Flint Hill Elementary School

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Flint Hill Elementary School

2020-2021

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Dr. Lynne DiNardo, Principal

NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

TITLE I PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

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School-Parent Compact Flint Hill Elementary School Year 2020-2021 Revision Date 07/30/2020

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Flint Hill Elementary, students participating in the Title I, Part A program, and their families, agree that this compact outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement as well as describes how the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the challenging State academic standards. Please review the attached School-Parent Compact.

Please sign and date below to acknowledge that you have read, received, and agree to this School-Parent Compact. Once signed, please return the form to your child’s teacher and keep the School-Parent Compact as a reminder of your commitment. The School-Parent Compact will be discussed with you throughout the year at different school-family events as we work together to help your child succeed in school. We look forward to our school-parent partnership!

Sincerely,

Dr. Lynne DiNardo

Principal

Teachers Signature: __________________________________________Date: ____________

Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________________Date: _____________

Student Signature: __________________________________________Date: _____________

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School Plan for Shared Student Achievement

What it is?

To guarantee student success, a partnership between school and parents is vital. At Flint Hill Elementary School we recognize that parents are their child’s primary teachers and their support is critical in our efforts to provide a quality education to the children at Flint Hill Elementary School.. This is a policy that defines how Flint Hill Elementary School will provide occasions to expand par- ent engagement to support student achievement. We value parental involvement and strive to establish a partnership with a shared purpose of student growth in all academic areas. The policy helps to inform parents and provide an awareness about how they can assist in raising student achievement while monitoring student progress.

How is it developed?

Flint Hill Elementary School invited all parents and community members to attend our Revision and Development Meeting at the end of the year. This meeting provides parents and stakeholders the opportunity to provide input on the District and School Parent and Family Engagement Policies, School-Parent Compact, Title I School Wide Plan, School Comprehensive LEA Improvement Plan, and Parent Involvement funding. Parents and the community are able to give input throughout the year. This policy is located on our school’s website along with an input form and copies are available in the parent resource room. Copies are also made available during each parent meeting. All feedback collected throughout the year will be used to revise the policy for next school year.

Who is it for?

At Flint Hill Elementary School all students are eligible to participate in the Title I School Wide program and their families are en- couraged and invited to fully participate in the opportunities described in this plan. Flint Hill Elementary School will provide full op- portunities for the participation of parents with limited English, parents with disabilities, and parents of migratory children.

Where is it available?

The Flint Hill Elementary School Parent and Family Engagement Policy is given to all students at the beginning of the school year as a part of the Title I Parent and Student Packet. The Flint Hill Elementary School Parent and Family Engagement Policy is also available on the school website and at the Flint Hill Parent Resource Center. Flint Hill Elementary School will ensure communications to parents are in a family-friendly language and translated, if necessary, so all parents can understand.

2020-2021

Flint Hill Elementary

Parent and Family Engagement Policy

Dr. Lynne DiNardo, Principal 1300 Airport Road Oxford, GA 30055

770-784-2969

www.newtoncountyschools.org/flinthill

Revised:

July 30, 2020

Title I Information

Flint Hill Elementary is identified as a school wide Title I school as a part of the Elementary and Secondary Educa- tion Act of 1965 (ESEA). Title I is designed to support State and local school reform efforts tied to challenging State academic standards in order to reinforce and enhance efforts to improve teaching and learning for students. Title I programs must be based on effective means of improving student achievement and include strategies to support parental involvement. All Title I schools must jointly develop with all parents a written parental involvement policy.

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Newton County Schools Goals

The mission of Newton County Schools is to provide educational excellence to all students. To accom- plish this mission, our goals are to

Increase Student Achievement and More Effec- tive Teaching.

Flint Hill Elementary School’s Goals

Flint Hill Elementary School goals are to create an effective level of instruction for all students which encourage growth and increase student achievement.

1. Increase Lexile levels by 10% based on IOWA test results from beginning to end of the school year.

Focus areas: K-2 Phonemic Awareness and Word Recognition 3-5 Vocabulary and Comprehension

2. Increase Math Proficiency by 30% as measured by IOWA data.

Focus areas: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

School-Parent Compacts

Flint Hill and its families will develop our School – Parent compact. This compact is an agreement which outlines how parents and teachers will work together to connect learning at school and home to ensure all students reach grade-level standards. This compact will be reviewed and updated during the Title I Parent Revision/Feedback meeting which is conducted at the end of each school year. The School - Parent compacts are kept with each child’s teacher if parents need a copy. It is recommended that the School – Parent compact be reviewed at Parent - Teacher conferences.

Flint Hill Elementary School will provide timely information about Title I programs with flyers, School Messenger, emails, Wednesday folders and school calendars. This information will be provided in both English and Spanish.

Flint Hill Elementary School offers flexible times for parents who cannot attend scheduled meeting dates and times by contacting Melissa Moreau @ [email protected] or Jennifer Tukes @ [email protected] for an overview of the meeting.

Parent Conferences –September 10-11, 2020

Title I Parent Orientation September 17, 2020 - 7:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M.

Parents will receive information on the requirements of Title I including our Parent and Family Engagement Policy, the School Compacts, and Parent Requirements.

Batty About Books - Literacy Night October 29, 2020 - 6:00 P.M.

Teachers will model hands-on activities which help build stamina for phonemic awareness, word recognition, vocabulary and comprehension. Parents will be able to visit the Parent Resource Center to check out grade specific reading kits to help practice reading skills at home.

Parent Conferences February 4-5, 2021

“Math and Muffins” Testing Tips February 25, 2021 - 7:30 A.M., 1:30 P.M.

Teachers will model hands-on math strategies which help build skills for computation and problem solving. Parents will receive materials to take home to continue reinforcing these strategies. Parents will be able to visit the Parent Resource Center to check out grade specific math learning activities to help practice these skills at home.

Annual Title I Revision and Development Meeting March 11, 2021– 7:30 A.M.

Parents will review and provide feedback for school parent involvement policies, district parent involvement policies, school-parent compact, parent involvement meetings and topics, use of parental involvement 1% allocation Title I plan, Comprehensive Local Education Agency Implementa- tion Plan (CLIP), and Building Staff Capacity

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Parent Resource Room

Parents are encouraged to visit our Parent Resource Center located in the FHES Media Center Room to check out books, study materials, activities, games and handouts that you can use at home to assist their child. Computers are available to use at the Center to explore Parent Por- tals and educational resources. This room is open every Monday-Friday 7:30-2:00 pm. Please contact Jennifer Tukes @ [email protected] or Melissa Moreau @ Mo-

[email protected] for more information regarding visiting our parent resource room throughout the school year.

Parent and Family Engagement

Flint Hill Elementary School faculty and staff take seriously its obligation to in- volve parents and the community in educating students. The staff believes that parent involvement is essential for the school to fulfill its mission of building positive relationships so that our children are empowered to achieve beyond the expectations. To promote strong and effective parent involvement at Flint Hill, the school is committed to actively involving all stakeholders in the educational process. Parent Involvement activities that are ongoing at Flint Hill Ele- mentary include:

• Parent workshops which are sponsored in cooperation with the district-wide Title I Parent Involvement Coordinator.

• Title I meetings are scheduled to update parents throughout the year.

• Annual parent surveys are conducted and the results are used to address identified concerns.

• School to home communication is conducted through the student agendas, newsletters, flyers, conferences, school messenger, personal telephone calls, and/or emails, and the school website.

Building Capacity

Flint Hill Elementary School is howling out to parents in order to build parent capacity for strong parent and family engagement. As an integral part of improving student achievement FHES will work to partner with parents in an effort to increase student achievement.

FHES will provide assistance to parents during Parent Assistance Workshops (PAWS) trainings, progress reports, websites, parent conferences, use of Infinite Campus, and our parent resource room to inform parents of the state’s academic standards, assessments, Title I requirements, and how to monitor their child’s progress and work with educators.

FHES will provide parents with materials, trainings (including the harms of copyright piracy), strategies and tools that are specifically designed by our teachers to help increase student achievement during our PAWS Workshops, make and take trainings, Canvas pages, parent conferences, and our parent resource room.

FHES will build staff capacity to work with parents as equal partners through ongoing trainings and tip sheets shared via email.

Teacher feedback will be used to enhance our family and parent engagement program.

FHES will collaborate with Head Start, Babies Can’t Wait, and the Georgia Pre-K program, along with frequent communication with families to conduct transitional activities into our program. FHES will also work to ensure that our students and parents have a smooth transition to middle school.

FHES will use our Parent Resource Center to provide parents with academic resources, homework help, and learning strategies.

FHES will continue to provide frequent and advanced notices in English and Spanish to our families using all methods of communication (flyers, school websites, phone messenger, agendas, parent-teacher conferences, and school wide Wednesday communication folders) and technology while ensuring these communications are in a family friendly language and translated.

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Continuous Communication for Building Parent Capacity The Newton County School Systems realize that partnerships with families help students achieve academic success. The links below offer research-based strategies on a comprehensive array of school success topics. They are provided in the language of your choice.

http://bit.ly/NCSSbpc

Please contact Cara Richardson at [email protected] , [email protected] or [email protected] if you

have any questions.

Please contact us at 770-784-2969 ext. 6229 or

ext. 6231 for more information on becoming a partner with

Flint Hill Elementary.

Measures of Effectiveness

Coming to the Wolf Den

Flint Hill Elementary School will take the following measures to encourage and assist parents as essential partners of the school to provide support for Flint Hill Elementary School and help to achieve our goals:

Parent Meeting Evaluation: to gather feedback from the parents to evaluate the effectiveness of the meeting and to gain insight on parent academic support for future meetings.

Parent Survey Data: to gain insight on Flint Hill’s effectiveness in meeting the needs of parents in various areas such as technology, parent workshop topics, and school climate so that we can create an environment that meets the needs of all parents and families.

Revision and Development Stakeholders Meeting: to give all stakeholders the opportunity to give input to build the effec- tiveness on the:

• Parent and Family Engagement Policy-School and District

• School-Parent Compact

• Comprehensive LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP)

• Title I Schoolwide Plan

• Building Staff Capacity

• Parent Involvement 1% Funding

Student Outcomes: to access if strategies and activities, as outlined on the school-parent compacts are effectively impact- ing student achievement.

Multiple Opportunities for Input: FHES will provide several opportunities for parents and families to give input on the ef- fectiveness of the Title I Program. Parents can access our Title I Schoolwide Plan, The Parent and Family Engage- ment Policy, and the School-Parent Compact on our school’s website. These documents are also located in our parent resource section of the Learning Commons.

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Parent Comments and Suggestions

Flint Hill Elementary is committed to helping all of our parents attend all activities listed in this plan, Please call or e-mail the school if you have any questions or concerns about participation in any of our Title I Parent Involvement Meetings.

Melissa Moreau

[email protected] Phone 770-784-2969 x 6229

Jennifer Tukes

[email protected] Phone 770-784-2969 x 6229

Parent Comments and Suggestions

We want to hear from you! If you have any suggestions or if there is any part of the schoolwide program plan that you feel needs to be adjusted, please provide us with your comments in the space provided and leave this form in the office.

Name: (optional)___________________________________________________

Telephone Number (optional)_________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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What is a

School-Parent Compact?

Flint Hill Elementary staff, students, and their families, agree that this compact outlines how they will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement. This compact describes how the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help chil- dren achieve the state’s high standards. This compact will be reviewed and updated during the Title I Parent Revision/Feedback meeting which is conducted at the end of each school year. The school-parent compact is kept with each child’s teacher and reviewed at parent- teacher conferences. A copy of the Compact can be requested from the teacher.

Jointly Developed

The school-parent compact, policies, and Title I plan are developed with feedback from teachers, administrators, parents, and community members. Parents and community members are invited to attend an annual revision and development meeting at the end of each year and make changes based on student needs. Parents and community members are welcome to contribute and offer suggestions at any time during the year.

Please call 770-784-2973 or email at

[email protected] or [email protected] for more information about our School-Parent Compact.

Activities to Build Partnerships

Please join us during our parent involvement Title I activ- ities:

 Parent-Teacher conferences

 Annual Parent Orientation Meeting

 Parent Activity Workshops throughout the year - Batty About Books

-”Math and Muffins”

 Annual Title I Input and Revision Meeting

Flint Hill Elementary School will provide timely information about Title 1 programs with flyers, School Messenger, emails, Wednesday folders and school calendars. This information will be provided in both English and Spanish.

Flint Hill Elementary School offers flexible times for parents who cannot attend scheduled meeting dates and times by contacting Jennifer Tukes @ [email protected] or Melissa Moreau @ [email protected] for an overview of meeting.

School-Parent Compact

Kindergarten

2020-2021

Revised 07/30/2020

Flint Hill Elementary is committed to frequent two- way communication with families about children’s learning.

Some of the ways you can expect us to reach you are:

• Parent/Teacher conferences

• Wednesday folders

• School Calendars and Agendas

• Emails, Infinite Campus, Parent phone calls and School Messenger

Through these ways, parents will receive information on their child’s progress, reasonable access to staff and op- portunities to volunteer, participate and observe in their child’s class.

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Our Goals for Student Achievement

In the Classroom.

FHES Teachers will:

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Teachers, Students, and Parents—Together for Success

Families

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Students

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District Goal Increase Student

Achievement

Flint Hill Elementary Goals Increased Achievement in Reading and Math

Kindergarten

Reading: Increase Lexile Levels by 10%, based on IOWA results from beginning to the end of the school year.

Kindergarten Focus: Phonemic Awareness

Math: Increase by 30%

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the current number of students’ proficiency %, on the IOWA Assessment from beginning to end of school year.

Kindergarten Focus: Solve addition and subtraction word problems

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What is a

School-Parent Compact?

Jointly Developed

Activities to Build Partnerships

Flint Hill Elementary School offers flexible times for parents who cannot attend scheduled meeting dates and times by con- tacting Jennifer Tukes @ [email protected] for or Melissa Moreau @ [email protected] for an overview of meeting.

School-Parent Compact

First Grade

2020-2021

Revised 07/30/2020

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Our Goals for Student Achievement

In the Classroom.

FHES Teachers will:

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Families

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Student

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Achievement

First Grade

First Grade Focus: Determine the main idea of first grade texts.

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the current number of students’ proficiency %, on the IOWA Assessment from beginning to end of school year.

First Grade Focus: Solve addition and subtraction word problems

Teachers, Students, and Parents—Together for Success

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What is a

School-Parent Compact?

Jointly Developed

Activities to Build Partnerships

Flint Hill Elementary School offers flexible times for parents who cannot attend scheduled meeting dates and times by con- tacting Jennifer Tukes @ [email protected] or Melissa Moreau @ [email protected] for an overview of meeting.

School-Parent Compact

2nd Grade

2020-2021

Revised 07/30/2020

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Our Goals for Student Achievement

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Teachers, Students, and Parents—Together for Success

Families

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Student

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Achievement

Second Grade

Second Grade Focus: Summarize a second grade text.

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the current number of students’ proficiency %, on the IOWA Assessment from beginning to end of school year.

Second Grade Focus: Solve addition and subtraction one and two step word problems

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What is a

School-Parent Compact?

Jointly Developed

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Activities to Build Partnerships

School-Parent Compact

Third Grade

2020-2021

Revised 07/30/2020

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Our Goals for Student Achievement

In the Classroom.

FHES Teachers will:

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Teachers, Students, and Parents—Together for Success

Families

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Student

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Achievement

Third Grade

Reading: Increase Lexile Levels by 10%, based on IOWA results from beginning to the end of the school year.

Third Grade Focus: Improve comprehension of main ideas in a third grade text.

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the current number of students’ proficiency %, on the IOWA Assessment from beginning to end of school year.

Third Grade Focus: Solve problems involving multiplication

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What is a

School-Parent Compact?

Jointly Developed

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Activities to Build Partnerships

School-Parent Compact

Fourth Grade

2020-2021

Revised 07/30/2020

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Our Goals for Student Achievement

In the Classroom.

FHES Teachers will:

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Teachers, Students, and Parents—Together for Success

Families

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Student

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Achievement

Fourth Grade

Increase Lexile Levels by 10%, based on IOWA results from beginning to the end of the school year.

4th grade Focus: Determine the main idea of literary fourth grade text.

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the current number of students’ proficiency %, on the IOWA As- sessment from beginning to end of school year.

4th grade Focus: Use place value understanding to perform math problems.

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What is a

School-Parent Compact?

Jointly Developed

.

Activities to Build Partnerships

School-Parent Compact

Fifth Grade

2020-2021

Revised 07/30/2020

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Our Goals for Student Achievement

In the Classroom.

FHES Teachers will:

•

Teachers, Students, and Parents—Together for Success

Families

•

Student

•

Achievement

Fifth Grade

Reading: Increase Lexile Levels by 10%, based on IOWA results from beginning to the end of the school year.

5th grade Focus: Determine the meaning of unknown words while reading a fifth grade text.

Math: Increase by 30%, the current number of students’ proficiency %, on the IOWA As- sessment from beginning to end of school year.

5th grade Focus: Use equivalent fractions to add and subtract fractions.