HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

AT HOME:
1. Be certain that your child, if well,
attends school each day.
2. Talk to your child about school.
Encourae your child!s success and
effort.
". #ollow the teachers$ suestions
for hel%in your child at ho&e.
'. (ead with your child or
encourae your child to read e)ery
niht. Ten &inutes can &ake an
i&%ortant difference.
*. Be certain that your child ets
enouh slee% each niht.
+. Take your child to the library.
,. (ead and discuss the %arent-
school co&%act your child brins
ho&e. .in and return it to school.
/. 0ro)ide a 1ho&ework2 s%ace for
your child.
HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
AT .3HOO4:
1. 5isit your child!s school and &eet
your child!s teachers, includin the
Title 6 teacher.
2. 7iscuss your child!s %roress with the
teachers.
". 5olunteer to hel% in your child!s
school.
'. 0artici%ate in Title 6 fa&ily acti)ities
and worksho%s to learn about the
readin %rocess.
*. 5olunteer to ser)e as a 0arent
Ad)isory 3ounsel re%resentati)e fro&
your child$s school.
+. (ead and return Title 6 notices
%ro&%tly. 3o&%lete %arent sur)eys
which e)aluate the %rora& and
suest i&%ro)e&ents.
,. Attend Title 6 %arent &eetins to
assist the staff in desinin,
i&%le&entin, and e)aluatin the
%rora&.
Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D.
Title I
8e welco&e your 9uestions about the
Title 6 %rora&.
7irector of #ederal
0rora&s
:ancy #rankel
2/1-*1,-+*'2
Title 6 3urriculu&
3oach
;atheryn .anders
2/1-/<,-+'+*
3y%ress-#airbanks
6nde%endent .chool 7istrict
0. O. Bo= +<2>>"
Houston, Te=as ,,2+<-2>>"
7r. Mark Henry, .u%erintendent
Wel!"e t! Title I
2>1"-2>1'
W#at is Title I?
Title 6 is a federally-funded %rora&
desined to reinforce the basic and
ad)anced skills of students who are
strulin in school. Title 6 is %art of the
:o 3hild 4eft Behind Act %assed by
3onress in 2>>2.
A school is selected as a Title 6 school on
the basis of the nu&ber of fa&ilies within
its boundaries who are eliible for free or
reduced-%rice &eals. .tudents are
selected to %artici%ate based on acade&ic
need.
Title 6 Ele&entary .choolwide 0ro?ects:
Andre$, Bane, Ban, 7anish, 7uryea,
E&ery, E&&ott, #rancone, #ra@ier,
Aleason, Hairro)e, Hancock,
He&&enway, Holbrook, Hol&sley,
Horne, Bowell, ;irk, 4a&kin, 4ee,
4ieder, M. (obinson, Mat@ke, Mc#ee,
Metcalf, Millsa%, Owens, 0ost, (eed,
.heridan, Ti%%s, 8alker, 8illbern,
8ilson and Ceaer
Title 6 .econdary .choolwide 0ro?ects:
Bleyl, 3a&%bell, 3ook, 3y%ress 4akes
H., 3y%ress (ide H., 3y%ress .%rins
H., 7ean, Ho%%er, Bersey 5illae H.,
;ahla, 4abay, Thornton, Truitt and
8atkins
W#! Partiipates in Title I?
6n 3y%ress-#airbanks 6...7.,
Title 6 students are those who need
additional hel% in readin, writin, &ath,
and science. .tandardi@ed readin,
writin, &ath, and science tests and
classroo& %erfor&ance scores hel%
deter&ine who will recei)e Title 6
instruction. 6ndi)idual dianostic tests are
i)en when &ore infor&ation is needed.
Most Title 6 funds are used to hire
additional teachersD howe)er, funds are
also used to %urchase instructional
&aterials, %ro)ide staff de)elo%&ent,
offer e=tended ti&e for learnin, and
increase %arent in)ol)e&ent.
H!$ D!es t#e Pr!%ra" W!rk?
Title 6 instructional staff %ro)ides hel% for
students ha)in difficulty with readin,
writin, &ath, and science. Title 6
instruction focuses on hel%in students
achie)e hiher acade&ic le)els and
de)elo%in a lo)e of learnin.
The Title 6 staff %lans and works toether
to de)elo% %rora&s that will hel% each
child i&%ro)e %erfor&ance in readin,
writin, &ath, and science. .tudent
%roress is &onitored throuhout the year.
H!$ is St&'ent Pr!%ress E(al&ate'?
.tudent %roress is e)aluated directly
based on scholastic achie)e&ent.
0re-;inderarten throuh 2
nd
rade
students are assessed usin 7istrict
bench&ark assess&ents &id-ter& and the
end of the year to &easure student
achie)e&ent. .tate &andated assess&ents
includin the .tate of Te=as Assess&ents
of Acade&ic (eadiness E.TAA(F, End of
3ourse Assess&ent EEO3F, and the Te=as
Assess&ent of ;nowlede and .kills
ETA;.F are used to &easure student
achie)e&ent in rades "-12. The results
are shared with %arents throuh teacher
conferences, letters, or %hone calls. 0lease
contact your child$s teacher if you would
like to schedule a conference to discuss
your child!s %roress in readin, &ath, or
science.
H!$ D!es Title I En!&ra%e t#e
H!"e-S#!!l Partners#ip?
Title 6 leislation re9uires that each
school recei)in federal funds de)elo%
a %arent in)ol)e&ent %olicy and a
%arent-school co&%act.

Parent In(!l(e"ent P!liy
Each school has a written 0arent
6n)ol)e&ent 0olicy that outlines how
%arents can take %art in the school$s
efforts. This %olicy is written with the
hel% of %arents, teachers, and
ad&inistrators.
Parent-S#!!l C!"pat
This co&%act is a written aree&ent
that e=%lains how %arents, the entire
school staff, and students will share in
the res%onsibility for i&%ro)ed student
achie)e&ent. 6t also outlines how the
school and %arents will build a
%artnershi% to hel% all children achie)e
hih standards.
Parent A'(is!ry C!&nil
3y%ress-#airbanks 6...7. also has a
Title 6 0arent Ad)isory 3ouncil E0A3F
that &eets durin the year with %arent
and co&&unity re%resentati)es fro&
each Title 6 school. 3all your child$s
school for &ore infor&ation about
their %articular %arent in)ol)e&ent
acti)ities.