Title I Annual Meeting

1. Title I Annual Meeting Overview of the Title I Program at Alden Road ESC

2. Purpose of Meeting Federal guidelines require Title I schools to hold an Annual Meeting to explain and discuss Title I programs and requirements.

3. What is Title I? provides supplemental funds to schools with high concentrations of poverty to meet educational goals supports the professional development of teachers supports parent engagement programs Title I is a federal grant that:

4. Qualifying for Title I Eligibility is based on the percentage of students eligible to receive free or reduced price meals Must be supplemental to District funds Required to set-aside a minimum amount for Family Engagement Parents are stakeholders in determining how Parent Engagement funds are to be used

5. Schoolwide Title I Programs

6. Parent and Family Engagement Plan Referred to as the PFEP Describes how the school will carry out the parental engagement requirements Developed jointly with parents Written summary of the PFEP is distributed to parents

7. Parent and Family Engagement Plan Title I schools must: Provide information on how the school works with parents, community, volunteers, and business partnerships to increase student achievement Provide trainings to staff on effective strategies to engage parents in their children’s education Provide academic parent trainings designed to increase student achievement Explain the curriculum, assessments, and the minimum standards that students are required to meet

8. School-Parent Compact Each Title I school must have a School-Parent Compact that is written by parents and school personnel The compact sets out the responsibilities of the students, parents, and school staff in striving to raise student achievement

9. School-Parent Compact At the elementary level, the compact should be shared during parent-teacher conferences The compact is to be reviewed and signed each year by stakeholders

10. Parents’ Right to Know • Parents have the right to request and receive timely information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s teachers and paraprofessionals • Parents must be notified if their child is assigned to or taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified

11. Parents’ Right to Know Parents should be provided information regarding the level of achievement of their child on state required academic assessments To the extent that is feasible, information must be in a language the parents can understand

12. Parent Engagement Research by Epstein and Associates in 2009 shows no matter the socio-economic status, when parents are involved, students are more likely to: attend school regularly earn better grades obtain better test scores be promoted to the next grade adapt to change have better social skills graduate continue their education

13. School and Parents School should work with parents to ensure child’s success School and parents should jointly make decisions that affect child’s education

14. School and Parents School and parent partnerships are built within Advisory Councils (School and District) School provides opportunities for parents to volunteer time and talents School offers parent workshops, trainings, parent/teacher conferences, and Family Resource Centers

15. Title I Assessments Assessments are used to help teachers determine if a student is understanding the content presented in the classroom. We use the following assessments for all of our students: District Baseline & Post Assessment, Florida Standards Alternate Assessment, Teacher Made Assessments

16. Title I Funds Schoolwide Funds Amount of Funds available for this year: $18,860.00 Description of Title I Program Title I Parent and Family Engagement Funds Amount of funds available for this year: $3,000.00 What funds were used for last year. N/A How parents can be involved with deciding how funds are spent this year

17. Migrant Education Program To improve educational opportunities of migrant students by helping them: succeed in the regular school program meet the challenging state academic content achieve grade level academic standards graduate from high school Purpose of the Migrant Education Program

18. Migrant Education Program To ensure the special needs of migrant students are coordinated to help them overcome: educational disruption cultural and language barriers social isolation various health-related problems barriers for a successful transition to postsecondary education or employment Purpose of the Migrant Education Program

19. Students Experiencing a Time of Transition Families who, due to a loss of housing, live: in a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground on the street in abandoned buildings or are doubled-up with relatives or friends Eligible children in transition have rights and privileges under the McKinney-Vento Act. The McKinney-Vento Act: Who are eligible for services?

20. Students Experiencing a Time of Transition Every school district has a Transition Education Liaison who helps to: decide which school would be best for the child communicate with the school provide school supplies, uniforms, supplemental services and free school meals set up transportation to and from the school of origin find community support

21. Transition to School’s Leadership If teachers utilize frequent assessment instruments to gauge student mastery of learning targets, there will be relevant data to design individualized learning opportunities that will focus on the individual needs of students resulting in improved academic performance. If students are provided appropriate devices/modalities to communicate as is appropriate based on individual need throughout all classroom activities and school functions, there will be measurable increases in academic/social skills capacity. Parents are our great partners and advocate in their child’s education.

22. Title I FocusSchool Name: Alden Road ESC FSAA ELA From 19% to 21% FSAA Algebra I From 17% to 19% FSAA Geometry From 0% to 17% FSAA Science From 30% to 33% For this school year, our strategic academic goal is to increase student achievement in the following core areas:

23. Title I FocusSchool Name: Alden Road ESC Technology and supplies In order for teachers, support staff and students to access the Florida Standards curriculum and visual materials needed to be successful academically, technology needs to be up-to-date and easily accessible. Parent Engagement and Trainings Alden Road will be hosting Parent Nights to provide valuable information as it relates to students with disabilities and what strategies can be transferred from school to the home. To meet our strategic academic goal, we are using this year’s Title I supplemental funds for the following:

24. Academic Parent Trainings Parent Night SLA/PLA Parents will learn about strategies we are implementing in the classroom to increase student communication and student engagement and how these strategies can transfer to the home; 10/18/18 at 1:00 pm Parent Night CSS Parents will learn about strategies we are implementing in the classroom to increase student communication and decrease student behaviors and how these strategies can transfer to the home; 11/16/18 at 10:00 am Parent Night Transition/Project Search Parents will learn about strategies we are implementing in the classroom to increase student vocational and independent living skills and how these strategies can transfer to the home; 1/29/19 at 5:30 pm In compliance with the Parent and Family Engagement Plan, we would like to invite you to attend our upcoming parent trainings:

25. School-Parent Compact What to discuss: (1) the importance of the School- Parent Compact (2) how it was developed and (3) how it is going to be used to impact student achievement Here is a sample of our school’s academically focused School-Parent Compact

26. Conclusion Parents’ opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback Complete evaluation Thank you for your attendance, participation and feedback. We look forward to a successful school year!