EVALUATION OF CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S TITLE I PROGRAM FOR FY21 - PRESENTED BY: TERA SCOTT, TITLE I RESOURCE TEACHER AND VICTORIA ...

Evaluation of Christa McAuliffe
   Elementary School’s Title I
       Program for FY21
Presented by: Tera Scott, Title I Resource Teacher and Victoria
                      Finsted, Principal

What is Title I?
Title I is a federal grant that:
• provides financial assistance to schools with high percentages of children
  from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging
  state academic standards.
• assists with building capacity of parents and teachers; and encourages
  parents to be involved in their children’s education.
Funds come from the federal government through the state to districts.

What is the school’s allocation based on?
       (How much Title I money do we get and what can we spend it on?)

Title I funds for each school are primarily based on the number of qualifying students counted
during what is called FTE week which occurs in early February the previous year.

These federal funds may be spent in three areas and the purchases must be above and beyond
what the district/charter is already expected to be purchasing for students and teachers.

The three general areas that funds can be used to support are:
    1. student achievement in the areas the school has identified as needing
        support/improvement
    2. professional development (teacher trainings) to help teachers improve their teaching skills
        in the areas that have been identified as needing support/improvement
    3. parent and family engagement activities to teach parents and caregivers to academically
        support their children at home or to assist parents with other needs that may influence
        their child’s academic success such as bullying or other behaviors.

What is the Title I Framework and
             Evaluation document?
• This is one document that is partially completed at the beginning of the year
  with the plan for spending the funds and then the school goes back into the
  same document at the end of the year and fills in the results from each
  planned strategy/purchase. The document includes:
   • all school planned strategies/purchases using Title I dollars
       • planned strategies/purchases must support improvement in the areas that have been
          identified by the school’s comprehensive needs assessment activities.
   • a method to determine if the strategy/purchase made a positive difference in the area
      of weakness it was intended to strengthen.

Section 1 – Instructional Support
  (Extra people that were hired with Title I funds to support struggling students related to the
              weak areas that were identified in our school’s improvement plan.)

Spent a total of $338,712.94 (this includes all benefits such as FICA, insurance, workman’s comp., etc.)
      • 7 Interventionists,
      •     This included 1 teacher and 6 instructional assistants that instructed small groups of students in reading and math
            during our SMART Time and during reading and math blocks. These teachers worked with Tier 2 and Tier 3
          students and the goal was for these students to show growth on their reading and math i-Ready diagnostic.
      • .5 Reading Coach (the other .5 is paid by the district)
      •     The Reading Coach position is to promote enhanced academic instruction and student learning by coaching and
          working with teachers to develop more effective teaching practices and to share data to promote student
          achievement. Our Reading Coach holds data meetings to assist teachers in understanding and using diagnostic data
          and classroom performance data to improve overall instruction. Her goal was to move at least 15% of students in
          Tier 2 or Tier 3 to the next Tier by end-of-year.

Section 1 – Instructional Support
                                     (Continued)

•      Employ 1 additional Certified Guidance Counselor to support social and emotional
    learning K-3 and to decrease discipline concerns with a focus on conscious discipline .

End of Year iReady Data

Supplemental Resources
(These are extra items purchased to help students and teachers be more successful in the areas the school
        identified as weak. This is in addition to materials provided by the district to all schools.)
Total Funds Spent: $24,622.82

•   $2,950.00: Brain Pop- This online program is a highly-functional educational tool for students, parents and teachers alike, as it offers
    curriculum-based learning strategies in-line with state educational standards. A teacher survey showed that 87% of teachers use the program
    on a regular basis to support their lessons. This shows that there is a need to continue this program.
•   $3,932.64: Write Source Writing Curriculum for all teachers: To improve student writing scores. Overall, 64% of our students scored either at
    or above average on the second semester Write Score assessment.
•   $3,220.00: Education Galaxy- A supplemental, online test preparation program for students in grades K-6. The program supports practice and
    review for Florida State Standards. The data showed that in reading, 70% of our students reached mastery of standards and 76% reached
    mastery in math, and 72% mastery of science standards..
•   $2,000.00: MyOn- A student-centered, personalized literacy platform that offers unlimited access to thousands of enhanced digital books for
    at school and at home learning. Overall school-wide data showed 75% of students scored at or above grade level for on target book
    assessments. .
•   $1,644.19: Raz-Kids- Online reading program with close reading practice, assessments, and interactive tools for our K-2 students. Survey data
    evidenced 100% of our K-2 teachers used this program to enhance student achievement each semester..
•   $10,876.00: Supplemental Resources: purchases made throughout the school year to support and enhance the academic achievement of our
    students and teachers in the classroom, and to support our E-learning students and families at home. We purchased science, math, and
    reading materials and supplies for classroom use by all students in grades K-6. These resources were used to support classroom lessons.
    Items purchased: i-Ready workbooks for reading and math, math and reading learning games, math manipulatives, science supplies, STEM
    projects, BreakOut Boxes, batteries, vis-a-vis expo markers, dry erase markers, dry erase plastic sheets, index cards, chart paper, and Online
    Plan Book program for class scheduling, lesson development and to support collaboration and communication between school and home.

Professional Development
 (These dollars are spent to improve teaching skills at the school which in turn
                        should increase student success.)

Total Spent: $667.00
• Conscious Discipline Book Study K-2 Teachers: - Through our book studies,
  teachers have a better understanding of behavior through the Conscious Discipline
  Brain State Model. These evidence-based, trauma-informed strategies will help us to
  better support and respond to our student's needs and improve overall student
  achievement. Survey data evidenced that 100% of our K-2 teachers have a better
  understanding of Conscious Discipline and how it is a comprehensive,
  multidisciplinary self-regulation program that integrates social-emotional learning,
  school culture and discipline. .

How does the school decide what to purchase
    with parent and family engagement funds?
• The focus is to provide families with adult learning opportunities and materials focused on helping them help their
   children learn/practice at home. Funds must link to parent/family needs identified through the comprehensive
   needs assessment process (like this one). This is one of the areas that parent/family input is so important.
• Examples of where the school gets their data from:
     •   BPS District Parent Survey Results
     •   Exit slips from parent/family events
     •   Survey Data from links sent out to our families and community members
     •   Title I survey results
     •   Input from parents that attended special meetings that include School Advisory Council, Annual Title I meeting, Parent & Families Chit Chat
         Event
     •   The following slides are some examples of input from parents that we used to plan this year’s parent/family events.
     •   If you would like to see a summary of each event’s exit slips, please contact Tera Scott .

Parent Survey Data

Parent Survey Data

Parent Survey Data

Parent and Family Engagement
Total Spent: $7,488.00
•   Kindergarten Orientation: ($652.35) Provides parents with Information for the upcoming school year and helps familiarize parents and children with the
    school policies, procedures, and school campus. In addition, parents will be engaged in kindergarten readiness activities. Parents will recieve materials to
    use at home with their children. 23 families attended. Event created to support our rising kindergarten students with transitioning into kindergarten.
    Parents were very pleased with the information, resources and tools they were given to support their child's transition into Kindergarten.
•   Communication Planners: ($1,250.00) Planners are used as a tool for teachers in grades 1-6 to communicate with parents about their child's daily
    behavior, assignments, and progress. All 1st-6th grade student receive a planner. Parents and teachers believe this tool has helped with communication
    between school and home.
•   Science Night: ($500) Provide hands on activities for students and parents. Science Night also provides a better understanding of the science standards.
    64 families attended. Science was an area of focus determined through our comprehensive needs process/meetings/data collection. Parents were very
    pleased with the instruction, resources and tools they were given to support their child's academic growth.
•   Math Night: ($500) Engage families in math activities and songs as a way to increase student achievement, along with communication between families
    and school. Parents will receive materials to use at home with their children. 87 families attended. Mah was an area of focus determined through our
    comprehensive needs process/meetings/data collection.. All families in attendance appreciated the explanations and materials to help them work with
    their child at home.
•   Literacy Event: ($2,063.32) Provide research-based reading strategies for parents to use at home with their children. Parents will receive materials to use
    at home with their children.. 325 families attended. Science was an area of focus determined through our comprehensive needs process/meetings/data
    collection. Parents were very pleased with the literacy materials given to support their child’s academic growth.
•   Parent Information & Game Night: ($500) Provide parents with learning games to support academic strategies to help their children at home. Inform
    parents on the math and reading curriculum. Inform parents about the upcoming FSA testing.. 35 families attended. This supports our SWIP Area of
    Focus-ELA & Math Proficiency as well as supports our SWIP Priority to Increase Parent Engagement/ Feedback. Parents were very pleased with the
    information provided to support their child’s growth in a fun and engaging way.

Parent and Family Engagement
• $2,022.32: The District Parent Survey data: Parents felt it was difficult to attend school
  events due to meetings/events scheduled at inconvenient times. This year we held make
  and take academic nights virtually. This allowed the presentation to be scheduled at
  more convenient times based on the needs of our families and the presentation was
  recorded for easy access to any family who was unable to attend. Through our Parent and
  Families Chit Chat event, parents felt they needed more resources and materials in order
  to best support their child at home. We purchased reading and math materials, learning
  games, and books for our Parent Resource Center so parents could check out materials
  throughout the year to better support their child's individual needs. These items are
  available all year for families to use at home with their child. This supported our SWIP
  Area of Focus-ELA, Math, & Science Proficiency as well as supported our SWIP Priority
  to Increase Parent Engagement/ Feedback.
• All the input collected after each of these events is used along with the other input
  sources to decide what to do with the funds in the following year. Your input matters!

Technology
(This money is in addition to any technology the district may provide to schools and is used to
                 increase success in the areas of focus the school identified.)

Technology purchases: $37,467.42
•    100 Headphones: $1,674 (Headphones are constantly in need of replacement due to breakage.)
•    2- Surface 3 Laptops: $2,230
•    20- 1080P Webcams: $1,000
•    50- Adobe Licenses: $206
•    9- Service Plus Yoga Cart: $8,750    (Holds and charges Yoga Laptops)
•    10- L3 Notebook Laptops: $13,300
•    13- Lenovo Yogas: $8,060
•    Purchased Color LaserJet Pro M454dn Printer and Toner ink: $1,234.82 (Supports all students and families with reading, math, and science take home
     materials.)
•    Title 1 Tools: $599.00 (Online management system that collects all Title 1 audit files to ensure compliance with our county and state.)
    From BPS parent survey: 49% of parents/families from our school felt more technology resources were needed to support learning at home.

Summer Academic Intervention Plans

Total Held for Summer Plans: $3600.00
• Pay our Comprehensive Needs Assessment Committee, 5 teachers
  alongside our principal, to work on a Comprehensive Needs Assessment by
  summarizing all academic data and input from teachers, parents, and
  community members to identify the weaker areas. From that analysis, they
  determine the final Areas of Focus for next year’s FY22 Schoolwide
  Improvement Plan (SWIP) and the strategies for improvement.

Other Possible Data Sources
•   Science Assessment Data
•   Reading and Math Performance Data
•   Attendance Data
•   Discipline Data
•   Insight Survey Results
•   District Parent Survey Results
•   i-Ready Data
•   Education Galaxy Data
•   STAR Data

As a Valued Member (Stakeholder) of this
             school - We Need You…
• to be part of our decision-making activities by completing a survey for this
  meeting/presentation. We use all input to determine our focus areas.
• to tell us what you want us to spend next year’s Parent and Family
  engagement funds on that will help you to help your child at home.
• to let us know we are doing well and what you feel we need to improve, get
  rid of, or create new.
• to be an active part of our school family.
 All input is reviewed and considered by the Comprehensive Needs Assessment Committee.

“    How can I be more involved in decision-making at the
                           school
      The input we receive from our families is so important! We truly use it to build and

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     improve our Title I program. Families provide valuable insight into how their children
      learn best! Remember, your opinion matters! Your voice in your child’s education is
                             needed! This is a TEAM EFFORT!

1.   Attend our events!
2.   Complete exit slips at events and surveys that we send home! We read every single one and welcome positive and negative
     feedback!
3.   Consider joining our PTO and SAC committees! It is more than just fundraising! We need to know what is working and what
     needs improvement at our school.
4.   Share information and encourage other parents to get involved in school activities and planning.