Vinton Title 1 Parent Meeting Presentation

WHAT IS TITLE 1?

•      Federal funding for low achieving students targeted to high poverty schools

•      Title 1 provides extra academic support and learning opportunities for children who are failing, or most at-risk of failing state and local standards

•      Provides additional resources to close the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children

•      Originally part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.  Then part of NCLB (No Child Left Behind 2002); which emphasizes the importance of teacher quality, student achievement, and parental involvement. Now Part of ESSA (2015); Every Student Succeeds Act. 
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 WHO CAN BE SERVED?

•      Migrant Children

•      Limited English Proficient Children

•      Children who are homeless

•      Children with disabilities

•      Any child in academic need
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 OUR PROGRAM- SCHOOL-WIDE TITLE 1

•      Title 1 money is used to upgrade the entire educational program while also providing additional assistance to the most at-risk students.  Supplies and equipment purchased with Title 1 funding can be used with all students.  

•      We must have at least 40% poverty within school to qualify
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 HOW DO WE SERVE STUDENTS HERE AT VINTON?

•      Extra assistance in the classroom with the help of Intervention Assistants

•      Small groups (based on 3-week assessment over grade level standards) for both Reading and Math (STAR)

•      LLI (Leveled Literacy Intervention), Read Naturally LIVE, Michael Heggerty, Optimize, and many other programs for struggling readers

•      Constant progress monitoring using Amplify TRC, NWEA, and Accelerated Reading, WiDA, and 3 week cycle assessments