FHSA Administration and Staff Eagle Extravaganza: Title 1 and General Information Meeting August 14, 2015 FHSA Administration and Staff

Purpose of Title 1 School wide program Highly Qualified Program for ALL students Title 1 funds are provided to assist with providing a quality education for all students. Title 1 funds also provide resources for parents to assist students and the funding can provide professional development opportunities for parents FHSA Parent Resource Center Resources are provided for parents and students Resources are available for checkout Resource Examples: books, adult education resources, access to technology Parent Facilitator The FHSA Parent Facilitator this year is Ms. Jennifer Thomas, one of our elementary GT teachers who will coordinate all parental involvement events/activities

Description of the Core Curriculum STEM Components Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math PLTW- Project Lead The Way Literacy Math Science Social Studies

Instructional Strategies Intervention: Students that need more assistance in a specific subject area will receive interventions to help increase content knowledge. Students can be identified by their teacher based on assessment results or teacher observations. 5 E’s : Engage Explore Explain Extend/Elaborate Evaluate

Parental and Community Partnerships Parental Involvement Committee The committee will help the parent facilitator plan school wide events/activities related to student achievement, select quality resources for the parent resource center, and help assist in decision making to help increase student achievement at FHSA PTSA Community Partnerships UALR

Carpool Information Carpool students are NOT allowed to be dropped off prior to 7:15 am. Please do NOT drop students off before that time. Carpool students may ONLY be dropped off in the front of the school. Please adhere to this procedure. This is for the safety of your student. For the first day of school, we would like to ask you to park in the lot near the playgrounds and basketball courts or on Filmore Street behind the school and escort your children into the building. Please do NOT park in the front lot near Evergreen Drive. Since buses will be coming and going in that area, we would like to reserve it for teachers. Thanks!  FHSA Administration

Carpool Procedures- Morning Drop begins at 7:15 am There is NO SUPERVISION for students prior to 7:15 a.m. Parents may pull in to the first entrance into the school from Evergreen Street. This is a one way, entrance only. There will be numbered cones designated for drop off. This will be the ONLY place students will be allowed to be dropped off. For the safety of all students, please do not drop off anywhere else. Please prepare students to walk in the rain, snow, etc. to the front entrance (rain coats, boots, heavy jackets, etc.) Please pull all the up to the cone nearest the front of the line so that other cars may also drop off students.

IMPORTANT MORNING DROP OFF INFORMATION The warning bell rings for students to report to their homeroom/1st period at 7:35 a.m. Students will be TARDY if they enter their homeroom/1st period after the 7:40 a.m. bell rings.

Carpool Procedures- Afternoon Middle School ends at 2:40 pm Students will not be released before this time The middle school pick up lane is the lane nearest the parking spaces – the middle lane should remain clear for traffic to move through Students and parents should follow the directions of the duty personnel when moving to the far pick up lane Parents should pull all the way to the cones and line up for pick up Students may only be picked up at the numbered cones; students will not be allowed to go to their rides unless they are at one of the numbered cones

Questions/Answers For all questions and answers regarding Title 1, student drop off/pick up, or the following technology policies please speak with: FHSA Administration Dr. Maurecia Robinson—447-2700 Ms. Shana Loring—447-2760 Ms. Pam Dial—447-2747

Policy Changes for Technology at FHSA this year: FHSA has made changes in our 1:1 program to ensure sustainability of devices within the current and future budget restrictions/constraints of the LRSD.

Changes in 1:1 Technology Policies K-3rd grade students will be assigned iPads will keep them at school for instructional use in order to Avoid an increase in instances of breakage in order to sustain the 1:1 iPad program at FHSA. Enable projects to be conducted and supervised by our K-3 classroom teachers. 4th-8th grade students will be assigned Chromebooks and can continue to take device home. HOWEVER, Parents will be strongly encouraged to purchase insurance for students using Chromebooks. Those who paid $25 last year at FHSA may apply it toward the $29 Chromebook Yearly Insurance Fee (for this year only) and only pay an additional $4. *INSURANCE PAYMENTS ARE ONLY VALID FOR ONE SCHOOL YEAR AT FHSA. EACH ADDITIONAL YEAR WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL FEE PAYMENT. The 2014-2015 school year ended with 30% of the Chromebooks requiring repairs/replacement.

NOW - Changes in 1:1 Technology Policies are as follows Without the purchase of insurance, parent(s)/guardian(s) will held be financially responsible for the device, charger, and/or bag. There are no replacement or loaner devices available. Students will have to wait for insurance provider to repair if insurance has been purchased. This process will be forthcoming. Information will be made available when we receive it. If a student does not have insurance coverage, the parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide compensation for any repair or replacement to be initiated.