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Title I Eligibility
OswegoCommunityUnitSchool District 308
Notice of Targeted Assisted Title I Program Eligibility
We have been notified that our school qualifies to receive federal funds under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Title Part A, for the above indicated school year.
Our school is eligible for the following:
Targeted AssistedTitle I Program: School may consolidate and use funds under Title I, together with other federal, state, and local funds, in order to upgrade the entire educational program in schools in which not less than 40% of the children are from low-income families.
We look forward to your involvement in school activities and your child’s education. You will receive notices and information throughout the school year to keep you informed about the progress of your child and the status of the school in making progress toward helping all children meet high academic standards. We also look forward to your attendance at school meetings and events.
You are an important partner in our effort to provide the best education possible for your child. Please call the school if you have any questions or would like additional information.
What is the Overall Purpose of NCLB?
The overall purpose of the law is to ensure that each child in America is able to meet the high learning standards of the state where he or she lives. The specific goals of the law, a spelled out in the Federal Register issued on March 6, 2002, are:
- All students will reach high standards, at a minimum attaining proficiency or better in reading and mathematics by 2013-2014
- All limited English proficient students will become proficient in English
- By 2005-2006 all students will be taught by highly qualified teachers
- All students will be educated in learning environments that are safe, drug free and conductive to learning
- All students will graduate from high school
To help schools and districts meet these goals, the law provides a blend of requirements, incentives and resources. The requirements include:
- Annual testing of all students against state standards in reading and mathematics in grades 3-8 and in science at three times in a student’s school career (including once in high school)
- “Verification” of each state’s assessment system via required participation (every other year) by selected districts in the NAEP test
- Aggregate and disaggregate analysis and reporting of student achievement results
- A state definition and timeline for determining whether a school, district and the state are making adequate yearly progress. (AYP) toward the goal of 100 percent of students meeting state standards by the 2013-2014 school year.
- Technical assistance and then sanctions for schools, districts and the state for failure to make AYP
- Highly qualified aides or paraprofessionals
- Support for students not meeting standards and/or for those who have special needs (e.g. homeless, limited-English-proficiency)
- The use of “scientifically-based” programs and strategies
OswegoCommunityUnitSchool District 308
Annual Parent Notice
Right to Request Teacher Qualifications
Our school receives federal funds for Title I programs that are part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Throughout the school year, we will continue to provide you with important information about this law and your child’s education.
You have the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher(s). If you request this information, the district office will provide you with the following as soon as possible:
a. if the teacher has met state licensing requirements for the grade level and subjects in which the teacher is providing instruction;
b. if the teacher is teaching under an emergency status for which state licensing requirements have been waived;
c. the type of college degree major of the teacher and the field of discipline for any graduate degree or certificate; and
d. if your child is receiving Title I services from paraprofessionals and, if so, his/her qualifications.
If you would like to request information, please contact the school district office at (630) 636-3080.
Elementary School-Parent-Student Reading Compact
When students, parents, and teachers become active participants in a child’s education, the student will achieve greater lifetime success.
This reading compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the State’s high standards.
This school will:
Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating child to meet the State’s student academic achievement standards as follows:
ü Utilize district reading intervention programs
ü Assess and monitor student’s reading instructional needs
ü Teach reading skills and strategies good readers use
ü Build on the student’s success
ü Hold fall and spring parent-teacher conferences
ü Provide parents with frequent updates on their child’s progress.
ü Teachers are available from 8:20 a.m. until 3:50 p.m. Please call, e-mail, or send a note to set up a good time for a phone call or a conference.
ü If you would like to observe and/or participate in your child’s experience in the reading classroom, please call or e-mail the teacher. We will set up a time that is convenient for all parties.
We, as a Parent(s)/Guardian(s), will support our child’s learning in the following ways:
ü Listen to our child nightly
ü Read to our child often
ü Monitor our child’s attendance
ü Monitor the amount of television our child watches
ü Actively participate in our child’s education and communicate with the school
ü Provide educationally enriched experiences
ü Establish a time and place for homework
I, as the student, will share the responsibility to improve my academic achievement and achieve the State’s high standards. Specifically, I will:
ü Do my homework
ü Ask for help when I need it
ü Give my parent(s)/guardian(s) notices and information from the school
ü Set aside time to read with my family
ü Return borrowed books on time
ü Use the library and LRC regularly
ü Limit myself on television watching and video game playing
ü Cooperate with my parents/guardian
Please review this School-Parent Compact with your child. This School-Parent Compact may be discussed with you during a parent-teacher conference as it relates to your child’s progress. This compact is in effect during the 2009 – 2010 school year. Thank you for your support and involvement in your child’s education.
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