The focus of Title I schools is to help students achieve proficiency on core standards, closing academic gaps that may exist. These efforts include providing targeted supports to at-risk students, building teachers' capacity through professional development, and strengthening parents' abilities in helping their children succeed.<\/p>\n\n \n
2026-2027<\/p>\n
This learning compact outlines shared responsibilities for high student academic achievement and is developed jointly with parents, teachers, administrators, and if appropriate, students. The term parent in this compact refers to the parent(s), guardian(s), or other trusted adult(s) assisting the student in his or her learning success.<\/p>\n
I will strive to\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n I will strive to\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I will strive to\u2026<\/p>\n 2026 - 2027<\/p>\n Partnering with students and their families is essential. We value and honor the role of parents and other family members in their children\\'s educational experience. The following engagement policy, developed jointly with parents, outlines our efforts to support this partnership between school and home. This policy will be updated periodically to meet the changing needs of parents and the school.<\/p>\n Gourley\u00a0Elementary will provide meaningful communication with the parents about student progress via email, phone, written notes, or media apps and in-person at our SEP conferences.\u00a0This information and other parent notifications, as well as this written policy, will be written in a format which parents can understand.<\/p>\n Parents have rights to provide input on school engagement practices and to be active participants and decision-makers in not only their own student\\'s educational experience, but in the development of school-wide initiatives through participating in school Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), serving on our school\\'s Community Council, volunteering at the school, receiving information about school programs, and have questions answered in a timely manner.<\/p>\n Parents will not only give input on this policy, but also in developing a school compact that outlines the roles of teachers, students, and parents in academic success. The practices outlined in this document, which is posted on our school website, are supported by building the capacity of each group. For parents, we provide parent evenings which build their capacity to support their children academically. For teachers, we provide professional development to assist them in providing effective instruction and parent outreach. And for students, we provide quality instruction, as well as opportunities for after school tutoring and other needed interventions. These efforts align not only with best practice, but with the specific academic improvement needs of our school which has been identified as a Targeted Support and Improvement School for Students with Disabilities.<\/p>\n Gourley Elementary will provide timely feedback to students and parents on students\\' academic and behavior performance. Through school behavior plans and systems of support, each student will be provided motivation to learn and try their best. In addition, Gourley Elementary sets high expectations for student and has students set goals in order to build self-efficacy and a love of learning. Teachers recognize the needs of students and provide reasonable differentiation, scaffolds, and student extensions to meet individual student needs. Gourley Elementary consistently supports parents by updating grades in Focus regularly, by communicating students\\' needs and supports being provided, and by offering strategies which parents can utilize to support continued learning at home.<\/p>\n Parents will have reasonable access to staff, and will have information presented in ways to them that are timely and written in an understandable format. Written communication published on school websites is ADA accessible and can be translated into any language. Translation for in-person school meetings is available through either in-person or phone translation services. For parents of migratory children, Granite School District\\'s Department of Educational Equity provides resources to families to help mitigate disruption to education so that students have full access to learning core standards. Parents with all language backgrounds and abilities can fully participate in school meetings, school events, in providing input, and in other parent engagement initiatives outlined above.<\/p>\nBack to Index<\/a> Parent input is valued. Each year, a parent meeting is held where our school solicits input in the planning and implementation of school parent engagement activities.<\/p> At our annual meeting, we covered the following topics:<\/p>\n Each year, our school conducts a needs assessment, reviews student performance data, and solicits input from various stakeholders in order to develop a meaningful Title I Plan. This plan is data-driven, evidence-based, and responsive to findings from data reviews, needs assessment findings, and stakeholder input. The school comprehensive Title I plan articulates how evidence-based strategies, action steps and milestones will support the goals listed below.<\/p> Every student will grow in Reading, Math, and Science on the RISE assessments in the spring of 2027 by two percentage points in all tested grade levels as compared to the 2026 Spring scores.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 33% of 1st-3rd grade students will test at or above grade level on the end of year Acadience reading test. At least 64% of 1st-3rd graders will make typical or above typical progress on Acadience reading. Reduce the lowest achievement category by at least 5% with a median overall growth of at least 60% on the end of year Acadience reading test.<\/p>\n Student performance on the 2027 WIDA assessment will result in at least 43% of students reaching their Target Goal and at least 12% of students will increase to become proficient on the assessment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By the end of the 2026-2027 school year, at least 60% or more of students will report they feel a sense of belonging on the Panorama survey.<\/p>\n Our goal for the 2026\u201327 school year is to maintain a monthly student attendance average of at least 91% across the school year.<\/p>\nBack to Index<\/a>\n
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Parent Engagement Policy<\/h2>
How will information about parent programs, meetings, and activities be communicated?<\/h3>\n
What are parents\\' rights and opportunities to be involved?<\/h3>\n
How will Gourley Elementary carry out our plans to enhance and improve parent involvement at the school?<\/h3>\n
How will Gourley Elementary address the targeted needs of students and their families?<\/h3>\n
How will parents with limited English proficiency, parents of migratory children, and parents with disabilities have access to opportunities to participate?<\/h3>\n
School Annual Title I Meeting<\/h2>
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School Title I Goals<\/h2>
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Goal Five<\/h3>
Sanctioned Status<\/h2>