Title I Annual Meeting
Haven Elementary
September 18, 2025 at 10am and 5:30pm
Haven Elementary Media Center
5111 Dillon Avenue
Savannah, GA 31405
We welcome your questions and input throughout this presentation! We want to make sure you leave informed about the Title I program and know what opportunities we provide for families to be involved.
What is a Title I School?
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Title I was enacted in 1965 under the Elementary and Secondary Act amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). It is the largest Federal Assistance Program for our nation’s schools.
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The purpose of Title I is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and to achieve proficiency on high academic standards.
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Title I provides federal funds through the Georgia Department of Education to schools with at least 40% of the student population receiving free and reduced meals.
Title I funds at our school are applied to:
- Supplementing programs that are already in place in schools, with the goal of providing all students with equal opportunity for achieving academic success
- Hiring additional teachers and other support staff
- Purchasing supplemental (additional) instructional materials, resources, and educational programs
- Conducting parent activities and workshops focusing on how the school and families can work together to support students in content academic areas and other opportunities parents request
- Providing professional development for teachers and staff
- Establishing a parent resource center
Title I Funds
- Any Local Educational Agency (School District) with a Title I Allocation exceeding $500,000 is required by law to set aside 1% of its Title I allocation for parental involvement.
- Of that 1%, 10% may be reserved at the school district for system-wide initiatives related to family engagement. The remaining 90% must be allocated to all Title I schools in the district. Therefore each Title I school receives its portion of the 90% to implement school-level family engagement.
- You, as Title I parents, have the right to be involved in how this money is spent.
How Haven Elementary Participates in the Title I Program
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Literacy: HMH
- Math: I-Ready Math, manipulatives, professional development,
- Parent Engagement
- Provides supplemental services for instruction, professional learning, and parent engagement.
Our Schoolwide Requirements
Haven Elementary Schoolwide Program:
Our School Improvement Plan school-wide goals include the following:
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To increase the percentage of students reading at or above grade level as measured by the NWEA MAP as measured by the of year assessment in May 2026.
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To increase the percentage of students scoring above the 40th percentile in reading from as measured by the NWEA MAP end of year assessment in May of 2026.
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To increase the percentage of students scoring above the 40th percentile in math as measured by the NWEA MAP end of year assessment in May of 2026.
The programs and supports in place to help us achieve these goals:
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Title I staff
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Professional Learning for teachers
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Resources purchased with FY25 Title I Grant Funds
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Parent and Family Engagement
Curriculum
- HMH - Literacy
- Georgia Standards of Excellence
- Academic standards are important because they provide an important first step in preparing our students for the future – a clear roadmap for learning for teachers, parents, and students. Having clearly defined goals helps families and teachers work together to ensure that students succeed. They also will help your child develop critical thinking skills that will prepare him or her for college and career.
- Georgia Standards Website: https://www.georgiastandards.org/
Tests and Assessments for Students at Haven
Tests and assessments include those provided by the teacher, the county, and the state
- SCCPSS Diagnostic Screeners - AMIRA, MAP, DRC Beacon
- Classroom – Formative and summative assessments
- State - Georgia Milestones, ACCESS, GKIDS, GAA 2.0
- Other assessments may apply. If applicable, our school will notify parents/guardian
Tests and Assessments for Students in Elementary Grades
How do these assessments measure student progress?
- Identifies areas in need of improvement, and to plan for instruction
- Provides information for teachers and parents on areas where students have mastered learning and where they may need additional support
- Provides information to plan for “next-steps” so that the student will experience continuous growth
What proficiency levels is my child expected to meet?
- Teachers share specific information about student expectations/goals and assessment results during parent meetings, conferences and at the request of parents/guardians
Georgia Milestones (Elementary)
- Designed to measure how well students have learned the skills and knowledge described in the curriculum in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades 3, 4, & 5
- Science, grade 5
- Taken at the end of the school year (May 2026)
- Provides information on academic achievement at student, class, school, system, and state levels
- Used to diagnose individual student strengths and weaknesses as related to the instruction of the state adopted curriculum, and to gauge the quality of education throughout Georgia.
Teacher Professional Qualifications
Parents Right to Know: All parents have the right to request the following information about the professional qualifications of your student’s teacher(s):
- Whether the teacher has met the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s requirements for certification for the grade level and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
- Whether the teacher is teaching under an emergency or other provisional status through which Georgia qualifications or certification criteria have been waived;
- Whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals, and if so, their qualifications.
Family Engagement Input
- District Family Engagement Policy
- School Family Engagement Policy
- School - Parent Compacts
- Budget
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Training school Staff
- Family decision making opportunities
- How can families become involved at the school
- Parents have the right to request opportunities for regular meetings for parents to formulate suggestions and to participate as appropriate, in decisions about the education of their children.
- The school must respond to any such suggestions from parents as soon as practicably possible
Family Engagement Funds
Through collaboration with parents/families it was decided that for the 25/26 school year the following items would be funded:
- books
- supplies for events
- resource items for checkout in the parent resource center
Parent and Family Engagement Opportunities
- Literacy Night - September 30, 2025
- PTA Meetings
- October 7, 2025
- December 3, 2025
- February 11, 2026
- April 8, 2026
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Field Trips
- Provide feedback and input to assist with school level decision making
We love partnering with you!
- We will promptly reply to your requests and concerns!
- To contact school staff:
- Call the school
- Visit our Website: haven.sccpss.com
- Follow us on Facebook: @havenhornets
Contact the school at 912-395-6501
Closing and Feedback
Any questions?
