1. Bragg School Chester School District Chester, NJ
Literacy & Math Support Through Title 1 Funding Parent Information Meeting
Bragg School
Chester School District
Chester, NJ *

2. Agenda Title 1 Overview Consultation and Collaboration Committee
Placement Criteria
Goals, Program and Schedule
Graduating from the program
Parental Support

3. What is Title 1?
According to the U.S. Department of Education, Title 1 is the nation’s oldest and largest federally funded program. Annually, it provides over $7 billion to school systems across the country for students at risk of failure and/or living near the poverty level.
Chester has qualified to receive Title 1 funding based on a federal formula and percentage of students receiving Free and Reduced School Lunch.

4. What is Title 1?
An instructional program to meet the needs of identified students in the targeted assistance schools, is designed in consultation with parents, staff and district staff. These targeted assistance programs must use instructional strategies based on scientifically based research and implement parental involvement activities.

5. Consultation and Collaboration Committee Meeting
District Needs Assessment
Identified a Priority Need
Parent Involvement
Right to Know letter
Parent Involvement Policy
School-Parent Compact
Communication

6. Placement Criteria Assessment of Reading Level
Guided Reading Level
SRI
PARCC, if available
Teacher Input
Assessment of Math Level
BOY Placement Assessment

7. Goal of The Title 1 Program
In addition to the Reading and/or Math instruction given during regular class time, students will receive direct instruction in small groups or individually to address their needs in order to bring them up to grade-level competency.

8. Multisensory Literacy Instruction using Orton-Gillingham strategies
Research Based Literacy Approved Program 3rd Grade - 5th Grade
Zaner Bloser: Reaching All Readers Strategic Reading Intervention
Multisensory Literacy Instruction using Orton-Gillingham strategies
Lessons provide students with opportunities to read a variety of genres while working on comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, phonics, word study, and writing about reading. *

9. Research Based Math Approved Program 3rd Grade - 5th Grade
Zaner Bloser: Reaching All Readers Strategic Reading Intervention
Orton-Gillingham
Multi sensory lessons provide students with opportunities to strengthen their number sense, to work on models for understanding, and to reach proficiency in mathematical concepts. *

10. Schedule for Literacy and Math Support
During the school day
During ELA or Math Block
Pushing into the Classroom
Two or Three times a week
30-40 minute sessions

11. Graduating the Program
Students will be assessed throughout the program
Groups may change based on success
Students will graduate once they have sufficiently progressed and are on pace with other students in their grade *

12. Support from Home Continue working with Classroom teacher
Ask questions about your child’s work
Make use of resources
Library
School
Debbie Foster, Literacy Support Teacher
, Math Support Teacher
On going Encouragement
and Support
Practice, Practice, Practice!

13. Next Steps Start meeting with students next week
Continue to assess progress
Parent Meetings- Parent input is required, desired and encouraged at all times!

14. Debbie Foster- Literacy
Contact Information
Debbie Foster- Literacy
ext. 5526
Teacher- Math
ext. 5106
District Title 1 Link: