Title: Title I Program Overview for SWP
1Title I Program Overview for SWP
The chart below provides a slide number and the
corresponding documentation or suggestions of
additional resources to be utilized at the Annual
Title I meeting or throughout the academic year
as topics at School Site Council (SSC) meetings.
Memorandum 6324.0 Notification of Federal Title
I Parent Involvement Mandates This slide is for
presenter use only and should be deleted prior to
presentation.
Slide References/Documents/Materials for Annual Title I Meeting Slide References/Documents/Materials for Annual Title I Meeting
5 Provide and share the schools 2015-2016 Title I ranking (the percentage that generated the current year Title I allocation) and the 2015-2016 Title I allocation 21-23 Review copy of the schools Parent Involvement Policy
8 LEA Plan http//home.lausd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID181824typedpREC_ID403302 24 Personalization slide Insert and discuss the schools 2015-2016 7E046 expenditures
12 Introduce or prepare a slide of SSC members Explain that the Consolidated Application (ConApp) is a school district document that allows state and federal funds to flow from CDE to school districts Policy Bulletin 6541.0 Guidelines for the Required English Learner Advisory Committee and School Site Council 25 Personalization slide List parent engagement activities planned for the school year (i.e., Math night, Back to School night, Open House, SSC meetings, parent workshops, etc.)
14 SPSAcycle of process 28 Memorandum 6161 NCLB Qualification for Teachers Parent Notification Requirements and Right to Know Procedures Annual Principal Certification Form (This is the memorandum for 2014-2015 The 2015-2016 memorandum has not been posted as of 8/2015)
15 Personalization slide List schools Title I 7S046 expenditures that the school has budgeted from the 2015-2016 Title I allocation (see Assurances and Justification pages) 29 Personalization slide Introduce or prepare a slide of paraprofessionals and indicate content focus and/or grade level support
Schoolwide Program School Letter at fsep.lausd.net 31 Personalization slide List and discuss the schools academic and other relevant data for 2015-2016
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2Title I Annual Meeting2015-2016 Title I Program
Overview for Schoolwide Program (SWP) Schools
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3Purpose of the Overview
- To inform parents about the Title I Program and
its requirements
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4What is Title I?
- 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 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) 2001 - Title I, Part A federal funds are supplemental
monies to help meet the educational needs of
low-achieving students in the highest-poverty
schools. - In order to access Title I funds, LAUSD schools
must have a poverty threshold of at least 50
based on free- and reduced price meal
applications and/or CalWORKS. - Schools that rank into Title I deliver
supplemental services through a targeted
assistance (TAS) program or a schoolwide program
(SWP) model.
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5Schools Poverty Ranking and Title I Allocation
- Provide and share the schools 2015-2016 poverty
ranking - and 2015-2016 Title I allocation
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6Who Receives Title I Services?
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- Although schools are eligible for Title I
funding based on poverty, the selection process
for providing Title I services to students is not
based on low-income. It is based entirely on
academic achievement.
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7What are Supplemental Funds?
- Additional monies above the general funds
districts and schools receive to support the
regular program. - Granted to districts and to schools for specific
program purposes and must be used only to support
and enhance the districts and schools regular
program. - May not be used to replace or supplant the funds
and programs the district provides to all
schools.
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8Local Educational Agency (LEA) LAUSD Plan
- The LEA Plan is required of all school districts
that receive funds under NCLB. - Addresses five performance goals
- 1. All students will reach high standards, at a
minimum, attaining - proficiency or better in reading and
mathematics, by 2013-2014. - 2. All Limited English Proficient students will
become proficient in - English and reach high
academic standards, at a minimum attaining - proficiency or better in
reading/language arts and mathematics. - 3. By 2005-06, all students will be taught by
highly qualified teachers. - 4. All students will be educated in learning
environment that are safe, drug- - free, and conducive to learning.
- 5. All students will graduate from high
school.
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10The Two Title I Models for Serving Students
Supplemental Services
Schoolwide Program (SWP)
Serve All Students at the School
Supplemental Services
Targeted Assistance Program (TAS)
Serve Identified Title I Students
11Schoolwide Programs (SWP)
Schools write a comprehensive school plan to upgrade the core academic program in a high-poverty school, without distinguishing between eligible and ineligible children. All students may benefit from supplemental services in a school operating under a schoolwide program.
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12Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
- 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. - Expenses described in the SPSA must be aligned to
data that will address specific needs and must be
annually evaluated.
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13Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
- The SPSA includes
- Comprehensive needs assessment Data analysis
and annual - SPSA Evaluation
- Goals, based on student data, that are
measurable - Scientifically-based instructional strategies
that are prioritized based on student needs - Budgets, use of resources, and process for
implementation - Process of monitoring the strategies to be
implemented in SPSA - Goals of the LEA Plan are embedded in the SPSA
14The Cycle of Continuous Improvement in the
Development of the SPSA
Conduct Comprehensive Needs Assessment (Data
analysis and SPSA Evaluation)
Develop School Goals
Develop strategies and align budgets to address
identified student Needs
Monitor implementation
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152015-2016 Schools Title I Allocation and
Expenditures
- List and discuss schools 2015-2016 Title I
Expenditures 7S046
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17What is Parent Involvement?
- NCLB Definition
- The term parent involvement means the
participation of parents in regular, two-way and
meaningful communication involving student
academic learning and other school activities.
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18District Title I Parent Involvement Policy
- LAUSD adopted a district-wide Title I Parent
Involvement Policy for - parents on December 11, 2012. This policy
is annually distributed to - parents and is required for Title I schools.
- The policy describes how the District will
- - Involve parents in the LEA Plan
- - Provide coordination and technical assistance
to schools for - parent involvement
- - Build parent school capacity
- - Annually evaluate the policy
- - Involve parents in Title I school activities
- The Districts annual Parent Student Handbook
also provides parents with - information on parental involvement and NCLB
mandates.
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19District Parent Involvement Policy
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202015-2016 Parent-Student Handbook
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21School Parent Involvement Policy
- In addition to the District Parent Involvement
Policy, each Title I school must develop, jointly
with parents of children receiving Title I
services, a written school parent involvement
policy that describes how the school will carry
out the parental involvement requirements in No
Child Left Behind, Section 1118.
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22School Parent Involvement Policy Requirements
- School-level policies must
- Be jointly developed distributed to parents
- Describe how school will carry out
- requirements
- Be provided to parents in an understandable
- language
- Periodically updated
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23Required School-level Activities
- Annual Title I Meeting
- Information about the Title I Program
- Description of curriculum assessment
- Opportunity to request meetings
- School-Parent Compact
- Capacity Building
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24Required Set-Aside for Parent Involvement
(Program Code 7E046)
- Title I schools are required to set-aside 1 of
- Title I funds to support their Title I Parent
- Involvement Policy
- The following are the expenditures from this
- years allocation (insert schools E046
expenditures)
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252015-2016 School Parent Involvement Activities
- Insert and discuss parent engagement activities
planned for the school year (i.e., Math night,
Back to School night, Open House, SSC meetings,
parent workshops, etc.)
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26Parents Right to Know
- The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
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. The school sends letters home to
parents to inform them about this assignment when
applicable. - NCLB 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 childrens teachers and
paraprofessionals who provide educational
assistance to their children. - LAUSD parents may make written requests to the
school and receive information regarding the
qualifications of their childs teacher (i.e.,
credential, degree, and major) and
paraprofessionals.
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28Teacher Qualifications
- 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.
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29Paraprofessional Qualifications
- 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
- new hires with a Bachelors degree or higher do
not need to take the District Proficiency Test - Duties
- Provides instruction only if under the direct
supervision of a highly qualified teacher
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312015-2016 School Data
- Insert and discuss schools data (schools API,
suspension rate, attendance rate, report card
grades, SBAC data, other data sources )
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32CORE WAIVER
- On August 6, 2013, eight California school
districts, including LAUSD, received a waiver
from some of the mandates of the No Child Left
Behind Act from the U.S. Secretary of Education. - The eight school districts are grouped together
in an association called the California Office of
School Reform (CORE) Fresno Unified SD, Long
Beach USD, LAUSD, Oakland USD, Sacramento USD,
San Francisco USD, Sanger USD, and Santa Ana USD.
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33SCHOOL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM
- With this waiver, CORE does not seek to escape
FROM accountability. Instead, CORE is asking for
a waiver INTO a new system with higher level of
shared responsibility and accountability. -
- The new accountability system will be called the
School Quality Improvement System. - The School Quality Improvement System is designed
to hold schools accountable for the performance
of all students across a variety of factors.
Factors include - - Academic performance
- - Social-Emotional
- - Culture and Climate
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34YOU ARE OUR PARTNERS At LAUSD, schools and
families are working together to ensure all
students are college-prepared and career-ready.
Together we can equip our students with the
foundation of skills needed for the 21st century.
35Resources
- For additional questions regarding the schools
Title I Program, please contact the Principal or
designee.
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