1. Priority and Focus School Informational Session & Update DIVISION OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND SUPPORT

2. Who is here today?

3. Looking Back Closing out 2013-14 Title I 1003(a) Priority & Focus School Grant 2013-14 campus compliance Report Targeted Improvement Plan

4. 2013-14 Title I 1003(a) Priority and Focus School Grant Carry over funds – If funds are unspent, carryover cap Priority campus - $74,158 Focus Campuses - $10,000 District reservation – 40% of total allocation Retrieve the funds – Estimated time of funds released in December Access funds - an amendment will be needed to place carryover funds in class object codes in December. Information will be released at that time.

5. 2013-14 Title I 1003(a) Priority and Focus School Grant NOGA end date is September 30, 2014 Final & Revised expenditure report due October 31, 2014 Campus compliance report due October 15, 2014 Focus schools – 1.Were the widest gaps between the subgroups in reading /math performance decreased? 2.Were the Annual Measureable Objective (AMO) targets of 75% met or was progress made toward the 75% for the subgroups? 3.Campus funds reserved at the LEA level? 4.Was the campus offered technical assistance from the ESC?

6. 2013-14 Title I 1003(a) Priority and Focus School Grant Campus compliance report due October 15, 2014 Priority Schools - 1.List the activities implemented for each turnaround principle/critical success factor, and explain how successful the activities were. 2.Campus funds reserved at the LEA level?

7. 2014-15 Title I 1003(a) Priority and Focus School Grant

8. Access application through eGrants Entitlement for Focus schools is $16,000 Entitlement for Priority schools is $149,861 Pre-award available beginning August 1, 2014 for all class-object codes 75% cap on supplies and materials Application due in eGrants by 5:00 PM, October 24, 2014 Amendment deadline July 16, 2015

9. Implementing Targeted Improvement Plan

10. Focus Schools Work with Local Education Service Center Designate a district contact Engage in the Texas Accountability Intervention System (TAIS)

12. What Processes/strategies have worked in the 13-14 school year?

14. Goal & Teamwork

15. Division of School Improvement and Support Mark Baxter, Division Director Leticia Govea, Division Manager

16. Support Specialist in Division of School Improvement Regions 1, 2, 3 Lisa Gonzales – lisa.gonzales@tea.state.tx.us Regions 4, 5 Lauren Ditty – lauren.ditty@tea.state.tx.us Regions 6, 12, 17, 18, 19 Caroline Ramsey – caroline.ramsey@tea.state.tx.us Regions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16 Shayna Sheehan – shayna.sheehan@tea.state.tx.us Regions 13,14, 15, 20 Nicole Chupka – nicole.chupka@tea.state.tx.us

17. Thank you, Questions? for everything you do for Texas students.