Luther Burbank Middle School��Title I Annual Meeting��2023-2024 Title I Program Overview

for Schoolwide Program (SWP)

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Purpose of the Overview

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To inform parents about the Title I Program and its requirements.

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What is Title I?

“…is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments…” Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015

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• Title I, Part A federal funds are supplemental monies to help meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in the highest-poverty elementary and middle schools.

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• In order to access Title I funds, BUSD schools must have a poverty threshold of at least 35% based on free- and reduced-price meal applications and/or CalWORKS.

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• Schools are ranked qualifying them as a Title I school through a targeted assistance (TAS) program or a schoolwide program (SWP) model.

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School’s Poverty Ranking and

Title I Allocation

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What are Supplemental Funds?

• Additional monies above the general funds that districts and schools receive to support the regular program.

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• Granted to districts and to schools for specific program purposes and must be used only to support and enhance the district’s and school’s regular program.

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• May not be used to replace or supplant the funds and programs the district provides to all schools.

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Federal and State Programs Office

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BUSD Federal Addendum

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• The Federal Addendum is required of all school districts that receive funds under Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
• Addresses five performance goals

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1. All students will reach high standards, at a minimum, attaining proficiency or better in reading and mathematics…
2. All Limited English Proficient students will become proficient in English and reach high academic standards, at a minimum attaining proficiency or better in reading/language arts and mathematics.
3. Continue to support administrators and teachers with best practices and research based programs.
4. All students will be educated in learning environment that are safe, drug-free, and conducive to learning.
5. All students will graduate from high school.

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Who Receives Title I Services?

Although schools are eligible for Title I funding based on poverty, Title I services to students are not based on low-income. It is based entirely on academic achievement.

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The Two Title I Models

for Serving Students

Schoolwide Program (SWP)

Targeted Assistance Program

(TAS)

Serve Identified Title I Students

Serve All Students at the School

Supplemental Services

Supplemental Services

Schoolwide Program

(SWP)

School and Targeted Assistance Schools (TAS)

Schoolwide Programs (SWP)

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Targeted Assistance Schools

Schools write a comprehensive school plan to upgrade the core academic program in a high-poverty school, distinguishing between eligible and ineligible children.

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Students who need more assistance benefit from Title I services in a school operating under a targeted assistance program.

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California Education Code 64001 requires that districts receiving State, federal and other applicable funding through the Consolidated Application (ConApp) write a SPSA.

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California Education Code 52852 requires these schools to establish a School Site Council (SSC) as the decision-making council for all programs funded through the ConApp.

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The School Site Council (SSC) is responsible for developing, reviewing, and approving the SPSA with written advice from appropriate school advisory committees.

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Expenses described in the SPSA must be aligned to data that will address specific needs and must be annually evaluated.

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School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

The SPSA* includes:

• Comprehensive needs assessment – Data analysis and annual SPSA Evaluation
• Goals, based on student data, that are measurable.
• Scientifically-based instructional strategies that are prioritized based on student needs.
• Budgets, use of resources, and process for implementation.
• Process of monitoring the strategies to be implemented in SPSA.

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*Goals of the LCAP and Federal Addendum are embedded in the SPSA

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The Cycle of Continuous Improvement in the Development of the SPSA

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Conduct Comprehensive Needs Assessment

(Data Analysis and SPSA Evaluation)

Develop School Goals

Develop strategies and align budgets to address identified student needs

Monitor implementation

2023-2024 LBMS Title I Allocation

and Planned Expenditures

• Title I Coordinator Position - Full Time Personnel
• Community Liaison Position - Vacant
• After School Tutoring - Three Days a Week
• Digital Programs
• School Site Council will help create plan for remainder of allocation.

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2023/24 School Site Council Current Members

What is Parent Involvement?

ESSA Definition:

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“The term parent involvement means the participation of parents in regular, two-way and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities.”

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District Title I

Parent Involvement Policy

• BUSD adopted a district-wide Title I Parent Involvement Policy for

parents in September, 2020. This policy is annually distributed to

parents and is required for Title I schools.

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The policy describes how the District will:

- Involve parents in the District Plan

- Provide coordination and technical assistance to schools for

parent involvement

- Build parent & school capacity

- Annually evaluate the policy

- Involve parents in Title I school activities

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Title I Parent Involvement Policy

District Level Title 1 Policy

School Level Title 1 Policy

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Parent Involvement

School-

Parent Compact

Building Capacity

Accessibility

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2023-2024 Parent-Student Handbook

The District’s annual Parent Student Handbook also provides parents with information on parental involvement and ESSA mandates.

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• Title I schools are required to set-aside 1% of Title I funds to support their Title I Parent Involvement Policy
• The following are the expenditures from last year’s allocation:

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Luther Burbank Middle School - $2,360

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Required Set-Aside Funds

for Parent Involvement

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In addition to the District Parent Involvement Policy, each Title I school-level policies must:

• Be jointly developed & distributed to parents
• Describe how school will carry out

requirements

• Be provided to parents in an understandable

language

• “Periodically” updated

School Parent Involvement Policy Requirements

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School-Parent Compacts

School Parent Involvement Policy Requirements

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• Annual Title I Meeting
• Information about the Title I Program
• Description of curriculum & assessment
• Opportunity to request meetings
• School-Parent Compact
• Capacity Building

Required School-Level Activities

Rights of Parents

• The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) mandates that Title I, Part A funded schools give parents timely notice when their child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified.

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• ESSA requires Title I, Part A schools to notify parents at the beginning of each school year that they may request information about the qualifications of their children’s teachers and paraprofessionals who provide educational assistance to their children.

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• Parents may make written requests to the school and receive information regarding the qualifications of their child’s teacher (i.e., credential, degree, and major) and paraprofessionals.

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• Opportunities for involvement.

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YOU ARE OUR PARTNERS

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At BUSD, schools and families are working together to ensure all students are college-prepared and career-ready. Together we can equip our students with the foundation of skills needed for the 21st century.

Resources

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For additional questions regarding the school’s Title I Program, please contact the Principal or designee.

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Title I Program Designee: rubymazur@burbankusd.org

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Principal: stevenhubbell@burbankusd.org

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