Redwood 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

The School agrees to:

  1. Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment annually. Use multiple sources of information in determining strengths and needs of the school. Disaggregate and analyze the data by gender, ethnicity, ELL, status, migrant status, disabled vs. non-disabled, and economically disadvantaged.
  2. Establish school goals and individual student achievement standards based on the needs assessment.
  3. Outline curriculum that has been proven effective (scientifically based research.) Align curriculum instruction, and assessment to meet the state core curriculum, performance and accountability standards.
  4. Provide extended learning time opportunities to disadvantaged children.
  5. Provide accelerated, high-quality curriculum that enables all students to achieve challenging standards.
  6. Implement transition activities to ensure the effective transition from preschool to elementary school and from elementary school to the next level.
  7. Ensure that educational services provided by high-qualified teachers and paraprofessionals.
  8. Ensure that high-quality, on-going professional development activities are available to staff and these activities increase teacher capacity in making instructional decisions.
  9. Provide a safe climate conducive to student learning.
  10. Involve parents in development of goals and expectations.
  11. Provide available supports to families and/or connect them to resources to assist in daily living and basic needs.
  12. Build the capacity of parents to help their children achieve high standards.
  13. Share assessment and evaluation data with parents and/or the public.

 

The parent agrees to:

  1. Assure that their children attend school regularly.
  2. Monitor homework assignments.
  3. Read to/with their child for twenty minutes daily.
  4. Volunteer in their child\'s classroom as time permits.
  5. Participate in school decisions as they relate to their child\'s education.
  6. Monitor their child\'s television time.
  7. Ensure that their children gets proper rest.
  8. Attend Parent-Teacher conferences.
  9. Return school communication in a timely manner.
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Parent Engagement Policy

 

Granite School District Parent and Family Engagement Plan

Preface: To our parents and families, we honor your role as the first and most important teachers of your children. Thank you for partnering with Granite School District in helping your children achieve their academic potential and social emotional well-being. Such partnerships that allow for two-way communication better enable student success and the continual improvement of your child’s school.

How this Plan is Developed: The following Parent and Family Engagement Plan was developed jointly with parents through surveys and focus groups. Annually, feedback surveys are sent to all parents, teachers, and principals in Title I schools to identify barriers of engagement and also the needs parents have in supporting their children’s learning. This feedback is reviewed by district officials and informs revisions so this Parent and Family Engagement Plan meets the changing needs of parents and the school in facilitating successful family-school interactions.

Your Rights and Opportunities: 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 also in the development of school-wide initiatives through participating in school Parent Teacher Student Associations (PTAs), attending school Community Council meetings, volunteering at the school, attending SEPs and other school events, receiving information about school programs, and have questions answered in a timely manner. Community Council meetings are the third Thursday of each month and are open to all. Any other communication can be done by phone, or drop by the school. 

Your principal conducts an annual school Title I meeting that shares information about the school, explains your rights, outlines school parent and family engagement efforts, and receives parents’ input on school engagement plans and other policies. Parent stakeholder groups also assist in the development of the school’s Continual Improvement Plan: a document that outlines the goals and strategies that guide school improvement. For additional information on parental involvement at your child’s school, please visit your school’s Title I section of its website to read their Parent and Family Engagement Policy.

Supporting Parents and Families: An Important District Initiative: Improving student learning is a team effort. Along with parents as key partners in this endeavor, Granite School District coordinates district initiatives pertaining to parent and family engagement through a District Improvement Steering Committee (DISC). This committee oversees this important endeavor as well as other district initiatives, coordinating Federal, State, and local laws and programs. Its goal is to provide seamless support to families and students. In addition, principals in Title I schools meet regularly to receive training on effective parent and family engagement strategies, strategies that involve parents and families in a meaningful way to partner in improving student academic achievement and school performance.

Resources to Assist Parents and Families: All parents in Granite School District have access to curricular resources to assist their children in learning core standards, the opportunity for a safe and equitable learning environment, and other forms of student learning and support.

Last updated: January 2022

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Parents' Right to Know

In compliance with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act, Section 1112(e)(1)(A), this notification informs parents of their right to know the qualifications of their teachers and paraprofessionals.

As a parent of a student at a Title I school in Granite School District, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child. Federal law requires the school district to provide you this information in a timely manner if you request it. Specifically, you have the right to request the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers:

Whether the student’s teacher—

  1. has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
  2. is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and
  3. is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
  4. Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, his or her qualifications.

If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact your building administrator.

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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: 11 October 2022
  • Time: 5:00 p.m.

 

At our Title I annual parent meeting, we learned answers to the following questions:

What is Title I?

How does our school use Title I funds?

What services do students receive?

What curricula, and assessments are used?

What is a Parent and Family Engagement Policy?

What is a School-Parent Compact?

What are my rights as a parent?

How can I be involved?

and Whom can I contact for more information?\"

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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

65% of students in grades K-5 will make average or above average progress on the End of Year Acadience Math Assessment.

Goal Two

70% of students will make typical or above typical progress on the End of Year Acadience Reading Assessment. 

Goal Three

At least 40% of students will achieve their WIDA goals in areas of Reading and Writing.

Goal Four

Improve classroom engagement by 20%.

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