Title I

Strategies to Achieve the Goal:

• Implement co teaching model for core instruction
• Arrange support with academic coaches for reading and math
• Reduce teacher/student ratio through co-teaching and class size reduction
• Provide SEL support from counselors and ESPs
• Schedule professional development 

Measuring Our Progress:

The percentage of students at low risk in reading will increase from 22 % to 35 % as measured by FastBridge aReading screeners by the spring of 2024.

The percentage of students at low risk in math will increase from 34 % to 43 % as measured by FastBridge aMath screeners by the spring of 2024.

Strategies to Achieve the Goal:

• Identify student needs through data and align appropriate interventions to students.
• Progress monitor weekly and adjust as needed.

 Measuring Our Progress:

The percentage of students at low risk in reading will increase from 22 % to  35 % as measured by FastBridge aReading screeners by the spring of 2024.

The percentage of students at low risk in math will increase from 34 % to 43 % as measured by FastBridge aMath screeners by the spring of 2024.

Strategies to Achieve the Goal:

• Plan family events
• Grow meaningful and accessible parent groups

We will involve parents in the following tasks:

• Planning and review of the Schoolwide Title I Plan
• Planning and review of the Family Engagement Plan
• Review and revise the Title I Compact
• Planning and review of how we spend our Title I funding.

We will inform families about our Title 1 program at the open house. We will share the information on our school website.

• Parents, the entire school staff and students share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement to meet the state academic standards. A family-school compact will be shared with families at conferences.
• We will invite families to a Literacy night, an Excellence in Education night, and a Family Math night to help families to support their children’s academic achievement.
• We will work to build the capacity of our school staff to work with families.
• We believe in the importance of ongoing communication between families and school staff.

How/When will we do this?

• Open House will be held the week before school begins for parents and students can meet teachers and receive contact information.  Title 1 and other programs available at Palmer Lake will be part of the agenda for all students to check out during the Open House.
• Compacts will be completed during conferences to set academic and social goals with teacher and parental input for each student .
• District Handbooks will be sent to each family with grade level expectations at each grade level.
• Conferences will be offered in the fall and winter for each child.  Additional conferences can be scheduled as needed throughout the school year.
• Progress reports will be sent home after each trimester.
• A Family Engagement Specialist (formerly known as a Volunteer Coordinator) will connect with families beginning with Open House to establish relationships and share how families can actively be involved in their student’s education.

• We believe all families should have equitable access to information from school.
   

How/When will we do this?

• Interpreters are available at any time using Pacific Interpreters.  Staff have received instruction on how to use Pacific Interpreters on Google Meets and on phone calls.
• Palmer Lake’s Website translates into Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Somali, which are languages families speak at Palmer Lake.  If families speak in other languages, materials can be translated into preferred languages.
• We will accommodate preferred times for meetings to the best of our ability including in-person meetings, phone calls, and Google Meets.  Emails will be responded to in a timely manner.

The following schools receive federal funds for programs that are part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended (2015): Crest View Elementary, Fair Oaks Elementary, Garden City Elementary, Palmer Lake Elementary, Park Brook Elementary, and North View Middle School.

Based on current education law, teachers must have earned State certification and licensure. State certification and licensure is the training required to be a teacher.

You have the right to request information about the professional qualifications of your child’s teacher(s) or paraprofessional(s). A paraprofessional provides academic or other support for students under the direct supervision of a teacher. If you request this information, the district or school will provide you with the following as soon as possible:

1.  If the teacher has met State certification and licensing requirements for the grade levels and subjects for which the teacher provides instruction;
2. If state certification and licensing requirements have been waived (are not being required at this time) for the teacher under emergency or other temporary status;
3. If the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline for which they are certified or licensed;
4. If the teacher has met State-approved or State-recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other comparable requirements. These requirements apply to the professional discipline in which the teacher is working and may include providing English language instruction to English learners, special education or related services to students with disabilities, or both; and
5. If your child is receiving Title I or Special Education services from a paraprofessional, his or her qualifications.

Our staff is committed to helping your child develop the social, academic and critical thinking he or she needs to succeed in school and beyond. That commitment includes making sure that all of our teachers and paraprofessionals are highly skilled.

If you would like to request information about your child’s teacher(s) or paraprofessional(s), or if you have any questions about your child’s assignment to a teacher or paraprofessional, please contact the principal at your child’s school.
 

The school district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs and services. It provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and complaints regarding non-discrimination policies and to coordinate compliance efforts:

Laurel Anderson, Executive Director of Human Resources
11200 93rd Avenue North, Maple Grove MN  55369
763-391-7000

Inquiries or complaints may also be directed to the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue S.W., Washington D.C. 20202, or by calling (800) 421-3481 or (877) 521-2172 (TTY).