Title I School-Wide Plan

Catalog description

This course will provide a framework for construction and implementation of a Title I Comprehensive School-Wide Plan. Students will become familiar with the ten required components of the plan, which are: 1. Comprehensive Needs Assessment 2. School-Wide Reform Strategies 3. Instruction by Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) 4. Ongoing, High Quality Professional Development 5. Strategies to Attract Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) to High Needs Schools 6. Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement 7. Transitioin Plans to Assist Pre-Kindergarten Children From Early Childhood to Elementary Programs 8. Measures to Include Teachers in Decisions Regarding the use of Academic Assessments 9. Activities to Ensure Students Who Experience Difficulty Attaining Proficiency Receive Effective, Timely Additional Assistance 10. Coordination and Integration of State, Federal, and Local Services and Programs The major activity of the course will be studying data that will assist in the assembling of a School-Wide Plan. Students, in teams, will submit a full plan at the conclusion of the course. Students will receive a fictional school with data in which to base their plans.