WANETTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Annual Title One Parents Meeting
WANETTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Annual Title One Parent’s Meeting WPS HS Library October 16, 2017 4: 00 p. m.
TITLE ONE INFORMATION Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U. S. C. 6301 et seq. ) is amended to read as follows: TITLE I — IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED The purpose of Title I under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. A Title I school has qualified to receive federal funding under this act.
IMPLEMENTATION OF TITLE ONE FUNDS • Educational Supplies for children • Personnel-the hiring of faculty to reduce teacher-to-student ratio • • • 1 full-time teacher • 1 Speech Therapist • 1 Reading Specialist • 2 paraprofessionals Parent Involvement • Parent-Teacher Conferences • Annual Title Meetings with Educational Stakeholders Independent Leveled Reading Kits
WPS TITLE I REQUIREMENTS: • Wanette Public School District is a “School-Wide” Title I school. In a school-wide Title I school, all students benefit from the available Title I resources.
HOW DOES WPS USE TITLE I FUNDS? • At WPS, Title I funds are used: • To obtain a high-quality education for all of our students. • To development an annual revision of our Parent and Family Engagement Policy. • To development an annual revision of our School-Parent compact. • To development an annual revision of the School Wide Plan. • To implement the goals of our mission statement
WPS MISSION STATEMENT: • “Wanette will provide a positive learning environment and foster student potential so that all individuals become lifelong learners and responsible productive citizens. ”
WPS SCHOOL-WIDE GOALS: • To improve academic achievement • To teach students to choose success both in and out of the classroom • To promote a safe and orderly environment appropriate to productive learning • T increase parental involvement, community collaboration, and interscholastic partnerships • To employ and retain caring and quality faculty and staff members
HOW WILL WE REACH OUR GOALS? • By hiring talented, well-educated teachers who are dedicated to teaching WPS students in accordance with the Oklahoma Academic Standards • By collectively building a positive, family-oriented campus atmosphere • By supporting the hopes, dreams and goals of our students • By developing school-to-community events such as the Fall Festival, Community Pep Rally, and Awards Assemblies. • By hiring qualified, devoted, and caring paraprofessionals to reduce teacher/student ratio • By providing quality Professional Development for our teachers so they may stay at the very top of their game • By the use of Formative and Summative Assessments to gage each student’s progress • By providing small-group learning situations whenever appropriate
WPS CURRICULUM PROGRAMS: • Wanette Public Schools use the Oklahoma Academic Standards framework to teach Science, Social Studies, Math and English Language Arts to all students. • As a district, our curriculum is mapped in person, by your student’s teachers, in accordance with the OAS. • We use the newly purchased Vmath program to both teach and remediate 3 rd through 8 th grade Math students. • We use Storytime to teach basic reading skills to students 2 -4 grade, and Voyager to remediate those grades, as well.
WANETTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BENCHMARKING: • WPS benchmarks its students a minimum of three times per year. • We use “Big Day” for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1 st grade Reading benchmarking. • We use easy. CBM for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1 st grade Math benchmarking, and for 3 rd-8 th grade Reading benchmarking. • We use the Vmath system to benchmark grades 3 -8 in Math. • We use STAR and USAtestprep to benchmark 9 -12 th grades in all required subjects.
WPS AND STATE TESTING: As we attempt to raise our teaching and learning standards to the nation level, the State of Oklahoma is upgrading its testing systems! • Parents and community members should become aware of the differences between the OCCT, which is the former testing system, and the OSTP, which is the new testing system. • The flyer, which was issued by Joy Hoffmiester, State Superintendent, was sent home with students in the last week of September. There are more copies available. • In accordance with new state law, WPS will be issuing the ACT to all Juniors in addition to a state-issued Science test instead of multiple state tests throughout their student career. • Sophomores will be taking the Pre-Act on November 17 th, 2017. Please make sure they are present.
THE NEW STATE TESTING SEQUENCE:
F. A. Q. S • Does my child’s teacher meet state standards? Absolutely. The Wanette Public Schools School Board and Administration is dedicated to bringing in teachers who meet and surpass state standards. • Where can I find the WPS Student Handbook? The Student Handbook is available online, at wanetteschools. org • How might I access the WPS School Board Policy? The Board Policy is also available on our new school website, wanetteschools. org • How can I become more involved? You can read to and with your student every night, volunteer for field trips, and participate in fundraisers and community outreach events. • I would like to have my opinion heard. How do I do that? Parents are welcome to run for the school board, attend parent/teacher conferences, and participate in the Title I surveys that are issued in the fall and spring.
HOW DO I CONTACT THE SCHOOL/TEACHERS? • Through Facebook at: www. facebook. com/Wanette. Tigers. Rock/ • There also links at: wanetteschools. org • Parents are invited to email teachers using the following format: Jsmith@wanette. k 12. ok. us • Parents are invited to call the main offices at 405 -383 -2656 to speak with: • Superintendent/Principal: Dr. Sylvia Mc. Neely • Dean of Students: Mr. Justin Boone • School Counselor: Mrs. Brenda Roberts • District Test Coordinator: Mrs. Candis Goodknight-Gunn
THANK YOU FOR COMING!
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