Cape Fear Elementary School

1. Cape Fear Elementary School Title I Parent Meeting Monday, August 22, 2011

2. As a Parent in a Title I School: • You have the right to be involved on many topics that affect your child’s education. You can do this by: • Speaking regularly with your child’s teacher about how he/she is performing in school • Serving on the Parent Advisory Board or the School Improvement Team • Completing surveys • Participating in Parent Trainings • Helping in the development of the School-Parent Compacts and the Parent Involvement Policy • Talking to the principal • Helping your child with homework

3. You Have the Right to Know: • The qualifications of your child’s teacher • The Parent Involvement Policy of your child’s school and to be involved in its development • The curriculum your child will be taught and how that curriculum will be measured on state tests • How your child’s school is performing on the state’s standards • How your child measures to the state’s standards

4. How Does Title I Help Your School? • Provides additional teachers • Provides money for intervention programs • Provides money for supplies and materials, including computers and computer software • Provides opportunities for parents to be partners with the school in helping children do their best • Provides opportunities for teacher training

5. How does Cape Fear Elementary School spend their Title I Money? • Personnel ($97,000) • 2.35 full time teachers • Parental Involvement ($2,300) • Instructional Supplies & Technology ($45,000) • Professional Development ($6,000) • Total Allotment $150,000

6. Title I Benefits… • The Children • You as a Parent • Teachers and Staff • The Entire Community

7. Questions? Contact Information: Molly White, Director K-8 Student Learning and Title I 910-259-2187 molly_white@pender.k12.nc.us