SPECIAL PROGRAMS: COMPENSATORY/ACCELERATED SERVICES

SPECIAL PROGRAMS:
COMPENSATORY/ACCELERATED SERVICES

EHBC (R)

The North East Independent School District shall support the coordinated use of licensed child care and Head Start sites with district prekindergarten and kindergarten programs. Campuses shall be provided with a list of sites located within the district boundaries so that they may coordinate services and activities with sites in their attendance areas. Each school shall be responsible for documenting services. Areas for coordination of services and activities may include the following:

TEACHER/ PARAPROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Staff development provided by individual campuses or by the district for prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers may include teachers from licensed child care and Head Start facilities. Training may be provided in the following areas:

1. Parent Involvement

2. Volunteers in the Classroom

3. Thematic Teaching

4. Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum

5. Screening

6. Discipline

7. Math Their Way

8. New Jersey Writing

PARENT TRAINING/ SERVICES

Parent training provided by individual campuses, by the district or by Community Education may include parents whose children attend licensed day care or Head Start. Information about training shall be provided by each campus to the sites within their attendance areas. Training may be provided in the following areas:

1. Parenting Skills

2. Megaskills

3. Discipline

4. English as a Second Language

5. Literacy

6. Parent/Child Home Activities

7. Campus Parent Centers

8. Kindergarten Roundup

9. Family Math

STUDENT SERVICES

Students from licensed day care and Head Start may participate in school activities by invitation. The students shall be responsible for their own fees and transportation as required of district students.

Parent and child may eat lunch with the prekindergarten or kindergarten classes. Graduation exercises for students in licensed day care may be conducted at individual campuses. Students may attend special activities conducted by district prekindergarten or kindergarten classes. Students may attend special interest programs on a space available basis.

REMEDIATION

The District has established the following TAAS remediation plan:

ELEMENTARY LEVEL

For reading/composition/math, the District shall continue to:

1. Provide learning center activities to reinforce objective.

2. Develop District-teacher materials which directly address TAAS objectives.

3. Recommend commercially developed materials which support TAAS objectives.

4. Administer pre-assessment TAAS measures to ascertain areas of concern and to give practice in test-taking skills.

5. Utilize informal and formal testing measurements to place students in appropriate instructional groups.

6. Monitor Iowa Test of Basic Skills or other tests in relation to the correlation with TAAS and the core curriculum areas.

7. Utilize curriculum correlations with TAAS for the basal reading and math series.

8. Provide computer-assisted instruction in TAAS.

9. Provide District-wide and campus-level inservice for principals, classroom teachers, and parents to support instruction in all TAAS objectives.

10. Analyze test data to identify areas of concern as well as of strength, placing emphasis on those students who can most easily pass TAAS with appropriate campus intervention.

11. Address in Campus Growth Plan the reasons for discrepancies between TAAS expectations and results, target areas for growth, percentages of growth anticipated, and remediation strategies to be used.

12. Provide share sessions for teachers where they may exchange appropriate and effective teaching strategies for the three areas of TAAS objectives.

13. Implement curriculum development which will enrich as well as remediate TAAS objectives.

14. Provide guidelines to teachers to assist in the understanding of the holistic style of grading in writing.

15. Develop plans to maintain high level of mastery in those areas with high percentage of mastery already achieved.

16. Correlate special areas of curriculum, such as music, to the TAAS objectives.

17. Include special populations in TAAS preparation and instruction.

18. Ensure that appropriate TAAS objectives are introduced prior to TAAS testing.

19. Utilize curriculum specialists to provide demonstration lessons directly related to the TAAS objective.

SECONDARY LEVEL

For reading/composition/math, the District shall continue to:

1. Administer TAAS pre-assessment tests in the areas of reading, composition, and math. All teachers are directed to use the information obtained from these pre-assessment tests to provide individualized instruction where learning gaps occur.

2. Support principals to place even greater emphasis on the teaching of reading, composition and math skills.

3. Strengthen efforts to provide remediation for all students performing below grade level in reading, composition and math, especially at the middle school level.

4. Coordinate inservice on teaching strategies for basic skills instruction on individual campuses, upon request of administrators.

5. Recommend materials that will enhance the instruction of TAAS objectives.

6. Employ teachers for language arts classes who are specialists in the teaching of reading/literature and composition.

7. Make special use of writing labs for writing as process and computer-assisted instruction materials for the development of basic skills in writing, reading and math.

8. Encourage each campus to develop its own TAAS remediation program by drawing upon District resources, outside resources, and the strengths of the program and staff upon its own campus.

9. Offer a strong math curriculum which will directly address the TAAS objectives.

10. Strongly encourage students to enroll in the TAAS remediation courses.

11. Offer "zero" hour courses to assist in the enrollment and scheduling of TAAS remediation courses.

12. Summer TAAS remediation classes are offered in connection with the summer school program.

In addition to the elementary and secondary ongoing remediation programs listed, students should be strongly encouraged to take summer remediation courses offered to students.

The secondary remediation plan shall consist of:

NINTH GRADE

A documented remediation program to be offered during the regular school year's schedule on all campuses based on eighth grade reading and math scores, teacher recommendation, and standardized test information.

TENTH GRADE

A documented remediation program to be offered during the regular year's schedule on all campuses based on ninth grade TAAS scores.

A recommendation that students attend TAAS remediation summer courses based on tenth grade TAAS scores.

ELEVENTH GRADE

A documented remediation program to be offered during the regular year's schedule on all campuses based on tenth grade TAAS scores.

A strong recommendation that students attend TAAS remediation evening or summer courses based on most recent TAAS scores. Summer school remediation during the eleventh grade and twelfth grades will be offered at no cost to the student.

TWELFTH GRADE

A documented remediation program to be offered during the regular year's schedule on all campuses based on eleventh grade or most recent TAAS scores.

A strong recommendation that students attend TAAS remediation evening or summer courses based on most recent TAAS scores. Even after students complete all credit requirements, they may continue to take TAAS remediation classes until they successfully complete all portions of the test.

TUTORIAL SERVICES

The North East Independent School District shall not provide a formalized tutorial system for students. All North East teachers shall be expected, as part of the ongoing instructional process, to assist students individually in the learning process.

ISSUE DATE: 7/21/98

SPECIAL PROGRAMS: COMPENSATORY/ACCELERATED SERVICES		EHBC (R)
	The North East Independent School District shall support the coordinated use of licensed child care and Head Start sites with district prekindergarten and kindergarten programs. Campuses shall be provided with a list of sites located within the district boundaries so that they may coordinate services and activities with sites in their attendance areas. Each school shall be responsible for documenting services. Areas for coordination of services and activities may include the following:
TEACHER/ PARAPROFESSIONAL TRAINING	Staff development provided by individual campuses or by the district for prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers may include teachers from licensed child care and Head Start facilities. Training may be provided in the following areas: 1. Parent Involvement 2. Volunteers in the Classroom 3. Thematic Teaching 4. Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum 5. Screening 6. Discipline 7. Math Their Way 8. New Jersey Writing
PARENT TRAINING/ SERVICES	Parent training provided by individual campuses, by the district or by Community Education may include parents whose children attend licensed day care or Head Start. Information about training shall be provided by each campus to the sites within their attendance areas. Training may be provided in the following areas: 1. Parenting Skills 2. Megaskills 3. Discipline 4. English as a Second Language 5. Literacy 6. Parent/Child Home Activities 7. Campus Parent Centers 8. Kindergarten Roundup 9. Family Math
STUDENT SERVICES	Students from licensed day care and Head Start may participate in school activities by invitation. The students shall be responsible for their own fees and transportation as required of district students. Parent and child may eat lunch with the prekindergarten or kindergarten classes. Graduation exercises for students in licensed day care may be conducted at individual campuses. Students may attend special activities conducted by district prekindergarten or kindergarten classes. Students may attend special interest programs on a space available basis.
REMEDIATION	The District has established the following TAAS remediation plan:
ELEMENTARY LEVEL	For reading/composition/math, the District shall continue to: 1. Provide learning center activities to reinforce objective. 2. Develop District-teacher materials which directly address TAAS objectives. 3. Recommend commercially developed materials which support TAAS objectives. 4. Administer pre-assessment TAAS measures to ascertain areas of concern and to give practice in test-taking skills. 5. Utilize informal and formal testing measurements to place students in appropriate instructional groups. 6. Monitor Iowa Test of Basic Skills or other tests in relation to the correlation with TAAS and the core curriculum areas. 7. Utilize curriculum correlations with TAAS for the basal reading and math series. 8. Provide computer-assisted instruction in TAAS. 9. Provide District-wide and campus-level inservice for principals, classroom teachers, and parents to support instruction in all TAAS objectives. 10. Analyze test data to identify areas of concern as well as of strength, placing emphasis on those students who can most easily pass TAAS with appropriate campus intervention. 11. Address in Campus Growth Plan the reasons for discrepancies between TAAS expectations and results, target areas for growth, percentages of growth anticipated, and remediation strategies to be used. 12. Provide share sessions for teachers where they may exchange appropriate and effective teaching strategies for the three areas of TAAS objectives. 13. Implement curriculum development which will enrich as well as remediate TAAS objectives. 14. Provide guidelines to teachers to assist in the understanding of the holistic style of grading in writing. 15. Develop plans to maintain high level of mastery in those areas with high percentage of mastery already achieved. 16. Correlate special areas of curriculum, such as music, to the TAAS objectives. 17. Include special populations in TAAS preparation and instruction. 18. Ensure that appropriate TAAS objectives are introduced prior to TAAS testing. 19. Utilize curriculum specialists to provide demonstration lessons directly related to the TAAS objective.
SECONDARY LEVEL	For reading/composition/math, the District shall continue to: 1. Administer TAAS pre-assessment tests in the areas of reading, composition, and math. All teachers are directed to use the information obtained from these pre-assessment tests to provide individualized instruction where learning gaps occur. 2. Support principals to place even greater emphasis on the teaching of reading, composition and math skills. 3. Strengthen efforts to provide remediation for all students performing below grade level in reading, composition and math, especially at the middle school level. 4. Coordinate inservice on teaching strategies for basic skills instruction on individual campuses, upon request of administrators. 5. Recommend materials that will enhance the instruction of TAAS objectives. 6. Employ teachers for language arts classes who are specialists in the teaching of reading/literature and composition. 7. Make special use of writing labs for writing as process and computer-assisted instruction materials for the development of basic skills in writing, reading and math. 8. Encourage each campus to develop its own TAAS remediation program by drawing upon District resources, outside resources, and the strengths of the program and staff upon its own campus. 9. Offer a strong math curriculum which will directly address the TAAS objectives. 10. Strongly encourage students to enroll in the TAAS remediation courses. 11. Offer "zero" hour courses to assist in the enrollment and scheduling of TAAS remediation courses. 12. Summer TAAS remediation classes are offered in connection with the summer school program. In addition to the elementary and secondary ongoing remediation programs listed, students should be strongly encouraged to take summer remediation courses offered to students. The secondary remediation plan shall consist of:
NINTH GRADE	A documented remediation program to be offered during the regular school year's schedule on all campuses based on eighth grade reading and math scores, teacher recommendation, and standardized test information.
TENTH GRADE	A documented remediation program to be offered during the regular year's schedule on all campuses based on ninth grade TAAS scores. A recommendation that students attend TAAS remediation summer courses based on tenth grade TAAS scores.
ELEVENTH GRADE	A documented remediation program to be offered during the regular year's schedule on all campuses based on tenth grade TAAS scores. A strong recommendation that students attend TAAS remediation evening or summer courses based on most recent TAAS scores. Summer school remediation during the eleventh grade and twelfth grades will be offered at no cost to the student.
TWELFTH GRADE	A documented remediation program to be offered during the regular year's schedule on all campuses based on eleventh grade or most recent TAAS scores. A strong recommendation that students attend TAAS remediation evening or summer courses based on most recent TAAS scores. Even after students complete all credit requirements, they may continue to take TAAS remediation classes until they successfully complete all portions of the test.
TUTORIAL SERVICES	The North East Independent School District shall not provide a formalized tutorial system for students. All North East teachers shall be expected, as part of the ongoing instructional process, to assist students individually in the learning process.