Breakout 4: Interventions and Parental Involvement

1. Breakout 4: Interventions and Parental Involvement FY15 CFPA Training, Vicksburg, MS April 29, 2014

2. Overview • School Interventions • Title I, Part A Narrative Items • Expenditures Page • Budget Pages • Parental Involvement • Best Practices • Title I, Part A Narrative, Section II • Expenditures Pages • This event is being funded with state and/or federal funds and is being provided for employees of school districts, IHLs, employees of the Mississippi Department of Education and Department contractors. Miss. Const. Art. 4, Section 66 prohibits governing authorities from making donations. According to the Mississippi Attorney General, once the federal funds are turned over to the state, the rules for the expenditure of state funds apply. Based on the Mississippi law, this event is not being provided for third party vendors or external providers.

3. School Interventions: Narrative • Section II-A ComprehensiveNeeds Assessment: Question 1:Describe the identified needs, including the baseline data, which will be addressed through Title I, Part A funds. • Include a list of schools that have been identified as Priority, Focus, and Approaching Target

4. Best Practice Implementation • Mississippi County School District has one Priority school: Apple High School; one Focus school: Orange Elementary; and one Approaching Target school: Peaches Middle School. • Based on the 2013 Federal Differentiated Accountability Model, 100% of the Central Mississippi School DistrictTitle I schools failed to meet AMO, a significant increase from the 56.25% in 2012.

5. School Interventions: Narrative • Section II-A ComprehensiveNeeds Assessment: Question 2. Describe the strategies and/or actions for meeting each identified performance goal and indicator that the LEA will be using with Title I, Part A funds. Fund usage will be driven by identified needs. • Be sure to address Performance Indicator 1.3: The percentage of Title I schools that meet annual measurable objectives

6. Best Practice Implementation • Mississippi County School District will improve teacher quality through the use of teacher coaches and mentors to improve student achievement. By identifying specific skill deficiencies in reading and math the proficient level of students will improve. • The Central Mississippi School District’s individual school-wide plans detail the action plans designed to address specific deficit areas. Title I funds will supplement those action plans.

7. Expenditures Page: Focus Schools • Focus Schools must set aside a minimum of 10% of the school’s Title I allocation for interventions. • Allocation is taken from the school’s allocation on the demographics page. • Amount is budgeted on the school’s budget page.

8. Expenditures Page Example

9. Expenditures Page: Priority School • Reserve up to 20% of Title I Allocation • If less than 20% - document other funding sources for interventions to equal 20% • Priority SIG schools - not required to reserve • Total Reservation for Priority Schools • Subtotal from FY15 Title I funds for interventions • Subtotal from other categories • Total = 20% of Title I, Part A allocation

10. Expenditures Page: Priority School • Implementation Principles to Improve Student Achievement • Providing Strong Leadership • Ensuring Effective Teachers • Redesigning School Day • Strengthening Instructional Program • Using Data to adjust Learning Paths • Improving School Environment and Climate • Increasing Community Engagement • Providing Technical Assistance

11. Budget Pages for Intervention Schools • Reservation of Funds Page: If district is taking less than 20%, provide an explanation. • Demographics Page: Select the 2013-14 School Determination • School or District Budget Pages: • Budget Focus dollars on School Pages • Budget Priority dollars on District Set-Aside Page

12. Questions? Patricia Mei Small pmei@mde.k12.ms.us Aisha McGee amcgee@mde.k12.ms.us Betina White bswhite@mde.k12.ms.us Ken Stamps kstamps@mde.k12.ms.us 601-359-3499

13. Parental Involvement Narrative • Section II – Parental Involvement Questions • What acceptable responses look like • Title I Part A, Parental Involvement Expenditures at a Glance Pages • What page do I use? (A) Entire Reserved Amount; (B)1% Reservation Only, or BOTH

14. Parental Involvement Best Practices and Strategies • Parent Newsletters (parents can submit articles with support from staff) • Parents announcing upcoming school/district activities on local radio stations • ESL parents facilitating diversity sessions to provide education on their native country (songs/music, stories, photos, traditions, etc.) • Did You Know Trade – parents share grocery ads a/o interesting and helpful newspaper articles to keep parents informed of important news, issues, events. This promotes adult and family literacy! • Family nutrition and education with healthy snacks • Movie nights with follow-up trivia • Fathering education and activities

15. Parental Involvement Best Practices and Strategies (cont.) • Jeopardy Game Show with questions based on what parent know about the school • Child Developmental activities (Baby Olympics) for parents with young children and preschoolers • Local celebrity motivational speakers, singers, entertainers, sport figures that provide educational messages along with the entertainment, stories, etc. • Back-to-school rallies • Parents building a school year planner or calendar to help them remember important school meetings, activities (this helps families arrange transportation, childcare, and other supports needed ahead of time

16. Title I, Part A, Section 1118 • Section 1118 of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires each school district receiving Title I, Part A funds, to • implement programs, activities, and procedures designed to involve parents. School districts must consult with parents of children participating in Title I programs to develop and carry out the parental involvement programs. • provide full opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children, including providing information and school reports in a format and language parents understand, to the extent practicable.

17. Title I, Part A, Section 1118 • Section 1118 of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires each school district receiving Title I, Part A funds, to • work with parents in jointly developing and distributing a written parental involvement policy, incorporated into the district's plan. The policy must describe how the district will involve parents in the development of the district's NCLB plan and the process of school review and involvement and describe how the district will assist schools in planning and carrying out effective parent involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance. • coordinate and integrate activities under this policy with parental involvement strategies under other programs. • conduct, with the involvement of parents, an annual evaluation of the parental involvement policy that is then to be used to improve, and if necessary, revise the policy.

18. Title I, Part AParental Involvement • An LEA must reserve funds for parental involvement activities for parents of private school children who participate in Title I, Part A activities from the amount the LEA has reserved for parental involvement. These funds must be reserved by the LEA before any allocation of funds to its respective school attendance areas and schools. The amount of funds reserved for these activities must be proportionate to the number of private school children from low-income families residing in participating public school attendance areas. Please describe the process used to determine the set aside amount for private schools, if applicable. (Sections 200.65 and 200.77 of the Title I Regulations)

19. Title I, Part AParental Involvement Example #1 Instructional Prompt : If serving private schools, each LEA will describe the process they used to determine the set aside amount for private schools served. Acceptable Response: Keyes County School District reserves one and a half percent of its Title I allocation for parental involvement activities. The number of public and private school children from low-income families residing in participating Title I attendance areas is 25,000 (see equitable services sheet). Five percent of the 25,000 children attend private schools; thus, five percent of the District’s reservation is available for parental involvement activities for parents of private school participants.

20. Title I, Part AParental Involvement • Section 1118(a)(3)(A) requires an LEA to reserve not less than one percent of its Title I, Part A allocation to carry out parental involvement programs, activities, and procedures. This requirement does not apply if one percent of such allocation is $5,000 or less. Section 1118(a)(3)(B) requires LEAs to involve parents in the decisions regarding how funds reserved under Section 1118(a)(3)(A) are allotted for parental involvement activities. Describe how the school has involved parents in the decisions regarding how funds reserved under Section 1118(a)(3)(A) are allotted for parental involvement activities.

21. Title I, Part AParental Involvement Example #2 Instructional Prompt: Each LEA will give a brief description of how each school has involved parents in the decisions regarding how funds reserved under Section 1118(a)(3)(A) are allotted for parental involvement activities. Acceptable Response: Keyes County School District is required to set aside at least 1% of its Title I funds for the purposes of parental involvement. Those funds will be divided among the Title I schools. An advisory committee at each school consisting of “xx” parents, “xx” community members, “xx” teachers, “xx” staff, and “xx” principals or administrators will provide input regarding how the Title I, Part A reservation for parental involvement activities are used. The advisory committee will solicit suggestions from parents of Title I children, through surveys, meetings, telephone contact, PTA/PTO, school councils, committees, and other parent organizations.

22. Title I, Part AParental Involvement • Please describe the strategies and programs the LEA and schools use to implement effective parental involvement in programs assisted under Title I, Part A, as required in Section 1118. Attach copies of LEA’s Parental Involvement Policy

23. Title I, Part AParental Involvement Example #3 Instructional Prompt: Each LEA will give a brief written description of the strategies and programs used by the LEA and school(s) to implement effective parental involvement in programs assisted under Title I, Part A. Acceptable Response: Keyes County School District and/or School values the partnership of the parents in their children’s education. There are many ways parents can make significant contributions to student success both at home and by volunteering at the school. Activities at School District and/or school (enter school name or district name) implemented for effective parental involvement are assisting families with parenting skills, understanding child and adolescent development, and assisting parents in setting home conditions that support children as students at each age and grade level.

24. Title I, Part A - Parental Involvement Reservation Narrative To be completed by LEAs who have reserved over the obligated 1% Section 1118(a)(3)(C) of ESEA

25. Title I, Part A - Parental Involvement 1% Reservation and Narrative To be completed by ALL LEAs reserving funds • Section 1118(a)(3)(C) of ESEA

26. District Responsibilities:Ensure Accuracy The approved Title I District Plan remains in effect for the duration of the district’s participation in Title I programs. The district is required to periodically review the plan, and as necessary, revise its plan and use the Federal Programs Amendment process for approval of changes.

27. Questions? Pamela Payton-Curry, Regional Service Officer pcurry@mde.k12.ms.us (601) 359-3499