Literacy & Math Support T hrough Title 1 Funding Parent Information Meeting

1. Literacy & Math Support Through Title 1 FundingParent Information Meeting Bragg School Chester School District Chester, NJ

2. Agenda • Title 1 Overview • Consultation and Collaboration Committee • Placement Criteria • Goals, Program and Schedule • Graduating from the program • Parental Support

3. What is Title 1? • According to the U.S. Department of Education, Title 1 is the nation’s oldest and largest federally funded program. Annually, it provides over $7 billion to school systems across the country for students at risk of failure and/or living near the poverty level. • Chester has qualified to receive Title 1 funding based on a federal formula and percentage of students receiving Free and Reduced School Lunch.

4. What is Title 1? • An instructional program to meet the needs of identified students in the targeted assistance schools, is designed in consultation with parents, staff and district staff. These targeted assistance programs must use instructional strategies based on scientifically based research and implement parental involvement activities.

5. Consultation and Collaboration Committee Meeting • District Needs Assessment • Identified a Priority Need • Parent Involvement • Right to Know letter • Parent Involvement Policy • School-Parent Compact • Communication

6. Placement Criteria • Assessment of Reading Level • Guided Reading Level • SRI • PARCC, if available • Teacher Input • Assessment of Math Level • BOY Placement Assessment • PARCC, if available • Teacher Input

7. Goal of The Title 1 Program In addition to the Reading and/or Math instruction given during regular class time, students will receive direct instruction in small groups or individually to address their needsin order to bring them up to grade-level competency.

8. Research Based Literacy Approved Program 3rd Grade - 5th Grade Zaner Bloser: Reaching All ReadersStrategic Reading Intervention www.zaner-bloser.com/reaching-all-readers Multisensory Literacy Instruction using Orton-Gillingham strategies https://www.orton-gillingham.com/ Lessons provide students with opportunities to read a variety of genres while working on comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, phonics, word study, and writing about reading.

9. Research Based Math Approved Program 3rd Grade - 5th Grade Zaner Bloser: Reaching All ReadersStrategic Reading Intervention www.zaner-bloser.com/reaching-all-readers Orton-Gillingham www.orton-gillingham.com Multi sensory lessons provide students with opportunities to strengthen their number sense, to work on models for understanding, and to reach proficiency in mathematical concepts.

10. Schedule for Literacy and Math Support • During the school day • During ELA or Math Block • Pushing into the Classroom • Two or Three times a week • 30-40 minute sessions

11. Graduating the Program • Students will be assessed throughout the program • Groups may change based on success • Students will graduate once they have sufficiently progressed and are on pace with other students in their grade

12. Support from Home • Continue working with Classroom teacher • Ask questions about your child’s work • Make use of resources • Library • School • Debbie Foster, Literacy Support Teacher • , Math Support Teacher • On going Encouragement and Support • Practice, Practice, Practice!

13. Next Steps • Start meeting with students next week • Continue to assess progress • Parent Meetings- Parent input is required, desired and encouraged at all times!

14. Contact Information Debbie Foster- Literacy Debbie.Foster@chester-nj.org 908-879-5324 ext. 5526 Teacher- Math E-mail 908-879-5324 ext. 5106 District Title 1 Link: https://www.chester-nj.org/Page/1836