MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN TOMBALL ISD

TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE

TITLE I is a Federal Program that helps

students in ournation’s schools.

Schoolwide Program Requirements

40% minimum poverty threshold

One-year of planning prior to implementation

Annual evaluation of program effectiveness

Ten implementation components

• Decker Prairie Elementary School

• Rosehill Elementary School

• Tomball Elementary School

• Tomball Intermediate School

• Tomball Jr. High

2014-2015SCHOOLWIDE CAMPUSES

TEN COMPONENTS OF A SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM:

1. A comprehensive needs assessment

2. Schoolwide reform strategies

3. Instruction by highly qualified teachers

4. High-quality and ongoing professional development

5. Strategies to attract high-quality highly qualified teachers

TEN COMPONENTS (cont.)

6. Strategies to increase parental involvement

7. Transition from early childhood programs

8. Measures to include teachers in the decisions regarding the use of academic assessments

9. Effective, timely additional assistance

10.Coordination and integration of Federal, State, and TISD services and programs

NCLB Act of 2001

This law, in partnership with parents, communities, school leadership and classroom teachers, seeks to ensure that EVERY child in America receives a great education and that NO CHILD IS LEFT BEHIND!

Schoolwide Program Under NCLB

Sets high expectations

Provides flexibility to reform and perform

Holds school, districts, and states accountable

Involves parents

Characteristics of Effective Schoolwide Programs

Use research-based practices

Offer intensive, sustained professional development

Involve parents and community members

Assist the struggling students by addressing the diverse

learning needs of students

Collect, analyze, and use data

Use school-based decision making

Combine resources

TITLE I COMPACTA compact is a

written statement of what schools and

parents are supposed to do to

help students achieve.

The Title I Compact lists the specific responsibilities of the Title

I school, staff, students, and parents.

Tomball Intermediate School

Campus Title 1 Compact*Please sign and return

to your homeroom teacher

Return your ‘DRAFT’ copy (provided this evening) to the front office desk by next Friday, 9/11, with any suggestions for updates to this year’s Parent Compact. Thank you!

The updated, 2015 Tomball Intermediate Schoolwide Title I

Compact will be provided for you this month in Wednesday folders.

*Sign and Return*

In order for children to reach school standards, they need support from ALL the adults in their lives.

Communication between school staff and parents is very important because it

helps coordinate their support of each student.

Parents need to know how their children are doing in school in order to best support learning at home.

At the same time, teachers and other school staff need to know how parents think the child is doing in order to best provide instruction at school.