Title I Rights and Services Annual Parent Meeting

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Title I Rights and Services Annual Parent Meeting
Keansburg School District September 16, 2013
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Title I Services Meeting

• Overall Goal
• To engage parents in the education of their
  children
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requires school
  districts to employ strategies to increase
  parental involvement.
• To share information about Title I and its uses

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Believe, Understand, and Realize Goals
Non-Negotiables
Our District Will Engage our students in a relevant and meaningful curriculum that promotes 21st century learning
Our District Will Believe relationships among all stakeholders are critical toward our success
Our District Will Believe in our students and support the identification, development, and pursuit of their individual dreams
Our District Will Set high academic, social and emotional expectations for our teachers and students, and persevere to achieve them
Graduatesthat are prepared and inspired to
make positive contributions to society
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Title I Services

• Title I Services Identification Criteria are used
  to identify Title I (Basic Skills) students
• Standardized assessments scores in Math and LAL
• Grades, class work and homework indicators
• Teacher input regarding work skills
• Parent request with principal review
• Local assessment scores

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Title I Services

• Services we utilize for our students include
• Basic skills instruction for selected students
• Innovative instructional programs for all
  students
• Additional resources to work toward improving
  deficiencies
• Targeted educational programming

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NCLB Policies Supporting Parental Involvement

• Section 1111 Provides policies for parent
  involvement, specifically at the state level and
  for school improvement
• Section 1112 Provides policies for the
  development of local plans to inform parents of
  student achievement
• Section1114 Provides parental involvement
  requirements for school wide programs
• Information is on our website
• www.keansburg.k12.nj.us

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Title I Allocation Reservation

• Keansburg School District is required to reserve
  not less than one percent of their Title I
  allocation for parent involvement programs,
  including promoting family literacy and parenting
  skills.
• School activities include
• Family programs
• Parent resource centers
• Parent workshops
• Title I Committees
• Other family events specific to schools

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Required Notifications to Parents

• Teacher qualifications
• The district must notify parents of their right
  to know, and at their request, provide the
  following information about their childs
  teachers
• Whether they met state license requirements for
  the grades and subject areas taught (Currently
  100)
• If they are teaching under emergency of
  provisional status
• What baccalaureate degree and other degrees that
  teachers have earned
• The qualifications of paraprofessionals
• Whether the child has been taught for four or
  more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not
  highly qualified
• Letters were mailed on Thursday, September
  12th, 2013 regarding this information

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Required Notifications to Parents

• School Report Cards
• Found on the NJDOE website at
  http//education.state.nj.us/rc
• Information on student achievement is broken into
  six categories
• Displays percentage of students not tested
• School Status
• Priority Schools
• Focus Schools
• Graduation rates for secondary students
• Information of the professional qualifications of
  teachers
• Comparative information

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Required Parent Notification
Language Instruction Programs ? Not later than 30
days after the beginning of the school year, the
district is required to inform a childs parent
or guardian of a limited English proficient child
identified for participation in a Language
Instruction Educational Program Letters have
gone out already for some buildings, and all
should be out by the end of next week.
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NCLB Waiver

• Facts and Important Changes
• NCLB Waiver
• What tests do students take? HSPA, NJASK, NJBCT
  http//www.state.nj.us/edu
  cation/assessment/shcedule12131314.pdf
• How students achievement is measured?
• NO SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION SERVICES Required this
  year
• Focus School Bolger Middle School
• Changes in funding

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Questions, comments of concerns?

• Please feel free to contact us
• Dr. Thomas Tramaglini Director of Curriculum
  Instruction
• Mrs. Erin Maciorowski
• Title IA Coordinator
• Ms. Patty Faldetta
• Secretary to the Office of Curriculum,
  Instruction Funding
• 732-787-2007 ext 2331
• Or visit our website for more information
• http//www.keansburg.k12.nj.us/NCLB