The Greenville Public School District currently operates nine federally funded programs:

 

      Title I                        21^St Century Community Learning Centers

      Title II                       Project Crossroads

      Title IV                      Enhancing Education Through Technology

      Title V                       Reading Sufficiency

                                        Comprehensive School Reform                 
 

Title I:
 

The Title I program focuses on proving supplemental services for children identified as at risk of failure.  Because the poverty levels in all of our public  schools are higher than 50%, we are allowed to use our funds to conduct school wide programs.  In the private schools, we provide targeted assistance.

 

Title I funds are currently being used to support district-wide efforts as well as provide for specific services at 15 public school sites and two non-public school sites:
 

 

Akin Elementary	Stern Elementary
Armstrong Elementary	Trigg Elementary
Boyd Elementary	Webb Elementary
Darling Elementary	Weddington Elementary
Fulwiler Elementary	Coleman Middle
McBride Elementary	Solomon Middle
Manning Elementary	Greenville/Weston High
Garrett Hall Alternative School

 

 Non-Public Schools:

Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary

Greenville Christian School

 

                              

Title I funds are used to improve teaching and learning, promote effective parental involvement and to support the district’s efforts in coordination of services  with health, social services and other community organizations and governmental agencies.  This year’s Title I allocation is $4,446,467.

 

Title II:

 

Title provides financial assistance to help teachers and other staff gain access to professional development.  Title II funds are also used for class size reduction.  This year’s Title II allocation is 858,106.   

 

Title IV:

 

Title IV is known as the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act.  Its funds are used to support efforts to prevent violence in and around schools and to establish/strengthen programs that prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.    This year’s Title IV allocation is $65,823.

 

Title V:

 

Title V funds are used to support local education reform efforts which are consistent with and support statewide reform efforts.  Our district is using its Title V funds to support a statewide effort known as Student Progress Monitoring System and to support technology training. 

This year’s Title V allocation is $12,818.

 

Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2):

 

Greenville Public School’s Enhancing Education through Technology grant is being used to support efforts to integrate technology into the instructional programs.  E2T2 program services are being provided at Webb and Weddington elementary schools and the Greenville Campus.  Total funding for this project is $81,195.

 

21^st Century Community Learning Centers:

 

Greenville operates 21^st Century Community Learning Centers in seven elementary schools and two middle schools.  The 21^st Century Community Learning Centers are after school programs designed to provide for remediation, enrichment, recreation and to be a safe place for students who need a place to be between the hours of 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Schools participating in this project are: McBride, Darling, Fulwiler, Stern, and  Coleman.  Two Hollandale schools (Sanders Elementary & Chambers Middle) will also participate in this funding. Projected funding for this school year is $615,901.

 

Project Crossroads:

 

Project Crossroads is a community resources and outreach program for student services.  This project is a national effort funded by three agencies: the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Health & Human Services and the U.S. Department of Justice.  Mrs. Janet Brown is the Project Director. This project is currently operating from carryover funds.

 

Comprehensive School Reform:

 

The Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Program provides start-up funding and a framework to assist school-wide reform that is based on reliable scientifically based research and effective practices to raise student achievement in the lowest performing, highest poverty schools where students and teachers may need the most assistance.  Two schools (Coleman and Solomon Middle Schools) are currently participating in this program.  This year’s allocation is $130,000 ($65,000 per school).

 

Reading Sufficiency:

 

A state initiative to increase the capacity of school districts to implement the Mississippi Reform Model.  Two elementary schools (Webb and Fulwiler) are participating in this initiative.  Funding allocations for the 2006-2007 school year were not available prior to printing this brochure.                              

FEDERAL PROGRAMS PERFORMANCE TARGETS

 

The United States Department of Education (USDE) established the following Performance Goals to direct the purpose of the No Child Left Behind law along with Performance Indicators to measure progress in meeting the Goals.The Federal Programs Division of the Greenville Public School District establishes targets with respect to each indicator.

 

Performance Goal 1
Performance Indicator	GPS Performance Goal
1.1 The percentage of students, in the aggregate and for each subgroup, who are at or above the proficient level in reading/language arts on the State’s assessment.	In 2006-2007, GPS students will, in aggregate and each subgroup, meet the required index score averages to achieve AYP in reading/language arts on State’s assessment.
1.2 The percentage of students, in the aggregate and for each subgroup, who are at or above the proficient level in mathematics on the State’s assessment.	In 2006-2007, GPS students will, in  aggregate and each subgroup, meet the required index score averages to achieve AYP in mathematics on State’s assessment.
1.3 The percentage of Title I Schools that make Adequate Yearly Progress	In 2006-2007, 100% of Greenville Public School District’s Title I Schools will make Adequate Yearly Progress.
Performance Goal 3 All students will be taught by highly qualified teachers
3.1 The percentage of classes being taught by “highly qualified” teachers.	3.1 The percentage of classes being taught by “highly qualified” teachers.
3.2 The percentage of teachers receiving high-quality professional development.	100% of Greenville Public School District’s teachers will receive high-quality professional development.
Performance Goal 4 All students will be educated in learning environments that are safe, drug free, and conducive to learning.
4.1 The number of persistently dangerous schools, as defined by the State.	No schools will be identified as persistently dangerous.