Everything You Wanted To Know About Title I

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Title I

• Alexander Hamilton High School
• Annual Program Report
• November 15, 2007
• 415 pm

Presented by Shellie Riley, Categorical
Coordinator
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Contents of the Title I Overview

• Title I, Part A
• Purpose of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
  (NCLB)
• Purpose of Title I
• Definition of supplemental funds
• Definition of Adequate Yearly Progress AYP
  Accountability
• Implementation of Single Plan for Student
  Achievement (SPSA)
• Definition of Highly Qualified Teacher and
  Paraprofessional
• Mandates of Parent Involvement
• Parent Involvement Policy
• Parents Right to Know
• School-Parent Compact
• Building Capacity for Involvement
• Definition of Program Improvement
• Sanctions
• Public School Choice
• Supplemental Educational Services
• Program Improvement Years 1-5

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Purpose of No Child Left Behind
is to ensure that all children have a fair,
equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a
high-quality education and reach, at a minimum,
proficiency on challenging state academic
achievement standards and state academic
assessments
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The Olympic Art of Curling

• Reducing Obstacles
• That Impede Achievement

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What is it?

• To Supplement.

Perchance, Not to Supplant.
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Whom does it serve?

• Hamilton is eligible for supplemental state and
  federal funds
• At least 40 of Hamilton students must be
  eligible for free or reduced lunch. This
  percentage determines the Title I Budget
• School-Wide Program
• Regardless of classification every student at
  Hamilton may benefit from categorical resources
  and services

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How Do We Determine What Resources To Provide?

• NCLB Mandates
• District Priorities
• Hamilton Data

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Who is Accountable For Categorical Program
Decisions?

• Checks and Balances
• District and Stakeholder approval required for
  all plans and expenditures
• Advisory Committees
• School Site Council

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Single Plan for Student Achievement CPM CP 3

• Each SWP school is required to collaboratively
  develop and approve the SPSA with the School Site
  Council (SSC) based on the advice from
  appropriate school advisory committees. The SPSA
  must be tied to budgets reflecting student needs.

Budgets
SPSA
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Who Receives Resources?

• School-Wide designation ensures a common vision
  to promote achievement in all students.
• The Big Picture outweighs individual needs
• Triage
• Underperforming Populations are the first to be
  targeted
• School-Wide goals lead to individual successes

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Federal Guidelines

• No Child Left Behind Requires
• Adequate Yearly Progress
• Academic Performance Index
• California Standards Test (CST)
• Participation Rate
• Graduation Rate
• Hamilton Met Test Proficiency Objectives
• DID NOT meet Graduation Rate
• DID NOT meet Participation Rates

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2006 2007 AYP Percent ProficientHamilton High
School
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2007 2008 AYP TargetsPercent ProficientHigh
Schools
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Teacher QualificationsCPM CE 13

• Teachers should be highly qualified at the time
  of employment
• All teachers teaching core academic areas in
  Title I schools must meet the highly qualified
  standard. By the end of 2006-07, teachers in core
  academic areas in all schools must meet that
  standard

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Paraprofessional Qualifications CPM CE 14

• As of June 30, 2006 all paraprofessionals must be
  highly qualified.

• All new hires are required to pass the District
  Proficiency Test, and must meet the following
  criteria
• HS diploma/GED AND
• Have 60 semester or 90 quarter units from a
  recognized college or university OR
• Have an associate (or higher) degree from a
  recognized college or university OR
• Pass the Instructional Assistance Test
• Duties Provide instruction only if under direct
  supervision of highly qualified teacher

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Elements of Parental InvolvementCPM CE 2

• LAUSD adopted a Districtwide Policy for parents.
  This Policy should be annually distributed to
  parents. The Districts annual Parent Student
  Handbook also provides parents with information
  on parental involvement and NCLB mandates.
• Each Title I, Part A funded school must develop,
  jointly with parents of children receiving Title
  I services, a written school parental involvement
  policy that describes how the school will carry
  out the parental involvement requirements in No
  Child Left Behind, Section 1118. The
  requirements consist of four components
• Involvement of parents in the policy
• School-Parent Compact
• Building Capacity for Involvement
• Accessibility for parents

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Parents Right to KnowCPM CP 14

• No Child Left Behind mandates that Title I, Part
  A funded schools give parents timely notice when
  their child has been assigned, or has been taught
  for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher
  who is not highly qualified.

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Parents Right to KnowCPM - CP 14

• LAUSD parents may make written requests and
  receive information regarding the qualifications
  of their childs teacher (i.e., credential,
  degree, and major).

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Definition of Program Improvement (PI)

• A school is identified as Program Improvement if
  it does not make AYP for 2 consecutive years in
  the same content area or indicator
• Public School Choice is offered annually to all
  students attending a PI school
• Supplemental Educational Services is offered to
  eligible students attending a school in PI Years
  2-5

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Program Improvement

• PI schools are required to send written
  notification informing the parents of the
  schools status. The notification must include
  the following
• The reasons for PI identification
• What the school is doing and the district and/or
  state is doing to help the school address the
  achievement problem
• How parents can become involved in addressing the
  academic issues that caused the school to be
  identified for PI
• The parents option to transfer their child with
  paid transportation to a Non-PI school (PI Years
  1-5 schools)
• The parents option to obtain supplemental
  educational services (PI Year 2-5 schools).

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PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE (PSC) CPM Requirements PI
5

• If school does not make AYP for two consecutive
  years
• The District must provide students who are
  enrolled in PI Year 1 - 5 schools the option to
  transfer to a Non-PI school (Non-Program
  Improvement school)

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PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

• All students, including special education,
  enrolled in PI schools are eligible
• Priority is given to lowest achieving students
  from low-income families
• Paid transportation is provided by District for
  students who choose PSC
• Students who choose the option to transfer will
  be enrolled in classes and other activities in
  the same manner as all other children at the
  school
• Parents must be notified in a language that is
  understandable, before the beginning of the
  school year

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PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICELAUSD Timeline

• December 8, 2007 CHOICES Faire, UCLA, Ackerman
  Union, 900 a.m. 100 p.m.
• November 2007, all students in the District
  receive by US mail the CHOICES brochure. The
  brochure contains a list of currently identified
  At-Risk for PI and Program Improvement (PI)
  schools.
• Parents of students enrolled in At-Risk for PI or
  PI schools have the right not only to PSC but all
  other traveling programs.

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PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE LAUSD Application Process

• Parent completes and returns CHOICES application
  by January 2008.
• Specially Funded Programs Branch (SFP) processes
  the application.
• SFP provides Non-PI school selections.
  Achievement data is provided in order to assist
  in the selection decision
• Parents return School Selection Letter
  identifying school of choice
• SFP sends Confirmation Letter confirming school
  of choice
• Transportation Branch sends notification to
  parents prior to the beginning of the school year

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PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT YEAR 1

• PI Year 1 schools must
• Submit an updated Single Plan for Student
  Achievement within three months
• Set aside 10 percent of the Title I budget for
  professional development
• Offer Public School Choice

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QUESTIONS about PI Mandates?

• PI Identification
• Specially Funded Programs Branch, Title I AYP
  Accountabilities Unit213-241-6996
• Technical Assistance PI Year 1 Schools
• Specially Funded Programs Branch
• 213-241-6996
• Technical Assistance PI Years 2-5
• Program Improvement Branch213-241-2097
• Public School Choice
• Specially Funded Programs Branch213-241-6990
• Supplemental Educational Services
• Beyond the Bell Branch213-241-4109

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Title I Part A Internet Support Sites

• AYP Reports
• http//www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay
• LAUSD Specially Funded Programs Branch
• http//www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/instruct/
  sfp
• LAUSD Program Improvement Branch
• http//issk-12.lausd.net
• Beyond the Bell Branch
• http//btb.lausd.net
• Certificated Employment
• http//www.teachinla.com
• Paraprofessionals
• http//www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/personnel
  /class

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This Year Title I Pays For
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Salaries

• School-wide Technology Support
• PSA Counselor 3 days
• Additional School Security
• Nurse Days
• Parent Representative 3 hours
• Categorical Advisor
• Categorical Clerk

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Equipment, Program Supplies, Instructional
Materials

• High volume HP 3700 laser printers
• LCD Projectors
• Graphing Calculators
• Opaque Projectors - Math Department
• Laminating/Poster-Making Machines
• Supplemental Classroom Libraries
• Education Media Libraries

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Equipment, Program Supplies, Instructional
Materials

• Desktop Computers for Classroom Use
• Classroom Novels Sets
• Supplemental Grammar Texts
• Science Lab Equipment
• Professional Development Texts
• Multiple Station Classroom Listening Centers
• Audiobook and Short Story Libraries
• High Quantity CD Duplicator
• Kidney Shaped Tables
• Computer Software School Licenses

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Equipment, Program Supplies, Instructional
Materials

• AVID Team Workshop
• Motivational Posters
• Quizdom Classroom Technology
• Duplo Machine and Supplies
• Classroom Dictionaries
• 4 Visualizers ELA Department
• 50 TV Monitors and DVD/VHS Combos
• Parent Workshops and Trainings

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What if our priorities change?

• They Better!
• Each year, the SPSA receives input from Parents,
  Students, School Leaders, Advisory Committees,
  and the School Site Council
• The plan is slightly modified and amended each
  year.

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What if our priorities dont change?

• Dont worry, they will.
• The Single Plan is a living, breathing, changing
  document.
• As data changes Title I resources and services
  are revised.

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What if our priorities dont change?

• Like a shark.
• If it doesnt moveit dies.

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How You Can Get Involved

• Participate in Advisory and School Site Council
  Meetings
• Check Hamilton Website for Updates
• Volunteer in Hamiltons Parent Center
• Contact Shellie Riley, Coordinator
• Room 706
• [phone]
• Spr6835_at_lausd.net