Hillsdale Elementary

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Title I

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.

An Introduction to Title I

Other School Information

Parent-School Learning Compact

Hillsdale Elementary School-Parent Compact

Hillsdale families, students, teachers, administrators have shared responsibilities for high student academic achievement.

Responsibility 

Student: I will arrive at school on time and ready to learn.

Parent: I will ensure my child attends school regularly and on time, monitor screen time, make sure my child gets enough rest, and has necessary materials for school (glasses, backpack, coat, etc.).

School and Teachers: We will provide high quality, engaging curriculum and instruction in a safe, supportive, and effective learning environment. We will teach the Utah Core using relevant, approved learning materials and technology.

Engagement

Student: I will listen, participate, ask for help when needed, and complete all assignments.

Parent: I will attend scheduled parent conferences, check backpack, read messages from school, and contact school with questions or concerns.

School and Teachers: We will respond to parent concerns in a timely manner. Hold two parent teacher conferences a year.  We will provide opportunities for parents to volunteer, observe, and participate in decision making. 

Build Community

Students: 

  • Have and show respect
  • Act as a good friend
  • Will follow directions
  • Keep my Hands, Feet, & Other Objects To Myself
  • Stop, walk, & talk to solve problems.

Parent: I will read and respond to school communication. I will volunteer time if able, participate in PTA, School Community Council and/or other committees when possible. 

School and Teachers: We will send home/school communications through email, text, newsletters and selected social media. We will create a welcoming, inviting atmosphere where all families feel welcome.

Reading

Student: I will read every night. (20 minutes suggested)

Parent: I will read with my child and/or ask questions about their reading.

School and Teachers: We will support the use of evidence-based practices by adopting research validated reading programs and methods of instruction, implementing instruction to meet the needs of students.

Build Student Proficiency

Student: I will give learning my best effort.

Parent: I will make a Granite Portal account and track student progress by checking gradebook frequently.

School and Teachers: We will ensure that students understand what is required to be proficient in each learning standard and regularly communicate with families about their child’s progress and goals.

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Parent Engagement Policy

Hillsdale Elementary regards parental and family engagement as vital to the academic success of students in each school. Parents are the initial teachers of their children and serve as partners with the district in helping their children achieve academic success.

Parents and family members are involved in the development of the school parent and family engagement policy. At Hillsdale Elementary we involve our stakeholders by sharing our school’s vision, reviewing data, setting school goals, and looking at school-wide needs during the annual Title 1 meeting as well as regularly scheduled School Community Council meetings.

Annual Meeting

An annual Title 1 meeting is held each year in the Fall. At this meeting, information is shared with stakeholders that consists of an explanation of Title I, how funds are allocated, student performance in literacy and math, intervention and enrichment opportunities for students, and ways that stakeholders engage with the school. You may find information about our annual meeting on our school website.

Flexible Meetings 

We offer flexible meeting times for parents and families to participate in decisions regarding their child. 

Involve Parents 

We collect data from stakeholder input surveys, input from SCC and PTA meetings. Once data is collected, we review the data and assess needs. We partner with parents in using this information to create a plan as to how we involve parents. 

SHARED RESPONSIBILITY - HIGH STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

The Hillsdale Elementary School Parent Family Compact outlines shared responsibilities for high student academic achievement and is developed jointly with parents, teachers, administrators and students.

Hillsdale Elementary will involve parents in the process of school review and improvement, including: sharing achievement data with parents, inviting input from parents regarding LEA and school academic goals, discussing scientifically-based research instructional practices, and giving direction in securing research-based curriculum materials that align with goals.

Hillsdale Elementary will provide quality parent and family engagement activities. Current initiatives include use of Class DOJO to regularly communicate classroom happenings and share student goals and growth, parent-teacher conferences, proficiency-based learning, home visits, and Community Center programs.

BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INVOLVEMENT

To improve academic achievement and to ensure effective involvement of parents, Hillsdale Elementary School will: 

  1. Share with parents reports that measure students’ performance relative to grade-level standards, explain ways parents can monitor their student’s academic success, and have parent teacher conferences, home visits, back to school nights, literacy nights, math nights, and family engagement nights.
  2. Provide materials and/or training for parents to work with their child to improve their child’s achievement such as literacy and using technology. 
  3. Provide professional development for administrators, teachers, and instructional support personnel on the value of parents as equal partners and building ties between parents and the school. 
  4. Coordinate parent involvement programs and activities with other Federal, State, and local programs that encourage and support parents in more fully participating in the education of their children. 

ACCESSIBILITY

To the extent practicable, Hillsdale Elementary School will ensure that information for parents and family members (including parents and family members who have limited English proficiency, parents and family members with disabilities, and parents and family members of migratory children) in a language that they can understand. 

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School Annual Title I Meeting

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.

  • Date: October 20, 2022
  • Time: 9:30am
  • Location: Hillsdale Office Conference Room

Meeting Minutes:

Brief summary of Title 1.

Hilldale\'s participation in Title 1 programming.

Parent Engagement Policy Review.

Parent-School Compact Review.

Parent\'s Right to be Involved.

Parent Rights.

 

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School Title I Goals

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.

Goal One

Hillsdale Elementary will ensure 45% of Multilingual Learner students make targeted progress as measured by the 2022-2023 WIDA Access Assessment.

Historical Data of MLL students making targeted progress:

  • 2017-2018: 38%
  • 2018-2019: 30%
  • 2019-2020: 43%
  • 2020-2021: 25%
  • 2021-2022: 48%

 

Goal Two

Hillsdale Elementary will ensure students demonstrate increased proficiency and growth on English Language Arts assessments. Teachers will ensure at least 70% of students make typical or above typical growth on the Acadience Reading Assessment. RISE proficiency will increase by at least 3% each year.

Historical Acadience POP Growth:

  • 2017-2018: 61%
  • 2018-2019: 53%
  • 2020-2021: 67%
  • 2021-2022: 80%

Historical ELA Proficiency:

  • 2016-2017: 20%
  • 2017-2018: 20%
  • 2018-2019: 14%
  • 2020-2021: 14%
  • 2021-2022: 17%

Goal Three

Hillsdale Elementary will ensure students demonstrate increased proficiency and growth in mathematics. Teachers will ensure at least 70% of students make typical or above typical growth on the Acadience Math Assessment. RISE proficiency will increase by at least 3% each year.

Acadience Math Growth New in 2021 (No Historical Data)

Historical Math Proficiency:

  • 2016-2017: 23%
  • 2017-2018: 25%
  • 2018-2019: 16%
  • 2020-2021: 12%
  • 2021-2022: 16%
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Sanctioned Status

Hillsdale Elementary

3275 West, 3100 South

West Valley City, Utah 84119

(385)-646-4864

 

October 1, 2022

Dear Parent or Guardian,

We are writing to let you know that Hillsdale Elementary School has been designated as a Title I Comprehensive Support and Improvement school. This designation means that the school is among the lowest-performing fifteen percent of Utah’s Title I schools in academic performance and growth.

The program improvement designation provides an opportunity for principals, teachers, and parents to focus on areas of school improvement. The Granite School District and the Utah State Board of Education are working with our school to improve teaching and learning, especially in the areas of reading and mathematics by providing technical assistance and professional development opportunities to the teachers and administrators within our school.

Hillsdale Elementary School is working to improve its academic program by undergoing a rigorous school improvement effort led by a school system of support team. We are dedicated to ensuring growth for all students by utilizing research-based instructional practices and rigorous instructional tools, using whole group and small group instruction to best meet students\' individual needs, supporting students who are learning English as a second language, as well as creating a safe, welcoming, encouraging school environment. However, parent support is essential to the success of the school improvement efforts.

Parents can effectively assist student achievement improvement in the following ways:

  • Communicating frequently with your student’s teachers
  • Making sure your student attends school regularly
  • Helping your student with homework
  • Monitoring your student’s screen time
  • Reading aloud to your student
  • Volunteering in the classroom
  • Participating in school decision-making

We want to request your help as the school addresses its academic needs and will invite parents to serve on the committee that will develop a school improvement plan.

Sincerely,

Rich K. Nye, Ph.D., Superintendent

Aaron R. Wilson, Ed.D., Title I Director

Monica Thayer, Principal

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