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Frost Lake Elementary�Title I Annual Meeting

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What is Title I?

United States Federal Government’s largest education program to support public schools.

The Purpose:

To help every child receive a high quality education and to achieve the high academic standards set by the State of Minnesota.

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How is Title I funded?

Title I funds flow from the U.S. Department of Education to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Then to the school district based on poverty data.

The district allocates Title I funds to schools based on the percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch.

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55 elementary, secondary and alternative schools in Saint Paul receive Title I funds. �Schools with 40% or more of the students eligible to receive free or reduced priced lunch receive Title I funding. This percentage can change each year.

Eligible Schools in 2020-21

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Title I in the schools…

Each school decides how Title I funds will be used in their school to improve education for all children.

Data is reviewed to determine the greatest need for improvement in the school.
The school staff, with the input of parents, develops a school improvement plan with specific strategies to improve student achievement across the school.
Teachers, administrators and parents work together to prioritize how Title I funds will be used to support the school’s strategies to improve education for all students.

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Our School Continuous Improvement Plan

Our school continuous improvement strategies are:

Implement Best Practice Instruction through the Co-Teaching Model
Embedded professional development for all staff on race, mindset and skill set

We use Title I Funds to staff:

Reading Specialist
Social Worker to support PBIS

SCIPs are continuously monitored, reviewed and revised based implementation and student data. Input from parents in that process is valuable.

Title I funds may be used for activities and strategies designed to raise the achievement of low-achieving students identified by a school’s needs assessment and articulated in the school’s comprehensive schoolwide plan or in SPPS the School Continuous Improvement Plan (SCIP).

Q: How does your school continuous improvement plan address these three components?

Meeting the educational needs of historically underserved populations; and
Addressing the needs of all students but particularly the needs of low-achieving students and those at risk of not meeting the State’s standards who are members of the target population of any program included in the schoolwide plan.
A schoolwide program must provide effective, timely additional assistance to students who experience difficulty mastering the State’s academic achievement standards.

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What programs/supports are in place to help my child?

Strengthen Reader’s, Writer’s and Math Workshop Model
Use Multiple Data Points to assess progress
Lessons on positive Racial and Cultural Identity
Purposeful talk strategies
Positive Behavior Intervention System to promote expected behavior

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Involving Parents in Title I schools…

Parents and teachers working together to support each student’s learning is powerful.

Schools are required to �plan how they will involve �parents in the education �of their children. Here is how!

Family Engagement Plan
School Compact

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Working together in partnership!

The Family Engagement Plan is developed/revised each year with parents to plan:

the school’s family engagement activities,
share how the school will reach out to parents, and
work with and support parents in their child’s education.

Frost Lake’s major focus in our Family Engagement Plan are Home Visits and Frost Lake Family Conferences.

The Family Engagement Plan is revised each Spring.

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Working together in partnership!

Schools and parents must also work together to develop a Compact. The compact describes how the school and parents will work together to support students’ learning.

The Compact will be shared with families during November Conferences.

It will also be available online at frost.spps.org

The Compact is revised each Spring.

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How does Title I support families?

We remove barriers so all parents can participate!

Provide translations and interpreters during school meetings and educational activities.
Provide child care for building events.
Hire a parent liaison to help facilitate parent engagement activities and support parents.
Host activities to assist parents in helping their children learn.

Parents can help decide how our school uses

our parent engagement funds: Here are some

ways funds can be used to support families.

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Evaluating the Family Engagement Plan

Title I school staff must work with parents to conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the parent and family engagement policy in improving the academic quality of the school, including identifying—

barriers to greater participation by parents in activities
the needs of parents and family members to assist with the learning of their children, including engaging with school personnel and teachers; and
strategies to support successful school and family interactions;

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School Improvement Designation

Our designation is Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI)
The 2020-21 school year is the 3rd year of our state’s new accountability, reporting, school improvement and recognition system under ESSA.

CSI schools are the lowest-performing five percent of Title I schools in the State or any public high school in the state with a four year graduation rate at or below 67 percent.
TSI schools have one or more student group(s) consistently underperforming or one or more student group(s) performing at or below the level of students at CSI schools.
Schools designated as CSI or TSI will receive support from our district’s school improvement team.

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Assessments at Frost Lake

Frost Lake uses a variety of assessments to measure student progress, including:

Daily formative assessments in classes based on the Academic Standards, including FAST, running records
Unit Summative assessments in classes based on the Academic Standards
District-mandated assessments

CogAt in the fall for Grades K and 2 to determine Gifted/Talented
ACCESS for ELL in February

State-mandated assessments

MCA testing in reading and math for Grades 3-5, MCA Science for Grade 5

Link to district test calendar

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Parents have the right…

Request information about the qualifications of your child’s teacher.�
Be notified if your child is being taught for more than four consecutive weeks by a teacher not licensed in the area of instruction.

To receive progress reports for your child and the school.

Assessment results
Progress reports
Reports as requested�

Help decide if the school is meeting your child’s needs and offer suggestions for improvement.

Your Right to Know Notices

ESEA directs schools and districts to notify parents about four key requirements of a Title I, Part A program.

1. Professional qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals who instruct

2. Notification if your child’s teacher is not highly qualified

3. Individual report card that lets you know how your child is progressing

4. Notification that the school has entered school improvement status.

Your Right to Know —Professional Qualifications of Teachers

Parents of children, who attend schools that receive Title I, Part A funding, have the right to request and receive information about the qualifications of the educators who teach their children in the core subjects. The same applies to paraprofessionals who instruct.

At a minimum, the information you receive must provide information on these 3 essential components of an educator’s qualifications.

Whether or not the teacher met state qualifications and certification requirements for the grade level and subject(s) he or she is teaching,

Whether or not the teacher has an emergency or conditional certificate by which state qualifications were waived.

What undergraduate and graduate degree(s) the teacher holds, including graduate certificates and additional degrees, and major(s) or area(s) of concentration.

Your Right to Know—Qualifications of Paraprofessionals Who Instruct

You have the right to know and request information about Paraprofessionals who instruct in a Targeted Assistance Title I school who are paid all or in part with Title I funds and all paraprofessionals in a Schoolwide Title 1 school including paraprofessionals supporting students receiving special education services.

Paraprofessionals who work in a Title I program must meet federal qualification requirements.

All paraprofessionals who work in the Title I program must have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Paraprofessionals who assist with instruction must meet additional requirements in one of three ways:

Option A: Completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (a minimum of 60 semester credits or the amount required to complete two years of full-time enrollment as defined by the institution attended); or

Option B: Obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or

Option C: Demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing, reading, writing, and mathematics (or, as appropriate, readiness for each of these subject areas). This third option is usually accomplished by obtaining a minimum score of 460 on the ParaPro test.

Your Right to Know —Notification If Your Child’s Teacher Is Not Licensed

ESEA directs schools to send timely notice to parents and guardians IF their child has been assigned to, or taught

for more than four consecutive weeks by—a teacher of a core academic subject—who is not appropriately licensed to teach the grade and/or subject area.

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How are Title I resources used at our school?

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Families are an important part of the educational team.

Working together in partnership, what can our school do to support you as you support your child’s learning? �

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Frost Lake Family Opportunities posted on our Frost Lake website calendar:

Title I Annual Meeting
Fall Open House
World Café Evenings
Family Fitness Fun Night
Multicultural Night
National African American Parent Involvement Day

Scheduled by teachers:

Classroom Celebrations
Home Visits

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Families are an important part of the educational team.

Ways you can support your child’s learning…

Get to know your child’s teacher(s). �
Contact the school when you have questions or concerns. �
Learn what is expected of your child at each grade level and help your child follow through with school expectations.

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Families are an important part of the educational team.

Become involved in your school’s meetings and activities and know your rights as a parents. �
Work with other families and teachers to revise your school plan (SCIP) and Family Engagement Plan.�
Attend your children’s school conferences and family activities designed to help your children succeed.

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For More Information About Title I

Call the Title I Office

651-632-3790

Talk to the principal at your child’s school.

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