Long Beach School District
Title I
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Mission
The Mission of the Long Beach School District is to produce globally competitive graduates and responsible citizens utilizing the best learning opportunities while drawing on all community resources.
Beliefs
All people can learn
Each person is created with dignity, worth and unique abilities
Moral beliefs and ethical behaviors are essential to the preservation and progression of our community
Learning is a continuous, lifelong process
A safe, healthy, supportive environment is essential throughout life
The quality of an organization is directly influenced by the quality of its members
Each person is responsible for his or her actions
Change is essential for growth
The family is the fundamental influence on a child
High expectations lead to high performance
Striving foe excellence is worth the investment
Role models influence the development of children
Learning is enhanced through family and community involvement
Education provides an individual the opportunity to pursue his/her dream
Goals
The Title I has five major goals.
By 2013-2014, all students will reach high standards at a minimum of attaining proficiency or better in reading/language arts and mathematics
All limited English proficient students will become proficient in English and reach high academic standards, at a minimum attaining proficiency or better in reading/language arts and mathematics.
By 2005-2006, all students will be taught by highly qualified teachers.
All students will be educated in learning environments that are safe, drug free, and conducive to learning.
All students will graduate from high school.
School-wide Programs
Schools with more than forty percent of students receiving free and reduced-price lunches are eligible to become school-wide programs. School-wide schools use Title I funds to enhance the educational program for all students attending the school. The administration and staff of a school-wide program develop a plan based on identified needs within the school. The Title I school plan includes research-based practices for improving student achievement for all students.
Family Involvement Policies
Instruction
The Long Beach School District strives to provide instruction of the highest quality.
Reading/Language Arts
Reading Language Arts instruction incorporates The Nation's Choice published by Houghton Mifflin. The Nation's Choice includes comprehensive instructional resources and tools to ensure student success in the five dimensions of reading:
Phonemic Awareness—The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words
Phonics—The relationship between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language. For example, learning that the letter "b" represents the /b/ sound
Fluency—The capacity to read text accurately and quickly
Vocabulary—The words students must know to communicate effectively through listening, speaking, reading, and writing
Comprehension—The ability to understand and gain meaning from what has been read.
Research: Houghton Mifflin
For additional Houghton Mifflin information for students and parents: eduplace.com
SRA Reading
Reading Mastery provides explicit instruction and guidance students need to master the fundamentals of reading. Oral language, phonemic awareness, and systematic phonics are the starting point. Vocabulary development, fluency, and comprehension are fundamental throughout.
The program is set up so students are active participants. Group responses make learning highly efficient and enable teachers to provide instant feedback that confirms or corrects their responses. Less-structured activities and opportunities for independent work help students develop self-reliance. On-going assessment tools are used by the instructor to ensure that no student "falls though the cracks."
Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader is a supplementary program designed to motivate children to read for enjoyment while promoting reading growth. Students take the STAR test, a reading placement which assesses reading levels. Using this information, the teacher sets individual 9 weeks book level and point level goals for each student.
Students check out books in their reading range, read them, and take a multiple choice computer quiz on the book. The quiz checks for recall of details and reading comprehension. Students maintain a reading record and quiz results in their Reading Log, which is monitored by their teacher. Once a week, teachers conference individually with students to monitor progress, praise good work, and offer suggestions for improvement. Students should experience success while still being challenged in their reading material. More reading practice should lead to enhanced fluency, comprehension and growth.
Research: Accelerated Reader
Mathematics
Daily Problem-Based Interactive Learning
followed by Visual Learning strategies deepen conceptual understanding by making
meaningful connections for students and delivering strong, sequential
visual/verbal connections through the Visual Learning Bridge in every lesson.
Ongoing Diagnosis & Intervention and daily Data-Driven Differentiation ensure
that enVisionMATH gives every student the opportunity to succeed.
Investigations in Numbers, Data, and Space; 2nd Edition
Investigations in Number, Data, and Space, 2nd Edition is a research-based, child-centered approach to teaching mathematics through engaging activities, discussions, and problem solving. Students are involved in meaningful mathematical problems, and teachers engage in ongoing learning about mathematics content and how children learn mathematics.
The curriculum at each grade level is organized into units that offer from two to eight weeks of work focused on a particular content strand, such as 2-D Geometry. These units link together with ongoing review to form a complete K-5 curriculum that offers differentiation based on students’ needs.
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