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White Deer ISD. In-service 2009. Topics to be Covered. TAKS Dates Title I Homeless Child Abuse & Neglect/Self Mutilation Sexual Harassment Bullying Suicide. TAKS. 2009 TAKS and TAKS M released test will be available in PDF format on the TEA website. http://www.tea.state.tx.us. TAKS.
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White Deer ISD In-service 2009
Topics to be Covered • TAKS Dates • Title I • Homeless • Child Abuse & Neglect/Self Mutilation • Sexual Harassment • Bullying • Suicide
TAKS 2009 TAKS and TAKS M released test will be available in PDF format on the TEA website. http://www.tea.state.tx.us
TAKS • Testing Calendar • Fall Study • Field Test
Title I Title I Part A School Wide Campus Eligibility Criteria: 40% of the children residing or enrolled in the school must be from low-income families. Qualify for free lunch/breakfast.
Title I • Purpose of Title I Part A Provides supplemental resources to school districts with high concentrations of students from low-income families. Provides high-quality education to students who experience difficulty mastering the state achievement standards (TEKS and TAKS)
Title I How many economically disadvantaged students must a school district have to be considered Title I?
Title 1 Part A School WideCampus Funds can be used for upgrading the entire education program of a school in order to raise academic achievement for all students.
Title 1 Identify At-RiskStudents At-Risk Criteria: 1. Is in Pre-K, K, or Grade 1,2, or 3 and did not perform satisfactorily on a reading test or assessment instrument administered during the current school year.
Title 1 What is an example of a reading instrument or assessment that can be administered?
At-Risk 2. Is in Grade 7,8,9,10,11, or 12 and did not maintain an average equivalent to 70 on a scale of 100 in 2 or more subjects in the foundation curriculum during a semester in the preceding or current school year or is not maintaining such an average in 2 or more subjects in the foundation curriculum in the current semester
At-Risk • 3. Was not advanced from one grade level to the next for 1 or more school years. (Student remains AT-RISK of Dropping Out of School for the remainder of his/her public school education).
At-Risk • 4. DID NOT perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered to the student under Subchapter B. Chapter 39 and who has not in the previous or current school year subsequently performed on that instrument or another appropriate instrument at a level equal to at least 110% of the level of satisfactory performance on that instrument.
At-Risk • 5. Is pregnant or is a parent • 6. Has been placed in an AEP during the preceding or current school year. DAEP not ISS.
At-Risk 7. Has been expelled in accordance with Section 37.007 during the preceding or current school year. 8. Is currently on parole, probation, deferred prosecution, or other conditional release.
At-Risk 9. Was previously reported through the PEIMS to have dropped out of school. 10. Is a student of LEP 11. Is Homeless
McKinney-VentoHomeless Act • Means individuals who lack a fixed regular and adequate night time residence Examples: - Shelter(Emergency, Family, Youth, or Domestic Violence) - Doubled–Up(living with friends or relatives) - Unsheltered(Cars, parks, campgrounds, or abandoned buildings) - Hotels/Motels
At-Risk 12. Is in the custody or care of the Dept. of Family and Protective Services or has during the current school year been referred to the dept. by a school official, officer or the juvenile court, or law enforcement official.
At-Risk 13. Resided in the preceding school year or resides in the current school year in a residential placement facility in the district, including a detention facility, emergency shelter, psychiatric hospital, halfway house, or foster group home.
WHAT MATHEMATICAL SYMBOL DID MATH WHIZ FERDINARD VON LINDEMANN DETERMINE TO BE A TRANSCENDENTAL NUMBER IN 1822?
TRUE OR FALSE IT IS ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 2.3 AND 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS, OF WHICH BETWEEN 900,000 AND 1.4 MILLION WILL BE CHILREN.
HOMELESSNESS • Main cause is the lack of affordable housing. Many factors such as low wages, unemployment, domestic violence, illness, mental health issues, and addiction drastically increase the risk of homelessness.
McKinney-Vento Homeless ActRights To immediate enrollment(Paperwork) To attend school in his/her school origin or in the attendance area where residing To receive transportation to school or origin To services comparable to other housed schoolmates, transportation, supply educ. services To attend school along with non homeless To posting of homeless students’ rights
WHAT BOOK DID E.B. WHITE BASE ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AT HIS FARM IN MAINE?
WHAT THREE WORDS PREDEDED “LAND THAT I LOVE” IN A 1938 IRVING BERLIN TUNE?
Child Abuse • Types - Physical – nonaccidental injury to a child - Emotional – injury to the psychological capacity or emotional stability as evidenced by an observable change in behavior, emotional response; anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or aggressive behavior. - Sexual – contacts or interactions between a child and an adult when the child is being used for sexual stimulation and the adult is in a position of power or control over the victim.
Child Neglect • Deprivation of adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or supervision. • Withholding of medical treatment or nutrition from disabled infants with life-threatening conditions.
CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT • YOUR RESPONSBILITY • PHONE: 1-800-252-5400 • WEBSITE: HTTPS://REPORTABUSE.WS EMERGENCY: CALL 911
WHAT YARD LINE MUST A FOOTBALL TEAM DRIVE TO REACH THE “RED ZONE”?
WHAT WERE NFL PLAYERS REQUIRED TO WEAR IN GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1943?
Self-Mutilation The terms: Self-Harm Self-Injury Self-Mutilation are often used interchangeably.
Self-Mutilation WHAT GENDER HARMS THEMSELVES THE MOST?
Self-Mutilation • Reasons for SM Behavior: individuals who self-injure often have suffered sexual, emotional, or physical abuse from someone whom a significant relationship has been established such as a parent or sibling.
Self-Mutilation • The behavior of self-injury has been described as an attempt to escape from intolerable or painful feelings relating to the trauma of abuse. • Consequently, cutting or disfiguring the skin serves as a coping mechanism from the immediate tension they are experiencing.
WHAT OCCURS MORE OFTEN IN DECEMBER THAN ANY OTHER MONTH OF THE YEAR?
WHO GAVE OUR COUNTRY IT’S NAME “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”?
Sexual Harassment • OCR enforces Title IX • Prohibits discrimination based on a student’s sex in schools receiving federal funds • Prohibits discrimination to occur when a recipient’s employees treat students differently on the basis of their sex, or engage in quid pro quo harassment.
Sexual Harassment • Or when a recipient is aware of a sexually hostile environment and condones, tolerates or allows that environment to exist.
Bullying TRUE OR FALSE 15% TO 30% OF STUDENTS ARE TARGETS OF BULLYING?
Bullying TRUE OR FALSE OVER 2/3 OF THE STUDENTS BELIEVE THAT SCHOOLS RESPONG POORLY TO BULLYING?
Bullying • The survey done by WDISD last year reported that the majority of bullying is done IN THE CLASSROOM.
Bullying • Aggressive behavior that is intentional and involves an imbalance of power and strength. Typically it is repeated over time and can take many forms: • Hitting, kicking, shoving, etc. • Taunting, teasing, name calling • Taking money or others belongings
Bullying • Reasons that People Bully: • Makes them feel powerful • Be popular & go along with the crowd • Low Self Esteem • Sad • They are bullied
Bullying • Types of Relational Aggression (RA) • Ignoring - Teasing or Taunting • Spreading rumors - Intimidation • Excluding people - 3 Way Calling • Verbal Insults - Text Messages • Eye Rolling - Cyber Bullying
WHAT IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE?
Suicide • Symptoms: • Loss of interest in school and regular activities • Withdrawal from friends and family • Feelings of hopelessness, worthless, angry, or irritable • Feeling trapped like there’s no way out • Talking about death or making threats of suicide
Suicide • A cknowledge there is a problem, and that the symptoms are serious. • C are Let me know you are there for them, and you want to help. • T ell someone. It could make all the difference.