2018-19 Title I Program Overview for Schoolwide Program (SWP)

1. 2018-19 Title I Program Overview for Schoolwide Program (SWP) Welcome to Mulberry School! Title I Annual Meeting

2. Purpose of the Overview To inform parents about the Title I Program and its requirements

3. 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, schools must have a poverty threshold of at least 40% based on free- or reduced-price meal applications. Schools that rank into Title I deliver supplemental services through a targeted assistance (TAS) program or develop a comprehensive school-wide plan under the schoolwide program (SWP) model. 3

4. School’s Title I Allocation Ranking 4

5. Who Receives Title I Services? Although schools are eligible for Title I funding based on free/reduced lunch count, the selection process for providing Title I servicesto students is not based on low-income. It is based entirely on academic achievement. 5

6. What are Supplemental Funds? Federal Title I, Part A funds are supplemental to the other state resources (Local Control Funding Formula/general funds) that the school receives for providing an educational program for students and services that are required by law for English learners and children with disabilities. Supplemental Funds

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8. 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)

9. Schoolwide Programs (SWP)

10. 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. The goals and activities described in the SPSA must be aligned to data that will address specific needs based on data and must be annually evaluated. Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) 10

11. 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

12. 2018-19 School’s Title I Allocation and Expenditures • Aide support for students in math and reading • Extra materials for reading support • RAZ kids for school and home use • Parent Nights for Math, Reading and SBAC • Collaboration time for teachers to plan • Intervention support with writing and math

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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. Title VIII, Part A, Section 8101(39) 14

15. District Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy A Districtwide Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy was jointly developed with parents for parents in June 2018. This policy is annually distributed to parents whose student attends a Title I school. The policy describes how the District will: - Strengthen parent and school capacity for building relationships - Annually evaluate the policy, identify barriers to successful engagement and design strategies to mitigate the barriers 15

16. School Parent and Family Engagement Policy In addition to the District Parent and Family Engagement Policy, each Title I school must develop, with parents, a written school parent and family engagement policy at the beginning of each year. The policy describes how the school will carry out the parent and family engagement requirements in Every Student Succeeds Act, Title I, Part A, Section 1116. It must be agreed on by parents. 16

17. Required School-level Activities • Annual Title I Meeting • Flexible number of meetings • Training on curriculum & assessment • Opportunity to request regular meetings • School Parent and Family Engagement Policy and School-Parent Compact, which is a component of the school policy • Capacity building of staff and parents 17

18. Required Set-Aside for Parent and Family Engagement • Title I schools are required to use Title I set- aside funds to support their Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy • The following is the proposed budget from this year’s allocation: 18

19. 2018-2019 School Parent and Family Engagement Activities Math, Literacy and SBAC Nights Back to School Night Open House SSC and ELAC meetings Parent workshops PTA activities- dances, special events 19

20. Parents’ Right to Know Every Student Succeeds Act (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. 20

21. Parent and Family Engagement Policy • Time to review the 2018-19 Parent and Family Engagement Policy • Time for questions and clarifications • Time for input from parents • Parent and family input will be included in the Title I Meeting Minutes

22. Home School Compact • Time to review the 2018-19 Home/School Compact • Time for input and suggestions

23. Title I SWP andTeachers and Paraprofessionals 23

24. Teacher Qualifications Teachers should meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements at the time of employment. Paraprofessional Qualifications • All new hires are required meet the following criteria: • HS diploma/GED AND • Have 48 semester units from a recognized college or university OR • Have an associate (or higher) degree from a recognized college or university OR 24

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26. New State Accountability System Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a federal law that went into effect beginning in 2017-18. California’s ESSA plan was approved on July 12, 2018. The State Plan includes many components, including a description of the new accountability system, which includes: 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). 26

27. 2017-2018 Dashboard

29. 2017-2018 School Data 29