Title I

at Howe

2022-2023

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Title I OVERVIEW

What is Title I?

How does it help schools?

Title 1 is the largest federally funded educational program. The program provides supplemental funds to school districts to assist schools with the highest student concentrations of poverty to meet school educational goals.

The Title I Program supports:

• Low income students and families

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• ELL students and families

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• Low performing students as measured by state and local assessments

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• All students to achieve the goal of higher quality education

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Primary Goals

of Title I

Increase academic achievement and promote school improvement

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Provide resources and direct instructional support to students.

Provide professional development for teachers and parent education

Ensure equitability in education at the national level.

Benefits of

of Title I

Hire specialists and support staff

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Purchase educational resources for student use

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Train teachers on best practices

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Provide families with educational resources

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Provide free or reduced meals to students and families

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Provide support services to families in need

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Educate families on best practices to help their children be successful.

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Title I at Howe

How is Title 1 funding used?

How are federal mandates followed?

Title I at Howe

Title I in the District

Howe is a fully funded Title 1 building.

This means that all of the students at Howe may benefit from Title 1 services and funding regardless of their individual status.

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Title I services are managed through the Bilingual Department and all Title I staff follow the directives of the department.

For Example:

• Recording minutes that students are worked with for documentation
• Creating literacy enriched lessons that focus on the state of Michigan’s Essential Practices in Early and Elementary Literacy

Distribution of

Title I Funds:

Title 1 funds are allocated to districts and schools to ensure the most equitable, fair, environment for all students.

Title I funds and spending varies each year based on the needs of the students.

Technology

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Online resources

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Classroom Resources

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Field Trips and Assemblies

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Parent

Education

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Title I Funds

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Title I Interventionist

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Extended Day (tutoring)

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Parent Meetings

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Teacher Professional Development or Trainings

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Title I Interventionist

Who: Ms. Yassmine Shilbayeh

• Works full-time at Howe
• ½ Title I Interventionist (Reading)
• ¼ Enrichment (STEAM)
• ¼ Other Interventions (Math)

What: Job Responsibilities

• Servicing students in all Grades based off of assessment data
• Supports teachers to ensure students meet learning expectations for Read by 3rd Grade state legislation
• Small group learning environment for Reading Interventions
• Co-Teaching in Kindergarten
• Support of students who are English Language Learners

Why: Interventions

• To help promote the most meaningful instruction
• Meeting students at their level and developing their skills to ensure yearly growth.

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Curriculum

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Howe is a Montessori School.

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Montessori is a method or philosophy, of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning, and collaborative play.

In Montessori classrooms children make creative choices in their learning, while the classroom and the highly trained teachers, offer age-appropriate activities to guide the process.

At Howe Montessori, teachers use the district approved curriculums in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

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Howe Montessori teachers take the approved curriculum and incorporate the Montessori Philosophy.

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This provides students with multiple learning outlets and ensures that the state standards are being met.

ELA

Science

Math

Social Studies

District Mandated Curriculum

Benchmark Advance

Next Generation Science Standards

Mystery Science

Eureka Math

Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum

MI Open Book

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Home Connection

How are families involved?

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Home and School Connection:

You know your child BEST!

• Regardless of income and background, parent involvement makes a difference.
• Parents don’t have to come to school to be involved.
• Informed parents are a school’s best partners.
• Working together creates a better school.
• High- performing schools are student centered.

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This an article from Center for School Change. It lists 50 Ways that Families and Communities can Help Schools.

YOU are your child’s first teacher and advocate.

The more you participate and involve yourself in your child’s education and the school, the higher rate of accountability and engagement will come from your child.

School-Parent Compact

A School-Parent compact is an agreement that parents, students, and school staff develop together. The compact explains how parents, students and teachers work together to improve student success and achieve improvement goals.

Howe School-Parent Compact

School and Home Partnership

As a school, we hold a series of Parent Meetings. These meetings offer support through parent education and home/school communication.

We have also committed resources to build a lending library

And provide literature for parents to read at home.

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Parent-Teacher Conference, Open House, PTA Activities, All-School Events

Please add you input for Parent Meeting Topics.

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Improvement Plans

What is the district and school doing to improve?

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Dearborn Public Schools Continuous Improvement Plans:

All schools with a Focus on Gold Standard Practices

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• Working regularly in Collaborative Teams

(Professional Learning Communities)

• Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum that focuses on essential learnings
• Quality Assessment Process to monitor student learning
• Student and teacher improvement to provide systematic and timely intervention or enrichment based on assessment data

Goal: Student Achievement

Improve Academic and Achievement Growth for All Students

Howe School - School Improvement Plan

Introducing Our MTSS Team

Rana Rammouni- Psychologist

Mallory McLean- Social Worker (on maternity leave)

Deborah Jatczak- Sub: Social Worker

Allen Hus- Occupational Therapist

Alexandria Borlace- Speech & Language Pathologist

Carrie Schoolmaster- Special Education Teacher Consultant

Yassmine Shilbayeh- Title 1 Reading Interventionist

Classroom Teachers

Tammy Fournier & Kamal Makki- Administration

Other Supports

Jennifer Bost- Early Childhood Specialist

• Supports Kindergarten
• Literacy Instruction and Intervention

Elizabeth Garcia- Instructional Coach

• Supports Teachers with Literacy Best Practices
• Provides Direct Intervention in 1st Grade

Jeannine Oynoian - English Learner Specialist

• Supporting provision of EL services by building staff

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Howe School’s Process to Develop Our Continuous Learning Plan:

• Comprehensive Needs Assessment

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• Identified Strategies & Growth Target

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• MTSS process (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) we are committed to making sure our students receive supports needed for academic growth and for affective growth and Social-Emotional Learning

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• Professional Learning Communities

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• Our Title 1 Budget is developed and allocated

• The goal in providing Title 1 services is to meet students where they are at academically and affectively and help them get to proficiency in core areas

• Data from NWEA, DRA, and M-STEP testing is used to target students that need extra support and to help them move toward proficiency

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How does this correlate with Title I?

Thank you!

If you have any questions, please contact:

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fournit@dearbornschools.org

Principal:

Mrs. Fournier

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Administrative

Intern:

Kamal Makki

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