HOUSTON COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL

1IRISH PRIDE

Title I

• Again this year Houston County Middle School will be a school wide Title I School.

• A school wide school uses all available resources (state, Local, and federal) to upgrade the entire educational program.

• Its primary goal is to ensure that all students demonstrate proficient and advanced levels of achievement on State academic achievement standards.

IRISH PRIDE 2

No Distinctions

• In a school wide school individual students are not identified as Title I participants.• No distinctions are made between staff

paid with Title I funds and staff paid from other funding.• All school staff are expected to direct their

efforts toward upgrading the entire educational program.

IRISH PRIDE 3

Title I at HCMS

• By continuing to be a Title I School Houston County Middle School will be able to provide additional support to aide your child in their education.• Each student will have an individual

parent-student-school compact.

IRISH PRIDE 4

Supplement Not Supplant

• The purpose of receiving Title I funds will be to supplement the programs we are already using here at HCMS. The Title I funds will be used to improve on existing programs.• The Title I funds will not be used instead

of other funds, to pay for existing programs.

IRISH PRIDE 5

Title I

• We at HCMS will have a comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school using data analysis of various areas including NCLB test data and TCAP test data.

• A school wide instructional intervention and strategy that supports our school improvement plan and school wide goals will be selected and implemented for the entire school.

• A committee of people from the community, parents, and teachers will help make these determinations.

IRISH PRIDE 6