TITLE I SERVICES

Students who have Title Services will receive additional reading and literacy support. Students with an IEP also work with their Intervention Teacher.  Students who have a Reading Improvement Plan (RIMP) receive additional support and assessment.  

Student Eligibility

Rock Creek and Jefferson Elementary School both have a school-wide program. This means that every student at both schools is eligible to receive Title I services. Students who are identified as at risk through teacher referrals and Ohio Achievement Tests will be served by a Title I teacher. School-wide status gives us flexibility in helping other students as well.

PARENT COMPACT

Annually, teachers send home with students the Title I Parent Compact. Each student and their parent/guardian in grades K-6 is required to sign a School/Parent Compact.  The purpose of this document is to insure that the school, parent/guardian and student all have an active role in the student’s education.

Our 2024-2025 Parent Compact  is located in Final Forms with all of the other beginning of the school year forms and information that parents complete for their child at the beginning of the school year.

TITLE I REQUIREMENTS / NOTIFCATION / PARENT FEEDBACK

As a Title I school we are required to notify every parent that they may at any time request from the principal information regarding the professional qualifications of their  student’s classroom teachers including: 

• Whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade level and subject areas taught;

• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or temporary status in which State qualifications or licensing criteria are waived;

• The teacher's baccalaureate degree major, graduate certification, and field of discipline; and

• Whether the student is provided services by paraprofessionals, and if so, their qualifications. 

We are required to and will provide you a notice in a timely manner if for some unforeseen reason your child ever is assigned to be taught by, for four or more consecutive weeks, a teacher who is not properly licensed under Federal guidelines.

How We Serve Students

Reading

Students in elementary school receive instruction as per our district's literacy plan. The method of instruction depends on the student's grade level, needs, the skill being practiced, and a their reading improvement pan if they have one..

How We Gather Input To Guide The Title One Program

The Title I program gathers input from teachers, students and parents through annual surveys. In addition, parents annually receive a Title I compact and program introduction letter. The purpose of the school-parent compact is to build and foster the development of a school-parent partnership to help all children achieve the State's high standards. Responsibility for improved student achievement will be shared by parents, students, and teachers.

If you would like to offer feedback or suggestions for our Title I program or the academic program at either of our elementary schools please click this link to submit it to us: CLICK HERE

Click here to proceed to the Parent Compact Page.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

Parents involvement continues through PTO, and zoom conferences with teachers. The parent Compact provides parents an overview of our schoolwide Title I program for grades K-6. Also included is information about helping students at home.

We annually review our Parent Involvement Policy. Click Here

Here is a link to a form on which any parent can provide input for the revision of our Parent Involvement Policy. We welcome suggestion on how we can better serve parents and their children. Click Here to Comment / Provide Feedback

Annual Public Notice to Students and Parents  

DIRECTORY INFORMATION 

The JALSD will make available, upon request, certain information known as directory information. The Board designates as student directory information: 

• a student's name; 

• address; 

• telephone number; 

• date and place of birth; 

• major field of study; 

• participation in officially-recognized activities and sports;

•  height and weight, if a member of an athletic team; 

• dates of attendance; 

• date of graduation; or awards received.

School-assigned e-mail accounts shall not be released as directory information beyond this/these limited purpose(s) and to any person or entity but the specific online educational service provider.

Directory information shall not be provided to any organization for profit-making purposes.

Parents and eligible students may refuse to allow the Board to disclose any or all of such directory information upon written notification to the Board within ten (10) days after receipt of the Superintendent's annual public notice.

Recruiting Officer for any branch of the United States Armed Forces or an Institution of Higher Education 

In accordance with Federal and State law, the Board shall release the names, addresses, District-assigned e-mail addresses (if available), and telephone listings of secondary students to a recruiting officer for any branch of the United States Armed Forces or an institution of higher education who requests such information. A secondary school student or parent of the student may request in writing that the student's name, address, District-assigned e-mail address (if available), and telephone listing not be released without prior consent of the parent(s)/eligible student. The recruiting officer is to sign a form indicating that any information received by the recruiting officer shall be used solely for the purpose of informing students about military service and shall not be released to any person other than individuals within the recruiting services of the Armed Forces. The Superintendent is authorized to charge mailing fees for providing this information to a recruiting officer.

Whenever consent of the parent(s)/eligible student is required for the inspection and/or release of a student's health or education records or for the release of directory information, either parent may provide such consent unless agreed to otherwise in writing by both parents or specifically stated by court order. If the student is under the guardianship of an institution, the Superintendent shall appoint a person who has no conflicting interest to provide such written consent.

The Board may disclose directory information, on former students without student or parental consent, unless the parent or eligible student previously submitted a request that such information not be disclosed without their prior written consent.

The Board shall not permit the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for the purpose of marketing or for selling that information (or otherwise providing that information to others for that purpose).