Informational Meeting for Parents Federal Programs Department San

Informational Meeting for Parents Federal Programs Department San Antonio ISD May 20, 2010 1

Presenters: Eduardo Elizondo, Senior Director u Victor Carreon, Program Coordinator u Eunice Johnson, Instructional Coordinator u Mary Lou Garcia-Lafuente, Migrant Program Coordinator u Tony Mayhan, Non Public Schools Coordinator u Brenda Sonnen, SIP Coordinator u 2

Agenda u Review of Title I Programs u Review of Parent Involvement Policy u Program Needs Assessment u American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Funding) 3

Title I, Part A Improving Basic Programs u u u Goals/Purpose: To provide opportunities for children served to acquire the skills to meet State academic standards. All services must be scientificallybased and meet compliance standards. 4

Program Requirements u Annual Assessments u Expanded Instructional Programs u Parental Involvement Opportunities u School-Parent Compacts conducted annually at the campus. 5

Title I, Part A Campus Programs u u All SAISD campuses participate in a Title I schoolwide program. School Improvement Program (SIP) Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) SIP Application 6

Parent and Community Involvement Parent involvement policies and opportunities u School-parent compacts u Information on State and district assessments u School improvement program. Supplemental Education Services u 7

Parents Right To Know Each year, the school district must notify parents of students attending Title I schools (all campuses in SAISD) at least the minimum information: u Whether all teachers meet the highly qualified status, u Whether any teacher is teaching under an emergency certificate, u 8

Parents Right To Know Continued u u The type of degrees the teachers hold and, Whether or not paraprofessionals meet the highly qualified status. 9

Title I, Part C Migrant Education Program Identification and Recruiting (ID & R) u Support services (supplies, clothing, summer program, tutoring) u Home education services (tutoring, Building Bridges, social service referrals) u Summer School Programs (MAS) u Reading is Fundamental (RIF) u 10

Title I, Part C Migrant Education Program u New Generations System and Student Record Transfers u Parent Advisory Council u Parent Involvement Program u SEEDS Migrant Club (MS-HS) 11

Title I, Part D Neglected and Delinquent Sites u Provide support to students in these sites. 12

Title II, Part A Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund u Goal is to improve teacher and principal quality and to ensure that all teachers are highly qualified. 13

Title III, Part A English Language Acquisition for Limited English Proficient Students u u u ESL teachers at the secondary level. Bilingual teachers at the elementary level. Teacher Specialists are hired to assist campus staff. 14

Title III, Part A Partial List of Activities u Parent Seminars u Teacher Training u Paraprofessional Training u Instructional Support Programs 15

Private, Non-Public School Participation Requirement to provide services. Equitable services u Number of students serviced. u Types of services provided. Secular, neutral, non ideological u Consultation with private schools. u Public control of funds u 16

Federal Impact Aid Grant u Purpose of Impact Aid u Impacted students 17

State Compensatory u State Grant u At- Risk Students 18

Parent Involvement Policy u Current SAISD Policy (EHBD Local) u Input on any recommended changes 19

Federal Programs Department Needs Assessment u Input on any needs that could be incorporated into any of the programs that we reviewed. 20

Federal Programs Department. Phone: 210 -554 -8320 Fax: 210 -226 -5415 www. saisd. net u Migrant Education Program Phone: 210 -434 -6333 Fax: 210 -434 -1929 u 21