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Title I Annual Meeting Family Engagement in Prince William County Schools

Title I Annual Meeting Family Engagement in Prince William County Schools. What Is Title I?. Government money: Federal Grant in operation since 1965 Schools with a high number of children who get free and reduced lunch Extra help for reading, writing and math.

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Title I Annual Meeting Family Engagement in Prince William County Schools

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  1. Title I Annual MeetingFamily Engagement in Prince William County Schools

  2. What Is Title I? • Government money: Federal Grant in operation since 1965 • Schools with a high number of children who get free and reduced lunch • Extra help for reading, writing and math

  3. What is a Schoolwide Program? • Title 1 resources are combined with schoolwide programs to improve instruction. • Title 1 teachers may work with • Students • Teachers • Parents • After school programs

  4. What is a schoolwide program? • Schoolwide plan is developed with • Administrators • Teachers • Parents to decide how the Title 1 resour resources are used.

  5. What is Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO)? • Under Federal Law, • Schools are expected to have a certain % of students pass the Reading and Math SOL’s. • Gap Groups • Sub Groups

  6. What is a Gap Group? Gap Groups are students in Virginia who are at risk for underachieving. Gap Group 1 – Students With Disabilities, English Language Learners and Economically Disadvantaged Gap Group 2 – Black Students Gap Group 3 – Hispanic Students

  7. What is a Sub Group? There are six sub groups in Virginia. • All students • White • Asian • English Language Learners • Students with Disabilities • Economically Disadvantaged

  8. What is a School Report Card? • The School Report Card explains how the school is performing. • Every school in PWC has a School Report Card. • A School Report Card is listed on the Title 1 school fusion page under VDOE Report cards: http://www.pwcs.titleone.schoolfusion.us/

  9. How will VDOE report on low performing schools? • Priority Schools – 5% of low performing schools in Virginia. • Focus Schools – 10% of schools in Virginia with large gaps in performance. • Safeguard School - All schools in Virginia that do not meet all of the AMO’s in reading and math.

  10. What are the school’s responsibilities? • Provide a safe and friendly learning environment. • Meet state goals in reading, writing and math using this curricula: -Virginia Standards of Learning http://www.doe.virginia.gov -PWCS’ Language Arts curriculum http://languagearts.departments.pwcs.edu/overview/department.phtml?sessionid=16cdce977136a0b3519ce63293d21a13 -PWCS’ Mathematics curriculum http://pwcs.math.schoolfusion.us/

  11. What are the school’s responsibilities? • Communicate with and involve parents. • Send progress reports. • Assess and meet your child’s needs.

  12. What reading assessments are used? Grades K-2 • Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) • Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) • Letter identification • Sight word tests • Sentence dictation Grades 3-5 • DRA • Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI)

  13. What do we assess in math? Grades K-2 Numeral recognition Counting and sequencing Addition/subtraction Concept of `ten’ Addition and subtraction Grades 3-5 Grouping Partitioning numbers Fractions Multiplication Division

  14. How do we help parents? • Send monthly newsletters. • Meet with parents: • Parent Meetings • Family Nights • Parent/Teacher Conferences

  15. Why should parents be involved? • Parents are equal partners. • Parents’ ideas are valued. • Parents learn how to help their children at workshops. • Parents will be better informed about their child’s progress and school activities.

  16. How do parents get involved? • Help create School-Parent Compact. • Communicate your ideas through surveys. • Come to school events and activities: • Family Nights • Annual Meetings • Conferences • Classrooms • PTO/PTA • Advisory Council • PEP Meetings

  17. What is a Family Engagement Policy? • A Family Engagement Policy is made by the school, the community, and parents to describe how parents and teachers help children with learning. • You can find the Family Engagement Policy in the Title I rooms, the office, and on school and county websites. • If you want to make changes to the policy, contact the Title 1 teacher at your school.

  18. How can parents help at home? • Send your child to school every day. • Check backpacks, agenda, or folder. • Talk to your child. • Be sure homework is completed. • Read and write every day. • Practice math every day.

  19. How do we help students at school? • Individual lessons • Small group lessons • Whole class lessons • Reading and Math Recovery

  20. What are students learning? • Reading for meaning • Writing to communicate thinking • Math for problem-solving

  21. How is student progress shared? • Communication between Title I and classroom teachers • Progress Reports • Conversations with parents: • Phone calls • Notes sent home • Conferences • E-mails • Home visits

  22. What happens when parents are involved? Research says children of involved parents: • have better grades • come to school more • are good school citizens • get along better with others • graduate • go to college and/or get more training after high school

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