Title I

Title I Annual Meeting 

Welcome! ​We are excited you were able to join us.

Title I Programs Can 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​

What is a Title 1 School?

Being a Title I school means receiving federal funding (Title I dollars) 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, and/or supplies​

• Conducting parental Involvement meetings, trainings, and activities​

• Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Highly Qualified Teachers​

Being a Title I school also means family engagement and parents’ rights. ​

Title 1 Funds

•Any Local Educational Agency (School District) with a Title I Allocation exceeding $500,000 is required by law to set aside 1% of the Title I allocation for parental involvement.​

•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.

School-Wide

Garden City participates in the Title I Program by providing personnel, materials, professional development, and resources that will meet the needs of all of our students.

School Improvement Plan

•Planning team​

•Needs Assessment​

•Strategic Goals​

•Research based strategies​

•Evaluation of plan​

•Student academic assessments​

•Information on proficiency levels​

•Additional assistance provided to struggling students​

•Coordination and integration of federal funds and programs​

•School programs including migrant, pre-school, school choice, and supplemental educational services as applicable.​

•Family Engagement Strategies, including the school Family Engagement Policy

Curriculum

Garden City Elementary utilizes Georgia’s Standards of Excellence. These standards are aligned with the National Common Core Standards and Curriculum.

Assessments

GKIDS (Kindergarten)​

iReady - Reading & Math​

Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS)

Professional Qualification

You, as Title I Parents, have the right to request the qualifications of your child’s teachers.

Family Engagement

•How can families become involved at the school?​

•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​

•The school must respond to any such suggestions from parents as soon as possible​

•District Family Engagement Policy​

•School Family Engagement Policy ​

•School – Parent Compacts​

•Budget​

•Volunteer opportunities​

•Training school staff​

•Family decision making opportunities

Family Engagement Funds

•SCCPSS reserves 1% from the total amount of the Title I, Part A funds it receives in FY 24- 25 to carry out family engagement requirements. ​

•Family/Parent input is sought through the Annual Evaluation Survey and Parent Forum held in the spring on how to spend these funds.​

•Through collaboration with parents/families it was decided that for the 2024-2025 school year the following items would be funded:​

-Family Nights​

-Parent Workshops​

-Material for the Parent Center

Thank You!

Please feel free to call us anytime: 912-395-6820 ​
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