Welcome to Open House�Bienvenido a Open House �2025-2026
Schedule�Cronograna
– Dr. Sunie Killam, Head Principal
– Dr. Sunie Killam, DIRECTORA
Oklahoma City Public Schools
Northwest Classen HS
By providing equitable access to a world class education, every Oklahoma City Public Schools student will graduate ready to fulfill their unique purpose in a healthy, vibrant community.
VISION
Our Why
Every day, Oklahoma City Public Schools will ignite a passion for learning in every child, invite families to engage, and inspire respectful and trusting relationships with our diverse community.
MISSION
What is Title One and How Can I Be Involved?
Annual Parent Meeting
NWCHS - September 4th, 2025
What is Title One and How Can I Be Involved?
Annual Staff Meeting
NWCHS - September 8th, 2025
Definition of Title-One
Title I provides federal funding to schools to help students who are low achieving or at most risk of falling behind.
Title I is allocated to schools based on the percentage of student receiving free/reduced lunch.
Schools with a percentage of at least 40% are eligible for a schoolwide program.
NWC High School Operates as a
Title-One Schoolwide Program
Schoolwide Means:
The school uses Title I funds to upgrade the entire educational program of the school.
Title I funds are used to serve all children in order to raise academic achievement.
Title I funds will be used to provide additional assistance to all students who experience difficulties in meeting the State’s performance targets.
TO BE A “SCHOOLWIDE” SCHOOL:�
The school must have a free/reduced lunch count of at least 40%.
The school must collect and analyze data that affects student achievement.
The school must develop a comprehensive site plan and annually review the effectiveness of the plan.
Northwest Classen Title I Schoolwide Programs for the new school year:
Planning Team
Sunie Killam
Mitch Ruzzoli
Latasha Cruikshank
Asenat Salas
Monte Sill
Dion Freeman
Christina Arenas
Erin Jarvis
Mitch Kusbel
Cliff Parrett
Susan Elliott
Lila Garcia
Davia Brock
Rebecca Decker
Don Skinner-Noble
Summary: �Northwest Classen will utilize the following resources with Title 1 funding:
Summary:
Leadership teams gather and organize academic, behavioral, attendance and perception data to determine best practices for our students, staff, families, and community. The data is used to address strengths and areas of growth.
Focus Goals:
Where to find our Title-One Policies:
Questions?
Title I Parent Notification Requirements
HOW CAN YOU HELP PARENTS BE INVOLVED?
How can you be involved?
NWC is looking for participants in a schoolwide PTO. Please contact Mr. Ruzzoli@mwruzzoli@okcps.org , or Asenat Salas @ asalas@okcps.org for information. To start a PTO we need to choose a president and secretary.
Upon the request of parents, the school must provide opportunities for regular meetings for parents to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions about the education of their children. The school must respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Dr. Sunie Killam – skillam@okcps.org
Mitch Ruzzoli – mwruzzoli@okcps.org
Dion Freeman - dfreeman@okcps.org
Monte Sill – mlsill@okcps.org
Latasha Cruikshank -lcruikshank@okcps.org
Asenat Salas - asalas@okcps.org
Assessment: �How will we measure progress?