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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks, PPs!  I will check out the PTA meeting.

Why is it losing Title I funds?  I thought Title I was tied to school performance and testing ... and when I checked out test results they weren't great, especially for upper grades.  [/quote]

OP again, and meant to mention that in terms of FARMS it looks like percentages are very high, so wondering why TItle 1 would be removed.  Thanks for any clarification.  This is all very new to me and I'm also new to the area (from MD but not MoCo).[/quote]

Title I is based solely on FARMs, not testing or performance.  The percentages at Glen Haven are high, but two main reasons for the change were explained to us at our school (I'm a teacher on leave at another school that also lost Title I).  1. There are currently 28 Title I schools in MCPS, next year the county only received funding for 26. 2. Poverty is moving up-county, so there are more schools on the cusp of the cut-off.  There is not a set percentage that makes a school Title I.  They don't say "Everyone 70% and up gets it."  It's a ranking system, and next year the 26 poorest schools will have it.  I *think* Glen Haven is #29 now (my school is #28), and that's not poor enough for the money.

The school should still be a Focus school, which reduces class size in the early grades, but I don't know exactly how else it will be affected.[/quote]

Immensely helpful - thanks, PP.  I didn't realize the way that Title I funds were administered and appreciate the explanation.

-OP[/quote]

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