"EDUCATION - A DEBT DUE FROM PRESENT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS" - George Peabody, 1852

 The Title I grant services students in the Welch and Carroll school districts 

THE TITLE I PRE-K 

IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NAMES FOR THE 2007-08 SCHOOL YEAR.

THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL TURN 4 YEARS OLD ON OR BEFORE SEPT. 1, 2007 AND WILL BE ENTERING KINDERGARTEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. ONE TEACHER AND A PARAPROFESSIONAL TEACH THIS CLASS. THESE EDUCATORS PROVIDE A WELCOMING AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE SETTING THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO GROW BOTH SOCIALLY AND ACADEMICALLY. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED AT NO COST TO STUDENTS. THE TITLE I PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IS HOUSED AT THE WELCH SCHOOL. THERE WILL BE TWO SESSIONS: A MORNING SESSION FROM 8:55 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M., AND AN AFTERNOON SESSION FROM 12:15 P.M. TO 2:50 P.M. MONDAY - FRIDAY. EACH SESSION WILL ACCEPT 20 STUDENTS.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ENROLLING YOUR CHILD IN THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE CALL THE TITLE I OFFICE AND HAVE YOUR CHILD'S NAME ADDED TO THE LIST. 

PLEASE CALL THE TITLE I OFFICE BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. AND 3:00 P.M. TO SIGN-UP

978-536-6540

Title I Program

Links

    Title I By-Laws                   Welch School Families                    Facts on Title I in Peabody

Carroll School Families       Title I Dissemination Project,Inc

Understanding the No Child Left Behind Act    Your Child and Standardized Tests Gr. 3-5

Cool Websites

Okaloosa Walton College

On the Interactive Literacy Activities section of the Website, visitors can find literacy building projects, booklists for children, and other suggestions for academic and social skills development sorted by grade level. There is even a section devoted to middle and high school students! One of the many useful ideas on this site is "Books-in-a-Bag" activity contains a recommended children's book and a suggested book-related, hands-on project that adults can do with children. To access "Books-in-a-Bag," click on "Literacy Building Activities - Infants and Toddlers." (Note: Although "Books-in-a-Bag" activities are listed under "Infants and Toddlers," there are activities for grades Pre-K-2, 1-3, and "all ages.") Many of the activities on this site are in PDF format. Visitors will need Adobe Reader (which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe Website at www.adobe.com) to view them.

Reading is Fundamental (RIF)

On this page of the RIF Website, visitors can conduct a search to find literacy-related activities. Individuals can search for activities based on the skill they want to help children reinforce--vocabulary, the alphabet, and writing, to name a few--and the age of the children, ranging from 0-4 years through 13 years-old and older. 

Utah State University National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics 

This interactive Website contains many online activities that can help Pre-K to grade 12 students reinforce many of the math skills they are learning and being tested on in school. Activities include: developing spatial awareness using online tangrams; gaining practice in problem-solving; sorting attribute blocks; measuring; reinforcing place value using the site's online base-ten blocks; and much more. Visitors should click "search" (without typing anything in the search box) to get a listing of all the math skills practice this Website offers.

British Broadcasting Company

The Parents Section of the BBC Website contains many online literacy (English), mathematics, science, history, and geography games, activities, and worksheets. Visitors can easily search for topics, the type of activity needed with their chosen topic, and age range of the student who will be participating in the activity. (Note: With regard to spelling games on this site, adults and students should keep in mind that British spelling sometimes differs from American spelling, for example, color vs. colour.) 

Please Note: It is recommended that before adults visit any Website with students that they independently examine the site for content. In rare cases, domain names are sold (without notice) to questionable enterprises.

This information was obtained through the Title I Dissemination Project, Inc.

Parents' Right to Know

Parents have the "right to know":

• if their child's teacher has met state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade level and subjects taught

• if a teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status

• secure tibia com account subtopic accountmanagementinternet explorer 6 service pack 2if a school has been identified as in need of improvement

• if their child is eligible for school choice or supplemental services

• if their child has been taught for four or more weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified

• their child's level of achievement on each of the State's academic achievements

• if their child is Limited-English Proficient about their child's (possible) placement in a language instruction program and their right "to opt out" and chose an alternative method of instruction for their child. The district will supply this information to all effected parents.

Spanish                    Albanian               Portuguese

Supplement, Not Supplant for Title I Funds Policy

The Peabody Public School District will use Federal Title I funds for supplementary services to “at risk” students in qualifying Title I schools.  Title I funds will not take the place of -supplant- public education services that are to be provided to all students by the district.

 Title I services are determined through a Needs Assessment given to Parents, Teachers and Administrators as well as the academic weaknesses determined from careful review and analysis of State Testing.  Services may vary annually based on the specific needs of each school receiving Title I funds.  Title I services can take a variety of forms including:

• Pre-school

• Inclusion   

• Small group pull-out
• After school programs

 Students are identified for Title I services based on Selection Criterion established by the Title I Director, Title I Teachers, Classroom Teachers and School administrators.  The students are chosen by rank order allowing for the students most at risk to receive services.

Parent Involvement in Title I Policy  

Parental involvement is critical to a child’s success in school; parents are our student’s first and most important teacher.  The Peabody Public Schools and the Peabody Title I Program are committed to building a partnership with parents to achieve the goals of having high expectations for all children and to help them achieve success.   

A child’s success is linked to the relationship between the teacher and the parent, as well as organized support provided by the school district and school building administrators.   

To support the partnership between home and school Peabody Public Schools will:

• maintain schools that are open, helpful and friendly
• provide parents with opportunities to play a variety of roles

(teacher, learner, decision-maker, supporter, advocate)

• support parental participation on school councils, parent teacher organizations, parent advisory councils
• maintain and strive to continually improve two-way communication with all parents
• create opportunities and programmatic structures at schools to enable parents to participate actively in their children’s education

  Title I Programs run through the Peabody Public Schools will support parental involvement as stated above.  In addition, the Title I Program will actively strive to increase parental involvement in Title I schools through:

• Involvement in planning, implementation and evaluation of all Title I Programs
• School-Parent Compacts
• an Annual Meeting
• Parent Coffees
• Family Outreach Events 
• Distribution of Parents’ Right to Know

Spanish            Albanian             Portuguese

Parent Communications

Newsletters

Title 1 teachers shall write and distribute newsletters to Title I students in the following months:

November

February

May

Progress Reports

Title I teachers will provide parents with a brief statement at the beginning of an intervention stating goals and suggestions for home support. At the completion of an intervention Title I teachers will provide parents with a narrative that explains the progress of students towards previously stated goals.

Conferences

Title 1 teachers will be available for Parent Conferences by phone or in person.

The district does not take responsibility for the contents of outside sites listed here and does not by their listing endorse the points of view represented at any
particular site.  Copyright Notice: No materials on any of the Peabody Schools’ web pages may be copied without express written permission unless permission
is clearly stated on the page.

This page was last updated 07/11/2007 10:25 AM by Barb MacCarthy, Title I Office, Peabody Public Schools

This site was built and is maintained by Barb MacCarthy Title I office, Peabody Public Schools