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Title I
Welcome to the John Reed Title I web page.
Title I is a federally funded program that offers instruction and support for children who struggle in reading, writing and math. John Reed School receives additional funding to hire our reading specialist and assistants, purchase additional resources, and train or release teachers for improving instructional strategies. The School Site Council helps monitor, review and guide the decisions of how the money is spent. The amount of funding for each school is based on students with economic need. The state uses the Free and Reduced Lunch program statistics.
We identify children to be served based on multiple assessments and teacher recommendation. We look at state tests, local or school tests, and student performance in class. The teachers meet to determine groups and instructional support either in the class, with the reading specialists coming into the class, or with small groups going to the reading teacher. (Three Tiers of Intervention for Title I Programs)
On the state tests students are expected to reach the proficient bands. On local assessments and class work we measure whether students are meeting the grade level content standards.
Parents will be informed of student progress and assessments at conferences, on report cards, and through mailed results. STAR results were sent out to families with individual student results.
Three Tiers of Intervention for Title I Programs
Tier I: Differentiated Core Classroom Instruction
Core Classroom instruction reflects the instructional needs of kindergarten through fifth grade based upon the results of benchmark testing. The benchmark testing is given three times per year (fall, winter, and spring).
Ongoing professional development provides teachers with the necessary tools to ensure every student receives quality instruction.
Tier II: Supplemental Classroom Instruction
For some students, core classroom instruction is not enough. In addition to Tier I, Tier II is designed to meet the needs of these students by providing them with additional small-group instruction daily.
Tier III: Instruction for Intensive Intervention
A small percentage of students require more support in acquiring vital skills than Tier I or Tier II instruction can provide alone. For these students, the addition of Tier III will provide instruction that is more explicit, more intensive, and specifically designed to meet their individual needs.
However, the hours in a school day are few and the time a teacher can spend with any one child is limited. For children to be successful in school, parents and families need to be actively involved in their children's learning. They need to become involved early and stay involved throughout the school year. In fact, many studies show that what the family does is more important to a child's school success than how much money the family makes or how much education the parents have.
By showing interest in their children's education, parents and families can spark enthusiasm in them and lead them to a very important understanding—that learning can be enjoyable as well as rewarding and is well worth the effort required.
