Title I Annual Parent Title I Annual Parent MeetingMeeting

Riverland Elementary School Riverland Elementary School

World Languages MagnetWorld Languages Magnet

August 27, 2014August 27, 2014Mr. Oslay Gil, PrincipalMr. Oslay Gil, Principal

Mrs. Jodi Washington, Assistant PrincipalMrs. Jodi Washington, Assistant Principal

Ms. Te’Anka Pinder, Curriculum Specialist, Ms. Te’Anka Pinder, Curriculum Specialist, Magnet Coordinator & Title I LiaisonMagnet Coordinator & Title I Liaison

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions• School Profile• All About Title I• Standards and Testing• Parental Involvement• Classroom Visits

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Riverland Elementary Profile

• 606 students enrolled in Kdg-5th grades• 35 students enrolled in our Pre-

Kindergarten program • 1 of ONLY 3 World Languages Magnet

Schools in Broward County, where ALL students receive instruction in French or Spanish.

• Riverland Elementary School’s World Languages Magnet Program was recently ranked #2 in the DISTRICT amongst ALL elementary magnet programs.

• Riverland Elementary School is fully staffed; 97%% of our classes meet class size reduction requirements or exceed the requirements by only 1 or 2 students.

• Riverland Elementary School received a “C” for the 2013-2014 school year.

• Riverland Elementary School is a Title I school.

Riverland Elementary Profile

What is Title I?• Title I is the largest federal assistance

program for our nation’s schools.• The goal of Title I is a higher quality of

education for every child.• The program serves millions of

children in elementary and secondary schools each year. Riverland Elementary is a Title I school.

What is the “Elementary and Secondary Education Act”?

Education act signed into law in 1965 and reauthorized in 2010 to provide flexibility to that aims to:

• Ensure college and career ready students;• Great teachers and leaders in every school;• Equity and opportunity for all students; and• Raise the bar and reward excellence; and• Promote innovation and continuous

improvement.

How Title I Works

• The federal government provides funding to states each year for Title I.

• The Florida Department of Education sends the money to the district.

• The school district identifies eligible schools and provides Title I funds.

• Riverland Elementary implements a school-wide program.

Title I Programs Provide Supplemental Support

• $210,258.92 = 3.75 instructional support staff members, teachers, or paraprofessionals

• $3,356 Parental Involvement Activities

• $19,244 ELO

• Student Planners- COMMUNICATION

Parent’s Rights & Responsibilities

• Be involved and request conferences regularly to express your opinions and suggestions;

• Be provided information on your child’s level of achievement on standardized assessments and progress in reading/language arts, mathematics, and science;

• Request and receive information on the qualifications of your child’s teacher; and

• Be informed if your child is taught by a non-highly qualified teacher for four or more consecutive weeks.

Educational Standards

• Florida’s academic content standards establish high expectations for all students.

• Common Core State Standards/Florida Standards identify what your child needs to know and be able to do in all content areas.

• Information located at: http://www.floridastandards.org/Standards/FLStandardSearch.aspx

Monitoring Student Progress

• Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) - Grades 3-5

• Stanford Achievement Test, 10th Edition (SAT10) Grades 1-2

• Developmental Reading Assessment K-5• Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading

– Florida Standards (FAIR-FS) - Kindergarten and level 1 and 2 students in grades 3-5

• Informal and formal assessments throughout the school year for all students.

Who Decides How Funds are Used?

• Every school has a School Advisory Council (SAC) composed of:– Parents, Teachers, Other staff that works

at the school, Principal and Students (at Middle and High School)

• The School Advisory Council determines how to use Title I funds.

Working Together! Title I law requires that all Title I schools:•assist parents in understanding academic content standards, assessments, and how to monitor and improve the achievement of their children.•provides materials and training to help Title I parents work with their children to improve their children's achievement.•Please review and adhere to the Parent and Student Responsibilities sections of the School-Parent Compact.

Let us always keep in mind that children are most successful when the home, the school, and the community work together.

Parent Involvement Plan

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Organization Date Time Location

SAC/ PTO/ SAF August 27, 2014 7:00 p.m. Cafeteria

SAC/ PTO/ SAF September 9, 2014

3:00 p.m. Media Center

SAC/ PTO/ SAF October 14, 2014 5:30 p.m. Media Center

Strategies, materials, and training to work with your child will be

available at…•Open House•Parent Nights•Parent/Teacher Conferences•Volunteer

Improving Your Child’s Academic Achievement

Your Involvement is Key to Your Child’s

Success!• YOU are your child’s first teacher.• You have the ability to influence your child’s

education more than anyone else.• You know your child best:

– Share information about your child’s interests and abilities with teachers; and

– Ask to see progress reports on your child and the school.

– VOLUNTEER!!!! www.getinvolvedineducation.com or call (754)321-1970

Support Your Child’s Education

• Share a love of learning;

• Read to your child;• Ask your child to

read to you;• Limit TV and video

games time;• Take advantage of

the public library and the school media center;

• Show interest in your child’s school day;

• Ask questions;• Ask to see homework;• Encourage your child

to ask for help;• Praise their efforts;

and• Encourage good

study habits.

Get to Know Your School & Communicate with

Teachers• Attend school events• Visit the classroom• Volunteer at the

school• Join parents’

organizations• Keep teachers

informed• Attend special Title I

parent trainings

• Attend at least two parent-teacher conferences per year

• Identify your concerns/questions at the conferences

• Reflect periodically on whether you are meeting your responsibilities as stated in the parent-school compact

Mrs. Santiago-Fecht, Guidance Counselor

• Academic, Personal, & Social Support • Career Development• Facilitate Child Study & Response to Intervention (RtI)

Meetings, discussing and providing academic/behavior interventions for children experiencing difficulties

• Individual/Small Group Counseling • Referrals to Outside Agencies• ESOL Coordinator• Volunteer Coordinator

GUIDANCE + Kids = STUDENT SUCCESS

Contact information for questions and concerns: 754-323-7200

Mrs. Tonya Montiel, ESE Specialist

• Support to teachers with ESE / Gifted students• Support ESE students academically via pullout

and push-in models• Facilitate all IEP/EP meetings

Ms. Olga Membrano, Speech Language Pathologist

Contact information for questions and concerns: 754-323-7200

• Plan and develop reading curriculum• Analyze reading scores • Assess students in reading• Aide teachers in planning reading

interventions• Provide Professional Development for the

teachers

Ms. Phillips Reading Coach

Contact Ms. Phillips at 754-323-7209 or by email at

Kate.Phillips@browardschools.com

Mrs. Mudrich-Pagan, Curriculum Specialist, SAC

ChairpersonCurriculum Specialist• Supports school-wide curriculum

implementation in all subjects areas• Facilitates professional development for staffS.A.C. Chairperson• Facilitates SAC Meetings and activities

Food and Nutritional Services Updates

by Ella Terry, Cafeteria Manager

• Free and Reduced Meal Program Application

http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/foodservice/freereduced.htm

• Online Payments for Mealswww.SchoolPaymentSolutions.com

Mrs. Pinder, Curriculum Specialist, Magnet Coordinator, Title 1 Liaison

Curriculum Specialist• Support school-wide curriculum implementation

in all subjects areas• Facilitate professional development for staffWorld Languages Magnet Coordinator• Coordinate Magnet program eventsTitle 1 Liaison• Facilitates Title 1 meetings and activities

Classroom VisitsTeachers will provide grade specific information on the following:

– The Florida Standards– Grade Level Expectations– Grade Specific Curriculum– Monitoring Student Progress– Definition of Proficiency– Overview of their plans for the year– How parents can help their children

academically.

Available Resources• Florida Standards

www.fldoe.org • Florida Standards Assessments

www.fsassessments.org • Anti-bullying Handbook

http://app.brainshark.com/browardschools/parentantibullying/

Parent-teacher conferences are held Wednesdays, and Fridays, by

appointment, after school from 2:20 p.m.- 3 p.m.

If you wish to schedule a parent-teacher conference, please contact

Mrs. Boorse at (754) 323-7200, between 7:30 AM and 3:00 PM.

THANK YOU for attending our Open House & Title I

Annual Meeting!!!

Please come back after the classroom visits at 7:00 PM for our first School Advisory Council (SAC), School Advisory Forum (SAF), and Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meetings of the school year.