Title I

Title 1 Annual Parent Meeting Agenda

September 18, 2025

10am and 5:30pm

Welcome parents and community members!

We welcome parent questions/input throughout the presentation!  We want to make sure you leave the meeting informed about the Title I program as well as the opportunities the school provides to get involved.

1. What is a Title I school?
2. How does our school spend Title I money?
3. How does our school participate in the Title I Program?
4. What are our school’s Title I schoolwide requirements?
5.  Haven Elementary School Improvement Program – Past and Present
   • What are our school improvement goals?
   • What programs/supports are in place to help my child?
     •  Parent Resource Center, Early Intervention Program, Gifted Program, Love Mentors
6. What curriculum does our school use?
7. What assessments will my child be taking?
   • How do these assessments measure my child’s progress?
   • What proficiency levels is my child expected to meet?
8. What is required by law for Family Engagement?
   • What is the district's Family Engagement Policy? (Distribute to attendees)
   • What is the school’s Family Engagement Policy? (Distribute to attendees)
   • What is a School-Parent Compact? (Distribute to attendees)
9. Does my child’s teacher meet professional qualifications?
   • What is a parent’s right to know?
10. How is Title I Family Engagement money spent?
11. What opportunities does the school provide for parent engagement?
    • Parent engagement opportunities offered: Open House, Literacy Night, STEAM Night, workshops
    • Volunteer opportunities:  PTA, Real Men Read
    • Parent decision making opportunities/meetings/councils: School Council, Spring Annual Forum, Parent Survey, PTA
12. How responsive will the school be to my questions when staff is contacted?
    • Contact Us Page on website: haven.sccpss.com
    • Principal:  Tyiesha.oliver@sccpss.com
    •  Assistant Principal:  Jacquelin.Harden@sccpss.com
13. Closing and evaluations

Thank you for coming!  We hope to see you again very soon!

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? 

• 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. 

• 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.​ 

• 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

• Literacy:  HMH

• Math:  I-Ready Math, manipulatives, professional development, 
• Parent Engagement
• Provides supplemental services for instruction, professional learning, and parent engagement.

Our Schoolwide Requirements 

• Identifying school needs and areas requiring academic focus for improvement by reviewing student achievement data

• Setting goals for improvement, and making plans to incorporate strategies that are based on scientific research to increase student achievement
• Identifying students who will benefit from additional support
• Partnering with families in order to provide the best support possible for all students to make progress
• Providing staff with training, professional learning, resources and materials in order to enhance their teaching, and ability to work effectively with families 
• Sharing of School Improvement Plan

Haven Elementary Schoolwide Program: 

Our School Improvement Plan school-wide goals include the following:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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:

• Title I staff

• Professional Learning for teachers

• Resources purchased with FY25 Title I Grant Funds

• 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?