Title I Title I Faculty PresentationFaculty Presentation
Faculty Title I and AYP Combined Presentation
No Child Left Behind Act
NCLB is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act originally passed under President Johnson’s Administration
Title I is part of the NCLB Act
All requirements regarding Title I are specified in the NCLB Act of 2001
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Title I
130 Title I schools in Palm Beach County for FY11
101 Public Schools 23 Charter Schools 6 Alternative Schools
Charter and Alternative Schools must follow same requirements as other public schools
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Purpose of Title I
To ensure ALL children have a fair, equitable, and significant opportunity for a high quality education
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Qualifying for Funding
Each year schools are identified as Title I based on the percentage of students in the school eligible for free and reduced (f/r) price meals on Date Certain.
Date Certain for the FY11 school year was December 18, 2009.
Schools meeting the minimum percentage qualify for Title I funding. The FY11 percentage is 45% for high schools and 50% for middle and elementary schools.
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Qualifying for Funding
The number of eligible students is multiplied by the per pupil allocation.
Example On Date Certain, 312 students were eligible
for f/r priced meals at Sunshine Elementary. This group represents 69% of the total student population.
Per pupil allocation = $355 (set by District)
School allocation = 312 x $355 or $110,7606
Highly Qualified Staff
ALL core subject area teachers must be highly qualified: Bachelor’s degree State certification For elementary teachers, a rigorous test For new middle/secondary teachers, a rigorous test or
major coursework ALL non-instructional staff providing academic support to
students must be highly qualified: Two years of college or 60 college credits or Pass a rigorous test
Teachers must be highly qualified upon hiring in the following core content areas: elementary education, reading, math, science, social science, English, and foreign language
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Professional Development
Must be evidenced-based and on-going
Must be reflected in the School Improvement Plan/Schoolwide Plan (SIP/SWP)
Must address the needs of students in all subgroups with an emphasis on those not meeting AYP
All out-of-county/state travel must be documented in the SIP/SWP and related to subgroups not meeting AYP
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Required for Audit Documentation
Professional Development
Parents’ Right to Know
The professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher and paraprofessional.
If their child is taught by a teacher who is not highly qualified for four or more consecutive weeks, the parents must receive timely notice.
FCAT results must be provided to parents regarding the achievement level of their child.
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Family Involvement
Karen Mapp, parent involvement researcher at Harvard Graduate School of Education, says students in schools with solid family involvement programs:
Are more likely to enroll in higher-level programs and earn more credits
Have better social skills, behavior, and adapt more easily to school
Attend more regularly and are more likely to graduate
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Family Involvement
School-Parent CompactSchool-Parent Compact A compact is an agreement between the home and the school, A compact is an agreement between the home and the school,
which outlines how families, staff and students will share the which outlines how families, staff and students will share the responsibility for improving student achievement.responsibility for improving student achievement.
Written with input from parents and staff Required to document distribution of Compact Compact reviewed with parents at a
parent/teacher conference Addresses the importance of communication
between teachers and parents on an ongoing basis
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Family Involvement
Family Involvement Policy/PlanFamily Involvement Policy/Plan Jointly developed with input from parents and staff
Required to document distribution of Family Involvement Policy Provide parent trainings and meetings at flexible times Involve parents in an organized, ongoing and timely way in
planning, reviewing, and improving Title I programs Provide parents with an opportunity to submit dissenting views
if the SIP is not acceptable to them
Educate teachers and other staff on the value and contributions of parents, how to reach out to, communicate with, and work with parents
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Family Involvement
Positive Impact Activities: Frequent face-to-face, written or phone
contact between teachers and parents School-based parent activities, which help
train parents to work with their children at home
Interactive homework assignments that require parents to participate in learning
www.communityschools.org
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The Federal Consequences of Not
Making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
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Federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Measures proficiency of all students in
reading, math, and writing Measures graduation rates School must receive grade of
“C” or better If a Title I school does not make AYP in all
areas and all subgroups, consequences are applied
Year Reading Math
2009-10 72 +7 74 +6
2010-11 79 +7 80 +6
2011-12 86 +7 86 +6
2012-13 93 +7 93 +7
2013-14 100 +7 100 +7
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Proficiency Targets for AYP
Each year proficiency targets increase
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Federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) NCLB requires all schools to measure
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) ALL public schools receive AYP designation
Non-Title I SchoolsTitle I SchoolsCharter Schools
AYP measures progress of nine subgroups
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Nine Subgroups
Total Students White Black Hispanic Asian American Indian
Economically Disadvantaged Students
Limited English Proficient Students (ELL)
Students with Disabilities (SWD)
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No Adequate Yearly Progress (NAYP)
ALL schools receive an AYP designation Under No Child Left Behind, only Title I
schools receive consequences if AYP not met
“School in Need of Improvement” (SINI) after 2 years of NAYP
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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
AYP determines which
Title I schools and students are
eligible for NCLB Choice Options.
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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report Insert your school’s AYP Report
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Federal Consequences for Not Making AYP (NAYP).
*Consequences are cumulative. Each year same consequences apply, plus new consequences added
1 Year NAYP Review School Improvement Plan –
Address subgroups not meeting AYP
2 Years NAYP - SINI 1 *Supplemental Educational Services
3 Years NAYP - SINI 2 *NCLB Choice Transfer with Transportation
4 Years NAYP - SINI 3 *Corrective Action Plan
5 Years NAYP - SINI 4 *Planning for Restructuring
6 Years NAYP - SINI 5 *Implement Restructuring Plan
7 Years NAYP - SINI 6 *Implement Restructuring Plan, year 2
8 Years NAYP - SINI 7 *Implement Restructuring Plan, year 3
9 Years NAYP - SINI 8 *Implement Restructuring Plan, year 4
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NCLB Choice Options for all SINI Schools
All parents of students attending a Title I school that does not make AYP for two or more years are offered choices for their child’s education.
School did not make AYP
NCLB Choice
2 or more Years
Remain at Assigned School
OR Receive
Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
(if eligible)
3 or More Years
Remain at Assigned School
OR Receive
Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
(if eligible)
OR
Transfer to Another School
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Corrective Action - SINI 3
Replace school staff relevant to failure to make AYP
Implement new curriculum Decrease management authority at school Extend school year or school day Restructure internal organization of the
school
No Child Left Behind dictates one or more of the following options:
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Reopening as public charter school
Replacing school staff, including principal
Entering into contract with a private entity
State takeover
Other major restructuring reform
No Child Left Behind dictates one or more of the following options for restructuring:
Planning for Restructuring - SINI 4
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Restructuring - SINI 5
Reopening as public charter school
Replacing school staff, including principal
Entering into contract with a private entity
State takeover
Other major restructuring reform
No Child Left Behind dictates one or more of the following options for restructuring:
Implement the Plan prepared while a SINI 4
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Restructuring - SINI 6, 7, 8, and 9
Continue implementing Restructuring Plan
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Two Accountability Systems
Federal No Child Left Behind
AYP
State Differentiated Accountability
School Grades + AYP
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Two Accountability Systems
Uses AYP
Schools in Need of Improvement
Corrective Action
Planning for Restructuring
Restructuring
Federal No Child Left
Behind
State Differentiated Accountability
Uses AYP and School Grades
Prevent I Prevent II
Correct I Correct II
Not in DA Intervene
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Discuss your school’s DA Category and District Interventions
Florida’s Differentiated Accountability (DA) Plan