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What is a Title I School?

Being a Title I school means receiving federal funding to supplement the school’s existing programs. These dollars are used for…

identifying students experiencing academic difficulties and providing timely assistance to help these students’ meet the state’s challenging content standards.
purchasing supplemental staff/programs/materials/supplies.
conducting parent engagement meetings/trainings/activities.
recruiting/hiring/retaining professionally qualified teachers.

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Title I Programs Help:

children do better in school and feel better about themselves.

teachers understand the needs and concerns of students and parents.

parents understand their child and be more involved in the child’s education.

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Title I Funds

Any local educational agency (school district) with a Title I allocation exceeding $500,000 is required by law to set aside 1% of its Title I allocation for parental engagement.

Of that 1%, 10% may be reserved at the school district for system-wide initiatives related to family engagement. The remaining 90% must be allocated to all Title I schools in the district. Therefore, each Title I school receives its portion of the 90% to implement school-level family engagement.

You, as Title I parents, have the right to be involved in how this money is spent.

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School-wide or Targeted Assistance

2022-2023 School Goals

Goal 1: Doerun Elementary will raise the weighted performance on Georgia Milestones in grades according to the key indicators listed in the chart below.

Goal 2: Less than 12% of students will miss more than 10% of the school year.

	2022	2023 Goal
ELA	33%	36%
Literacy (Lexile)	20%	30%
Math	40%	43%
Science	28%	31%

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School Level Goal	Goal 1: Doerun Elementary will raise the weighted performance on Georgia Milestones in grades according to the key indicators listed in the chart below.
Action Steps	Study state standards and achievement level descriptors to ensure rigor of instruction and assessment matches the intended rigor of the standards in all content areas. PL in Illuminate Targeted PL for teachers new to content area / position Include Science/Social Studies Focus on using formative assessment data to inform small group instruction Vertical standards focus Use SMART goals consistently

	2022	2023 Goal
ELA	33%	36%
Literacy (Lexile)	20%	30%
Math	40%	43%
Science	28%	31%

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Attendance Goals

Last Year Reality:

15.5% of students missed more than 10% of the school year.

(40 out of 258 missed more than 19 days)

This Year Goal:

Less than 12% of students will miss more than 10% of the school year.

Action Steps

Provide PL around PBIS

Focus on instilling values of responsibility and respect

Recognize high student attendance and positive behaviors

Set and monitor goals at school, grade, classroom levels

Make positive contact with parents at least quarterly
Provide opportunities for parents to volunteer for and to participate in school activities

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Assessments

Teachers will be giving a variety of tests in the classroom to determine students’ understanding of the curriculum being taught and make decisions about upcoming instruction.

In addition to regular teacher developed tests, our system will also give the following tests/assessments:

MAP Growth: given 3 times a year, provides information on how your child is currently doing academically, and identifies areas to help your child grow
Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) in the spring
WIDA ACCESS (English Learners)

Teachers will share more about testing as the year progresses!

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Family Engagement Input

Opportunities for input will be held during Spring Input Meetings at the schools.

District Family Engagement Plan
School Family Engagement Plan
School –Parent Compact
Volunteer opportunities
Training school staff
Family decision making opportunities

We value your input and ask you to share your thoughts so we can grow our program. �

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Family Engagement

Email kati.stephan@colquitt.k12.ga.us for ways to volunteer at Doerun Elementary.

Parents have a right to request opportunities for regular meetings for parents to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions about the education of their children.

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Family Engagement Funds

Through collaboration with parents/families it was decided that for the 2022-2023 school year the following items would be funded:

Academic Coaches
Teachers and Paraprofessionals
Family Engagement Liaisons
Technology Tools
Parent Resource Area
Parent Workshops During the Year

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Contacting the Staff

Administrators:

Kati Stephan- Principal
Jebb Cato- Assistant Principal

Teachers

firstname.lastname@colquitt.k12.ga.us

Family Engagement Coordinator

Keri Howard

Social Worker

Taffee Redding

Guidance Counselor

Taffee Redding

Write us a note!

Email us!

Make an appointment to come in!

Give us a call!

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Questions?

Contact MaryBeth Montgomery, �229-890-6200 ext. 10034 or mary.beth.montgomery@colquitt.k12.ga.us

District Resources:

If you have any questions, please contact staff in the CCSS

Federal Programs Department at 229-890-6200.

Todd Hall, Director of Federal Programs
Jeff Horne, Asst. Federal Programs Director/Migrant Coordinator
MaryBeth Montgomery, Title I Family Engagement Director
Charla Campbell, ESOL Director
Denise Pope, Homeless Liaison
Brianne Tomlinson, Federal Programs Secretary

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We need you to sign in!

Please click below to complete the Sign-In sheet and survey for our Annual Title I Meeting.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ljby5cyAd7Og04dSuiSVtypyA7FrGQmHs3staATuvKc/edit