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Title I Program Overview for TAS. The chart below provides a slide number and the corresponding documentation or suggestions of additional resources to be utilized at the Annual Title I meeting or throughout the academic year as topics at School Site Council (SSC) meetings.
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Title I Program Overview for TAS The chart below provides a slide number and the corresponding documentation or suggestions of additional resources to be utilized at the Annual Title I meeting or throughout the academic year as topics at School Site Council (SSC) meetings. Memorandum 6324.0 Notification of Federal Title I Parent Involvement Mandates This slide is for presenter use only and should be deleted prior to presentation. 1
Title I Annual Meeting2017-2018 Title I Program Overview for Targeted Assistance Schools (TAS) Federal and State Education Programs Branch
Purpose of the Overview To inform parents about the Title I Program and its requirements Federal and State Education Programs Branch
What is Title I? “…is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps.” Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title I, Part A provides supplemental federal funds to help meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in the highest-poverty schools. In order to access Title I funds, LAUSD schools must have a poverty threshold of at least 50% based on free- and reduced price meal applications and/or CalWORKS. Schools that rank into Title I deliver supplemental services through a targeted assistance (TAS) program or a schoolwide program (SWP) model. Note: New schools that opened or new to Title I during the 2017-2018 school year are TAS. 4 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
School’s Poverty Ranking and Title I Allocation Provide and share the school’s 2017-2018 poverty ranking and 2017-2018 Title I allocation 5 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
Who Receives Title I Services? Although schools are eligible for Title I funding based on poverty, the selection process for providing Title I servicesto students is not based on low-income. It is based entirely on academic achievement. 6 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
What are Supplemental Funds? • Additional monies above the general funds districts and schools receive to support the regular program. • Granted to districts and to schools for specific program purposes and must be used only to support and enhance the district’s and school’s regular program. • May not be used to replace or supplant the funds and programs the district provides to all schools. Federal and State Education Programs Branch
The Two Title I Models for Serving Students May serve All Students at the School based on the needs assessment but must address the needs of students most at risk. Supplemental Funds Schoolwide Program (SWP) Supplemental Services Serve Identified Title I Students based on multiple objective criteria Targeted Assistance Program (TAS)
Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)Targeted Assistance School (TAS) • Develop a school plan to provide Title I funded services only to students identified as Title I–eligible. In a TAS school, a student is eligible for Title I services if identified by the school staff as failing or most at-risk of failing to meet the state achievement standards based on multiple academic measures. • The plan will include the following: • Effective methods and instructional strategies based on research that strengthens the core academic program • Provide opportunities for professional development for staff who work with participating students • Primary consideration for extending learning time • Review progress of Title I participants • Provide strategies to increase parental involvement • Implementation of an accelerated, high-quality curriculum in English Language Arts and Mathematics for Title I participants • Annual evaluation and revision of the SPSA 10 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
California Education Code 64001 requires that districts receiving state, federal and other applicable funding through the Consolidated Application (ConApp) process ensure that participating schools write a SPSA. California Education Code 52852 requires these schools to establish a School Site Council (SSC) as the decision-making council for all programs funded through the ConApp. The School Site Council (SSC) is responsible for developing, reviewing, and approving the SPSA with written advice from appropriate school advisory committees. Expenses described in the SPSA must be aligned to data that will address specific needs and must be annually evaluated. Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) 11 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
The Cycle of Continuous Improvement in the Development of the SPSA Develop Budget Based Upon Prioritized Expenditures that Support the Strategies/Actions/Tasks Described in the Goals Conduct Comprehensive Needs Assessment (Data analysis and SPSA Evaluation) Develop Measurable Objectives and Identify Strategies/Actions/Tasks in the SPSA Goal Pages Identify Expenditures in the SPSA and Ensure Expenditures are Aligned with the Strategies/Actions/Tasks in the Goals Monitor implementation Federal and State Education Programs Branch
2017-2018 School’s Title I Allocation and Expenditures • List and discuss school’s 2017-2018 Title I Expenditures [7S046] Federal and State Education Programs Branch
Title I TAS andParent Involvement 14
What is Parent and Family Engagement? Meaning under ESSA: The term, parent and family engagement, means the participation of parents and family members in regular, two-way and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities. Federal and State Education Programs Branch 15
District Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy LAUSD adopted a Districtwide Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy for parents on December 11, 2012. This policy is annually distributed to parents and is required for Title I schools. The policy describes how the District will: - Involve parents in the LEA Plan - Provide coordination and technical assistance to schools for parent involvement - Build parent & school capacity - Annually evaluate the policy - Involve parents in Title I school activities The District’s annual Parent Student Handbook also provides parents with information on parental involvement and ESSA mandates. Federal and State Education Programs Branch 16
School Parent and Family Engagement Policy In addition to the District Parent and Family Engagement Policy, each Title I school must develop, jointly with parents and family members of children receiving Title I services, a written school parent and family engagement policy that describes how the school will carry out the parental and family involvement requirements in Every Student Succeeds Act, Section 1116. Federal and State Education Programs Branch 19
School Parent and Family Engagement Policy Requirements School-level policies must: • Be jointly developed & distributed to parents • Describe how school will carry out requirements • Be provided to parents in an understandable language • Be “periodically” updated 20 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
Required School-level Activities • Annual Title I Meeting • Information about the Title I Program • Training on curriculum & assessment • Opportunity to request meetings • School-Parent Compact • Capacity Building 21 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
Required Set-Aside for Parent Involvement (Program Code 7E046) • Title I TAS schools are required to set aside 1% of Title I funds to support their Title I Parent Involvement Policy • The following are the expenditures from this year’s allocation: (insert school’s E046 expenditures) 22 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
2017-2018 School Parent Involvement Activities Insert and discuss parent engagement activities planned for the school year (i.e., Math night, Back to School night, Open House, SSC meetings, parent workshops, etc.) 23 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
Parents’ Right to Know ESSA requires Title I, Part A schools to notify parents at the beginning of each school year that they may request information about the qualifications of their children’s teachers and paraprofessionals who provide educational assistance to their children. 24 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
Title I TAS andTeachers and Paraprofessionals 25
Teacher Qualifications Teachers should meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements at the time of employment. 26 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
Paraprofessional Qualifications • All new hires are required to pass the District Proficiency Test* and must meet the following criteria: • HS diploma/GED • AND • Have 60 semester or 90 quarter units from a recognized college or university OR • Have an associate (or higher) degree from a recognized college or university OR • Pass the Instructional Assistance Test • *new hires with a Bachelor’s degree or higher do not need to take the District Proficiency Test Federal and State Education Programs Branch 27
Accountability -Academic Achievement -English Learner Progress -Suspensions -Graduation -College/Career Readiness -Chronic Absenteeism 28
New State Accountability System Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a federal law that goes into effect beginning in 2017-18. California will finalize the State Plan under ESSA in September 2017. The State Plan will include many components, including the description of the new accountability system, which will include: New data points for accountability based on the California School Dashboard (available at caschooldashboard.org) How the State will meet the requirement of identifying and supporting the lowest-performing schools and schools with low subgroup performance (beginning in 2018-19). 2017-18 will be a transition year to the new accountability system. 29 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
2017-2018 School Data Insert and discuss school’s data (suspension rate, attendance rate, report card grades, SBAC data, other data sources such as California Dashboard. The State will update the California Dashboard in November/December, though it may be beneficial to introduce families to the Dashboard ) 30 Federal and State Education Programs Branch
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Resources For additional questions regarding the school’s Title I Program, please contact the Principal or designee. Federal and State Education Programs Branch 32