Post by title1parent on Jul 26, 2011 5:41:31 GMT -5
State: Nine Indian Prairie schools need improvement
By Erika Wurst
ewurst@stmedianetwork.com
Last Modified: Jul 25, 2011 11:10PM
Nine Indian Prairie School District schools have failed to meet progress standards as required by the No Child Left Behind Act, and will be required to complete state school improvement plans.
Georgetown, Longwood, McCarty, Welch, Fischer, Granger, Gregory, Hill and Still schools have all failed to meet state standards for adequate yearly progress (AYP).
Each school will be offered help to address specific problems that caused the school to be identified for improvement.
The school will develop and implement a plan, including specific assistance in analyzing assessment data, improving professional development and improving resource allocation.
The plan must incorporate research-based strategies, a 10 percent set-aside of Title I funds for professional development, extended learning time as appropriate (including school day or year), strategies to promote effective parental involvement and mentoring for new teachers.
Two of the nine schools, Georgetown and Longwood, also meet criteria to receive state funding (Title I funds) to provide supplemental outside education to low-income students.
Georgetown and Longwood are both considered in federal status because, as low-income identified schools, they have not met adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the past two years.
When a low-income student (a student who received free or reduced lunches) attends a low-performing school, federal money can be used on outside tutoring or supplemental services to help bolster his/her education.
Indian Prairie must notify parents or guardians of low-income children at both Longwood and Georgetown of a list of state approved providers of supplemental education.
According to the district, 20 percent of Indian Prairie’s Title I grant will be put aside for these services. This money equates to more than $86,000 that would normally be spent on extended day or summer programs.
When it comes to NCLB, however, the state has decided that state-approved outside supplemental education providers must be used.
Children who are not deemed low-income, but have failed to meet AYP, will not receive state funding for supplemental services, but will be able to attend in-house, extended-day classes given by the district’s teachers.
By Erika Wurst
ewurst@stmedianetwork.com
Last Modified: Jul 25, 2011 11:10PM
Nine Indian Prairie School District schools have failed to meet progress standards as required by the No Child Left Behind Act, and will be required to complete state school improvement plans.
Georgetown, Longwood, McCarty, Welch, Fischer, Granger, Gregory, Hill and Still schools have all failed to meet state standards for adequate yearly progress (AYP).
Each school will be offered help to address specific problems that caused the school to be identified for improvement.
The school will develop and implement a plan, including specific assistance in analyzing assessment data, improving professional development and improving resource allocation.
The plan must incorporate research-based strategies, a 10 percent set-aside of Title I funds for professional development, extended learning time as appropriate (including school day or year), strategies to promote effective parental involvement and mentoring for new teachers.
Two of the nine schools, Georgetown and Longwood, also meet criteria to receive state funding (Title I funds) to provide supplemental outside education to low-income students.
Georgetown and Longwood are both considered in federal status because, as low-income identified schools, they have not met adequate yearly progress (AYP) for the past two years.
When a low-income student (a student who received free or reduced lunches) attends a low-performing school, federal money can be used on outside tutoring or supplemental services to help bolster his/her education.
Indian Prairie must notify parents or guardians of low-income children at both Longwood and Georgetown of a list of state approved providers of supplemental education.
According to the district, 20 percent of Indian Prairie’s Title I grant will be put aside for these services. This money equates to more than $86,000 that would normally be spent on extended day or summer programs.
When it comes to NCLB, however, the state has decided that state-approved outside supplemental education providers must be used.
Children who are not deemed low-income, but have failed to meet AYP, will not receive state funding for supplemental services, but will be able to attend in-house, extended-day classes given by the district’s teachers.