E.C. West ESTitle I Annual Meeting

Thursday, August 27, 20156:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

What is a Title I School?

• What is Title I and how do you qualify?

Any school with 40% or more of their students receiving free or reduced lunch are Title I eligible. E. C. West has 76%.

• Title I Schoolwide Plan• Submitted every year• Based on data • States how we are going to use Title I funds to improve

the school

Title I Program Requirements

• All parents are invited to participate in the development, review, and revision of the Title I plan, parent involvement policy, and school-parent compact• Complete a Title I Plan• Complete a Title I Budget• Follow all grant guidelines• Have a parent involvement policy• Have a school-parent compact

How does our school spend Title I money and participate?

• Federal Funds spent to even the playing field•$264,264 – Title I•Data Support Specialist•Parent Liaison•2 teachers•$13,631 remaining

Designation Status

Schoolwide or Targeted Assistance?

Evoline C. West implements a schoolwide program.

STAR Benchmark Assessment – Student Growth Percentile – Fall 2014 to Spring 2015

  All Students Economically Disadvantaged

Reading 46.2% 57.1%Math 62.3% 71.7%

  1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade` 5th GradeReading 65.9% 57.6% 46.0% 46.8% 31.1%

Math 72.2% 62.4% 60.3% 64.9% 52.4%

  1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade`

5th Grade

Reading 94 95 97 86 68

Math 96 67 72 71 42

STAR Benchmark Assessment – Spring 2015

At or above %

  All Students Economically

Disadvantaged

Reading 46.2% 57.1%

Math 62.3% 71.7%

STAR Benchmark Assessment – Spring 2015 AdministrationAt or Above % Per Grade

  1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Reading

65.9% 57.6% 46.0% 46.8% 31.1%

Math 72.2% 62.4% 60.3% 64.9% 52.4%

EC West’s Schoolwide Goals

• 70% will be proficient or distinguished in all subjects in all grade levels on the GaMilestones.

• Literacy Focus 2015-16

• STEM Focus 2016-19 -SEED Fund and STEM

Certification-MIST

Curriculum• Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)• Standards are still aligned to the Common Core. • Clarification of terminology and expectations.• Limited additions or movement of standards in math • Gadoe.org •We have many resources used to teach the standards

• GPS• Georgia Performance Standards in Science and Social Studies• Gadoe.org

Tests• ITBS – 3rd and 5th

• GaMilestones – 3rd, 4th, and 5th

• STAR – K-5• DIBELS – K-5• GKIDS - Kindergarten

Georgia Milestones - UPDATE!• Four achievement levels – Beginning Learner, Developing

Learner, Proficient Learner, Distinguished Learner• Proficient learner will signal college and career readiness.• Developing learner indicates that the student is partially

proficient and will need support and interventions to be successful in the next grade level.

• State level results will be public after September 3rd.• School results and individual reports are expected mid to

late October.• Third party will conduct an analysis of online

administration vs. paper/pencil and the advantages or disadvantages for students.

• 2016 will be an accountability year.

District Parent Involvement StatementParent Involvement is defined as the participation of parents in regular two-way and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities:• Parents play an integral role in assisting their

child’s learning.• Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in

their child’s education at school.• Parents are full partners in their child’s education

and are included, when appropriate, in decision making as well as being a part of the advisory committees to assist in the education of their child.

• Parents carry out other activities as described in section 1118 of the ESEA (Parental Involvement).

Grade level teams will support students’ success by engaging students in the classroom and by connecting with families in some of the following ways: 

• Practice literacy comprehension strategies by citing text evidence throughout all content areas

• Practicing math fluency skills on Moby Max or with flashcards

• Integrating technology into Math and Literacy lessons through the use of iPads, ACTIV boards.

• Instructing leveled reading groups to personalize learning for each student according to their strengths and needs

• Facilitating reading and math learning stations that are full of resources to extend thinking and reinforce standards

• Teaching  mathematical practices of building models and explaining their thinking behind the solution

At ECW, our goal is to increase students’ reading and math skills.  We will do that by…

• Providing parents with strategies by grade level during parent workshops and in newsletters.

• Providing families with access to websites and resources such as Moby Max, flash cards, and reading websites that can be practiced at home.

• Providing parents and families with opportunities to give teachers feedback through homework surveys about their child’s strengths and weaknesses in completing assignments.

• Providing opportunities for parents to view student work and evidence of their achievements and review the standards at curriculum nights for both Humanities and STEM.

• Providing activities that use math strategies in daily real world problem solving such as in cooking, construction and money management.

Parent Workshops

Literacy WorkshopsMath Night at KrogerMake and Take Parent Resource Center Open HouseParent Engagement Month ActivitiesGA Milestones Healthy CookingMiddle School Transition

Highly Qualified

•What does it mean?

•How do I know?

How will the school use it’s 1% Title I Parental Involvement funds?

• Purchase of the Title I Parent Liaison

•Materials and Supplies for Parent Resource Center

• Family Engagement Conference

Parent Resources Center Materials

Responsiveness

• Should be less than 48 hours• Phone, email, conferences• Sign up for text messages • Follow me on Twitter• Tuesday Talks in Two Minutes or Less

Contacts:Jennifer Burton, Principal

burtonjw@fultonschools.orgFollow me on twitter @jenniferwburton

470.254.3460

Gloria Langley, Parent Liaisonlangleyg@fultonschools.org

470.254.3460

Follow us on Twitter

@jenniferwburton

@ecwestwildcats

Closing, Feedback, and Evaluation• Please take a moment to complete the evaluation

and provide feedback.