| Title 1 Schoolwide Instructional Coach |
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| Mary Salazar |
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MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Title I Schoolwide Instructional Coach is to support instructional staff by providing both human and material resources, as well as training, in order to promote highest student achievement. |
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| The reading coach serves as the professional development liaison with the school to support, model, and continuously improve the instructional programs in reading to assure reading improvements for all K-5 students. The reading coach serves as the stable resource at the school site to assure high quality implementation of instruction of scientifically based reading research by teachers in all K-5 classrooms. |
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Title 1 is the largest federal education program in the country. In Pinellas County, 51 public elementary schools, including Mt. Vernon, are served by Title 1. Title 1 (formally Chapter 1) was reauthorized and became effective in July 1995.
Title 1 Schoolwide Program schools receive additional funds from the Federal Government to enhance the educational program of the entire school. The overall goal of Title 1 is highest student achievement for all students. Therefore, the funding is used to hire additiional teachers, teaching partners or other staff. The funds can also be used to purchase instructional materials which will benefit students in their classrooms. All decisions are made carefully and recorded in the Title 1 Schoolwide Plan. School plans, which support the specific goals and programs of the school, are available in the school office.
Parents are part of the Title 1 Team and encouraged to participate in their child's education. Parent involvement increases student achievement. Teachers, parents and students sign a Compact which is an agreement between the home and school to share the responsibility for student learning. Parents need to work with their child at home, attend parent/teacher conferences and keep teachers informed about home events that might affect their child at school. Joining parent organizations (PTA and SAC), helping at school as a volunteer and attending school events and parent trainings are important. Parent participation will build the home and school partnership that is so essential for successful schools. Through Title I we have a partnership with the St. Petersburg Times. The Newspapers in Education program offers a free newspaper subscription to families who pledge to read the newspaper with their children for 15 minutes each day. Applications are available in the front office. |
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