Title One

TITLE 1 INFORMATION

Calhoun Falls Charter School is a Title I school.  What does this mean for parents, students, and other stakeholders?

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 - Improving The Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged.

 

Purpose of Title I

Purpose of Title I

  • Title I (of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation) is a federal program that provides opportunities for the children served to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to meet challenging state content standards.
  • Title I resources are distributed to schools where needs are the greatest, in amounts sufficient to make a difference in the improvement of instruction.

 

Title I Participation

Title I Participation
 
Calhoun Falls Charter School continually monitors the implementation of the Title I plan and welcomes input from parents, school staff, and community members regarding its current and future Title I plans. A copy of our Title I plan is located in the front office.    If you would like to participate on the schools’ Title I Planning Team or make comments on the plan, please let us know. We welcome your participation, suggestions, and comments. We have copies of the Parent Involvement Policy and the School-Parent Compact  available at our Title One meetings. Your input is requested prior to finalizing these documents. Copies of these are made available in the front office and on our school website.

Parental Involvement

 Parental Involvement

Parental involvement is an integral part of the Title I program. Parents are encouraged to become partners in helping their children achieve and become actively involved in all aspects of the process of the Title I program, from the writing of the plan to its implementation and evaluation. 

A strong connection between the home and the school is a key element in student success. Materials, strategies, and help from teachers are available to parents of students receiving Title I services. Opportunities for active parent participation should include, but not be limited to, Parent Workshops, School-Parent Compact, School Improvement / Title I Planning Team, conferences, newsletters and more.

The Every Student Succeeds Act legislation requires schools to utilize a portion of their Title I funds to support parent involvement. Parents should contact Kalan S. Rogers with any comments or suggestions regarding the school’s parent involvement expenditures.

PARENT'S RIGHT TO KNOW

Parent’s Right to Know

In compliance with the requirements of the Every Students Succeeds Act, parents may request the following information:
1. Whether the student’s teacher:

  • has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
  • is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and
  • is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.

2. Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

Title I Expenditures for 2020-2021

Title I Expenditures for 2021-2022

 

The activities listed below are included in our school’s Title I plan that was jointly developed by members of the school’s Title I Planning Team this past school term.

 

  • Funds will be spent to purchase supplies and materials. The purpose of these supplies is to provide ink and paper for parent involvement meetings.
  • Funds will be spent to employ 1 x .5 FTE Curriculum Coordinator. The purpose of this position is to guide data-driven instruction and best practices through analysis of student data and on-site professional development. This position will spend 50% of their time teaching and 50% of their time on curriculum coordination. Expenditures include salary and benefits.
  • Funds will be spent to provide a retention bonus to retain teachers in high-needs area subjects, including Middle and High School English, Science, History,
    SPED, and Math. Expenditures include retention stipends.
  • Funds to purchase SwiftK12 communication license to better communicate with families about important events and updates of grades and attendance. Expenditures include a 1-year license.
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  • Funds will be spent to purchase software/site licenses for USA TestPrep for grades 6-12, Wizer.Me for grades 6-12, Nearpod for grades 6-12, IXL for grades 6-10, and CASE TE21 for grades 6-12
  • Funds will be spent to purchase instructional materials from Teachers pay Teachers. The purpose of these materials is to purchase materials for Math, Science, Social Studies, and English for grades 6-12.
  • Funds will be spent to purchase 20 chrome books to support 1-to-1 integration within the 6th-8th grade classrooms. The purpose of this additional technology is to enhance and support instructional strategies and provide the opportunity to participate in online state assessments and school level benchmarks. The technology will also provide remediation and support student academic growth
    and achievement.
  • Funds spent to purchase registration for coursework for 1 high school teacher. The purpose of this is to provide Teachers for Tomorrow certification for a business education to ensure proper certification.

  • Funds will be spent on 3 Interactive Eglass screen. The purpose of these additional devices is to support interactive learning for students in all grades. The
    monitors will be used in both middle school and high school classrooms and will also be used in meetings with parents, students and stakeholders throughout
    the school year.
  • Funds will be spent to purchase instructional licenses from Edgeunity to help students with credit recover or summer school for grades 9-12. This program can
    also assist students with taking extra classes. Expenditures include instructional licenses
  • Funds will be spent to implement a summer school program called "Forward" for students grades 9-12 who are "At-Risk" and wanting to get caught up on credits via credit recover and or to take extra course for correct grade placement to increase the graduation rate. Students will attend from June 13-30
    from 9am-1pm. Students will work on a state approved site and have different guest speakers to come and speak with them.

 

 

If you would like to review a copy of our entire Title I plan (which includes additional activities, start and end dates, use of funds, activity cost, funding source, and evaluation), you may do so in our office.