ANNUAL TITLE I MEETING Annual Title I Meeting

ANNUAL TITLE I MEETING

Annual Title I Meeting § The No Child Left Behind Act of 2011 requires that each Title I school hold an Annual Meeting of Title I parents for the purpose of…… • Informing you of your school’s participation in Title I • Explaining the requirements of Title I • Encouraging parents to get involved with Title I

What is Title I? § Section 1001 of the Title I Act says…. . The purpose of this program is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education and to reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic standards and state academic assessments.

What does it mean to be a Title I school? § Being a Title I school means receiving federal funding to supplement the school’s existing programs. These dollars are used for……. . § Providing assistance to students identified as having academic difficulties § Supplemental staff and/or materials § Parental and Family engagement activities § Being a Title I school means promoting parental engagement.

Annual Continuous Improvement Plan (ACIP) § Each year Title I schools develop an ACIP by analyzing school and assessment data to determine the school’s strengths and weaknesses. The information derived from this analysis is used to determine learning goals for the school year. § Title I funds are used to support these learning goals. § The ACIP is stored in the school office, media center and Title I room for stakeholder review.

2020 -2021 ACIP Goals § Ensure each student achieves one year of academic growth § Implement best practices for instruction § Integrate technology to enhance instruction § Cultivate the whole child and foster personal growth.

How do we accomplish this? § Utilize instructional materials that align with state and academic standards § Meet the educational needs of students § Improve parental and community engagement § Provide an enriched and accelerated intervention program § Ensure that children have access to effective, research-based instructional strategies and challenging academic content § Collaborate with all stakeholders

Who receives Title I services? § Students performing below the grade level standard in reading and /or math will receive intensive intervention on specific skills. § Students who need this intervention may be identified through DIBELS testing, STAR testing, classroom assessments and/or recommendation by the classroom teacher based on academic performance. § Based on the information gathered, the teacher will recommend the student to the Rt. I team (Response to Intervention). The Rt. I Team will meet on regularly scheduled intervals to review student data and make recommendations for student inclusion in Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions. Students identified as Tier 3 will receive Title I services. § Parents will be notified by the Rt. I team if their child has been placed in a Tier.

Programs Used for Title I Sounds Sensible SPIRE LETRS Orton Gillingham Lexia (A computer based program used by all students) • Leveled Literacy Intervention Program • Number Talks (daily math talks used in all classrooms) • Moby Max • • •

Parent and Family Engagement in Title I Engagement § The success of our Title I program depends on strong partnerships among students, parents and teachers. Parental Money § Conduct Family Nights § Family Literacy Night § Family Math Night § Host Parent workshops § To support our team effort, we § Resources for families ask parents to attend § Books conferences, communicate § Math Games regularly with teachers, and § Information on helping your child help their children with succeed in school § Conferences available upon homework and reading each request night.

Ongoing Parent Engagement Resource check out Conferences and lesson demonstrations available upon request

Contact Information Lauren Tyson lktyson@auburnschools. org 334 -887 -4900 https: //www. auburnschools. org/doma in/484