Revised: October 2024

Empowering leaders who impact the NOW and innovate the FUTURE.

Student Learning: Enable students to take ownership of their learning and achieve their full potential through challenging, engaging and relevant learning experiences.

Student Experience: Build an inclusive community where students feel safe, supported and engaged.

Communication: Promote a school community culture that allows all involved to have a voice and remain informed.

Finances: Equitably distribute resources to promote instructional programs that will support the district mission.

Isabel Bozada-Jones, Coordinator of Federal Programs/MTSS

(614) 501-5770 – [email protected]

Alyse Clark, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

(614) 501-1021 – [email protected]

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) [reauthorized as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)] provides financial assistance to school districts with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that these children meet the high expectations of challenging academic content standards.

(Source: U.S. Code of Federal Regulations)

Reynoldsburg City Schools currently offers schoolwide programs in seven elementary schools. Funding for each building is allocated based on both academic need and the number of students being provided services under Title I.

Title I schoolwide programs develop comprehensive strategies designed to upgrade the entire educational program in a Title I school to improve the achievement of the lowest-achieving students.

A Title I schoolwide program may serve all students in a school, rather than providing separate services as required under the targeted assistance program. A schoolwide program allows the school significant flexibility, as it considers all students to be Title I-eligible students and all teachers to be Title I teachers. To be eligible to be a schoolwide program, 40 percent or more of the students must be identified as low-income or the school has been identified as a Priority or Focus school.

(Source: U.S. Department of Education, Ohio Department of Education)

Reynoldsburg City Schools conducts a yearly comprehensive needs assessment to identify the academic and non-academic needs of our students. Using that information, district staff develop program goals and utilize evidence-based reading and math programs across all grade levels. Teachers utilize data-driven instruction to tailor lessons to student needs and the district provides professional development for all teachers on differentiated instructions and effective intervention strategies. Buildings conduct regular parent-teacher conferences, host family literacy nights, and establish partnerships with community organizations to provide additional resources and support.

Our intervention model follows multi-tiered systems of support to provide explicit, systematic, personalized learning to all students, targeting skill gaps as they emerge using data and student-specific resources for individual or small-group instruction. The Title I schoolwide programs are designed to meet the needs of as many students as possible by providing them with the opportunities and support they need to achieve higher standards of performance both in the classroom and on learning assessments. Reading and math specialists, tutors, and support staff provide additional support to students who are identified through the multi-tiered systems of support process.

The Reynoldsburg City Schools Title service delivery plan is designed to provide comprehensive support to all students, ensuring they have the opportunities and resources needed to succeed academically. Through targeted interventions, family and community engagement, and ongoing professional development, we are committed to closing achievement gaps and fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment for all students.

Title I programs at Reynoldsburg City Schools can help children who:

Additionally, Title I programs can help build confidence in students and develop a growth mindset where students learn to persevere through challenges to master new and difficult concepts.

The Board believes that parental involvement is an important part of the educational program. Research indicates that a home-school partnership and greater involvement on the part of parents in the education of their children generally results in higher achievement scores, improved student behavior and reduced absenteeism. All parents are encouraged to take an active role in the education of their children. The Board directs the administration to develop the necessary regulations to ensure that this policy is followed and that parental involvement is encouraged. The regulations are:

A. Encourage strong home-school partnerships;

B. Provide for consistent and effective communication between the parents and school officials;

C. Offer parents ways to assist and encourage their children to do their best; and

D. Offer ways parents can support classroom learning activities.

(RCS Board Policy 2111)

Each Title I school within the District will:

1) Convene an annual meeting, at a convenient time, to which all parents of participating children shall be invited and encouraged to attend. During this meeting, parents will be informed of the school’s participation in Title I and explain the rights of the parents to be involved.

2) Offer a flexible number of meetings to all parents of participating children.

3) Involve parents in the planning, review, and improvement of Title I programs, as well as the improvement of the Parent Involvement Policy.

4) Provide parents of participating children:

a) Timely information about Title I programs;

b) A description and explanation of the curriculum in use at the school, the academic assessments used to measure student progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet; and

c) If requested by the parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children, and respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible.

(RCS Board Policy 2261.01)

Each building in Reynoldsburg City Schools provides unique and varying opportunities for parents to become involved in school activities. Some activities that you may become involved in are:

<Building/School> will be a thoughtful community of learners guided by high expectations and accountability so each may learn in a respectful, safe and caring environment. We encourage families to take an active role in our students’ education.

Please join us for the opportunities below:

Families are invited to attend the Annual Meeting to learn about our school’s Title I programs and requirements. Families will have opportunities to review and provide feedback in the following areas:

As part of our District’s Title I program, we receive a set amount of money each year to implement our Parent Involvement Plan and Title I Programs.

Our Title I budget is reviewed annually. Each year that we receive Title I funds, parent feedback will be used to develop the following year’s Title I budget.

This year, our Title I funds were used for the hiring of Reading and Math Intervention Specialists, Instructional Aides, and to purchase additional instructional supplies.

We will accommodate all families by providing:

We will communicate with all families through:

The Reynoldsburg City Schools learning community of teachers, support staff, administrators, and families have written this

compact to outline how we share responsibility for student learning and academic achievement. This compact describes how

the school and families will build a partnership that will help children achieve Reynoldsburg City Schools’ and Ohio’s high

standards.

Parents of students participating in the Title I program will have the opportunity to evaluate the Title I program. This evaluation will include a section pertaining to the effectiveness of the Parent Involvement Policy, areas of strengths and weaknesses, and barriers to overcome. The Title I staff, with the help of the parents, will use this information to evaluate the program and make changes within the program as needed.

Annually, a District committee consisting of administrators, teachers, and parents will review the Parent Involvement Policy and Title I Parent Handbook, which will be disseminated to parents of students participating in the Title I program each fall during the annual meetings.

At the end of each academic year, a survey will be sent to all parents of students participating in the Title I Program. The following questions will guide the Title I program evaluation:

The data are analyzed and the results of these analyses are used as the source of evidence to determine the answers to the four guiding questions.

Parents of participating students in all Title I buildings may request, and the Board of Education will provide, information regarding the professional qualifications (Properly Certified or Licensed Status) of the student’s classroom teacher.

In addition, parents of participating children will be provided:

(Source: U.S. Code of Federal Regulations)

You may request this information by emailing RCS HR at [email protected].

Title I staff (teachers and paraprofessionals) must meet or exceed the criteria set by the State of Ohio for Properly Certified or Licensed status.

According to the Ohio Revised Code, a Properly Certified or Licensed Teacher’s assignment must align with their license parameters in all of the following ways:

Instructional paraprofessionals must hold an Educational Aide Permit as well as meet one of the following criteria to meet the Properly Certified Paraprofessional status:

Certain rights and protections contained in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act are assured to families who find themselves in a homeless situation, which is defined by the following living situations:

For help or assistance at Reynoldsburg City Schools, please call our Homeless Coordinator, Sharon Prentice, at (614) 501-1034 or email at [email protected].

If you need further assistance, you may call the National Center for Homeless Education at the toll-free helpline number: 1 (800) 308-2145.

The Reynoldsburg City School District provides an equal opportunity for all students, regardless of race, color, creed, disability, age, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, place of residence within the boundaries of the district or social or economic background, to learn through the curriculum offered in this district.