachers sign
Explains how each stakeholder is involved with improving student achievement
Must be signed and returned to school
Parents may keep the compact, just return the signature sheet
Compacts were sent home on day one with students
Must have a signature from every student and parent within our school

21. Where Can I find District and School Policies?
The District Parent & Family Engagement Policy can be found in the handouts your were given today, on the district and school website, in the front office foyer and the parent resource room.
The School Parent & Family Engagement Policy can be found in today’s handouts, on the school website, in the front office foyer and the parent resource room.

22. Does my child’s teacher meet professional qualifications?
Parents Right to Know: In compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act, schools must notify parents of all children in all Title I schools that they have the right to request and receive timely information on the professional qualifications of their children’s classroom teacher(s) and/or Para-professionals. The Parent Right to Know letter was sent home on day one and can also be found on our school website, in the parent resource room and in the front office foyer

23. How is Title I parent involvement money spent?
Parent involvement funds can be used on things such as:
Parent resources/ parent resource center
Parent workshops
Guest speakers
Student supplies
Child care for after school events, such as meetings and workshops
How is Title I parent involvement money spent?

24. What opportunities does the school provide for parental involvement?
Parent meetings, conferences, school events and workshops
Communication through , SwiftReach, Twitter, school website: lewisfraiserms.org
Sharing educational resources such as websites and strategies to reinforce skills at home
Classroom/school-wide volunteering
Parental input-School Governance, Title I meetings, surveys
Collaborating with the community-business partnerships

25. How responsive will the school be to my questions when staff is contacted? Immediately, or within 24 hours. You can call the school, , or view website for information. All concerns from stakeholders will be shared with district personnel.

26. Evaluation:
Let us know how we did. Please take some time to complete the evaluation form in your handout packet.
You may complete it tonight and leave it on the back table or return it to school with your child. Please send forms to Lori Stanfield, Academic Specialist.

27. We welcome parent questions/input
We welcome parent questions/input. We want to make sure you leave this meeting informed about the Title I program as well as the opportunities the school provides to get involved.
Contact:
Jermaine Williams, Principal
Lori Stanfield, Academic Specialist
Sandra Wright, Intervention Specialist