Title I Part A Program

Springtown Elementary School

Quick Reference Guide

for Staff, Parents and Students

2016-17

SES: Students

Exemplifying Success

Quick Look at Title I Part A Program

• Formerly called Chapter 1, began as “Head Start” Program; provides financial support to schools

   

• Purpose is for students to have a fair and equal opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and to master state academic standards (TEKS) and state assessments (TAKS/STAAR)

   

• Not all SISD campuses are eligible to be Title I; free and reduced lunch count is used to determine which campuses can be Title I campuses

   

• Brings additional funding from United States Department of Education to the campus; more important now than ever

• Funds must supplement reading, math and other core subject instruction

• Two types of Title I schools: “Schoolwide” and “Targeted Assisted”

• SES is a Title I Schoolwide campus, which allows every student and all teachers and instructional aides to be eligible to benefit from Title I resources

• Title I program information and supplemental academic strategies must be in campus improvement plan

• Parents are partners in the student’s education; School Parent Compact encourages this partnership

• Federal accountability in addition to state accountability

• Sanctions for not meeting accountability two years in a row, in same content area and same sub-group     

SES Strategies to Increase Student Achievement

• Salaries for five Instructional Assistants

• Salary for a Parent Liaison

•  Renaissance Learning Supplemental Reading Program             

• Renaissance Learning Supplemental Math Program  

   

• Partnership and communication with parents                                                             

   

• Other

What Can Teachers Do to Improve Learning at SES?

• Use highly effective teaching methods and strategies

• Participate in reviewing student and school data; campus plan review; and campus planning

   

• Stay focused on improvement

   

• Actively participate in professional learning and implement those strategies to increase student learning

   

• Utilize campus resources, share successful methods and strategies, benefit from more experienced staff member

   

• Other

 What Can Parents Do to Improve Learning at SES?  

• Have student at school every day, on time, having had breakfast and sufficient sleep

   

• Participate in Title I and other parent meetings on campus                     

   

• Read, sign and utilize SES School Parent Compact

• Talk to student’s teachers about achievement and assessments

• Monitor and discuss homework with student

• Keep open communication between home and school

•  Other                                                           

   

Springtown Elementary School

416 E. 3rd Street

Springtown Texas 76082

817.220.2498

817.523.4094 FAX

Pearl Russell, Principal

Angela Kraus, Asst. Principal