Title I Parent Meeting

Title 1 Parent Meeting - October __, 2023

Title 1 Parent Information Meeting Agenda - October 21, 2019

Welcome:


Review Title 1 Program:



Questions


Let’s Roll:  Dice Games




Thank you for sharing your time with us this evening and being an active participant in your child’s education.  Education is a team effort!

Title 1 Parent Meeting Agenda - October 30, 2018

Welcome:

Review Title 1 Program:

Questions:

Sight Words:  Make and Take


Thank you for sharing your time with us this evening and being an active participant in your child’s education.  Education is a team effort!

Fall Parent Meeting Minutes

Title 1 Parent Meeting Agenda - October 17, 2017

Welcome:

Review Title 1 Program:

Questions:

Oral Language:

Using a Number Roll:  Make and Take

Thank you for sharing your time with us this evening and being an active participant in your child’s education.  Education is a team effort!

Fall Parent Meeting Minutes


Title 1 Parent Meeting Agenda - November 2, 2015


Minutes from the Fall Parent Meeting

Mrs. Hesse opened the meeting with a welcome and short introduction of herself and her Title I position.  Mrs. Fultz and Mrs. Oyster also shared a brief introduction and information regarding their respective roles in the Title I program.

 Mrs. Hesse then explained that the purpose of the Title I program is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. This is done through additional staff, math and reading support for students, professional development for staff, and parent activities and support.

 Mr. Fjeldheim explained that our school receives funding for Title I services through a Federal grant formula. We are a K-12 Title I school (school wide) but we primarily service Kindergarten through sixth grades with the Title funding. Money is awarded based on census data and expenditures as well as on Free & Reduced Meal count. Sebeka receives $130,000-$135,000/ year for Title, which is allocated to salaries, equipment, and program materials. Mrs. Hesse's expertise in math, reading, and special needs have brought a deeper understanding that has moved our program to a top notch Title program. Title I addresses the needs of those who struggle in certain areas to help them target those needs with intense help to move them toward success. He shared a personal example of how his own daughter was helped with the support of a Title program and moved on to a successful college career. Our Title program has three teachers trained in reading and math, including Add-Vantage Math Recovery (AVMR) training, PLC's and professional development through Q-Comp, and participation in monthly Title Networking meetings. Mr. Fjeldheim shared that the MCA tests give us a status, and gives the state information about how we are doing as a school. The Title program helps us with our testing results as a Celebration/Celebration Eligible School.

 Mrs. Hesse continued to share how students are selected to participate in the Title programs. The following are considered: MCA test scores, grade level benchmark testing including DIBELS (Letter Naming Fluency, Initial Sound Fluency, Phoneme Segmentation Fluency, Nonsense Word Fluency, and Oral Reading Fluency), sight word (those words that appear most often in the texts your child reads) checks, STAR (a reading assessment), Add-Vantage Math Recovery assessment , classroom performance, and teacher recommendation. We try to look at the child as a whole to determine how to best meet your child's learning needs.

In Title we use research-based programs in reading including Early Intervention in Reading (EIR), Susan Barton, Read Naturally, Read 180, and Add-Vantage Math Recovery (AVMR) for math interventions. The focus of EIR is daily supplemental small group in addition to the students' core reading instruction that uses repeated reading, writing, questioning and discussion to support reading fluency and comprehension. EIR in the upper grades focuses more on fluency while the younger students focus more on phonics, decoding, and sight words. Susan Barton is a real time commitment that utilizes one-on-one tutoring. By using colored tiles, attaching keywords to vowel sounds, reading words, phrases, sentences, and short stories students become more proficient at spelling and decoding rules and learn how to apply them. Read Naturally is a computer program that uses repeated reading to build fluency and check comprehension. Read 180 is a comprehensive intervention program that includes direct instruction in both whole and small groups. Students work on an individualized instructional software program and also participate in reading high interest literature at their individual reading level (measured by a Lexile score) during the independent reading rotation.

Math support is given through AVMR which address building number sense, Forward Number Word Sequence, Backward Number Word Sequence, Numeral Identification, Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, in individual, small group, or whole group interventions.

Mrs. Walter shared that parents are entitled to know the qualifications of those who teach your child - teacher or paraprofessional.  The Title teachers are considered to be the experts in interventions and support students and staff by using data.  MCAs give us a starting point, but further assessments give additional data to help those who struggle. You as parents are entitled to review your child’s school report card and progress information, know how your school is performing on state assessments, and trust that you can send your child to a safe school. She thanked parents for the work they do at home with their child and reminded parents that the Sebeka Agreement addresses the promises of administration, teachers, students, and parents and asked that they share it with their children. Mrs. Walter stated that the parent’s dedication was evidenced by their interest and attendance at this parent meeting as well as in how they support their child's education at home. Mrs. Hesse briefly shared opportunities for parent involvement including Open House, Parent-Teacher Conferences (all Title teachers are available to visit with parents at this time and a brief progress report is shared), Title I Parent Meetings, and participating in our District Title I Advisory Panel (Mrs. Hesse invited parents to look with a critical eye at various elements of our Title program, give input, and to share your ideas).

 We at Sebeka Public Schools realize that what parents do at home with their children is important to the total educational effort, and we would like to let parents know that we value both their contributions at school and their participation at home.

Questions from parents were addressed:

1.  What is done at the end of the year to show students progress? ...or is that done during the year?

 

There are short benchmark assessments that are done along the way, AVMR assessments are administered three times during the year, Read 180 has regular progress checks.

 2.  Is test anxiety taken into consideration?

 

We know that some students experience this and are aware of that. The scores won't reflect that and unfortunately we will not be able to eliminate testing completely.

 The meeting concluded with the sharing of various math games and an opportunity for parents to make a Treasure Hunt game to take with them for their student to use at home.

 Thank you for sharing your time with us this evening and being an active participant in your child’s education.  Education is a team effort.

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