Basic Skills Support:   Students are given assistance in reading, writing and/or mathematics within the classroom setting. Programs are individualized for specific student needs and focus on developmentally appropriate programs.  Individual schools determine the grade levels and subject areas to be served.

Teachers and Facilitators:   These certificated specialists provide school-based program direction and supervise the programs delineated in the targeted assistance and schoolwide plans.  They are current with effective, research-based instructional strategies to provide support to classroom teachers and program staff.  They also facilitate parent involvement and collaboration activities for staff in the grade levels served by Title I.

Instructional Assistants:    Title I students are supported by instructional assistants in basic skills and provided individual and small group instruction.   These assistants are provided with on-going, regular training in effective practices for at-risk students and are an integral part of the support services for identified students.  They are also members of the collaborative teams that include classroom teachers and other program staff.

Parent Liaisons:    Title I students and parents are provided assistance in individualized programs for identified students through the liaison program.  Liaisons meet regularly with parents to provide them with books and activities to enhance student success through active parent involvement.  They are also members of the collaborative teams that include classroom teachers and other program staff.

The Counseling Program:   Counseling services are provided to Title I identified students to assist with academic achievement by enhancing their self-esteem, social skills and ability to work productively in the classroom.

Early Childhood Project:   Early Childhood Facilitators are placed into our Title I schools to provide on-going training and support for staff working with Title I students.  They support and encourage developmentally appropriate practices, effective instructional strategies, authentic assessments and collaborative processes.

Reading Recovery:   Reading Recovery is another support program that is in place in each of our Title I elementary schools in our district.  It is an early intervention program for young readers who are experiencing difficulty in their first year of reading instruction.  Participating children receive individual lessons from a specially trained Reading Recovery teacher.

Parent Involvement:    Parents are the first teachers of their children and their involvement is crucial for successful educational programs.  The Title I program is committed to:

• building a strong partnership between home and school
• providing information to parents about the program and students
• providing opportunities for parents to assist in their child's learning

Each school has developed a parent/family involvement plan that includes a home/school learning compact.

Professional Development:   The Title I program provides monthly inservices for staff that focus on program management, guidelines, curriculum content, instructional strategies, sharing of ideas and materials, parent involvement, in-classroom models, Readers' and Writers' Workshops, Guided Reading, math strategies and standards, First Steps, the Reading Continuum, assessments, etc.   In addition, the program has sponsored and co-sponsored several workshops that include classroom teachers, LAP staff, special education staff and ESL staff administrators.

Phone:  (509) 354-7334
Fax:  (509) 354-5914