Title I Services

Title I Services

Dunlap Community Unit School Distric= t will work to ensure low-achieving children mee= t the challenging academic standards through our Title I services. Ridgeview Elementary is the only building in the district that currently receives funding for Title I services. <= /p>

Title I services are provided for students in first and second grades through a paraprofessional. This paraprofessional works with students primarily in the area of reading. Low-achieving students work in sma= ll groups using research based interventions to help close the gap that exists= in their learning. These service= s are provided in addition to the reading curriculum that is provided within the regular classroom.

Title I services are provided to third through fifth grade students through a certified teacher. This teach= er works with low-achieving students within the classroom, in small groups and one-on-one. The primary focus= of Title I for the upper elementary students is in the areas of reading and math. The Title I teacher also uses rese= arch based interventions to assist students to met the state standards.

District-wide Parent Involvement = Policy

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I= nstruction

Title I Programs

The Superintendent or = designee shall pursue funding under Title I Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to supplement instructional services and activities in order to improve the educational opportunities of educationally disadvantaged or deprived children.

All District schools, regardless of whether they receive Title I funds, shall provide services th= at, taken as a whole, are substantially comparable. Teachers, administrators, and other staff shall be assigned to schools in a manner that ensures equivalency amo= ng the District’s schools. Curriculum materials and instructional supplies shall be provided in= a manner that ensures equivalency among the District’s schools.

Title I Parental Involvement

The District maintains programs, activities, and procedures for the involvement of parents/guardia= ns of students receiving services, or enrolled in programs, under Title I. These programs, activities, and procedures are described in District-level and School-level compacts.

District-Level Parental Involvement Compact

The Superintendent or designee shall develop a District-Level Parental Involvement = &nb= sp; Compact according to Title I requirements. The District-Level Parental Involv= ement Compact shall contain: (1) the District’s expectations for parental involvement, (2) specific strate= gies for effective parent involvement activities to improve student academic achievement and school performance, and (3) other provisions as required by federal law. The Superintende= nt or designee shall ensure that the Compact is distributed to parents/guardians = of students receiving services, or enrolled in programs, under Title I.

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&= nbsp; Each Building Principal or designee shall develop a School-Level Parental Involvement Compact according to Title I requirements. This School-Level Parental Involve= ment Compact shall contain: (1) a process for continually involving parents/guardians in its development and implementation, (2) how parents/guardians, the entire school staff, and students share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement, (3) the means by which the school and parents/guardians build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high standards, and = (4) other provisions as required by federal law. Each Building Principal or designee shall ensure that the Compact is distributed to parents/guardians of studen= ts receiving services, or enrolled in programs, under Title I.

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Incorpo= rated

by Reference 6:170-E1 (District-Level Parental Involvement Compact) and 6:170-E2 (School-Level Parental Involvement Compact)

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LEGAL = REF.: = Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §6301-6514.=

CROSS = REF.: = 2.260 (Uniform Grievance Procedure), 4:110 (Transportation), 5:190 (Certification= ), 5:280 (Duties and Qualifications), 6:15 (School Accountability), 6:140 (Education of Homeless Children), 6:145 (Migrant Students), 6:160 (Limited English Proficient Students), 7:10 (Equal Educational Opportunities), 7:30 (Student Assignment), 7:60 (Residence), 7:100 (Health Examinations, Immunizations, and Exclusion of Students), 8:95 (Parental Involvement)

ADOPTED: April 10, 2002<= /p>

REVISED: &nb= sp; November 13, 2002

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Ridgeview Elementa= ry School

Title I Compa= ct

We, the Ridgeview Elementary School community, estab= lish this Compact for Math and/or Reading in order to foster the impro= vement of mathematical skills and/or reading and other language arts and to support the success of our students. = We believe this can be achieved with the planned partnership of parents, famil= ies, students and teachers. <= /o:p>

Parent and Fa= mily Responsibilities

We will

▫ Make sure that our child attends school regularly, is on time, and is prepared to learn, with homework completed.

▫ Know what our child is learning in math class.

▫ Do activities at home that continue our child’s classroom learning.

▫ Attend<= /span> parent-teacher conferences and communicate frequently with our child’s teacher, through notes and conversations, about how our child is progressin= g.

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Student Responsibilities

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I wil= l

      ▫ Come to school on time and ready to learn.

      ▫ Pay attention to my teachers, family, and tutors, and ask questions when I need help.

      ▫ Complet= e my homework on time in a thorough and legible way.

      ▫ Accept<= /span> help from my family on my homework and papers.

Teacher Responsibilities

I will:

      ▫ Provide= quality teaching and leadership to my students and their families.

      ▫ Communi= cate frequently with families about my students’ progress in math.

      ▫ Provide= a safe learning environment where students will be able to feel successful = and build confidence.

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_________ Yes, the pa= rents at Ridgeview= Elementary School have reviewed the Parent Involvement Policy for the 2007-2008 school year= .

_________ No, the par= ents at Ridgeview Elementary School have not reviewe= d the Parent Involvement Policy. A meeting is scheduled for ___________ so that the school can be in compliance with Federal rules.

Parent Compact Policy

_________ Yes, the pa= rents at Ridgeview= Elementary School have reviewed the Parent Compact for the 2007-2008 school year.

_________ No, the par= ents at Ridgeview Elementary School have not reviewe= d the Parent Compact. A meeting is scheduled for ___________ so that the school can be in compliance with Fede= ral rules.

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