October is here, and we've had a fantastic start to the 2024-2025 school year. Parent & Family Engagement News is designed to keep you informed about our district’s Title I program. In this issue, you'll find valuable resources to help parents navigate the academic year, focusing on key topics that guide education and support student success. We believe that a well-informed and engaged family is the cornerstone of a thriving school community.

Warm regards,

Kimberley Maurizi

Curriculum & Instruction

Neshaminy SD

• Under ESSA, Title I is the largest federally funded educational program in the United States
• Title I is designed to help students achieve proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards.
  
• Title I provides funds to districts to assist schools with the highest levels of economically disadvantaged children for improving student achievement, staff development, and parent and community engagement.
  
• Neshaminy SD has 5 Title I schools (Ferderbar, Hoover, Miller, Schweitzer & Tawanka).

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the federal K-12 education law of the United States. ESSA was signed into law in 2015 and replaced the previous education law called “No Child Left Behind.” ESSA extended more flexibility to States in education and laid out expectations of transparency for parents and for communities.

ESSA requires every state to measure performance in reading, math, and science. Each state determines the way students are assessed. Every school in each state must inform parents about their standards and their results.

Pennsylvania’s Core Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics are robust and relevant to the real world and reflect the knowledge and skills our young people need to succeed in life after high school, in both post-secondary education and a globally competitive workforce.

Click here to view the PA Core Standards at the Pennsylvania Department of Education SAS website.

Click here to visit our Neshaminy Curriculum website.

Assessment is a process of evaluating student performance to determine what content and skills have been mastered. Assessment enables school leaders and educators to make informed decisions about instructional practices and effective pedagogical approaches to maximize student achievement levels. Effective assessment is an integral part of the teaching and learning process. Well-designed assessments can give valuable information to teachers, parents, and students.

Click here to view Neshaminy's student assessment system.

Click here to see Elementary Math and Reading proficiency levels as well as PSSA proficiency levels.

Neshaminy is excited to introduce the LinkIt! Student Portal, a valuable tool that allows parents and guardians to access their student's academic data with ease. Through this portal, they can view their child’s performance on both benchmark and state assessments, along with a variety of other local assessments. The service can be accessed by loging into the LinkIt! Student Portal using their child’s school-issued Chromebook, then entering their student username and password.

This platform provides a clear, comprehensive overview of a student's progress and performance, supporting a partnership in their academic success. Step-by-step instructions can be found on the Neshaminy School District website at the link below.

🔗 LinkIt! login instructions

Future Ready PA Index, is a comprehensive progress report that provides parents and community members with easy-to-understand information about Pennsylvania schools and student success. Here you can find information about Neshaminy School District and each Neshaminy school.

Click here to visit the Future Ready PA Index website or watch the below video to learn more about why the Future Ready PA Index is important!

Neshaminy School District has 5 Title I schools (Joseph Ferderbar ES, Herbert Hoover ES, Walter S. Miller ES, Albert Schweitzer ES and Twanks ES). We have a Title I Reading Specialist available at each Title I school to assist parents with monitoring and supporting their child’s academic progress between home and school. One of the roles of the Title I Reading Specialist is to provide opportunities for parents to participate in meetings, workshops and activities that will greatly benefit student success. For more information, please contact the Title I Reading Specialist at your local elementary school:

• Joseph Ferderbar ES - Pam Haggerty
• Herbert Hoover ES - Jennifer McAndrew
• Walter Miller ES - Genevieve Peto
• Albert Schweitzer ES - Kristen Casile
• Tawanka ES - Andrea Gansor/ Beth Smith

Please feel free to contact David Geanette, Federal Programs Coordinator, at any time with questions, concerns or suggestions regarding Neshaminy School District Title I.

Email: dgeanette@neshaminy.org
Website: https://www.neshaminy.org/Page/43697
Location: 2250 Langhorne-Yardley Road, Langhorne, PA 19047
Phone: 215-809-6515

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