Summer Prep Program Reading and Math Parent Information

Summer Prep Program Reading and Math Parent Information Session Amherst School District July 6, 2016

How is our summer program funded? v Title I Grant - Elementary and Secondary Education Act v Set of programs set up by the US Department of Education to distribute funding to schools v Approximately 94% of school districts across the U. S. qualify for Title I funds v Schools receiving Title I funds are regulated by federal legislation including No Child Left Behind Act

What can Title I funds be used for? v Professional Development v Intervention Programs (targeted assistance programs)

Selection Process for Summer Prep Program v Individual student data and needs v Scoring below the 40 th%ile on several assessments: SBAC, NWEA, STAR, AIMS Web Benchmarks v Teacher feedback/class data

Reading and Math Programs Reading: Students will build reading skills through a variety of activities that focus on comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and writing Math: Students will build mathematic skills through a variety of activities that focus on number sense, fluency, and deepening concepts from the concrete to the pictorial to abstract understanding.

AMS Summer Prep Program Staff Lisanne Schmidt – Reading Teacher Paraprofessional – Catie Booth Heather Hector – Mathematics Teacher Christine Estabrook – Mathematics/Reading Teacher Paraprofessional – Lisa Heney

AMS Summer Program Schedule 9: 00 – 10: 30 – Grades 5 & 6 Mathematics Grades 7 & 8 Reading 10: 30 – 12: 00 – Grades 5 & 6 Reading Grades 7 & 8 Math

AMS Title I Contact Information Heather Hector Title I Program Supervisor hhector@sprise. com Elizabeth Manolis Amherst School District Title 1 Program Manager emanolis@sprise. com

Wilkins Summer Prep Program Staff Kirsten Quinn – Grade 1 Rhonda Dubois – grade 2 Meg Trainor – Grade 2 Pat Gould – Grades 3/4 Kim Smith – Grades 3/4 Paraprofessional – Sharon Manville Paraprofessional – Jenifer Messner Paraprofessional – Jeff Wing

Wilkins Summer Program Schedule 9: 00 -10: 30 Reading Instruction 10: 30 -12: 00 Math Instruction Note: Some students stay for the entire three hours or have a flipped schedule

Wilkins Title I Contact Information Rhonda Du. Bois Title I Program Supervisor rdubois@sprise. com Meg Trainor Title 1 Program Supervisor mtrainor@sprise. com Elizabeth Manolis Amherst School District Title 1 Program Manager emanolis@sprise. com

Parent Involvement Annual meeting Additional meetings throughout the year as needed School-parent compact Parental involvement policy Survey at end of year to evaluate program Title I Information will be posted on the AMS and CW website

Parent Resources v National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education: www. ncpie. org v National PTA: www. pta. org v New Hampshire Parent Information & Resource Center: http: //www. picnh. org/ v Harvard Family Research Project/Family Involvement: www. hfrp. org v Math in Focus Resources: v www-k 6. thinkcentral. com v http: //my. hrw. com/