Title I Faculty Presentation

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Title I Faculty Presentation
Faculty Title I and AYP Combined Presentation
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No Child Left Behind Act

• NCLB is the reauthorization of the Elementary and
  Secondary Education Act originally passed under
  President Johnsons Administration
• Title I is part of the NCLB Act
• All requirements regarding Title I are specified
  in the NCLB Act of 2001

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Title I

• 130 Title I schools in Palm Beach County for FY10
• 99 Public Schools
• 25 Charter Schools
• 6 Alternative Schools
• Charter and Alternative Schools must follow same
  requirements as other public schools

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Purpose of Title I

• To ensure ALL children have a fair, equitable,
  and significant opportunity for a high quality
  education

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Qualifying for Funding

• Each year schools are identified as Title I based
  on the percentage of students in the school
  eligible for free and reduced (f/r) price meals
  on Date Certain.
• Date Certain for the FY10 school year was
  December 19, 2008.
• Schools meeting the minimum percentage qualify
  for Title I funding. The FY10 percentage is 40
  all schools.

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Qualifying for Funding

• The number of eligible students is multiplied by
  the per pupil allocation.
• Example
• On Date Certain, 312 students were eligible for
  f/r priced meals at Sunshine Elementary. This
  group represents 69 of the total student
  population.
• Per pupil allocation 355 (set by District)
• School allocation 312 x 355 or 110,760

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Highly Qualified Staff

• ALL core subject area teachers must be highly
  qualified
• Bachelors degree
• State certification
• For elementary teachers, a rigorous test
• For new middle/secondary teachers, a rigorous
  test or major coursework
• ALL non-instructional staff providing academic
  support to students must be highly qualified
• Two years of college or
• 60 college credits or
• Pass a rigorous test
• Being out-of-field is considered as NOT highly
  qualified

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Professional Development

• Must be evidenced-based and on-going
• Must be reflected in the School Improvement
  Plan/Schoolwide Plan (SIP/SWP)
• Must address the needs of students in all
  subgroups with an emphasis on those not meeting
  AYP
• All out-of-county travel must be documented in
  the SIP/SWP and related to subgroups not meeting
  AYP

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• Required for Audit Documentation

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Parents Right to Know

• The professional qualifications of their childs
  classroom teacher and paraprofessional.
• If their child is taught by a teacher who is not
  highly qualified for four or more consecutive
  weeks, the parents must receive timely notice.
• FCAT results must be provided to parents
  regarding the achievement level of their child.

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Family Involvement

• Karen Mapp, parent involvement researcher at
  Harvard Graduate School of Education, says
  students in schools with solid family involvement
  programs
• Are more likely to enroll in higher-level
  programs and earn more credits
• Have better social skills, behavior, and adapt
  more easily to school
• Attend more regularly and are more likely to
  graduate

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Family Involvement

• School-Parent Compact
• A compact is an agreement between the home
  and the school, which outlines how families,
  staff and students will share the responsibility
  for improving student achievement.
• Written with input from parents and staff
• Required to document distribution of Compact
• Compact reviewed with parents at a parent/teacher
  conference
• Addresses the importance of communication between
  teachers and parents on an ongoing basis

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Family Involvement

• Family Involvement Policy/Plan
• Jointly developed with input from parents and
  staff
• Required to document distribution of Family
  Involvement Policy
• Provide parent trainings and meetings at flexible
  times
• Involve parents in an organized, ongoing and
  timely way in planning, reviewing, and improving
  Title I programs
• Provide parents with an opportunity to submit
  dissenting views if the SIP is not acceptable to
  them
• Educate teachers and other staff on the value and
  contributions of parents, how to reach out to,
  communicate with, and work with parents

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Family Involvement

• Positive Impact Activities
• Frequent face-to-face, written or phone contact
  between teachers and parents
• School-based parent activities, which help train
  parents to work with their children at home
• Interactive homework assignments that require
  parents to participate in learning
• www.communityschools.org

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The Federal Consequences of Not Making Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP)
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Federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

• Measures proficiency of all students in reading,
  math, and writing
• Measures graduation rates
• School must receive grade of
• C or better
• If a Title I school does not make AYP in all
  areas and all subgroups, consequences are applied

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Proficiency Targets for AYP
Each year proficiency targets increase
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Federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

• NCLB requires all schools to measure Adequate
  Yearly Progress (AYP)
• ALL public schools receive AYP Scores
• Non-Title I Schools
• Title I Schools
• Charter Schools
• AYP measures progress of nine subgroups

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Nine Subgroups

• Economically Disadvantaged Students
• Limited English Proficient Students
  (ELL)
• Students with Disabilities (SWD)

• Total Students
• White
• Black
• Hispanic
• Asian
• American Indian

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No Adequate Yearly Progress (NAYP)

• ALL schools receive an AYP score
• Under No Child Left Behind, only Title I schools
  receive consequences if AYP not met
• School in Need of Improvement (SINI) after 2
  years of NAYP

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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

• AYP determines which
• Title I schools and students are
• eligible for NCLB Choice Options.

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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report

• Insert your schools AYP Report

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Federal Consequences for Not Making AYP (NAYP).
Consequences are cumulative. Each year same
consequences apply, plus new consequences added
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NCLB Choice Options for all SINI Schools

• All parents of students attending a Title I
  school that does not make AYP for two or more
  years are offered choices for their childs
  education.

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Corrective Action - SINI 3
No Child Left Behind dictates one or more of the
following options

• Replace school staff relevant to failure to make
  AYP
• Implement new curriculum
• Decrease management authority at school
• Extend school year or school day
• Restructure internal organization of the school

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Planning for Restructuring - SINI 4
No Child Left Behind dictates one or more of the
following options for restructuring

• Reopening as public charter school
• Replacing school staff, including principal
• Entering into contract with a private entity
• State takeover
• Other major restructuring reform

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Restructuring - SINI 5
Implement the Plan prepared while a SINI 4
No Child Left Behind dictates one or more of the
following options for restructuring

• Reopening as public charter school
• Replacing school staff, including principal
• Entering into contract with a private entity
• State takeover
• Other major restructuring reform

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Restructuring - SINI 6 and 7

• Continue implementing Restructuring Plan

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Two Accountability Systems
State Differentiated Accountability School
Grades AYP
Federal No Child Left Behind - AYP
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Two Accountability Systems
Federal No Child Left Behind
State Differentiated Accountability
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Floridas Differentiated Accountability (DA) Plan
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Floridas Differentiated Accountability (DA) Plan
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Floridas Differentiated Accountability (DA) Plan

• Discuss your schools DA Category and District
  Interventions