August 27, 2015

Peach County High SchoolAnnual Title I Parent Meeting

What is a Title I school?

Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides financial assistance to states and school districts to meet the needs of educationally at-risk students. The goal of Title I is to provide extra instructional services and activities which support students identified as failing or most at risk of failing the state’s challenging performance standards in mathematics, reading, and writing.

School’s Participation in Title IMath/Science Coach – additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low-achieving children master the challenging curriculum and meet state standards in core academic subjects especially in Math

ELA/Social Studies Coach- Additional academic support in ELA and Social Studies

Parent Coordinator- connect the parents to the school, to involve local businesses and community in supporting the school.

Professional Development for Teachers – enhance classroom instruction in Math and other areas where the students might be struggling

Instructional Supplies and Technology – to ensure that Teachers have the necessities to enhance our Math program and for daily school operation.

How does our school spend Title I money?Peach County High School 2014-2015 Allocation: $136,728

• Salaries and benefits for a Math Coach and a 30-Hour Parent Coordinator• Substitutes Teachers for Professional Development• Stipends for Direct Instruction• Communication (stamps)• Supplies for School Operation• Technology-Related Supplies• Computer Software• Expendable Equipment• Travel and Registration for Teacher Conferences/Workshops

School’s Title I RequirementsSchoolwide Programs

NCLB Section 1114

• Option for buildings with 40% or more poverty• Can reach any student needing services (no rank order, more

fluid groupings)• Must meet intent and purpose of programs • Written plan must contain all 10 components and implement

them (School Improvement Plan)• Successful schoolwide model requires the commitment from

entire building and year planning process requirements

Schoolwide Components1. Comprehensive needs assessment2. Reform strategies3. Instruction by highly-qualified staff4. Professional development activities5. Strategies to attract highly-qualified teachers to high needs schools6. Strategies to increase parental involvement7. Transition plans (preschool, grade to grade)8. Include teachers in assessment decisions9. Describe strategies used for low-achieving students10. Coordinate and integrate federal, state and local programs and

services

School’s Designation Status• Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the GaDOE

transitioned from Needs Improvement (NI) school designations based on adequate yearly progress (AYP) reports to Reward, Priority, Focus and Alert Schools designations based on ESEA Flexibility Waiver formulas.

• Peach County High School continues to have a school designation of “Priority” . We have not met the criteria to exit this status with our test scores.

SCHOOLWIDE GOALSPeach County High School schoolwide goals are based upon the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) and Peach School District’s Goals.

GOALS

1. All students will reach high standards, at a minimum attaining proficiency or better in reading/language arts and mathematics. 2. All students will graduate from high school, college and career ready.3. All students will be taught by highly qualified teachers.4. Operations will enhance learning environments that are healthy, safe, orderly, and conducive to learning.

CCRPI

CCRPI

Content Mastery (EOC, Ga Milestones)Percentage of students scoring at meets or exceeds in all core subjects.

Post High School School Readiness –

CCRPI continued…….• Percent of graduates completing a CTAE pathway, or an advanced academic pathway, or a fine arts

pathway, or a world language pathway within their program of study• Percent of CTAE Pathway Completers earning a national industry recognized credential, or an IB

Career-Related Certificate, or a passing score on a GaDOE recognized end of pathway assessment (operational in 2014-2015)

• Percent of graduates entering TCSG/USG not requiring remediation or learning support courses; or scoring at least 22 out of 36 on the composite ACT; or scoring at least 1550 out of 2400 on the combined SAT; or scoring 3 or higher on two or more AP exams; or scoring 4 or higher on two or more IB exams

• Percent of graduates earning high school credit(s) for accelerated enrollment via ACCEL, Dual HOPE Grant, Move On When Ready, Early College, Gateway to College, Advanced Placement courses, or International Baccalaureate courses

• Percent of students scoring at Meets or Exceeds on the Georgia High School Writing Test • Percent of students achieving a Lexile measure greater than or equal to 1275 on the American

Literature EOCT • Percent of EOCT assessments scoring at the Exceeds level• Student Attendance Rate (%)

CCRPI continued…….

Graduation Rate

4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate (N/A)5-Year Extended Cohort Graduation Rate (N/A)

Programs/Supports• Flexible Learning Plan (FLP)– Remediation/Post-

Secondary Readiness/Advance Placement • Summer Bridge• Dual Enrollment and Advance Placement/Gifted• English Language Learners – ESOL

Curriculum• On February 19, 2015, the State Board of Education(SBOE) voted to

rename the ELA and Mathematic s standards to the Georgia Standards of Excellence.(GSE) This change will be in effect for the 2015-2016 school year. We will use the terms ELA Georgia Standards of Excellence and the Math Georgia Standards of Excellence. Regardless of what the standards are called, effective implementation requires support on multiple fronts. Teachers must continue to strengthen content knowledge, pedagogical skills and contextualized tasks for students that effectively engage 21st century learners. The standards do create a foundation to work collaboratively from district to district across the state of Georgia while pooling resources and expertise in order to create curricular tools, appropriate professional development, common assessments and other instructional materials.

Assessments for 9-12• Student Learning Objectives (SLO) – a measurable, long-term academic goal

set to determine student growth. SLOs demonstrate a teacher’s impact on student learning.

• Teacher Designed Benchmarks

• End Of Course test EOC( Ga Milestones)

• PSAT

• ASVAB

CCRPI Score 2012 Achievement

Points50.1

Progress Points8.4

Achievement Gap Points

8.3

Challenge Points2.5

69.3

CCRPI Score 2013 Achievement

Points39.5

Progress Points16.6

Achievement Gap Points13.8

Challenge Points3.1

73

CCRPI Score 2014 Achievement

Points38.6

Progress Points15.1

Achievement Gap Points

1.2

Challenge Points2.3

57.2

CCRPI SCORE 2012Performance Flags

CCRPI SCORE 2013Performance Flags

CCRPI SCORE 2014Performance Flags

PEACH COUNTY SCHOOLSTITLE I DISTRICT PARENT INVOLVEMENT PLAN

The Title I Program of Peach County School System supports and encourages parental involvement. The Peach County School System believes that effective parent involvement results from a collaborative effort among parents, the system, schools and program personnel. All stakeholders hold the belief that parental involvement is critical to student success.

PCHS Parent Involvement Plan• This plan addresses how the school will implement the parental

involvement requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Components include…– How parents can be involved in decision-making and activities – How parental involvement funds are being used– How information and training are provided to parents– How the school will build capacity in parents, staff and community for strong

parental involvement– Development of the Peach County High School Parental Involvement Plan, Title

1 plan and Parent/Teacher/Student Compact.

• You, as Title I parents, have the right to be involved in all of the above events.

PCHS School-Parent Compact

• The compact is a commitment from the school, the parent, the teacher 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. This meeting is currently scheduled for February 11, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. and at Curriculum Night.

• Distribution of the Compact.

How is Title I Parent Involvement money spent?Each year (with your input during the Spring) our school reserves a percentage of funds for parental involvement. The following is a list of suggested that we needed.

Parent Involvement Funds (PCHS Budget = $2,282)• Resource Center and Technology-Related Supplies• Translation Computer Software• Registration for Family Engagement Conferences• Supplemental Educational Material• Stamps• Refreshments• Office supplies

Opportunities for Parental Involvement

Meetings and parent learning opportunities are scheduled during the day as well as early morning and evening hours. Throughout the year our faculty will foster a parent-friendly environment and provide you with strategies to use at home that support academic achievement.

OPPORTUNITIES……………..Volunteer to help teachers, Chaperon field trips, Decorate for events/programs, help the Art Department, help the Drama Department, Fundraising, Relay for Life leader, Help the Chorus or Band Department, Help with papers……….and so many more!Volunteer applications are available!

HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF100%

• Recognizing the importance of effective teachers, the Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) requires that schools be staffed with highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals. Additionally, professional development activities must ensure that teachers and paraprofessionals meet the highly qualified provisions of ESEA. Local educational agencies (LEAs) must notify parents of their rights to request information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers. Also, in Title I schools the LEA must require the principal of each Title I school to submit an attestation annually requiring compliance with this provision.

Parent’s Right to KnowAt the beginning of each school year, local educational agencies (LEAs) must notify parents of their rights to request information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers, including:

• Whether the teacher has met state qualifications for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher teaches.

• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status.

• The baccalaureate degree of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher and the field or discipline of the certification or degree.

• Whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals.

Reporting Procedures

• Fraud, Waste and Abuse of Federal Funds

• Complaint Procedures• http://www.peachschools.org/acquia-drupal/content/comp

laints-federal-fraud-waste-abuse• http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/hotline.html

• 1-800-MIS-USED

CONTACTSPeach County High SchoolAl Pollard, Ed.D, Principal

Judy Messer, Parent Coordinator 900 Campus Drive

Fort Valley, GA 31030Phone: 478-825-8258

Fax: 478-825-2290

QUESTIONS

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