1. Title I and Families

2. Purpose of Meeting According to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, schools are required to host an Annual Meeting to explain and discuss:  Title I programs and requirements including  Family Involvement Policy/Plan  School-Parent Compact  Parents’ Right to Know  Additional support  School and Parent Partnerships  Family Information Notebook (FIN)

3. What is Title I? Title I  is a federally funded educational grant  provides supplemental funds to school districts to assist schools with the high concentrations of poverty to meet school educational goals  assists with building capacity of parents and teachers  encourages parents to be involved in their child’s education

4. Goal of Title I To ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments

5. Title I Funding  District allocates Title I funds to each qualifying school based on the number of eligible students for free/reduced priced meals  Title I must supplement District funds  A minimum amount of the Title I grant must be spent on Family Involvement and Professional Development  Parents have the right to give input into how the school will use their Title I funds

6. Title I Programs  All Palm Beach County Title I schools are schoolwide programs  Serve all students in the school, but focus on lowest achieving students  All staff, resources and classes are part of the overall schoolwide program

7. Family Involvement Policy/Plan  Each Title I school must jointly develop, agree upon, and distribute to parents a written Family Involvement Policy/Plan  The Family Involvement Policy/Plan describes how the school will carry out the parent involvement requirements including the development of a School-Parent Compact

8. Family Involvement Policy/Plan Requirements:  Provide timely information about Title I programs to parents  Explain the curriculum, assessments, and the minimum standards that students are required to meet  Offer a flexible number of meeting dates and times spent  Involve parents in the decisions about how Title I Funds reserved for parent involvement are spent

9. Family Involvement Policy/Plan  Provide documents to show that families were given information translated in their native language  Show evidence of continuous communication between the school, families, students, and community  Provide information on how the school worked with community, volunteers, and business partnerships to increase student achievement (requirements continued)

10. Family Involvement Policy/Plan  Provide trainings to staff and parents on a variety of subjects that address the needs of students and parents to support Family Involvement  Jointly conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the school’s Family Involvement Policy/Plan (requirements continued)

11. Family Involvement Policy/Plan  Continuously monitor and evaluate the strategies of the Family Involvement Policy Plan  Use the findings of the evaluation to design and revise strategies for more effective parent involvement (requirements continued)

12. School-Parent Compact  School must have a School-Parent Compact that is written by parents and school personnel  The compact sets out the responsibilities of the student, parents, and school staff in striving to raise student achievement  The compact should be shared at parent- teacher conferences in elementary schools  The compact is to be reviewed and signed each year by the family, student, and teacher

13. Parents’ Right to Know  Parents have the right to request and receive timely information on the professional qualifications of their child’s teachers  Parents must be notified if their child is assigned or taught by a teacher who is not highly qualified for four or more consecutive weeks

14. Parents’ Right to Know  Parents will be provided information on the level of achievement of their child in each of the state academic assessments required by law  Information must be in a language the parents can understand if feasible

15. Research shows… No matter the socio-economic status, when parents are involved, students are more likely to:  earn better grades  obtain better test scores  pass courses  be promoted to the next grade  attend school regularly  have better social skills  continue their education  adapt to change  graduate

16. School and Parent Partnership  School works with parents to ensure child’s success  School and parents make decisions that affect child’s education  School and parent partnerships are built within School Advisory Committee, Title I District Parent Advisory Council, and school decision making committees 

17.  School provides opportunities for parents to volunteer time and talents  School offers parent workshops, trainings and parent/teacher conferences School and Parent Partnership

18. School provides materials to help parents work with their child. Some Title I schools have Parent Resource Rooms allowing parents to check out materials. School and Parent Partnership

19. Family Information Notebook  Available in front office of school  Review Title I information such as Parents’ Right to Know, School- Parent Compact, Family Involvement Policy/Plan and much more  Learn about State and District resources such as PIRC (Parent Information Resource Center) and the District Policy

20. Family + School = Success