Title I Annual Parent Meeting

1. Title I Annual Parent Meeting Elliott Point September 15, 2015 Janet Norris

2. Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • Growing Up: What do we want for our children? • All About Title I • Standards and Testing • Parental Involvement

3. Dreams to Reality • What kind of person do you want your child to be:

4. We All Want . . . • The best for our children; • A better future for them; • Success in school and life; • To be happy; • To be a good citizen; • To be respectful, honest, and hard working; and • To make more money then we do.

5. What is “No Child Left Behind”? Education act signed into law in 2002 that aims to: Ensure that every student has a high-quality education; Challenge and motivate students; Provide highly qualified teachers, who use proven teaching methods; and Ensure a safe, drug free learning environment.

6. What is Title I? Title I is the largest federal assistance program for our nation’s schools. The goal of Title I is a higher quality of education for every child. The program serves millions of children in elementary and secondary schools each year. Elliott Point is a Title I school What every parent should know about Title I! This brochure was sent home with your child. Copies are available in the front office in English and Spanish.

7. How Title I Works The federal government provides funding to states each year for Title I. The Florida Department of Education sends the money to the district. The school district identifies eligible schools and provides Title I funds. Elliott Point implements a schoolwide program.

8. Annual Measurable Outcome (AMO) • The goal is to improve the number of proficient students by 2016. • Targets include participation rate and percent proficient in reading, writing, mathematics and graduation rates. • Schools are given a letter grade from A-F to indicate the level at which they were able to meet their AMO goals.

9. Parent’s Rights • Be involved and request regular meetings to express your opinions and concerns; • Be provided information on your child’s level of achievement on assessments like FSA in reading/language arts, mathematics, and science; • Request and receive information on the qualifications of your child’s teacher; and • Be informed if your child is taught by a non-highly qualified teacher or paraprofessional for four or more consecutive weeks.

10. School Accountability Report Card • School Public Accountability Report (SPAR) provides parents and the community with important information about each public school • Demographic data; • School safety and climate for learning information; • Academic data; • Graduation rates; • Class sizes; • Teacher and staff information; • Curriculum and instruction descriptions; • Postsecondary preparation information; and • AYP information. • Available at the school office or online at • http://doeweb-prd.doe.state.fl.us/eds/nclbspar/index.cfm

11. Elliott Point Grade B School Grades

12. Educational Standards • Florida’s academic content standards are changing to be more rigorous for all students. • For 2015-2016 school year, all grades will use the new Florida Standards • The standards identify what your child needs to know and be able to do in all content areas. • Information located at: http://www.cpalms.org, click on standards tab

13. Guess what grade level? Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols.

14. School’s Curriculum • Florida Standards form the framework of everything taught at school. • Curriculum • Reading • Mathematics • Writing • Science

15. Measuring Student Success • Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) —Grades 3-11 • Discovery Education Assessment (DEA) – Grades K-5

16. FSA (Grades 3-5) February 29-March 11 -Grade 4 Writing Paper-based test March 28-April 8 -Grade 3 ELA computer-based -Grade 3 & 4 Math computer-based April 11-May 6 -Grade 4 ELA Computer-based -Grade 5 Math Computer-based -Grade 5 FCAT Science Paper-based

17. Title I funds • Elliott Point is provided $350,033to pay for services and programs for our students. • Title I funds pay for the following: • Additional teachers and paraprofessionals; • Additional training for school staff; • Extra time for instruction (Before and/or after school programs); • Parental Involvement Activities; and/or • A variety of supplemental teaching methods and materials.

18. Who decides how funds are used? • Every school has a School Advisory Council (SAC) composed of: • Parents, Teachers, Other staff that works at the school, Principal and Students (at Middle and High School) • The School Advisory Council determines how to use Title I funds. • Parents are invited to join our SAC team. Contact Anita Diamond for more information 833-3355.

19. Working together! • Title I law requires that all Title I schools and families work together. • How we work together is listed in our: • School Level Parental Involvement Policy; • Parent-School Compact; and • Title I Plan (School Improvement Plan).

20. Parent-School Compact

21. Parent Involvement Policy Requirements • Involve parents in a meaningful way in the development, implementation, and review of the parental involvement program. • Assists parents in understanding academic content standards, assessments, and how to monitor and improve the achievement of their children.

22. Parent Involvement Policy Requirements • Convene an annual meeting to inform parents of Title I students of Title I requirements and their rights to be involved in the Title I program. • Offer meetings at flexible times to maximize participation

23. Parent Involvement Policy Requirements • Provides parents of Title I students with timely information about Title I programs. • There are many ways to communicate with us • Call 833-3355 • Email • Send a note in with your child • What works for you?

24. Parent Involvement Policy Requirements • Provides materials and training to help Title I parents work with their children to improve their children's achievement • Math and Science Night in November 2015 and Reading Night in January 2016 will give ideas and tools to help your child • Media Center has resources that can be checked out by the parents.

25. Your involvement is Key to your child’s success! You are your child’s first teacher. You have the ability to influence your child’s education more than any teacher or school. You know your child best: Share information about your child’s interests and abilities with teachers; and Ask to see progress reports on your child and the school.

26. Support Your Child’s Education Tutor your child at home; Know what your child is learning in class; Ask your child’s teacher what you can do at home to assist in your child’s education. Expect that your child can succeed; Set difficult but achievable academic goals Be specific about what you and your child will do to meet those goals. Review progress towards goals

27. Get to Know Your School & Communicate With Teachers Attend school events Visit the classroom Volunteer at the school Join parents’ organizations Keep teachers informed Attend special parent trainings Attend parent-teacher conferences Be prepared for the meetings Consider whether you have met your responsibilities as stated in the parent-school compact List your questions before the meeting

28. Classroom Visits • Teachers will provide grade specific information: • Florida Standards (Math and ELA). Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (Science and Social Studies) and Grade Level Expectations; • Grade Specific Curriculum; • Measuring Student Success; • Definition of Proficiency; and • Overview of their plans for the year; • How parents can help their child.

29. Questions?

30. Thank you for attending. Grade level standards ANSWERS ELA - Grade 3 Math - Grade 5