Focus school definitions/updates on which schools qualify?

[Anonymous]

Have they announced schools that have lost or gained Focus school status, or when does that happen? Have they changed the cutoffs for that? I believe the cutoff used to be over 30% FARMS but it looks like our school is now just below 30% FARMS based on the updated list for this year: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mrZiLG3NphvIkeCGFogJiEee-tDTfIco/view?usp=drive_link

Has anyone heard anything, especially if you're at one of the schools like ours where rates dropped this year (it looks like lots of schools' rates went down)? Did they tell principals this when they sent out the staffing info this week? I'm worried we'll lose our smaller class sizes (my youngest is entering kindergarten next year) and wondering when we'll know...

[Anonymous]

I think they transition the class size so it doesn't jump too quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they transition the class size so it doesn't jump too quickly.

Can you say more about this?

[Anonymous]

Is direct certification the same thing as farms or is that the percentage that automatically gets farms because the family gets snap etc?

[Anonymous]

Yeah I do not think these are total FARMS rates. They are way too low. This is the "direct cert" percentages (I think that is families automatically eligible for FARMS based on their participation in other public assistance programs without applying specifically for it) they use because some schools make all kids eligible for FARMS.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know why some schools with higher FARMS rates are "skipped" on that list? It's not just the poorest 30 schools or whatever. It's the poorest 25 and then some are skipped, then some more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why some schools with higher FARMS rates are "skipped" on that list? It's not just the poorest 30 schools or whatever. It's the poorest 25 and then some are skipped, then some more.

Do you mean the Y/N on the left hand side? That's indicating if they were Title I schools THIS year, while the chart is the data for NEXT year. Next year's Title I schools are identified by the blue light on the right hand side, which doesn't skip any schools. A school like Brookhaven saw enough of an increase in economically disadvantaged students, that it gets N on the left (not currently Title I) but will be Title I next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why some schools with higher FARMS rates are "skipped" on that list? It's not just the poorest 30 schools or whatever. It's the poorest 25 and then some are skipped, then some more.

Do you mean the Y/N on the left hand side? That's indicating if they were Title I schools THIS year, while the chart is the data for NEXT year. Next year's Title I schools are identified by the blue light on the right hand side, which doesn't skip any schools. A school like Brookhaven saw enough of an increase in economically disadvantaged students, that it gets N on the left (not currently Title I) but will be Title I next year.

AHA. I was looking on my phone and misinterpreted the chart. Thanks!