Timmerman Public HearingSeptember 16, 20153:00-4:00

What does it mean to be a Title 1 school?

Title 1 is the name for a government program that gives additional federal money to qualifying schools. Timmerman qualifies as a Title 1 campus this year. All students at Timmerman are eligible to receive Title 1 assistance.

* Increase academic achievement* Requires that schools be held accountable* Requires that parents are provided assistance in the understanding of how well their school and their children are performing

Goals of Title 1

How are decisions made to spend Title 1 money

The campus uses data results from the following resources to set the academic goals of the school year in the areas of Math, Science, Reading, and Writing (Please see handout):

– STAAR Results– End of the Year reading and math assessments– Universal Screener Data

Four Index Scores

Index 4:Post Secondary Readiness

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Index 1: Student Achievement

Measures performance, calculated for all subjects tested (Reading, Math, Writing (4), Science (5)). This year our performance standard

was measured for the following groups: 7 races (ALL students, AA, AI, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, White and 2 or more races, and ELL, SPED, and

EcoDis…must have at least 25 students in the subpopulation to count towards our rating).

6060Target for 14-15Target for 14-15

Index 1: Student Achievement Calculations

Provides an overview of student performance based on satisfactory student achievement across ALL subjects for ALL students.

6060Target for 14-15Target for 14-15

Met standard

SYSTEM SAFE GUARDS: ALL STUDENT SUBPOPULATIONS MUST MEET THE PASSING STANDARD OF 60% IN ALL TESTED AREAS: READING, WRITING, AND SCIENCE

Subpopulations for TES that counted: All students, AA, Hispanic, White, Eco Dis, and ELL

We missed one safeguard for the EcoDis population of students by 3%. This will be addressed in our CIP.

Index 2: Student Progress

Provides a measure of actual student growth for race/ethnicity student groups, students served by special education, and English language learners.

3030Target for 14-15Target for 14-15

Index 2: Student Progress

30305252Target for 14-15Target for 14-15

Met standard: Distinction Earned

Index 3 Closing Performance Gaps

Emphasizes the advanced academic performance of economically disadvantaged students and the two lowest performing race/ethnicity student groups.

2828Target for 14-15Target for 14-15

Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps

% passing in performance GAP groups: Eco Dis and 2 lowest performing race/ethnicity groups from 2014/15 STAAR.

– Across all subjects– Minimum group size Eco Dis = 0, others = 25– Groups different for every campus

Index 3 Closing Performance Gaps

Emphasizes the advanced academic performance of economically disadvantaged students and the two lowest performing race/ethnicity student groups.

2828Target for 14-15Target for 14-15 3939

Met standard

Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness

Target for 14-15Target for 14-15 1212

Emphasizes the role of elementary and middle schools in preparing students for high school.

Index 4 Postsecondary Readiness

Emphasizes the role of elementary and middle schools in preparing students for high school.

1212Target for 14-15Target for 14-15 3232

Met standard

2015-2016 Campus Improvement Goals

• By May of 2016 85% of all students and all student groups will meet the Level 2 student achievement standard (Index 1) in reading, math, science, and writing.

• Each student group will show at least a 10% increase in Level 3 advanced performance.

• There will be less than 10% achievement gap among all 3rd through 5th grade sub-population groups.

• 85% of K-2 students will be developed or on level in the PFISD math and reading universal screeners by the end of the year.

Document Review/Input

• Home School Compact• Parent Involvement Policy

Questions??? Thank you for attending.

Next Meeting Oct. 21st