Title I Family Engagement Plan: Middle School

General Information

The District receives Title I, Part A funding and as such agrees to implement the following family engagement policy to meet the requirements of section 1116 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The intent of this policy is to articulate how the faculty and staff will develop a partnership with parents and the community to help all students meet with academic success.    
 

Building	Jordan-Elbridge Middle School
School Year	2020-21
Annual Review Date	5/20/2020
Committee Members	Todd Canino, Lori Eggleston, Andy Marinelli, Mark Fietta, Tallon, Larham, Meghan Fedigan, Abby Morgans, Jessica Strong, Scott Sauro, Leo McCormick, Alexis Farnsworth, Lauren Wisnewski
Means of Policy Distribution	Parent Teacher Conference meeting Nov 20, 2019
Means of Gathering Parent Input	Interviews, surveys

Part Two: Events, Activities, and Meetings for All

 

Title One Information Night •    Inform families of Title I requirements and parent rights •    Inform families of allowable uses of Title I funds •    Describe ways parents can participate in their child’s school experience •    Describe the state standards and district’s curricula •    Identify forms of assessment including report cards, local benchmarks, and state tests	Date 11/25/2019
Part Three:  Events, Activities, and Meetings for Title One Parents
ELL Information Night	Date  11/25/2019
Fall Parent Conference Share progress of student academic and social emotional progress Answer parent questions Provide suggestions for how parents can support their child’s growth. Show parents examples of student work with feedback. Access to community programs such as dance, town recreation, twirling and scouting.	Date: 11/25/2019
Progress Reports and Report Cards Issued Share progress of student in academic and social emotional growth. Provide suggestions for parents to provide support to their children. AIS reports are sent on a quarterly basis Special Education progress reports are sent on a quarterly basis. Provide parents information on access to School Tool and student information platform.	Date: 11/08/2019
IB Progress Reports Provided twice times per year Provide student current progress as measure of IB standards and assessment criteria. Personalized student feedback in the form of teacher comments. Provides an explanation of holistic student achievement.

Part Four: Resources for All

Recommended Sites and Materials to Support Development of Reading Skills 2110.450.20.000 2110.480.20.000	Freerice.com, Townsend vocabulary program, Teachingbooks.net,
Recommended Sites and Materials to Support Development of Writing	NANOWRIMO.org, Eagle Award nominations, Interdisciplinary units-writing across the curriculum, poetry writing contest, letter and card writing for Kindness Campaign,
Recommended Sites and Materials to Support Development of Vocabulary	Freerice.com, Quizlet, Peardeck.com, Grade level vocabulary activities designed at grade level PLC. Subjects specific vocabulary activities, sciencepenquins,com,
Recommended Sites and Materials to Support Development of Math Skills	Learnzillions.com, emathinstruction.com,

Part Five: Resources for Title One Parents

 

Recommended Sites and Materials to Support Development of Reading Skills	Special education recommendations, Read works, F and P materials, Newsela, Commonlit.com, mackinvia.com, Chrome Books, I-pads, Chemistry for Life parent support site,
Recommended Sites and Materials to Support Development of Writing	Freerice.com, Townsend vocabulary program, Teachingbooks.net, www.teachthought.com/literacy/12-best-vocabulary www.weareteachers.com/free-on
Recommended Sites and Materials to Support Development of Vocabulary	Flocabulary, Freerice.com, www.teachthought.com/literacy/12-best-vocabulary. .www.weareteachers.com/free-on
Recommended Sites and Materials to Support Development of Math Skills	Kahn Academy, Mathbits notebook, emathinstruction.com Ruler.com

 

Part Six: Community Outreach Efforts

Description

Musicals, concerts, sports, award ceremonies, NJHS induction, Engineering Lockheed Martin field trip, Science Horizons, Career Fair, Parent phone and e-mail contact.  In-person parent meetings, School messenger, Parent Teacher Conferences, mailings, attendance reports and refrigerator magnets, Eagle Award letters, Monthly Newsletters.  Pre-school year information brochures, parent census form, School resource officer outreach, monthly board meetings, website postings, Facebook page, District marquee,