Annual Title 1 Parent Meeting 2018-2019

1. Annual Title 1 Parent Meeting 2018-2019

2. Agenda • Staff Introduction • Mission and Vision • What is Title 1? • Piedmont Staff • Assessments • Important Annual Title 1 Documents • Strategic Plan Goals • Parent Involvement Opportunities

3. Piedmont Staff Principal- Ashley James Administrative Assistant- Charles Moss School Counselor- Sarah Baumgarner Social Worker- Caitlin Lastoria Title I Reading- Rachel Mitchell, Jan Scott, Moriah Fancisco Title I Math- Melinda Clay, Lindsey Caines, Stephanie Haden Speech Therapist- Melissa Francis Physical Education- Ron Beatty Music- Lisa Deskins Art- Adam Eldridge Technologist- Marla Weber Pre-K- Stephanie Ferrel and Lisa Ellars Kindergarten- Kara Jackson and Gail Francis, Anita Cohen, Whitney Simmons, Mckenzie Barnes 1st Grade- Lindsey Nichols, Carli Bourne, Tawna Clark 2nd Grade- Kristi Sayres, Taran Graham, Maggie Edmonds 3rd Grade- Sarah Woody and Kate Ward 4th Grade- Michael Brohard and Hillary Workman 5th Grade- Megan Lipford and Courtney Bess Resource – Benjamin Pannell Speech Therapist – Melissa Francis Head Custodian- Ken Milhoan Custodian – Chuck Kay and Mark Walker School Nurse- Ashley Torres Head Cook – Tamatha Price Cook – Theresa Easter, Debra Smallridge, Mia Burton

4. Piedmont Mission and Vision • Mission – The mission of Piedmont Elementary is to work together to empower students to reach their goals by building valuable relationships and providing a real world education. • Vision – Relationships and real world education will help us reach our goals! • Motto – Piedmont Panthers Are: Prepared, Productive, and Proud!

5. What is Title 1? • Title 1 is a federally funded education program that provides additional support to designated schools. At Piedmont, Title 1 funding enables us to purchase a wide variety of technology and supplemental programs and provide additional learning opportunities such as intercession. Most importantly, we are able to hire several additional staff members. There are six highly qualified Title 1 teachers on staff who provide intervention services as well as a full time social worker.

6. Title 1 Teachers • Math- Melinda Clay- Lindsey Caines- Stephanie Haden • Reading • Jan Scott • Rachel Mitchell • Moriah Francisco • Social Worker • Caitlin Lastoria

7. Curriculum • Reading Curriculum –https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do • Houghton-Mifflin - Journey’s • Smarty Ants – Kindergarten-2nd • Accelerated Reader • Math Curriculum –https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/ • McGraw Hill - My Math • ST Math • IXL

8. Assessments Students are identified to receive Title 1 services based on a variety of summative and formative assessments. • WV Summative Assessment– the new state summative assessment. Students take this assessment online in May. Students score either 1, 2, 3, or 4, the goal being to score a 3 or 4. • Math Inventory (MI) – 2nd – 5th grade. This assessment is administered three times/year by the Title 1 Math team to assess student’s current math levels and measure their progress over the course of the year. • DIBELS – K-3rd grade students take DIBELS three times/year to assess student reading ability and monitor progress over the course of the year.

9. Important Annual Title 1 Documents • Parent Involvement Policy and School-Parent-Student Compact – This year’s parent involvement policy and School-Parent- Student Compact were reviewed at the July 17th PTO meeting. These documents are available on the school’s website for review and feedback is encouraged. Once revision is complete, the policy and compact will be sent home and the compact must be signed and returned as soon as possible. • Parents Right to Know- At any time during the school year, parents have the right to request timely information on the professional qualifications of their children’s classroom teachers. This notification will be sent home during the first week of school and is in our school calendar.

10. Piedmont School- Parent-Student Compact

11. Parent Involvement Policy

12. Parent’s Right to Request

13. Strategic Plan The strategic plan is created for administrators, teachers, parents, and stakeholders to review student data and make goals based off of identified areas of need. The data and these goals are reviewed annually. They will be reviewed next August 7, at the LSIC meeting at 7:30 am. Please join us in reviewing and creating this important plan.

14. Parent Involvement Opportunities • LSIC • PTO • Read alouds • Field Trip Chaperones • Awards Assemblies • Family Nights • Parent Trainings • Student Assistance Team Meetings • Santa Shop • Student Led Conferences