1. Harriet Tubman Elementary
Welcome Families
Bienvenidos familias

2. AGENDA Mission/Vision/Beliefs Results Goals Support Team
Important Dates
Expectations:
Behavior, Safety, Uniform, Homework, Reading, Attendance, Communication, DC One Card
Flamboyan Update
Who is here:
Opportunities
Title I

3. Mission, Vision, Goals Our Vision
We are a multicultural community growing and learning together. We refuse to compromise on the excellence our children and community deserve. We are driven by our passion and core beliefs resulting in limitless outcomes for all of our children. We partner with families to foster the development of informed and curious citizens who have all the tools necessary to achieve at the highest levels and who are empowered to question, challenge and change the world. We always put students first. 
Our Mission
We are a community of learners driven towards excellence daily guided by our unrelenting belief in our children and in each other. We act with urgency because what we do together will change the world. We validate and affirm our children honoring who they are while acting with a passion for who they will become.

4. PARCC and TRC Results PARCC scores will be in in October!
Brand new assessment-100% computer based
Results-we don’t know
Reading 63% on grade level-increase by 2%
Additional 30% grew by 1.2 reading levels
93 percent either on grade level or increased by 1.2 grade levels
Moving on Up to 100% on grade level

5. Goals
80% of our students will read on grade level---we will keep moving up to 100%.
We will decrease our referrals and suspensions.
Suspensions dropped by over 60% this past year
We will increase our on time daily attendance. We need students here every day learning.

6. Who are we? Support Team: Principal Amanda Delabar
Assistant Principal Mack Jones, Eric Brandt
Social Workers Andrea Ortega and Erin Hollerbach
Guidance Counselors Lindsey Greco and Jer’Nae Dickens
Administrative Assistant Yolanda Gaither
Business Manager Yolanda Jaureguizar
Data Clerk Adriana Reynoso
Psychologist Cathy Wu
Librarian Susan Wagner

7. IMPORTANT DATES September 26th: Reading All Stars Starts
October 2: Parent Breakfast (First Friday of every month-PTA meeting combined)
October 5th-9th Academic Parent Teacher Team Meetings Round 1
Communication
Be on the lookout for a monthly parent newsletter with important dates (in addition to classroom and counselor s)
DCPS Calendar
Text DCPS to for weather alerts
Intervention and discipline communication
Please ensure we have up to date contact info (phone and )

8. Expectations Extended Day Behavior and CHAMPS CHAMPS
Safety (visitors, early dismissal, drills)
Uniform
Homework and Reading
Attendance
Communication (lets us know)
DC One Card

9. Flamboyan Partnership
35% of the school has had their HOMEVISIT!! Our Goal is 80% of our students get a home visit.
If you haven’t had yours yet, schedule it tonight!
We do alternative Parent Teacher Conferences called Academic Parent Teacher Team Meetings-your grade level will be scheduled for the week of October 5th-we cannot wait to see you then!

10. Opportunities Columbia Heights Day-September 12
Parent Teacher Association: PTA $10.00 for the year
Mary’s Center
Columbia Heights Education Campus
After School Activities to start in full force Mid October-look for sign ups (Yoga, Tumbling, Soccer)
Parent Newsletter
Connect Eds
Flyers
Other organizations here in the hall
Tubman T-Shirts for Sale in Office

11. Title I
We are a Title I school because over 98% of our students qualify for free and reduced price lunch according to federal guidelines
We get additional federal funds in order to help all of our students achieve including:
Attracting highly qualified teachers
Providing professional development to increase effectiveness
increasing parent engagement and involvement
Providing research based programs and interventions to students to support academic and social emotional growth

12. Title I
We create a comprehensive school plan to identify our needs and then action plan to address them
We will use APTT meetings to share data progress
We will also update regularly and share information at our monthly parent breakfasts
This also means parents have additional legally protected rights to know about:
Teacher quality
Academic progress
Homeless services
Academic programming

13. Structure Go to teachers’ classrooms and meet your teachers
Don’t forget specials teachers (Art, Music, Spanish—in the library, Science, PE/Health, Library)
If you have more questions and concerns please see Ms. Delabar—we will stay in here and are excited to see you!
Enjoy!!!!!