Annual Title I Meeting Burdell-Hunt Magnet School September 24, 2013 Tanya G. Allen, Principal

1. Annual Title I Meeting Burdell-Hunt Magnet SchoolSeptember 24, 2013Tanya G. Allen, Principal 1

2. Agenda What is Title I? Title I Requirements Possible Benefits of Title I Title I Changes School Classifications Flexible Learning Program Parental Involvement Questions

3. What is Title I? Title I was enacted in 1965 under the Elementary and Secondary Act. It is the largest Federal Assistance Program for our nation’s schools. Title I provides federal funds through Georgia Department of Education to schools with at least 40% of the student population receiving free and reduced meals.

4. What is Title I? Title I is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and meet and exceed state standards. The goal is to provide a high-quality education for every child, so the program provides extra help to students who need it most.

5. Title I Requirements All teachers must be highly qualified in the core subjects they teach. Parents have the right to know the qualifications of the teachers. Proven, research based instructional methods must be utilized in the classrooms.

6. Benefits of Title I Funds Hiring additional teachers and other support staff to reduce class size. Purchasing supplemental instructional materials and educational programs. Conducting parent activities and workshops focusing on content academic areas. Providing professional development for teachers and staff.

7. Title I Changes • Georgia is currently implementing a new standards-based curriculum called the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (CCGPS). The CCGPS outlines grade-level student expectations and core subjects. • College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCPRI) is the new state accountability method used to measure school performance. • The following indicators will be used to determine performance instead of a single test score: • Achievement • Achievement Gap Closure • Progress • Exceeding the Bar Indicators

8. Title I Changes Schools moved from Needs Improvement (NI) status based on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) to Reward, Priority, Focus, and Alert schools status based on definitions provided by the US Department of Education.

9. Reward Schools There are two ways to be identified: • Highest-Performing Reward School • Five percent of Title I schools in Georgia. • Highest performance for the “All Students” group over three years. • High schools with the highest graduation rates. • High-Progress Reward School • Ten percent of Georgia Title I schools. • Highest progress in performance for the “All Students”group over three years. • High schools that are making the most progress in increasing graduation rates.

10. Priority Schools There are three ways to be identified: School Improvement Grant School (SIG), Graduation rate lower than 60% for the past two years, or Lack of progress on student achievement for the past three years in a row.

11. Focus Schools There are two ways to be identified: Graduation rate lower than 60% for the past two years, or Largest in-school achievement gap between the highest achieving subgroup of students and the lowest achieving subgroup of students.

12. Alert Schools There are three ways to be identified: Low graduation rates, Low achievement in a particular student subgroup (such as English Learners or Special Education), or Low achievement in a particular subject content area (such as math or science).

13. Status of Bibb County Schools Priority Schools Focus Schools Howard Middle Miller Middle Weaver Middle • Hutchings Career Center • Northeast High • Rutland High • Southwest High • Central High (SIG) • Westside High (SIG) • Burghard Elementary • Ingram-Pye Elementary • Hartley Elementary (SIG) • King-Danforth Elementary Alert Schools • L. H. Williams Elementary Reward Schools • To Be Announced

14. What is a Flexible Learning Program (FLP)? The FLP Plan is an alternative supplemental academic intervention that allows Bibb County School District the flexibility in designing an extended learning program.

15. Status of Burdell-Hunt 8/21/2014

16. What are our goals?

17. How Does Burdell-Hunt Spend Title I Money? Classroom Resources Staff Pam Montgomery – Academic Coach Charlotte Ross – Reading Teacher Ingrid Brown – Family Engagement Facilitator Cathy Myers – Multi-Media Teacher Stephanie Slocumb – Success Maker Lab Evelyn Gilbert – Intervention Teacher 17

18. Resources Provided By Title I The Parent/Teacher Resource Center – provides parents with curriculum support, assistance with projects such as science fair and math, lamination and printing services, a print collection that supports academic studies such as CRCT material, computer use, Ellison machine and construction paper. Various workshops at the school through out the year as well as workshops at the Parent/Teacher Resource Center. These workshops provide parents with tools to help their child succeed.

19. Highly Qualified Teachers NCLB places a major emphasis upon teacher quality as a factor in improving student achievement. ALL teachers must be “highly qualified” Certified by the PSC plus Content test (PRAXIS II or other state certification test) or Major/concentration in subject/content area(s) or HOUSSE (veterans only) to establish content expertise and Teacher must be assigned to teach appropriate subject/content area(s) 19

20. Title I Documents • School Improvement Plan • Needs Assessment • Parent Involvement Policy • School-Parent Compact 20

21. Federal Rank Order Tier 1: Students who are eligible for free or reduced priced meals (FRM) and not meeting standards as identified by state assessment results and based on available funding. Tier 2: Students who are eligible for FRM and meeting standards as identified by state assessment results and based on available funding. Tier 3: Students who are not eligible for FRM and not meeting standards as identified by state assessment results and based on available funding. Tier 4: Students who are not eligible for FRM and meeting standards as identified by state assessment results and based on available funding.

22. Parental Involvement - We Need Your Help! • Develop a relationship with your child’s teacher. • Support your child’s academic skills by providing reinforcement at home. • Actively serve on advisory teams, school councils, parent leadership teams, and parent councils. • Participate in the school’s needs assessment surveys to determine parental involvement needs and goals. • Attend parent training workshops and school conferences.

23. Parental Involvement – We Need Your Help! Assist with the development and review of the SchoolwideImprovement Plan. Involve yourself with the development and review of the District and School Parental Involvement Plan and Policy, School-Parent Compact, FLP and the District’s Comprehensive Improvement Plan. Receive a description of the school’s curriculum, information on student’s progress on academic assessments, and guidance on the State’s academic content standards and assessments. Collaborate with planning parental involvement activities.

24. Questions “Parenting is not easy, but it is the most important job that we will ever have in our lifetime.”