Oconee County Middle School
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Title I
Title I Part A is a part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). This act provides federal funds through the Georgia Department of Education to local educational agencies and public schools with high numbers or percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards. In Oconee County Title I serves students through Targeted Assistance Programs which help ensure that eligible children receive assistance to meet performance standards.
Title I funds are often used to provide students additional segments of reading and/or math instruction by a certified, highly qualified teacher and/or paraprofessional, and support materials in reading and/or math. Funds are also used to promote parental involvement through an active parent involvement program at the school and system level.
School Parent and Family Engagement Plan:
Each year, Title l Schools must develop a written policy describing how the school will support the important role of parents in their child’s learning. With parental input, OCMS developed the Parent and Family Engagement Plan. The School Parent and Family Engagement Plan provides information regarding parental and family involvement, parent/family/teacher notification and communication, and student achievement.
Targeted Assistance School Plan:
The Targeted Assistance School Plan will outline and explain elements of the program such as: instructional strategies and programs, selection criteria, provisions for instruction, and procedures for assessment.
DRAFT Targeted Assistance Plan
School-Parent Compact:
The School-Parent Compact will outline how parents, staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. The compact describes how school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help a child achieve the State’s high standards.
Title l Newsletter:
To further support parents and their critical role in their child’s learning, a monthly newsletter will also be sent home. Each newsletter will offer reading and/or math tips for parents. The hope is that the newsletter will help facilitate conversations about learning at home, and will further prepare parents to help their child with their academics. These newsletters will be sent out monthly.
The Parent Institute:
The Parent Institute is a great resource for parents. The Parent Involvement Library has digital brochures on a variety of topics including assisting your child with specific academic content, as well as working through difficult social situations they may encounter in middle school. The Daily Learning Planner has ideas to try each day to connect with your child and to foster skills they will need to be successful in school and beyond.
The Parent Institute: Parent Involvement Library
The Parent Institute Daily Learning Planner in English
The Parent Institute Daily Learning Planner in Español
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact Brittney Herron at bherron@oconeeschools.org or call 706-769-3575.