TITLE I Information Melrose Public Schools 2016-17

Title I Funds Federally funded program. The Minnesota Department of Education distributes the funds based on a pre-determined formula.

Grant writing State requirements specify that a portion of the money be designated in the following categories. Additional Instruction for Students in Reading and Math Parent Involvement Staff Development

Determining goals Goals are determined by the following criteria. Academic performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment Performance on the Measures of Academic Progress (MAPS) and/or AIMSweb/DIBELS Curriculum goals for student achievement Student academic needs

Title I 2016-17 Title I grant looks at the academic needs of the student. Title I grant addresses educational gaps in our student’s education.

Melrose Title I Program Reading Services: Grades K-3 Math Services: Grades 1-2 Instruction is given in the Title I room.

Title I Title I success depends on parents, administration, classroom teachers, Title I & ESL teachers, and educational assistants all working together to help your child work to their ability and beyond.

Title I intends to... fill in the educational gaps. help students be successful. strengthen educational foundation. identify weaknesses and build on the strengths. graduate students out of Title I. depend on support from parents, teachers, educational assistants, and administration. give parents suggestions on how to help at home. be available as a support for parents and students.

The Melrose Title I Program offers: Services to qualifying students at Public & Nonpublic Schools Title I Coordinator and instructional assistants working together with classroom teachers to plan and provide individual and small group programming A variety of teaching methods, materials and programs Additional instructional time for qualifying students

Interventions supported by Title I funding: Kindergarten Guided Reading Support Early Intervention Reading (EIR) Read Naturally Fluency Building Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Classroom CAFÉ Reading Strategies Accelerated Math Math Facts in a Flash

READING “Reading is our first and most basic educational process. From Kindergarten through 3rd grade, children learn to read. There after they read to learn. Children who do not learn to read well by third grade do poorly.” (Fielding, Kerr, & Rosier, 1998)

If your child is beginning to read you will see teachers… Teaching the sounds of language. Teaching the letters of the alphabet. Helping children learn and use new words. Reading to children every day. Systematically teaching phonics – how sounds and letters are related. Helping children write the letter-sound relationships they know by using them in words, and sentences. Showing children ways to think about and understand what they are reading.

At home you can help by… Practicing the sounds of language. Helping your child take spoken words apart and put them together. Practicing the alphabet by pointing out letters wherever you see them and by reading alphabet books. Pointing out the letter-sound relationships your child is learning on labels, boxes, newspapers, magazines and signs. Listening to your child read words and books from school.

If your child is reading you will see teachers … Continuing to teach letter-sound relationships for children who need more practice. Teaching the meaning of words, especially words that are important to understanding a book. Teaching ways to learn the meaning of new words. Helping children understand what they are reading.

At home you can help your child by… Rereading familiar books. Reviewing Sight Words. Building reading accuracy. Building reading comprehension. Reading with you child daily.

Make reading a part of every day! Share conversations with your child over meal times and other times you are together. Read together EVERY DAY! Be your child’s best advocate. Be a reader and writer. Visit the library often.

Math Skills

How can you help you child develop Math Skills? Name or add numbers on license plates Count forwards and backwards orally Skip count by 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s, & 10’s Label coins and count coins Work on telling time Play card games: adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers

Progress is Monitored Regularly Pre and Post-Testing completed Yearly Reading Weekly Progress Monitoring Star Math Monthly Progress Monitoring Progress Reports sent home Monthly

Title I 2016-17 Summary Title I works on reading and math skills. Title I is intended to help your child be successful. Our goal is to graduate your child out of Title I.

Title I Title I is currently asking for Title I parents to serve on the Parent Advisory Council. The advisory council meets yearly to review programming and plan for the next school year.

Title I Website On District Website: www.isd740.org “Title I” "Teacher Licenses"   http://w20.education.state.mn.us/LicenseLookup/lookup

Contact Information Terryl Pearson Title I Coordinator Melrose Area Elementary School 566 N. 5th Ave. East Melrose, MN 56352 320-256-5160, ext. 3207 tpearson@isd740.org