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
- Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
- For other annual Title I parent information, Granite School District's parent engagement policy, a summary of Granite School District's Annual Title I Parent Meeting, and other information, please visit the Granite School District Title I website.
Parent Compact, Policy & Rights to Know
- Parent-School Learning Compact
- School Parent Engagement Policy
- Parents' Right to Know (opens the District's Title I website)
Other School Information
Parent-School Learning Compact
Hillsdale Elementary Learning Compact (English)
Hillsdale Elementary Learning Compact (Spanish)
Back to IndexParent 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:
- 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.
- Provide materials and/or training for parents to work with their child to improve their child’s achievement such as literacy and using technology.
- 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.
- 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.
Back to IndexSchool 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 6, 2025
Time: 2:30 pm
Location: Hillsdale Office Conference Room
Meeting Minutes:
Brief summary of Title I.
Hillsdale`s participation in Title I programming.
Parent engagement policy review.
- Please email Monica Thayer (principal) @ mthayer@graniteschools.org with suggestions or input on parent engagement.
Parent`s right to be involved.
Parent rights.
School Compact
Hillsdale 2025-2026 Title 1 Meeting Presentation
Back to IndexSchool 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
At least 60% of Hillsdale K-3rd grade students will be reading on level or above as measured at the End of Year Acadience Reading Assessment.
- Kindergarten Goal: 70%
- 1st Grade Goal: 65%
- 2nd Grade Goal: 60%
- 3rd Grade Goal: 50%
Goal Two
Compared to schoolwide performance on the 2025 RISE, Hillsdale students\' average test performance on the 2026 RISE will increase by 3-4% to a schoolwide proficiency rate of 23% in English Language Arts, 23% in Mathematics, and 26% in science.
Historical RISE English Language Arts Proficiency:
- 2024-2025: scores released November 2025
- 2023-2024: 18%
- 2022-2023: 15%
- 2021-2022: 17%
- 2020-2021: 14%
- 2018-2019: 14%
Historical RISE Math Proficiency:
- 2024-2025: 20%
- 2023-2024: 15%
- 2022-2023: 13%
- 2021-2022: 16%
- 2020-2021: 12%
- 2018-2019: 16%
Historical RISE Science Proficiency:
- 2024-2025: 23%
- 2023-2024: 32%
- 2022-2023: 23%
- 2021-2022: 19%
- 2020-2021: 20%
- 2018-2019: 14%
Goal Three
During the 2025-2026 school year, Hillsdale daily student attendance will be 91% or higher.
Goal Four
By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, Hillsdale students will receive an average proficiency score of a \"3\" on their reports cards, demonstrating proficiency in the Graduate of Granite Characteristics.
- Hard Work & Resilience
- Communication
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Dependability
Goal Five
By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, the percentage of Hillsdale students who report that they believe in their self-efficacy (their ability to complete challenging school work and succeed in school) will increase by at least 3% as measured by student responses on the Panorama survey.
Back to IndexSanctioned Status
Not Applicable.
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