Riverdale
K-8 School
Title 1
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act is the largest federal program in K-12 education. The primary objective of Title I is to assist local education agencies in providing supplemental instructional services for students. To receive Title I funds, states and districts must establish academic standards, a system of assessments, teacher quality requirements, and continual improvement plans.
Based on a school’s Needs Assessment and School Plan, Title I funds will provide your child with supplemental educational assistance for a well-rounded education. Title I programs generally offer:
- Academic coaches
- Professional development for school staff
- A variety of evidenced based supplementary teaching programs and methods
- Additional supplemental teaching materials and technology
- Opportunities for parental involvement
Parents can look forward to opportunities to participate in developing a School-Parent Compact, Parent and Family Engagement Policy, and input on the School Wide Plan.
Teacher Qualifications
Title 1 requirements as related to Teacher Qualifications for 2024-2025 school year.
Title 1 Coordinator for GMSD: Dr. Ted Fuller
Dr. Fuller help schools with Title I planning, budgeting and required federal and state paperwork.
Title 1 Contact for Riverdale: Katie Faught
Act as a Title 1 liaison with Dr. Fuller, facilitate purchase requests for RES, distribute and complete Title 1 paperwork for RES.Email Katie Faught
Parent & Family Engagement Plan
School Plan for Shared Student Achievement
School and Parent Compact 2024-2025
We value your role in working to help your child achieve high academic standards. The following is an outline of some of the ways you and school staff can build and maintain a partnership to share the responsibility for supporting your child’s learning.
Please review this School-Parent Compact with your child. This School-Parent Compact may be discussed with you during a parent-teacher conference as it relates to your child’s school progress.
Thank you for your support and involvement in your child’s education. Please contact your child’s school principal for more information.
School Responsibility
- Provide high-quality curriculum and learning materials to help children achieve rigorous academic standards.
- Provide a safe and supportive learning environment.
- Provide you with assistance in understanding academic achievement standards and assessments and how to monitor your child’s progress.
- Provide opportunities for ongoing communication between you and teachers through, at a minimum:
- Annual parent-teacher conferences.
- Frequent reporting regarding your child’s progress.
- Maintaining updated grades in Skyward.
- Riverdale folders (our home-school communication tool).
- Weekly emails and Schoology calendars.
- Opportunities to talk to staff and schedule parent conferences.
Parent Responsibility
- Encourage your child to attend school regularly.
- Encourage your child to show positive school behavior.
- Review your child’s homework and graded assignments.
- Monitor screen time and encourage positive use of your child’s extracurricular time.
- Volunteer in your child’s school or classroom if time or schedule permits.
- Attend parent-teacher conferences and participate, when appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of your child.
Student Responsibility
- Talk with your family about what you are learning at school.
- Inform parents and teachers when you need help academically, socially, or emotionally.
- Bring home your Riverdale Folder and share it with your family.
- Come to school prepared and ready to learn!
Riverdale's Title 1 Virtual Meetings
This is the presentation from Riverdale's Annual Title 1 meetings this week. We are excited to be able to share this information with you and grateful for the funds that enable us to enrich your student's educational experience. If you were unable to attend, please take a moment to view the presentation and email our Title 1 Coordinator, Katie Faught with any feedback or questions.