Carleston Elementary

Carleston Elementary is committed to our vision: every student matters and serves a purpose. We strive to provide high-quality education individualized for each student by developing and maintaining relationships with families and community. One way we continue to do this is by participation in the Title l, Part A State Program. This program provides funding for low socioeconomic schools. In return, we promise to meet the expectations laid out for us by the Texas Education Agency and the United State Department of Education.

Funding

Title I funds will be used for implementation of the parent and family engagement program. Such programs, activities, and procedures will be planned and implemented with meaningful collaboration with families.

Review

Funding and activities can be reviewed by the Texas Education Agency upon request to ensure they meet the need of the PFE program.

Parent meetings offer a time for the school and family to communicate necessary information. Meetings will be held on campus with coordinating meeting offered on Zoom. Different meeting times are offered for family convenience.

-Fall Annual Title l program review will be held October 19, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

-STAAR family night will be held March 19, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.

-Become a Pearland ISD volunteer by filling out the volunteer application on the Pearland ISD website. LINK

-Attend Title l Family meeting and family trainings/activities

-Talk to your child’s teacher about how to help/volunteer in the classroom

Carleston Elementary will provide support and coordination to plan and implement effective family engagement and parental involvement to improve student academic achievement.

Activities

-Popsicles with Principal

-Trunk or Treat

-Veteran’s Parade

-Family Night Snow Much Fun

-Movie Night

-Bingo Night

-Spring Carnival

-Read-a-Thon

-STAAR Night

-Turkey Lunch

-Book Character Parade

-Field Day

-World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser

-Meet the Teacher Night

-Title I parent information meeting

-District Guidance Services Events (such as: #IWILLASK and Carousel of Resources)

-Campus Guidance Support -Character Strong Lessons

-Communities in School (parent trainings, health and community resources)

-Learning resources on Carleston Website (click icon)

-Parent teacher conferences

-monthly newsletters, Cub Connection via Skyward

-Career Day

-Watch Dogs

-Campus/Classroom Volunteer

-PTA

-Parent Advisory Council (PAC)

Carleston Elementary utilizes high-quality curriculum that supports student success. In all subjects, Carleston Elementary uses Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) as the foundation for all classroom curricula.

Forms of Academic Assessments

Carleston Elementary has common formative assessments that every teacher gives. All assessments are aligned to the TEKS and are modeled after the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test.

• Pre-K-1st grade

• 2nd-4th grade
  -Beginning Reading assessments
  

-Common assessments and benchmarks in Reading and Math

-STAAR simulation in Math and Reading

Expected Achievement Levels on Academic Assessments.

Students in grades 3-4 take the STAAR test. The State’s Performance Standards can be found on this website: tea.texas.gov

Carleston Elementary tracks each child’s growth throughout the year via assessments mentioned above.

Campus STAAR Goals/Areas of Focus:

100% of Carleston students in grades 3-4 will score Approaches, Meets, or Masters on the STAAR Reading test.

100% of Carleston students in grades 3-4 will score Approaches, Meets, or Masters on the STAAR Math test.

Areas of Focus: Reading Comprehension and Math Problem Solving

Focus Areas: 1) Reading Comprehension 2) Math Problem Solving

To request a meeting with the principal or your child’s teacher, parents or guardians may email or call the front office at

281-412 -1412. You can find principal and faculty emails on the Carleston website LINK. Carleston welcomes any ideas, feedback or concerns as we want our school to be a place where everyone feels safe and welcomed. LINK

The School’s Responsibilities

· Teach with consideration and understanding of the whole child

· Meet the child’s individual needs through effective instruction and grouping

· Provide effective ongoing 2-way communication with parents

· Provide parent training

· Maintain high expectations for all students to achieve

· Seek professional development opportunities that target student learning

· Read something every day

· Be a positive team player

· Attend extra-curricular activities

· Maximize student potential through challenging curriculum

The Parent/Guardian’s Responsibilities

· Teach with consideration and understanding of the whole child

· Meet the child’s individual needs through effective instruction and grouping

· Provide effective ongoing 2-way communication with parents

· Provide parent training

· Maintain high expectations for all students to achieve

· Seek professional development opportunities that target student learning

· Read something every day

· Be a positive team player

· Attend extra-curricular activities

· Maximize student potential through challenging curriculum

The Student’s Responsibilities

· Teach with consideration and understanding of the whole child

· Meet the child’s individual needs through effective instruction and grouping

· Provide effective ongoing 2-way communication with parents

· Provide parent training

· Maintain high expectations for all students to achieve

· Seek professional development opportunities that target student learning

· Read something every day

· Be a positive team player

· Attend extra-curricular activities

· Maximize student potential through challenging curriculum

• Weekly Folders
• Skyward messages
• Parent-teacher Conferences
• Progress reports (dates set by district calendar)
• Report cards (dates set by district calendar)
• Newsletters and Calendar

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