Title I Faculty Presentation

1. Title I Faculty Presentation Faculty Title I and AYP Combined Presentation

2. No Child Left Behind Act • NCLB is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act originally passed under President Johnson’s Administration • Title I is part of the NCLB Act • All requirements regarding Title I are specified in theNCLB Act of 2001

3. Title I • 130 Title I schools in Palm Beach County for FY11 • 101 Public Schools • 23 Charter Schools • 6 Alternative Schools • Charter and Alternative Schools must follow same requirements as other public schools

4. Purpose of Title I • To ensure ALL children have a fair, equitable, and significant opportunity for a high quality education

5. Qualifying for Funding • Each year schools are identified as Title I based on the percentage of students in the school eligible for free and reduced (f/r) price meals on Date Certain. • Date Certain for the FY11 school year was December 18, 2009. • Schools meeting the minimum percentage qualify for Title I funding. The FY11 percentage is 45% for high schools and 50% for middle and elementary schools.

6. Qualifying for Funding • The number of eligible students is multiplied by the per pupil allocation. Example • On Date Certain, 312 students were eligible for f/r priced meals at Sunshine Elementary. This group represents 69% of the total student population. Per pupil allocation = $355 (set by District) School allocation = 312 x $355 or $110,760

7. Highly Qualified Staff • ALL core subject area teachers must be highly qualified: • Bachelor’s degree • State certification • For elementary teachers, a rigorous test • For new middle/secondary teachers, a rigorous test or major coursework • ALL non-instructional staffproviding academic support to studentsmust be highly qualified: • Two years of college or • 60 college credits or • Pass a rigorous test • Teachers must be highly qualified upon hiring in the following core content areas: elementary education, reading, math, science, social science, English, and foreign language

8. Professional Development • Must be evidenced-based and on-going • Must be reflected in the School Improvement Plan/Schoolwide Plan (SIP/SWP) • Must address the needs of students in all subgroups with an emphasis on those not meeting AYP • All out-of-county/state travel must be documented in the SIP/SWP and related to subgroups not meeting AYP

9. Professional Development Required for Audit Documentation

10. Parents’ Right to Know • The professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher and paraprofessional. • If their child is taught by a teacher who is not highly qualified for four or more consecutive weeks, the parents must receive timely notice. • FCAT results must be provided to parents regarding the achievement level of their child.

11. Family Involvement • Karen Mapp, parent involvement researcher at Harvard Graduate School of Education, says students in schools with solid family involvement programs: • Are more likely to enroll in higher-level programs and earn more credits • Have better social skills, behavior, and adapt more easily to school • Attend more regularly and are more likely to graduate

12. Family Involvement School-Parent Compact A compact is an agreement between the home and the school, which outlines how families, staff and students will share the responsibility for improving student achievement. • Written with input from parents and staff • Required to document distribution of Compact • Compact reviewed with parents at a parent/teacher conference • Addresses the importance of communication between teachers and parents on an ongoing basis

13. Family Involvement Family Involvement Policy/Plan • Jointly developed with input from parents and staff • Required to document distribution of Family Involvement Policy • Provide parent trainings and meetings at flexible times • Involve parents in an organized, ongoing and timely way in planning, reviewing, and improving Title I programs • Provide parents with an opportunity to submit dissenting views if the SIP is not acceptable to them • Educate teachers and other staff on the value and contributions of parents, how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents

14. Family Involvement Positive Impact Activities: • Frequent face-to-face, written or phone contact between teachers and parents • School-based parent activities, which help train parents to work with their children at home • Interactive homework assignments that require parents to participate in learning • www.communityschools.org

15. The Federal Consequences of Not Making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

16. Federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) • Measures proficiency of all students in reading, math, and writing • Measures graduation rates • School must receive grade of “C” or better • If a Title I school does not make AYP in all areas and all subgroups, consequences are applied

17. Proficiency Targets for AYP Each year proficiency targets increase

18. Federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) • NCLB requires all schools to measure Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) • ALL public schools receive AYP designation • Non-Title I Schools • Title I Schools • Charter Schools • AYP measures progress of nine subgroups

19. Total Students White Black Hispanic Asian American Indian Economically Disadvantaged Students Limited English Proficient Students (ELL) Students with Disabilities (SWD) Nine Subgroups

20. ALL schools receive an AYP designation Under No Child Left Behind, only Title I schools receive consequences if AYP not met “School in Need of Improvement” (SINI) after 2 years of NAYP No Adequate Yearly Progress (NAYP)

21. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) AYP determines which Title I schools and students are eligible for NCLB Choice Options.

22. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report • Insert your school’s AYP Report

23. Federal Consequences for Not Making AYP (NAYP). *Consequences are cumulative. Each year same consequences apply, plus new consequences added

24. All parents of students attending a Title I school that does not make AYP for two or more years are offered choices for their child’s education. NCLB Choice Options for all SINI Schools

25. Corrective Action - SINI 3 No Child Left Behind dictates one or more of the following options: • Replace school staff relevant to failure to make AYP • Implement new curriculum • Decrease management authority at school • Extend school year or school day • Restructure internal organization of the school

26. Planning for Restructuring - SINI 4 No Child Left Behind dictates one or more of the following options for restructuring: • Reopening as public charter school • Replacing school staff, including principal • Entering into contract with a private entity • State takeover • Other major restructuring reform

27. Restructuring - SINI 5 Implement the Plan prepared while a SINI 4 No Child Left Behind dictates one or more of the following options for restructuring: • Reopening as public charter school • Replacing school staff, including principal • Entering into contract with a private entity • State takeover • Other major restructuring reform

28. Restructuring - SINI 6, 7, 8, and 9 • Continue implementing Restructuring Plan

29. Two Accountability Systems Federal No Child Left Behind AYP State Differentiated Accountability School Grades + AYP

30. Two Accountability Systems Federal No Child Left Behind State Differentiated Accountability

31. Florida’s Differentiated Accountability (DA) Plan • Discuss your school’s DA Category and District Interventions