Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/4/2014 - 7:30 PM
Category: Untitled
Type: Info
Subject: 18.22 Title I Schoolwide - Diablo Community Day, Sunrise Elementary, El Dorado Middle, Mt. Diablo HS, Ygnacio Valley HS, , Gateway Continuation High, Crossroads Continuation High and Olympic Continuation High.
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Summary: The Student Achievement and School Support division is requesting the approval of the application to conduct a Title I Schoolwide program for the following schools: Diablo Community Day, Sunrise Elementary, El Dorado Middle, Mt. Diablo HS, Ygnacio Valley HS, , Gateway Continuation High, Crossroads Continuation High and Olympic Continuation High.

A schoolwide program is designed to upgrade the educational program in a Title I school; its primary goal is to ensure that all students, particularly those who are low-achieving, demonstrate proficient and advanced levels of achievement on State academic achievement standards.

In general, a Title I school may operate as a schoolwide program only if a minimum of 40 percent of the students in the school, or residing in the attendance area served by the school, are from low-income families. [Section 1114(a) of Title I ESEA].

The emphasis in schoolwide program schools is on serving all students, improving all structures that support student learning, and combining all resources, as allowed, to achieve a common goal. Schoolwide programs maximize the impact of Title I. Adopting this strategy should result in an ongoing, comprehensive plan for school improvement that is owned by the entire school community and tailored to its unique needs.

A school operating a schoolwide program must conduct a comprehensive needs assessment that identifies the school's strengths and challenges in key areas that affect student achievement. [Section 1114(b)(1)(A) of Title I of ESEA].

The school must develop a comprehensive schoolwide plan that describes how it will achieve the goals it has identified as a result of its needs assessment [Section 114(b)(1)(B-J) and 34 CFR 200.27 of Title I ESEA]. The schoolwide plan must:

1) Identify reform strategies aligned with needs assessment;
2) Provide instruction by highly qualified teachers;
3) Offer high-quality, ongoing professional development;
4) Create strategies to attract highly qualified teachers;
5) Create strategies to increase parental involvement;
6) Develop plans to assist preschool students through the transition from early childhood programs to local elementary school programs
7) Identify measures to include teachers in decisions regarding the use of academic assessments;
8) Conduct activities to ensure that students who experience difficulty attaining proficiency receive effective, timely, additional assistance; and
9) Coordinate and integrate Federal, State and local services and programs.

Each school established a planning team that included the Schoolsite Council and English Language Advisory Committee, teachers and staff, and parents & community representatives to oversee the development of the Title I Schoolwide plan. The planning team gave input related to the comprehensive needs assessment and made recommendations for the comprehensive plan (Single Plan for Student Achievement). The plans will be considered for approval by the Board of Education on June 25, 2014.
Funding: Title I - Program Code 3070
Fiscal Impact There is no cost to the general fund.
Recommendation: Approve as presented.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Marietta Cole - Senior Secretary
Signed By:
Marie Schirmer - School Support Administrator
Signed By:
Lorie O'Brien - Administrator, Compliance and Training
Signed By:
Rose Lock - Assistant Superintendent of Middle
Signed By:
Larry Schoenke - Legal Counsel
Signed By:
Dr. Nellie Meyer - Superintendent