2024-2025 Annual Title I & Family Engagement Meeting
Dr. Damon Cathey, Principal
What is a Title I School?
Title I is the largest federal assistance program for our nation’s schools. Title I schools receive extra funding from the federal government. Haywood is a Title I school.
What can Title I Funds Be Used For?
In general, Title I funds may be used for:
- smaller class sizes,
- additional teachers and paraprofessionals,
- additional training for school staff,
- extra time for instruction (before and/or after school programs),
- parent and family engagement activities, and/or
- a variety of supplemental teaching materials, equipment, and technology.
How Does our School Sse Title I Funds?
For 2023.2024, our school was allotted approximately $178,900 in Title I funding. We developed a Schoolwide Program, which means we plan to spend our funds on the following: Staff:
What is the SIP?
The SIP is the School Improvement Plan. It includes:
- a needs assessment and summary of academic and non-academic data
- prioritized goals, strategies, and action steps to help address the academic and non-academic needs of students
What Are Our Schoolwide Program Goals?
- Increase achievement and growth in Literacy.
- Increase achievement and growth in Math.
- Increase student attendance.
- Safe and healthy students
What is a Parent and Family Engagement Policy?
These plans address how the district and school will implement the parent and family engagement. Components include:
- how parents and families can be involved in decision-making and activities;
- how parent and family engagement funds are being used;
- how information and training will be provided to families; and
- how the school will build capacity in families and staff for strong parent and family engagement.
What is a School-Parent Compact?
A school-parent compact is a written commitment that outlines how the entire school community – teachers, families, and students will share the responsibility for improved academic achievement. The compact must describe how the school will:
- provide high-quality curriculum and instruction;
- hold parent-teacher conferences, annually in elementary schools;
- provide parents with reports on their child’s progress;
- provide parents reasonable access to staff;
- provide parents opportunities to volunteer; and
- ensure regular two-way meaningful communication between family members and staff, to the extent practicable, in a language family members can understand.
How Can I be Involved?
- Encourage daily student attendance
- Assist with daily student homework
- Volunteer at Haywood
- Attend monthly Parent Academy
- Read school and grade-level newsletters
- Listen to school-wide callouts
- Join Haywood on the Remind app
- Follow Haywood’s social media (Facebook, Twitter)
We Just Want To Say...
Thank you!