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Welcome to the Title I Annual Meeting for West Charlotte Parents 9/20/12

Welcome to the Title I Annual Meeting for West Charlotte Parents 9/20/12. What does it mean to be a Title I school? What is the1% Set-Aside for parental involvement and what is the Parental Involvement Policy? What is Indistar ? What is the School-Parent Compact?

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Welcome to the Title I Annual Meeting for West Charlotte Parents 9/20/12

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  1. Welcome to the Title I Annual Meeting forWest Charlotte Parents9/20/12

  2. What does it mean to be a Title I school? • What is the1% Set-Aside for parental involvement and what is the Parental Involvement Policy? • What is Indistar? • What is the School-Parent Compact? • How will I be notified if my child is taught by a teacher who is not Highly Qualified? • How can I be involved? What you will learn…

  3. Being a Title I school means receiving federal funding (Title I dollars) to supplement the school’s existing programs. These dollars are used for… • Identifying students experiencing academic difficulties and providing timely assistance to help these student’s meet the State’s challenging content standards. • Purchasing supplemental staff/programs/materials/supplies • Conducting parental Involvement meetings/trainings/activities • Recruiting/Hiring/Retaining Highly Qualified Teachers • Being a Title I school also means parental involvement and parents’ rights. What does it mean to be a Title I School?

  4. School Effectiveness Incentives • Freshmen Academy • Freshman Transition Summer Academy • Instructional Resources • Student Mentoring Program • Technology for 21st Century Teaching and Learning • Credit Recovery Academy and Saturday School • Professional Development for Positive School Culture and Effective Teacher Leaders How our school is using this funding?

  5. What is the 1% set-aside and how are parents involved? • Any LEA with a Title I Allocation exceeding $500,000 is required by law to set aside 1% of it’s Title I allocation for parental involvement. • This plan addresses how the District will implement the parental involvement requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It includes… • The LEA’s expectations for parents • How the LEA will involve parents in decision-making • How the LEA will work to build the schools’ and parents’ capacity for strong parental involvement to improve student academic achievement • You, as Title I parents, have the right: • to be involved in the development of this plan • to be involved in how this money is spent.

  6. Who are the parent leaders at my school ? Erica Nicholson 980-343-6060 ext 235 erica1.nicholson@cms.k12.nc.us Erika Logan-Gales 704-293-4624 elogan@magazine33.com Dr. Daisy Walker • How can I be involved? • Join the School Improvement Team • Volunteer to contact other parents regarding important school information. • Ex. – 100% Compact completion • Stuff envelops • Talk to your neighbors and let them know what is going on at West Charlotte • Contact our office at 980-343-6060 to volunteer.

  7. is a web-based system used by the school improvement team to inform, coach, sustain, track, and report improvement activities. • The bottom line is that Indistar® will guide improvement teams through a continuous cycle of assessment, planning, implementation, and progress tracking. Focus will be clear, responsibilities assigned, efforts synchronized. • You, as Title I parents, have the right to be involved in the development of this plan. What is Indistar?

  8. The compact is a commitment from the school, the parent, and the student to share in the responsibility for improved academic achievement • You, as Title I Parents, have the right to be involved in the development of the School-Parent Compact. What is the School-Parent Compact?

  9. Our school’s present status is 96% of Highly Qualified Teachers. • Letters of Notification will be provided to you from the school if your student is taught by a teacher not meeting ESEA’s requirements for Highly-Qualified. How will I be notified if my child is taught by a teacher who is not Highly-Qualified?

  10. Please see your handout for more information about Title 1. Questions?

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