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Title ITransitions
•Introductions: Regina Garza, LMSW•TOMS: Priti Avantsa, LMSW•MOUTHS: Sara Stansbury, LMSW•PAC: LaSonya McArthur, LMSW
ICE BREAKER: Regina Garza
Title I Mandate
Title I schools must ensure that all students have a fair, equal, and sufficient opportunity to reach academic proficiency.
A Title I School-wide Program Plan requires parent involvement, transition assistance etc.
Purpose of the Transition Program• Encourage parental involvement at school
and at home.
• Help reduce the number of multiple citations (truancy) issued to students in transitioning grades.
• To empower parents to prepare their students to transition smoothly both academically and socially, from one educational level to another (5/6/8/9)
Goals for the Students
1. Emotional and Psychological: Self esteem….
2. Academic: Attendance, Discipline, Organization, Grades……
3. Social: Peer Pressure, Bullying….
ppprprcPRC
(Parent Resource Coordinator)
TOMS(Transitioning Over to Middle
School)
MOUTHS
(Moving On Up To High
School)
Off Campus
On Campus On Campus
Activity Sheets Campus PRC Campus PRC
-September 2013
-January 2014
-September 2013 (Open house)-March 2014 MS (Open House)-May 2014 ( awards)
-October 2013-November 2013-January 2014-February 2014
-September 2013(Open house)-January 2014 HS (Open House)-May 2014 (Awards)
-September 2013-October 2013-November 2013-January 2014-April 2014
Title I Social
Workers
TRANSITION 2013-2014
PAC(Parent Advisory Council)
By priti avantsa, lmsw000
Priti Avantsa, LMSW
Program Components1. Parent Education:
– Home based: prevents exclusion and accommodates working parents
– School based
2. Community Education: – FBISD Community Conf (Sep)– Four Corners Community Fair (May)
Program OverviewYear-Long
1. Title I Night (Sept): Advertising2. Campus focused: Recruit Admin/ Teacher support (Sept)3. Food for thought-insight into your child (Sept): Activity
Sheet4. Changing Roles (Oct): Parent Meeting5. Attendance (Nov): special invites to parents of students at
risk.6. Revisiting attendance: (Jan) Activity Sheet7. Open Q & A and what to do now (Feb): Parent Meeting8. 6th Grade Open House at MS (Mar): Academic, Financial,
Clubs9. Making good choices (April): Parent Meeting:10. End of Year celebration (May): Tips & Awards
Data Analysis
Attendance (Truancy Citations) were tracked for 2012-2013: Peer Mentors 2013-2014
2013-2014: Tracking data
Exiting 5th grade and Entering 6th
Truancy Complaints & Referrals for FightingParent Involvement
Parents attending and participating in the Programs
ICE BREAKER: Regina Garza
By Sara Stansbury, LMSW
Sara Stansbury, LMSW
FAST FACT:Students are 3-5 times more likely to fail a class in ninth grade over any other grade.
February 2011 Research Brief: Challenges of the Ninth Grade Transition
“The importance of a smooth transition from 8th grade to 9th grade cannot be emphasized enough, as this transition will determine a student’s success in high school as well as decisions about their post secondary school ‐life.” – Cooper, R. & Markoe Hayes, S., ‐ Improving the Educational Possibilities of Urban High School Students as They Transition from 8th to 9th Grade
STUDENT FAST FACTS
• Failure to graduate high school is strongly associated with ninth grade course failure
• 70 – 80 percent of students who fail in the first year will not graduate high school– Why: more rigorous academic
expectations, changes in school culture, feeling of isolation, new teaching styles, etc.
• 2006 survey, 1/5th of middle school students reported that they never received information regarding courses, content and skills needed for high school
Parent and Student FocusedParent MeetingsTransitional IssuesOpen ForumInformative and FunIncentives
First Semester Program Plan• September:
Title I Night (recruitment) “Getting Started and New Opportunities” (parent
meeting)
• October: “Attendance ” and “Supporting Learning and
Working with the Schools” (parent meeting)
• November: “Academic Challenges” (parent meeting)
Second Semester Program Plan• January:
“Social Changes and Changes in Your Child” (parent meeting)
• March: Middle School and High School Open House
(recruitment/information)
• April: “Talking With Your Child” and “Encouraging Good
Choices” (parent meeting)
Second Semester Program Plan (cont.)
• May: 8th grade Parent Event
Campus specific Celebrations High school
representatives and Middle School Parent Ambassadors
Jeopardy game
Community Outreach
Purpose: To bring our schools into the community
4 Corners Community Fair
Piloted in the 4 Corners Neighborhood, in the west side of the district
Students provided the entertainment; vendors from the community set up tables; free food….
Collaboration: Extended Day, YMCA, First Colony Church of Christ, Lupe Tortilla, etc.
ICE BREAKER: Regina Garza
Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
LaSonya McArthur, LMSW
Parent Advisory Council’s MissionProvide parent input on issues of concern to
families of students in our Title I SchoolsWorks to actively reach out to communicate
with families across the district for parent perspective
Present recommendations to Campus Based Leadership Team (CBLT) to support academic achievement
Ensure policy decisions are influenced by voices of parents and guardians
PURPOSETo assist in determining the strengths and needs of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) in the areas of: 1. School Culture and Climate2. Family and Community Involvementin order to complete the Campus Improvement Plan (CIP)
RECRUITMENTUsually begins at Fall
Open House through the efforts of the PRCs
Seeks parents of Title I school students for all grade levels (Pre-K to 12th grade)
Parents can complete an interest application and return it to the campus
PAC PROCESS1. Parent Resource Coordinators recruit parents
to participate 2. Campus personnel are invited to participate in
the committee: Administrator, Counselor, Title I SW, Data specialist/ Title I documentation specialist, Teachers, Parent Center Coordinator, Parents
3. Four (4) campus-based meetings during the school year and One (1) district-wide PAC in May
Meeting Descriptions
Meeting #1 (October)Discuss Demographics of CampusReview Prior Year’s Strengths and Needs
from CNADelegate responsibilities Determine Timelines for surveys (data
sources)Plan on student and staff survey
implementation
Meeting #2 (December/January)Student and Staff surveys analyzedBegin Comprehensive Needs Assessment for
School Culture and Climate (http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/NCLB/CNA.htm)
Address and Confirm the Family Perspective Survey timeline
Meeting #3 (February/March)Analyze Family Perspective survey resultsBegin CNA for Family and Community
Involvement (http://portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/NCLB/CNA.htm)
Determine topics for parent classes for upcoming school year
Meeting #4 (March/April)Finalize Comprehensive Needs AssessmentDiscuss budget needs for Campus
Improvement PlanReview and Finalize Campus Compact and
PolicyCommittee Self Reflection (http://
portal.esc20.net/portal/page/portal/NCLB/CNA.htm)
District PAC (May)All Title I Campuses in the District meet to:
Highlight campus successesDiscuss and review other campus parent
involvement policies and plansDiscuss and review other campus compactsEnsure that each campus is complying with
federal guidelines regarding Title I and parental involvement
Provide support to fellow campusesDiscuss budget plans for upcoming school year
Principal ParentPRC
Parent Counselor
Parent
Title I SpecialistTitle I Social Worker
PAC DECISION TREE
Inform/Informed
Provide their perspectives of possible needed changes while also learning school processes
Engaged
Integrally involved in the campus improvement process
Empowered
More involved in decision-making
PAC Perspectives = CONNECTIONS
PAC IS ALL ABOUT….
…Working Together for the Success of All Students.