TITLE I NEWSLETTER

November- Florida Family Engagement Month

November 13-18- American Education Week

November 17th- National Parent Involvement Day

November 29th- 11:30-12:00 Poverty Book Study- Chapter 5

November 21-25- Thanksgiving/Fall Break

December 5-21- FAST PM2- Grade K-2; i-Ready D2- Grades 3-8

As families entered the school, they were given an "Escape the School" answer sheet with the location for the student's grade level challenge. Parents and students then traveled to each location and completed the challenge as a family. Teachers were available in each area to assist, as needed. As each challenge was completed, students filled in the answer sheet. After all five challenges were completed, parents and students used their answers on the front of their answer sheet to solve a final puzzle on the back, which revealed the secret word needed to "escape the school."

The Scholastic Book Fair was also open during the event and families were encouraged to browse for books. In addition, there was also book raffle. Teachers were on hand to assist parents with registering for FOCUS and applying for Free/Reduced lunch. The event was a huge success with overwhelmingly positive reviews from parents, students, and teachers.

Walker is looking forward to planning and implementing some new ideas to engage families. We will start with setting up a meeting for our hard to reach families. This event will be held in a venue outside of the school building. Ryles and McMillan are also exploring food options (food trucks and reaching out to the culinary program at the high schools to partner with them) as well as incorporating brief weekly surveys to enhance two-way communication between the school and families.

The author notes, "To Get Effort , Make Effort". Essentially, the foundation of engagement is relationship building, demonstrating passion, and getting buy-in. Consider your role in making your class worthy of students' effort. Below are five actions to increase motivation and effort toward these goals.

Five Actions to Increase Motivation and Effort include:

1. Make it thier idea.

2. Manage risk.

3. Build the learner's mindset.

4. Provide feedback.

5. Get a trial-size effort.

Topic: Virtual Book Study Engaging Students WithPoverty In Mind Chapter 5

Time: Nov 29, 2022 11:30 PM Central Time

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https://okaloosaschools.zoom.us/j/7242644354

Meeting ID: 724 264 4354

Each Title I school must develop, with parent/family member input, a school-specific agreement of how the parent/family, the school staff, and students share the responsibilities for improved student achievement. This document is meant to formalize a partnership for the school and parents to work together to support students. Schools need to distribute copies of this compact to every parent and keep these on file. The compacts can be used in parent-teacher conferences as a reminder of actions that parents, and students have agreed on. School-Parent Compacts may be created by grade-levels with family input and make the compact an improvement tool and ensure genuine parent and family engagement.