Welcome to Grant Ranch Back to School Night

Welcome to Grant Ranch Back to School Night 1

Agenda ▪ 6: 00 -6: 30 - Introductions - We are a Title I school ▪ 6: 35 -6: 55 x - Classroom Visit #1 ▪ 7: 00 -7: 20 - Classroom Visit #2 Or - Author visit in the library 2

Leadership Team and Office ▪ Dr. Patricia Hurrieta, Principal ▪ Kristen Hyde, Dean of Instructional ▪ Tom Philip Dean of Culture ▪ Maria Mota-Ramirez, Office Support ▪ Sabrina Stearns, Health Tech ▪ Lezlie Sauer, Nurse (Tues/Fri) ▪ Jessica Lujan, Ritchie Intern GOAL #1 Great Schools in Every Neighborhood 3

Social/Emotional Leaning (SEL) ▪ Bryanna Fatigate, Psychologist ▪ Alexandra Papa, School Counselor ▪ Amy Navvab, Restorative Practices Counselor 4

Student Supports and Acceleration ▪ Becky Erskine, SPED ▪ Beth Ramirez, SPED ▪ Cameron Thorstad, SPED ▪ Julie White, Math ▪ Mary Beth Bechler, Math ▪ Lisa Nguyen, ELD ▪ Jessica Lujan, ELD ▪ Cassandra Nason, Jill Fox, Francisco Duran, Acceleration 5

Cub Cave (ECE-2 nd) ▪ ECE - Laura Pullis, Deyanira Juarez, Stephanie Peralta - Kelley Mettler, Dora Salazar - Jen Monson, Sandra Wright ▪ K - Melisa Chiacchieri, Donna Meister Sandy Zamudio, Mary Martinez ▪ 1 st - Lisa Mangrubang - Alexandra Quintero ▪ 2 nd - Nicole Huston 6

Bear Den (3 rd-6 th) ▪ 3 rd/4 th - Lindsay Mc. Natt - Amanda Burt - Julie Chiang ▪ 5 th - Bailey Liberty - Amber Castro ▪ 6 th - Alanna Williss - Austin Swanson 7

Grizzly Grove (7 th and 8 th) ▪ Kelsey Estes, Social Studies ▪ Ellen Destefano, Mathematics ▪ Zoe Clark-Peter, Science ▪ Lynde Iozzo, Language Arts 8

Essentials ▪ Adam Hooker, PE ▪ Suzanne Andrew, Tech ▪ Sherri Brouillette, Music 9

WE ARE A TITLE I SCHOOL Title I Annual Parent Meeting 10

WHAT IS TITLE I? ▪ Written into Law in 1965, Title I is a federal grant which supports our high need student populations. ▪ It ensures that all students are receiving high quality well-rounded education to meet challenging state academic standards. ▪ Funds are allocated to schools according to Free & Reduced Lunch (FRL) populations. GOAL #1 Great Schools in Every Neighborhood 11

PARENTS RIGHT TO KNOW As a Title I Parent You have the Right to: ▪ Know your child is attending a Title I school. ▪ Know the qualifications of your child's teacher. ▪ Opt-out of state assessments. ▪ Know if your child has been identified as an English Learner. ▪ Be involved and provide feedback on the development of the school’s Unified Improvement Plan (UIP), including the Parent Engagement Plan, and school’s plan to increase student achievement. GOAL #1 Great Schools in Every Neighborhood 12

WE OPERATE A SCHOOLWIDE TITLE I What is a Title I Schoolwide Program? PROGRAM ▪ The school uses Title I funds to upgrade the entire educational program of the school. - Help reduce class size at the primary levels to provide a strong foundation - Provide a Restorative Practices Counselor ▪ Title I funds are used to serve all children in order to raise academic achievement. - Small group acceleration based on student needs - Purchase materials for classrooms ▪ 1% of the district’s Title I budget will be distributed to schools for parent involvement. - Showcase nights - Family nights GOAL #1 Great Schools in Every Neighborhood 13

TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS As a parent you have the right to request information about the qualifications of your child’s teacher. You are entitled to know if: - Your child’s teacher has met state qualification and licensing requirements. • If your child’s teacher doesn’t meet applicable state licensure requirements for more than 4 weeks you will be notified by the school. • All of our teachers meet the qualifications. - Your child’s teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status. • None - Your child’s teacher is teaching in the certified field of discipline. • All of our teachers are certified in their content area To request your child’s teacher qualifications please contact: Dr. Hurrieta, Principal GOAL #1 Great Schools in Every Neighborhood 14

ASSESSMENTS As a parent, you have the legal right to exempt your child from certain assessments, including: ▪ CMAS (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies) ▪ Co. Alt (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies) ▪ Colorado Spanish Language Arts (CSLA) ▪ PSAT 9 and PSAT 10 ▪ SAT ACCESS, TS Gold, WAPT, and READ Act assessments are not included in this policy. If you wish to request an exemption for your student – commonly referred to as “opting out” – you must fill out the online form in Parent Portal two weeks prior to the CMAS testing window. If you do not have access to the Internet or do not have a Parent Portal account, please speak with one of our front office staff to fill out a paper form. GOAL #1 Great Schools in Every Neighborhood 15

IMPACT OF OPTING-OUT OF We do encourage parents to consider the impact of opting out of ASSESSMENTS assessments. Assessment data allows us to: ▪ Provide tailored instruction to improve student academic performance ▪ Support teachers in improving their teaching strategy ▪ Guide school leaders in making decisions regarding curriculum and instruction ▪ Understand how a school is serving students of color, FRL students, English Language Learners and students with disabilities compared to other student populations. ▪ Ensure our accreditation status is not negatively impacted GOAL #1 Great Schools in Every Neighborhood 16

LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION We are required to provide language instruction if a student is identified as an English Learner (EL). How DPS meets this requirement: ▪ During registration parent will receive a Home Language Questionnaire. - If parent indicates a language other than English on the questionnaire, parent will receive an ELA Parent Brochure and watch an ELA Program Video with program information. ▪ After registration, once potential English Learners have been tested parents will receive a letter explaining how their child was identified, the ELA programs offered at the school, and assessment information showing the child’s English proficiency and overall academic achievement. If you have questions about the ELA program at our school or your child’s English proficiency level, please contact: Mrs. Nguyen (elementary) or Mrs. Lujan (7 th/8 th grades) GOAL #1 Great Schools in Every Neighborhood 17

PARENT ENGAGEMENT Parent engagement is vital to the success of our students, as a Title I school we are required to provide opportunities for parent engagement. ▪ The Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) is our school’s roadmap to increasing student achievement. Our performance (SPF) rating is Accredited on Watch or Yellow ▪ Our school’s Parent Engagement Policy outlines parent engagement opportunities and are supported by our PTO - Showcase nights, 11/14, 2/27, 5/22 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 10/10 or 10/16 - Moms and Muffins, Dads and Donuts - Fall Festival ▪ Our School Parent Compact outlines our responsibility as a school and your responsibility as a parent to helps us raise students achievement. If you’re interested in participating in the development of our school’s UIP, Parent Engagement Policy and School Parent Compact, contact: Dr. Hurrieta We need YOU on the CSC & PTO! GOAL #1 Great Schools in Every Neighborhood 18