Reading STARS – Title I

1. Reading STARS – Title I Parent Meeting September 2012

2. Title I Information • Title I (Reading STARS) is a federally funded program. • Our district is allotted a sum of money based on our poverty count. • A school district may receive funds only if they have a state-approved plan for implementing the Title I program. • The plan is to help low-achieving students meet standards.

3. Nonpublic School Services • We must consult with nonpublic school representatives to decide how to provide services to nonpublic school students who reside in our district. • Some of our allocation must be used to fund the program (with IU 20/21) which St. Theresa School and St. Michael the Archangel School, and Mercy Special Learning Center students attend.

4. Qualifications of Title I Teachers • All Title I teachers must have at least a baccalaureate degree. • All Saucon Valley Title I teachers have advanced degrees.

5. Title I Paraprofessionals • All Title I paraprofessionals must have a high school diploma and either a minimum of 48 credit hours at an institution of higher education, an associates degree, or evidence of their knowledge and ability to assist instruction of reading. • All our paraprofessionals are highly qualified.

6. Parent Involvement Requirements • School districts must have a written Parent Involvement Policy and a School/Parent/Student compact. Our policy and compact are on our website. Title I • School districts must involve Title I parents in the writing of the Title I plan for the following year. • School districts must conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of its Title I Parent Policy.

7. Student Selection • Quarterly assessments • Dibels K-2 • Baseline Assessments (Previous Year and September) K-2 • Teacher Recommendation

8. I/E Time • School-wide one hour of interventions and extensions. • Flexible and Fluid based on student needs • Classroom teachers and Title I reading teachers and aides work together to provide support.

9. STARS TIER II SUPPORT • Students are inconsistently meeting standards and may be in need of a little extra support. • Students are supported in one area of need. • Teachers/Paraprofessionals/Reading Specialists • ½ Hour in area of need • KinderStars

10. STARS TIER III SUPPORT • Students generally are not meeting reading standards and support is needed for the student to find reading success. • Students will have the need for support in more then one area. (Fluency, Accuracy, Comprehension) • Reading specialists/paraprofessionals/teachers work with the students for 30 minutes in area of need. • Students receive 2- 30 minute interventions daily- one in each area of need. • Kindergarten= EDK

11. Parent RtII Meeting • Tier III Meeting • Discuss concerns, goals, objectives for home and school. • Discuss next steps

12. Assessments/Grading • STARS is Instructional Level Practice to strengthen skills, so it is not graded. • Child must use skills in homeroom to improve on grade level classroom assessments. • Grades are not given in STARS. Classroom teachers can access progress monitoring scores online. • Report card grades are based on child’s work in their homeroom

13. Exiting STARS • Meeting proficiency standards on quarterly assessments • Meeting benchmarks on DIBELS • Progress Monitoring Benchmarks Met • Fluency, Accuracy and Comprehension Benchmarks Met • Progressing on Progress Monitoring • Teacher recommendation for release

14. Questions and AnswersIf you have any questions about the Title I/ Reading STARS program, please see one of the teachers.If you have a question about your child’s progress, please call to schedule a conference.

15. Don’t forget to sign in!

16. The End • Thanks for coming!