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Title I: General Information •  It is the largest federally funded program for schools.

•  It started in 1965 and is now renewed with the Every

Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

•  It is designed to generate high levels of student

achievement.

•  For a school to qualify for funds, over 40% of the student

population must qualify for free and reduced lunch.

•  All K-6 schools in SUSD are Title I Schools

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Free and Reduced Lunch Application

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PLEASE FILL OUT AND TURN IN YOUR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATION

EVEN IF YOU THINK OR KNOW THAT YOU WILL NOT QUALIFY. The percentage of completed applications turned in and received

by the school, can affect whether or not, and how much, that school may receive in Title I funds.

Requirements to use funding •  Complete an Annual Needs Analysis •  Focus on schoolwide Reform Strategies to improve the

achievement of all students…especially low achieving students

•  Ensure that teachers are appropriately certified •  Provide ongoing Professional Development for staff •  Improve accountability •  Focus on teachers using data to improve instruction •  Focused Interventions – Reteach, Targeted Tutoring •  Integrate programs including nutrition, homeless, CTE,

and anti-bullying. •  Promote and Encourage Parent Involvement

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Title I Program Intents & Purpose

TITLE 1 funds are given to schools with the specific purposes of:

1.  Ensuring that all students receive a high quality education from appropriately certified and effective staff using research-based instructional methods.

2.  Supporting struggling learners with additional resources and help in reading, writing, and mathematics.

3.  Educating and training families so that they may better support their students to achieve at high academic levels.

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School-Wide Plans Our schools have developed comprehensive plans which address student needs and then allocate Title I resources to: 1.  ensure that all students receive a high quality

education from appropriately certified and effective staff using research based instructional methods.

2.  support struggling learners with additional resources and help in reading and mathematics.

3.  promote academic family engagement in order for students to achieve at high academic levels. 6

Parents Right to Know

You have the right to request:

–  The qualifications of your child’s teacher and instructional staff

–  Your child’s level of achievement based on required state assessments (AzMerit)

You must be informed if: –  Your child is being taught by a teacher who does not meet the appropriately certified requirements of the state

All of this information will be in a language and format that is understandable to you.

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Student, Parent, Teacher Compact ~ Supporting Each Other

To ensure that all students receive a high quality education from appropriately certified and effective staff using research based instructional methods, school plans should include the following as a minimum:

•  90 minutes of regular reading/writing/phonics/ELA instruction per day. •  60 minutes of regular mathematics instruction per day. •  Integrated Science, Social Studies, P.E., and additional Interventions •  Teacher Training in Essential Elements of Instruction (EEI) and Best Practices. •  Collaborative Professional Development to support teachers with ‘Balanced Literacy’ and ‘Balanced Math’ as part of our Beyond Textbooks Curriculum.

Program Overview ELA ~Reading/Writing~ & Math

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The district has provided many resources for students and teachers. Some of these resources include:

Curriculum and Assessment Resources ELA ~Reading/Writing~ & Math

•  Beyond Textbooks ~ Calendar, Pacing, & Resources

•  Write Tools

•  Accelerated Reader

•  Saxon Phonics

•  Math Facts in a Flash

•  IXL Math/Language Arts

•  Learning A-Z

•  Raz-Kids

•  Head Sproutz (KG)

•  Learning Dynamics

•  Star Testing

•  Fountas and Pinnell

•  Illuminate Assessments •  Weekly DFAs ~ District Formative Assessments

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Move On When Reading A.R.S §15-701 requires that an Arizona student not be promoted from the third grade if the student scores far below the third grade level on the AzMERIT statewide assessment.

A third grader who does not demonstrate sufficient reading skills may be promoted to fourth grade if the student:

1.  Is an English Language Learner (ELL) who has received less than two year of English instruction.

2.  Has a disability and the IEP team agrees promotion is appropriate or the student is in the process of being evaluated for an IEP.

3.  Has been diagnosed with a significant reading impairment (including dyslexia).

4.  Demonstrates sufficient reading skills or adequate progress toward sufficient reading skills through a collection of assessments approved by the State Board of Education 11

To support struggling learners with additional resources and help in reading and mathematics, school-wide plans should include the following: Supporting struggling learners with additional resources and help in reading and mathematics. •  Reading/Math Interventions

Daily additional instruction as indicated by a student’s comprehension of the standards •  Reteach each week •  Additional Reading/Math Classes

Daily additional instruction as indicated by a student’s comprehension of the standards •  Reading/Math Targeted Tutoring* will be used for students who have not mastered the standard during reteach activities (*Targeted Tutoring time will be based on campus preference)

Program Overview ~ Interventions ELA ~Reading/Writing~ & Math

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The percentage of students proficient or highly proficient in reading and math as

measured on the Spring 2019 AzMERIT is:

Grade Level 3rd 4th 5th 6th SUSD ELA State Avg.

52 46

56 51

61 52

57 42

SUSD Math State Avg.

SUSD Science State Avg.

66 51

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56 48

77* NA

61 46

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74 41

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Results of 2018-2019 AzMERIT Testing

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School Performance/Grades Arizona Department of Education annually rates schools by assigning letter grades. Our district’s overall letter grade was a “A” for 2017-2018 school year. We have not received our letter grade for the 2018-2019 School year. The grade labels will be released by Oct.

New ‘AzMERIT’ testing will affect how future grades will be determined using: 1.  The percentage of students who pass the ‘AzMERIT test.’

2.  The percentage of students who are making expected (or better) academic growth.

3.  Additional factors such as percentage of students tested, graduation rates, reclassification of English Language Learners.

Title I funds help our district maintain / improve our letter grade by improving student achievement through strategic use of federal funds.

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Program Overview Academic Family Engagement

School plans include steps to promote academic family engagement such as:

•  School Parent Policy •  Title I Parent Compact •  Individual after-school activities

announced via: • Web Calendar • Marquees •  School Messenger Services • Monthly Newsletter

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Important Reminders •  Parent-Teacher Conferences

–  Fall - October 16, 2019 / Spring - March 26, 2020

•  School Website – www.susd5.org

•  Student Progress Reports - Available on ‘Family Link’

•  ‘Family Link’ (Online access to attendance/grades/etc.) at susd5.org

•  Home & School Connection Parent Newsletter (sent out monthly via email)

•  ‘School Messenger’ broadcasts (Texts/Email/Phone)

•  Dates to update the parent policy & compact –  Before October 11, 2019

•  Please fill out your Free and Reduced Lunch Applications

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Please join us on our learning

adventures this year!

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For more information

or to access the school Title I plan, please

contact your Local School Administrator!

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