paul d. west middle school title i information 2015-2016 presented by: ms. tonjie l. clark, title i...
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PAUL D. WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
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WHAT IS TITLE I ?
AT T H E N AT I O N A L
A N D
T H E S TAT E L E V E L S
AT PA U L D . W E S T
M I D D L E S C H O O L
At PDWMS, Title I supports our
economically, disadvantaged
students to help ensure that they
all meet challenging state
academic content and student
academic achievement standards. Title I also serves to reinforce and amplify efforts to improve teaching and learning for our
students furthest from meeting state standards.
Title I is a federally funded
program under the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA) that provides funds through
the United States Department of
Education to the Georgia
Department of Education.
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PDWMS & TITLE I
Paul D. West Middle School has a Title I School wide Designation Status.
This means that we are :
Required to provide supplemental educational resources such as additional teachers in specific content areas as Writing, Science, Reading, and/or Mathematics
Required to provide supplemental academic assistance for our students such as Flexible Learning Programs
Required to include you as parents in creating policies such as the School Improvement Plan, the Parental Involvement Policy and our School-Parent Compacts
Required to provide parental engagement activities that educate you as parents on our curriculum, the GA standards in education, strategies for improving test scores and increases in overall achievement on standardized assessments
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND TITLE I
Parental involvement is an integral part of Title I funding at PDWMS. Research has shown that when parents are
ACTIVELY involved in their child’s education, then academic and behavioral success is evident in greater
numbers than without.
“Parents with high involvement ratings, compared with those with low or median ratings, tended to have
children with higher grades and scores. This finding held across all family income levels and backgrounds,”
(Henderson & Mapp, 2002, pg. 31)
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PARENTAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Joyce Epstein of Johns Hopkins University has developed a framework for defining six different
types of parent involvement. This framework assists educators in developing school and
family partnership programs.
"There are many reasons for developing school, family, and community partnerships," she writes. "The main reason to create such
partnerships is to help all youngsters succeed in school and in later life."
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EPSTEIN'S FRAMEWORK OF SIX TYPES OF INVOLVEMENT
PARENTING: Help all families establish home environments to support children as students.
COMMUNICATING: Design effective forms of school-to-home and home-to-school communications about school programs and children's progress.
VOLUNTEERING: Recruit and organize parent help and support.
LEARNING AT HOME: Provide information and ideas to families about how to help students at home with homework and other curriculum-related activities, decisions, and planning.
DECISION MAKING: Include parents in school decisions, developing parent leaders and representatives.
COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY: Identify and integrate resources and services from the community to strengthen school programs, family practices, and student learning and development.
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NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PARENT/FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement:
Building upon the six types of parent involvement identified by Joyce L. Epstein, Ph.D., of the Center on School, Family, and
Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University, National PTA created program standards of excellence.
Standard I: Communicating—Communication between home and school is regular,
two-way, and meaningful.
Standard II: Parenting—Parenting skills are promoted and supported.
Standard III: Student Learning—Parents play an integral role in assisting student
learning.
Standard IV: Volunteering—Parents are welcome in the school, and their support and
assistance are sought.
Standard V: School Decision Making and Advocacy—Parents are full partners in the
decisions that affect children and families.
Standard VI: Collaborating with Community—Community resources are used to
strengthen schools, families, and student learning.
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2015-2016 PARENTAL
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
FOOD FOR THOUGHT …..
Education is the most powerful weapon which
you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
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