by Pat Leslie |
September 28, 2006
I. What is Title I?
Title I is a part of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965. The
purpose of Title I is to help schools supplement and reinforce
basic and advanced skills, especially in the areas of reading and
math.
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by Pat Leslie |
September 28, 2006
II. How is Title I Funded?
How much money a school gets is based on the number of census poor
in the school district and the number of students on free and
reduced lunch (Note: The reasoning for this is that low income
areas do not . . .
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by Pat Leslie |
September 28, 2006
III. How are students identified for Title I?
The goal is to identify students objectively based on real academic
need, not individual teachers’ good intentions or ‘pet peeves.’
Ponca elementary uses an annual needs assessment . . .
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by Pat Leslie |
September 28, 2006
IV. How are Title I students evaluated?
Goal: To have every student make at least one year’s growth and
eventually bring their reading and math skills up to or above grade
level.
At the Title I level, students are evaluated using . . .
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by Pat Leslie |
September 28, 2006
V. What are the Title I Parental Involvement requirements?
*Tip for parents: Just a little bit of parental involvement can
improve student scores. Join a field trip, help out with a class
holiday party, or eat lunch with your child and . . .
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by Pat Leslie |
September 28, 2006
PONCA PUBLIC SCHOOL
TITLE I PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The mission of Ponca Public School District is to provide all the
students the best education possible to prepare them to be
productive citizens in a . . .
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by Pat Leslie |
September 28, 2006
VII. Currently in Title I
Most Title I students visit the Title I classroom once a day; 25
minutes for reading students, 15 for math students.
At the beginning of the school year, a plan was developed for each
student that . . .
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