Title I

Harrison Schmitt Elementary School 2nd & 3rd Grade 2013-2014 Mrs. A. Rodriguez
Hello, my name is Mrs. Annette Rodriguez. I am originally from Hatch, New Mexico. I have a bachelors degree in Special Education and a Masters degree in Elementary Education with a TESOL & Reading endorsement. This is my sixteenth year of teaching and I have experience teaching several different grade levels. This year has had a great start and the students are excited and eager to learn. I am very pleased to have your child in my classroom and am looking forward to helping your child have a successful year in 2nd & 3rd grade should you choose to enroll him/her in the Title I program. Title I Title I is a program that provides intensive support in reading, language arts and math skills. The goal of this program is to help your child achieve success in the regular education classroom. He/she will receive instruction in the Title I classroom for 30 minutes of Reading and 30 minutes of Math every day. Your child will track his/her progress with weekly progress monitoring, data folders and data walls to ensure that goals are being met. If your child makes sufficient progress, he/she may be exited out of Title I. In order for your child to participate in Title I, you must sign a permission form. A SAT meeting will be scheduled with Mr. Sedillo, our school counselor, to give you an opportunity to ask questions and obtain additional signatures.

Special Events We have made every effort Throughout the year, students will, at times, to schedule Title I be participating in special events. These instruction time so that it include, assemblies, field trips, etc. I will be does not interfere with flexible in pulling your child out for Title I their Art, Music, PE, or Classroom Management instruction so he/she will be able to Library are times. Itsasked to try their best when completing classroom tasks. The students always They are participate with his/her classmates in these extremely important responsible for their workfor and actions. To give your child, as well as the other students in the activities. your child to be able to classroom, the learning climate they deserve, we will create a classroom constitution together . participate and follow it.in these classes.
Rewards for following the Classroom Constitution: Praise, stickers or small items from the treasure box. Consequences for not following the Classroom Constitution: First-A verbal warning will be given and/or the student removed to another seat. Second-The student will have a conference with Mrs. Rodriguez and possibly the regular education teacher. Third-The student will write a note describing his/her behavior to parents which will have to be signed by them as well as the regular education teacher. Fourth-Mrs. Rodriguez will complete an incident report form and contact parents.

Special Classes

Students will be responsible for completing any work Permission to Participate

Harrison Schmitt Elementary Title I Reading/Math Program Classwork/Homework Policy

Dear Parents,

in their Title I homework folders and returning them to school.

Your child_______________________________________________ has been referred Sight Words through the SAT process for the Title I Reading Program for the 2013-2014 Please help your child the list of school year. This is a supplemental reading and mathlearn/review program providing 100 second or third extra help in reading, language arts and math skills. This program will provide grade sight words that pull-out (small group) instruction. will be sent home by
Data Folders reviewing them every Throughout the school year, day. students will be collecting, charting and graphing their Please check and sign below to accept Title I Reading and/or Math services own assessment data to keep in their folders. This will allow your child. them to keep track of the progress they are making and help them understand the importance of working hard in _____I accept the placement of my child in the Title I Reading and/or Math school.

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Program for 2013-2014.

_____________________________________________ Parent/Legal Guardian Signature

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