Title I Annual Meeting Powerpoint en Espanol
What is Title I ? Timely information about Title I at our school.
Virginia School Quality Profile
Online report card from VDOE that provides detailed information on student achievement by subject and grade level for Ferrum Elementary.
Report card also provides data on other key indicators of school quality. Parents may request paper copies of this report by contacting the school's principal or the Office of Federal Programs.
School and Parent Compacts
A School-Parent Compact for Achievement is an agreement that parents, students and teachers develop together that describes the partnership between home and school.
Family Engagement Plan
Our plan follows these 6 standards:
Standard 1—Welcoming All Families into the School Community
Standard 2—Communicating Effectively
Standard 3—Supporting Student Success
Standard 4—Speaking Up for Every Child
Standard 5—Sharing Power
Standard 6—Collaborating with Community
Parent Involvement Policy
Each school receiving funds under Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) must develop a written school-parent involvement policy jointly with parents for all children participating in Title I, Part A, activities, services, and programs. That policy must comply with Section 1118(b) of the ESEA and shall describe the means for carrying out the requirements of subsections (c) through (f).
Right to Request Information on Teacher Qualifications
On December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law. Section 1112(e}(1}(A) states that as a parent of a student in a school, receiving Title I funds. you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers instructing your child. Federal law requires the school division to provide you this information in a timely manner if you request it.
Schoolwide Plan/CSIP
A schoolwide program is a comprehensive reform strategy designed to upgrade the entire educational program in a Title I school; its primary goal is to ensure that all students, particularly those who are low-achieving, demonstrate proficient and advanced levels of achievement on SOLs. This schoolwide reform strategy requires that schools do the following:
- Create a planning committee
- Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment
- Create a comprehensive plan
- Conduct an annual review of the effectiveness of the schoolwide program and revise the plan as necessary