Title I Overview

1. Title I Overview Karen E. Joslin, NBCT Literacy Specialist

2. What is Title I • Provides federal funding to economically disadvantaged schools. • A disadvantaged school is defined as one falling below the community’s poverty line. • The poverty line is determined by the average number of free and reduced lunches served at each school in the district.

3. 1965- Began as part of the Great Society Program of President Lyndon B. Johnson. • This Law was called ESEA or the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. • Intent was to provide services to students who had needs that were not being addressed in other programming- not handicapped but not working on grade level. • Services focused on all grades: K-12. • Has been known as Title I and Chapter I. • In 2001 it became known as No Child Left Behind. • Currently the Common Core Curriculum, assessments and new benchmark achievement levels are tied into ESEA funds. The History

4. The Changing Face of Title I • Shift from pull out programs to the inclusion model of instruction. • Shift from Targeted programs to School-wide programs. • Shift from K-12 instruction to K-5 instruction. • Current shift toward K-3 instruction. • Shift from remediation to acceleration. • Shift from skill based instruction to Common Core components: Reading Literature, Reading Informational Texts, Foundational Skills, Writing, Speaking/Listening, and Language.

5. Haw Creek Title I ProgramHow the money is used… • 1 Title I teacher- • BA in K-5 education, minor in theatre arts • Reading Certification • National Board Certification in Literacy • Title I Assistants • 1 certified teacher • 1 has a masters in counseling • 1 has a degree in Spanish • 3 have worked as teaching assistants in the regular classroom • STAR (Students Thinking and Reading) Groups providing instructional level reading groups in every classroom • Literacy Intervention in Kindergarten-3rd grade • Words Their Way instructional spelling groups 3-5 • Parent Involvement Workshops • Take Home Programs • Staff Development

6. Materials • Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Library • Benchmark Leveled Library • Leveled Literacy Intervention Kits • Comprehension Kits • Words Their Way and Fundations Materials • Classroom Libraries • Assessments • Benchmark Assessments • QRI 4 Assessment • DRA2 Assessment • mClass for selected 4th and 5th graders • Professional Materials for Classrooms • Literacy Continuum • Gretchen Courtney Comprehension Strategy books • Words Their Way • Comprehending Math • Pathways to the Common Core

7. Title I in the Classroom STAR Groups- Students Thinking and Reading • Each classroom is divided into at least 4 reading groups. • Groups meet daily for reading instruction. One day a week may be reserved for guided spelling groups. • Use texts that are on the students’ instructional reading level. Use spelling words that are on the students’ instructional spelling level. • Support Science and Social Studies units whenever possible. • Support comprehension strategy work with supportive texts and lessons. • Support teachers during conferences and in the referral processes. • Meet with teachers during common planning time to share materials that supports their whole group, guided and independent reading blocks. • Title I personnel are used for all group levels.

8. Parent Involvement Policy • Parent School Compact • Annual Meeting • Requesting Qualifications • School-wide Planning Team • Workshops • Take Home Materials • Workshop Evaluation • Program Evaluation • Annual review of policy • The entire plan can be found on the Haw Creek Website under the Parent Tab.

9. Parent Involvement Plan • September 23rd- Annual Meeting • October- Fall Book Club • November- Literacy Fair • March- Spring Book Club • Grade Level Technology Nights • May Transition Night • Support Grade Level Curriculum Nights • On going Video Streaming on web site • Words Their Way sorts • Literacy strategies • Math strategies

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