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•Introductions: Regina Garza, LMSW
•TOMS: Priti Avantsa, LMSW
•MOUTHS: Sara Stansbury, LMSW
•PAC: LaSonya McArthur, LMSW
ICE BREAKER: Regina
Garza
Title I Mandate
Title I schools must ensure that all students have a fair, equal, and sufficient opportunity to reach academic proficiency.
A Title I School-wide Program Plan requires parent involvement, transition assistance etc.
Purpose of the
Transition Program
• Encourage parental involvement at school and at home.
• Help reduce the number of multiple citations (truancy) issued to students in transitioning grades.
• To empower parents to prepare their students to transition smoothly both academically and socially, from one educational level to another (5/6/8/9)
Goals for the Students
1. Emotional and Psychological: Self esteem….
2. Academic: Attendance, Discipline, Organization, Grades……
3. Social: Peer Pressure, Bullying….
pp PRC(Parent Resource Coordinator)
TOMS(Transitioning Over to Middle
School)
MOUTHS(Moving On Up To High School)
Off Campus On Campus On Campus
Activity Sheets Campus PRC Campus PRC
-September 2013
-January 2014
-September 2013 (Open house)-March 2014 MS (Open House)-May 2014 ( awards)
-October 2013-November 2013-January 2014-February 2014
-September 2013(Open house)-January 2014 HS (Open House)-May 2014 (Awards)
-September 2013-October 2013-November 2013-January 2014-April 2014
Title I Social Workers
PAC(Parent Advisory Council)
000
Priti Avantsa, LMSW
Program Components
1. Parent Education:
– Home based: prevents exclusion and accommodates working parents
– School based
2. Community Education:
– FBISD Community Conf (Sep)
– Four Corners Community Fair (May)
Program OverviewYear-Long
1. Title I Night (Sept): Advertising2. Campus focused: Recruit Admin/ Teacher support (Sept)3. Food for thought-insight into your child (Sept): Activity Sheet4. Changing Roles (Oct): Parent Meeting5. Attendance (Nov): special invites to parents of students at risk.6. Revisiting attendance: (Jan) Activity Sheet7. Open Q & A and what to do now (Feb): Parent Meeting8. 6th Grade Open House at MS (Mar): Academic, Financial, Clubs9. Making good choices (April): Parent Meeting:10. End of Year celebration (May): Tips & Awards
Data Analysis
Attendance (Truancy Citations) were tracked for 2012-2013: Peer Mentors 2013-2014
2013-2014: Tracking data
Exiting 5th grade and Entering 6th
Truancy Complaints & Referrals for Fighting
Parent Involvement
Parents attending and participating in the Programs
ICE BREAKER: Regina
Garza
By Sara Stansbury, LMSW
Sara Stansbury, LMSW
FAST FACT:
Students are 3-5 times more likely to fail a class in ninth grade over any other grade.
February 2011 Research Brief:
Challenges of the Ninth Grade
Transition
“The importance of a smooth transition
from 8th grade to 9th grade cannot be
emphasized enough, as this transition will
determine a student’s success in high
school as well as decisions about their
post‐secondary school life.” – Cooper, R. &
Markoe‐Hayes, S., Improving the Educational
Possibilities of Urban High School Students as They
Transition from 8th to 9th Grade
STUDENT FAST FACTS
• Failure to graduate high school is strongly associated with ninth grade course failure
• 70 – 80 percent of students who fail in the first year will not graduate high school
– Why: more rigorous academic expectations, changes in school culture, feeling of isolation, new teaching styles, etc.
• 2006 survey, 1/5th of middle school students reported that they never received information regarding courses, content and skills needed for high school
Parent and Student Focused
Parent Meetings
Transitional Issues
Open Forum
Informative and Fun
Incentives
First Semester Program Plan
• September:
➢ Title I Night (recruitment)
➢ “Getting Started and New Opportunities” (parent meeting)
• October:
➢ “Attendance ” and “Supporting Learning and Working with the Schools” (parent meeting)
• November:
➢ “Academic Challenges” (parent meeting)
Second Semester Program Plan
• January:
➢ “Social Changes and Changes in Your Child” (parent meeting)
• March:
➢Middle School and High School Open House (recruitment/information)
• April:
➢ “Talking With Your Child” and “Encouraging Good Choices” (parent meeting)
Second Semester Program Plan (cont.)
• May:
➢ 8th grade Parent Event
✓ Campus specific
✓ Celebrations
✓ High school representatives and Middle School Parent Ambassadors
✓ Jeopardy game
Community Outreach
Purpose: To bring our schools into the community
Piloted in the 4 Corners Neighborhood, in the west side of the district
Students provided the entertainment; vendors from the community set up tables; free food….
Collaboration: Extended Day, YMCA, First Colony Church of Christ, Lupe Tortilla, etc.
ICE BREAKER: Regina
Garza
Parent Advisory Council
(PAC)
LaSonya McArthur, LMSW
Parent Advisory Council’s Mission
Provide parent input on issues of concern to families of students in our Title I Schools
Works to actively reach out to communicate with families across the district for parent perspective
Present recommendations to Campus Based Leadership Team (CBLT) to support academic achievement
Ensure policy decisions are influenced by voices of parents and guardians
To assist in determining the strengths and needs of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) in the areas of:
1. School Culture and Climate
2. Family and Community Involvement
in order to complete the Campus Improvement Plan (CIP)
RECRUITMENT Usually begins at Fall
Open House through the efforts of the PRCs
Seeks parents of Title I school students for all grade levels (Pre-K to 12th
grade)
Parents can complete an interest application and return it to the campus
1. Parent Resource Coordinators recruit parents to participate
2. Campus personnel are invited to participate in the committee: Administrator, Counselor, Title I SW, Data specialist/ Title I documentation specialist, Teachers, Parent Center Coordinator, Parents
3. Four (4) campus-based meetings during the school year and One (1) district-wide PAC in May
Meeting Descriptions
Meeting #1 (October)
Discuss Demographics of Campus
Review Prior Year’s Strengths and Needs from CNA
Delegate responsibilities
Determine Timelines for surveys (data sources)
Plan on student and staff survey implementation
Meeting #2
(December/January)
Student and Staff surveys analyzed
Begin Comprehensive Needs Assessment for School Culture and Climate (http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/NCLB/CNA.htm)
Address and Confirm the Family Perspective Survey timeline
Meeting #3 (February/March) Analyze Family Perspective survey results
Begin CNA for Family and Community Involvement (http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/NCLB/CNA.htm)
Determine topics for parent classes for upcoming school year
Meeting #4 (March/April)
Finalize Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Discuss budget needs for Campus Improvement Plan
Review and Finalize Campus Compact and Policy
Committee Self Reflection (http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/NCLB/CNA.htm)
District PAC (May)
All Title I Campuses in the District meet to:
Highlight campus successes
Discuss and review other campus parent involvement policies and plans
Discuss and review other campus compacts
Ensure that each campus is complying with federal guidelines regarding Title I and parental involvement
Provide support to fellow campuses
Discuss budget plans for upcoming school year
Principal ParentPRC
Parent Counselor
Parent
Title I
Specialist
Title I
Social
Worker
PAC DECISION
TREE
Inform/Informed
Provide their perspectives of possible needed changes while also learning school processes
Engaged
Integrally involved in the campus improvement process
Empowered
More involved in decision-making
PAC Perspectives =
CONNECTIONS
PAC IS ALL ABOUT….
…Working Together for the Success of All Students.