Title I Newsletter
October 2022
IMPORTANT DATES
18th- Virtual Book Study: Read Chapter 3 and 4 (Zoom LInk below)
23-29th Read Aloud to a Child Week 2022 (Theme- "Off on an Adventure")
NEWSLETTER VIEWS
Congratulations Title Team! The number of views for the September 2022 Title I Newsletter was close to 650! Thank you all for sharing and showcasing the wonderful things that are happening in Okaloosa County Title I schools.
Title I Parent and Family Engagement Survey Quarter 1- 2022-2023
Read Aloud to a Child Week
Book Study- Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind
1. Health and Nutrition
2. Vocabulary
3. Effort and Energy
4. Mind-set
5. Cognitive Capacity
6. Relationships
7. Stress Level
Considering that these factors are closely connected to socioeconomic status, how has your school recognized or attempted to address any of these factors? How have your efforts worked out so far? How do you address buy-in from students and families? What are some ways to modify your teaching to increase student buy-in? Jensen addresses these questions with targeted and thought-provoking practices with rules for engagement.
Zoom Link Below: Join us at 7:30 on October 18th as we explore Chapters 3 and 4 from Engaging Students With Poverty In Mind.
Time: Oct 18, 2022 07:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://okaloosaschools.zoom.us/j/7242644354
Meeting ID: 724 264 4354
Questions to consider as you read each chapter:
Chapter 3: What role do you have in managing student states? Is this chapter just giving a different name to a process you already engage in? Or do you think you could be more purposeful about influencing student states? What strategies might you use to accomplish this task?
Chapter 4: What is your reaction to the admonition "Stop telling kids to pay attention; they already do!" Would every single student get the 3-to-1 positives-to-negatives ratio needed to optimize growth? What can you do to improve this ratio? Do you think you need to alter any of your internal attitudes?
Southside Primary- Dots Galore
Longwood Leopards:Laugh, Love, Learn
Parents' Right to Know
What is the “Parents' Right to Know”?
Federal law requires that schools notify parents if their child has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified. Parents may also request information about the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teacher including, at a minimum, the following:
(A:) Whether the student’s teacher-
- Has met state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
- Is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria has been waived.
- Is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
(B:) Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
In addition to the information that parents may request, each parent will be provided information regarding:
- Timely notice that the student has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.
- Information on the level of achievement and academic growth of the student, if applicable and available, on each of the State academic assessments required under this part.
New: i-Ready Literacy Tasks
The i-Ready Literacy Tasks are a collection of printable, educator-administered assessments that measure the word recognition component abilities necessary for reading, including specific early literacy and fluency skills, as well as some language comprehension components for students who are ready to read connected text.
Information gathered from the Literacy Tasks can be used alongside your core reading curriculum, Next Steps & Resources for Instruction from the Diagnostic for Reading, and i-Ready Personalized Instruction to ensure that ongoing instruction and assessment supports the development of students’ word recognition and language comprehension skills.
Below are two resources to review prior to use.
https://i-readycentral.com/articles/literacytasks/
https://cdn.i-ready.com/educator/literacytasks/en/LT_BMK_Guide.pdf