EAGLE College Prep Title 1 Schoolwide Plan

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EAGLE College PrepTitle 1 Schoolwide Plan
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Overview of Title 1

• Mission
• To support the implementation of Arizona's System
  of School Support in order to impact teaching and
  learning in K-12 classrooms so that educationally
  disadvantaged students achieve high academic
  success.
• Program
• Title I, under the Elementary and Secondary
  Education Act (ESEA) , provides financial
• assistance to local educational agencies to meet
  the needs of special educationally disadvantaged
  children at preschool, elementary, and secondary
  school levels. The purpose of Title I is to help
  all children achieve the state's academic
  standards. This is accomplished through
  supplemental programs that consist of
  instructional services, instructional support
  services, school wide reform efforts, and
  increased involvement of parents in their
  children's education.
• - Arizona Department of Education

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Process

• Establish a Title 1 Schoolwide planning team
• Over the course of one year
• Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment relating
  to curriculum and instruction, professional
  development, family/community involvement, and
  school organization (mission/vision)
• Set SMART (Strategic Specific, Measurable,
  Attainable, Results-based, Timebound) goals
• Create a comprehensive schoolwide plan
• Review and revise the plan annually

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Title 1 Schoolwide Program

• 2012 - 2013 school year
• Able to serve ALL students, not just those who
  perform at the very lowest levels and considered
  at-risk
• In general, schoolwide programs--
• Plan for comprehensive, long-term improvement
• Serve all students with highly qualified teachers
  and paraprofessionals
• Provide continuous learning for staff, parents,
  and the community
• Use research-based practices to develop and
  implement enriched instruction for all students
• Use inclusive approaches to strengthen the
  schools organizational structure
• Consolidate resources to achieve program goals
  and
• Engage in continuous self-assessment and
  improvement.
• - Arizona Department of Education

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Title 1 Team

• School Administrator Heidi Simms
• Title 1 Reading Specialists
• Glenna Steiner, Audrey Gunn
• Teachers (determined each year)
• Parents Bernadette Buehlmann, Tina Washburn
• Community Member Erika Keenan

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Title 1 Reading

• Students who score in the lowest 10 in their
  grade level as measured by the NWEA MAP, Star
  reading, and classroom benchmark tests will be
  eligible to receive Title 1 Reading services with
  our Title 1 Reading Specialists.

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Program Objectives

• Success in the regular classroom program
• Attainment of grade level proficiency
• Achievement in basic and more advanced skills

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Levels of Support

• In-Class Program
• Differentiated Instruction
• Teacher Assistance support
• Tutoring
• Pull-Out Program
• Early Literacy Intervention 1st and 2nd Grades
• Intermediate Literacy Intervention 3rd 7th
  Grades

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Review Goals

• Title 1 Team will meet 3 times during the
  upcoming school year to ensure all goals and
  action steps are being met.
• Title 1 Team will review and revise the goals at
  the end of the school year in May/June 2013.

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Feedback/Suggestions
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Title 1 Instructional Program

• Supplements the regular classroom instructional
  program
• Provides daily assistance in a small group
• Provides additional instruction in phonics/word
  analysis and comprehension skills
• Provides experiences with literature and written
  communication
• Accelerates student progress

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Program Materials

• Grades 1st 2nd
• Research-Based Scientific Program Imagine It
• Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency,
  Comprehension, Vocabulary
• Accelerated Reading
• Read Well ELL
• Read Naturally - ELL

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Program Materials

• Pull Out Program 1st and 2nd Grades
• Early Literacy Intervention
• Reading Recovery
• Wilson Reading System
• Read Naturally
• Wright Group Reading Intervention
• Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary,
  Comprehension

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Program Materials

• Grades 3rd 7th
• 3rd and 4th Grades Imagine It!
• 3rd and 4th Grades Novel Units
• 5th 7th Grades Literature and Content based
  Novel Units
• Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension Instruction
  (Phonics if needed)

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Program Materials

• Pull Out Program 3rd-7th Grades
• Intermediate Literacy Intervention
• Soar to Success
• Wright Group Reading Intervention
• Reciprocal Teaching
• Comprehension Skills/Comprehension Toolkit
• Prediction, Clarifying points that are unclear,
  Questioning, Summarizing/Retell, Identifying and
  Sequencing Story Events
• Decoding Strategies

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Evaluation

• Progress Monitoring
• Oral Reading Fluency, Comprehension, Vocabulary,
  Phonics, PA
• Continuous and authentic
• Grade Level Benchmarks
• Oral Reading Fluency
• Progress report to parents
• Quarterly

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Student Academic Achievement Goal

• During 2012 - 2013, 85 of all EAGLE scholars
  will meet or exceed the state standards as
  measured by the Galileo Reading assessment.
• Grow 1.5 grade levels on STAR Reading

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What are Standards?

• Standards define what each student should know
  and do in a core set of subjects. They give
  students a solid foundation in the basics and
  provide consistent targets for students,
  teachers, and parents.
• When we measure student achievement against the
  standards, we have the ability to see how well we
  are performing and how much we are improving.

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AIMS Information

• What is AIMS?
• AIMS (Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards) is
  a standards-based assessment administered in all
  Arizona schools in the areas of reading, writing,
  math and science
• Common Core

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Proficiency Levels

• Exceeds (E) Superior academic performance
• Excelling work indicates an in-depth
  understanding and exemplary display of the skills
  included in the Arizona Standards
• Meets (M) Satisfactory academic performance
• Proficient work indicates a solid understanding
  and adequate display of the skills included in
  the Arizona standards

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Proficiency Levels

• Approaching (AP) Marginal academic performance
• Approaching work indicates a partial
  understanding and limited display of the skills
  included in the Arizona standards
• This work is approaching satisfactory
  performance, but has not been reached. There is
  need for additional instructional opportunities
  to achieve proficient.

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Proficiency Level

• Falls Far Below (FFB) Inadequate academic
  performance
• FFB work indicates little understanding and
  minimal display of the skills included in the
  Arizona Standards.
• There is a major need for additional
  instructional opportunities and/or increased
  student academic commitment to achieve the
  proficient level.

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Assessments to Measure Reading Progress

• Imagine It Assessments
• Qualitative Reading Inventory
• Observation Survey
• STAR Reading
• NWEA MAP Reading
• Terra Nova
• AIMS

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Feedback/Suggestions
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Goals to Increase Parent Engagement

1. Help parents develop better parenting skills
   (offering classes, disseminating information
   about local programs)
2. All families will volunteer a minimum of 10 times
3. Support learning at home by offering workshops
   teaching parents how to set up supportive
   learning environment at home.

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Goals Continued

1. Provide parents with opportunities to give input
   on pertinent school issues (surveys, coffee with
   the principal)
2. Collaborate with the local community to find
   volunteers to translate during parent/teacher
   conferences

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Parent Involvement Policy

• District policy review every five years
• Your input is important to us!
• School Parent Involvement Policy
• Consultation with Parents and Teachers
• Parent Involvement Activities
• School-Parent Compact

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Parent Compact

• School/Parent/Student Compact
• Fosters better communication and understanding
  between parents and teachers and students
• Annual Review Meeting
• Current parent input is vital for a successful
  parent compact. Please help us by sharing your
  ideas with the Title 1 staff.

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Home School Connection

• Read with and to your child
• Maintain contact with the classroom teacher
• Parent evening workshop programs
• Informational packets and materials for parents
• School/Parent Compact
• EAGLE Parent Involvement Policy

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Feedback/Suggestions