Reading STARS – Title I Parent Meeting September 2012

Title I Information Title I (Reading STARS) is a federally funded program. Our district is allotted a sum of money based on our poverty count. A school district may receive funds only if they have a state-approved plan for implementing the Title I program. The plan is to help low-achieving students meet standards.

Nonpublic School Services We must consult with nonpublic school representatives to decide how to provide services to nonpublic school students who reside in our district. Some of our allocation must be used to fund the program (with IU 20/21) which St. Theresa School and St. Michael the Archangel School, and Mercy Special Learning Center students attend.

Qualifications of Title I Teachers All Title I teachers must have at least a baccalaureate degree. All Saucon Valley Title I teachers have advanced degrees.

Title I Paraprofessionals All Title I paraprofessionals must have a high school diploma and either a minimum of 48 credit hours at an institution of higher education, an associates degree, or evidence of their knowledge and ability to assist instruction of reading. All our paraprofessionals are highly qualified.

Parent Involvement Requirements School districts must have a written Parent Involvement Policy and a School/Parent/Student compact. Our policy and compact are on our website. Title ITitle I School districts must involve Title I parents in the writing of the Title I plan for the following year. School districts must conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of its Title I Parent Policy.

Student Selection Quarterly assessments Dibels K-2 Baseline Assessments (Previous Year and September) K-2 Teacher Recommendation

I/E Time School-wide one hour of interventions and extensions. Flexible and Fluid based on student needs Classroom teachers and Title I reading teachers and aides work together to provide support.

STARS TIER II SUPPORT Students are inconsistently meeting standards and may be in need of a little extra support. Students are supported in one area of need. Teachers/Paraprofessionals/Reading Specialists ½ Hour in area of need KinderStars

STARS TIER III SUPPORT Students generally are not meeting reading standards and support is needed for the student to find reading success. Students will have the need for support in more then one area. (Fluency, Accuracy, Comprehension) Reading specialists/paraprofessionals/teachers work with the students for 30 minutes in area of need. Students receive minute interventions daily- one in each area of need. Kindergarten= EDK

Parent RtII Meeting Tier III Meeting –Discuss concerns, goals, objectives for home and school. –Discuss next steps

Assessments/Grading STARS is Instructional Level Practice to strengthen skills, so it is not graded. Child must use skills in homeroom to improve on grade level classroom assessments. Grades are not given in STARS. Classroom teachers can access progress monitoring scores online. Report card grades are based on child’s work in their homeroom

Exiting STARS Meeting proficiency standards on quarterly assessments Meeting benchmarks on DIBELS Progress Monitoring Benchmarks Met Fluency, Accuracy and Comprehension Benchmarks Met Progressing on Progress Monitoring Teacher recommendation for release

Questions and Answers If you have any questions about the Title I/ Reading STARS program, please see one of the teachers. If you have a question about your child’s progress, please call to schedule a conference.

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