Welcome! Title 1 Parent Information Meeting October 1, 2014 Big Tree Elementary
Dec 31, 2015
What is Title 1?
• Part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act• Largest federal primary and secondary education
program.• The funds help educators support children in
economically challenged communities.• It ensures that parents have opportunities to be
involved in their child’s education.• Schools and districts receiving funds must show
annual academic improvement. – NYS annual yearly progress [AYP] in ELA and
Math
How do Frontier students benefit from Title 1?
• All teachers employed in Frontier are highly qualified and certified to teach their assigned subject/grade level.
• AIS [Academic Intervention Services] and
SAIS [ Supplemental Academic Intervention Services]
– Provide support to students in ELA, math, science and social studies
• Frontier has historically concentrated on supporting student literacy.
Grades 3-8
NYS Testing Program• Designed to evaluate the implementation of the
state’s Common Core Learning Standards at the student, school, district and state levels
• Provide information about students’ preparedness for study at the next grade level and College and Career Readiness
• Identify students who need additional academic assistance
• Help schools measure the effectiveness of instructional programs and measure yearly student progress
Grade 11 Regents Exam
NYS Testing Program• Verify that students are equipped with the
knowledge and skills necessary for high school graduation
• Aligned with NYS Common Core Learning Standards
• Evaluate quality of instruction and learning• Provide students, parents, counselors,
college admissions officers with objective information for use in making sound educational and vocational decisions
Frontier Literacy Assessment
AIMSWeb Assessment K-8• AIMSweb is a benchmark and
progress monitoring system based on direct, frequent and continuous student assessment. The results can be reported to students, parents, teachers and administrators via a web-based data management and reporting system to determine response to intervention.