1. Title I Parent Orientation
Hutsell Elementary

2. What is Title I?
Title I is a supplemental program designed to provide instructional support to students who exhibit an academic need.

3. Purpose of Title I
To improve educational opportunities so that students will:
Succeed in the regular classroom.
Attain grade-level proficiency.
Improve in basic, as well as more advanced skills.

4. Expectations and Long Term Goals
Students in the Title I program will increase their academic achievement in reading and/or mathematics, and thus will improve their grades, reduce their risk of failure, build their self-esteem, and increase their likelihood of completing high school.

5. Who are the Title I teachers?
Mrs. Desposorio
Mrs. Schwartz
Mr. Miller

6. How Do We Provide Services?
Small group instruction
In the Title 1 Classroom
Tutorials
Collaboration with the classroom teacher
Science Lab

7. Why is Parent Involvement Important?
When parents are involved in their children’s education at home, they do better in school.
A home environment that encourages learning is more important to student achievement than income, education level or cultural background.
Reading aloud to children is the most important activity that parents can do to increase their child’s chance of reading success

8. Why is Parent Involvement Important?
When children and parents talk regularly about school, children perform better academically.
The earlier that parent involvement begins in a child’s educational process, the more powerful the effects.

9. How Can Parents Get Involved?
At Home:
Reading to your child
Checking homework for completion and understanding every night
Discussing your child’s progress with teachers
Limiting TV on school nights
Discussing school matters with your child

10. How Can Parents Get Involved?
In the Community:
Voting in school board elections
Becoming an advocate for better education

11. How Can Parents Get Involved?
At School
Eat lunch with your child
Join PTA
Volunteer in your child’s classroom or in the workroom
Attend school functions and conferences

12. Positive Results . . . Improved student achievement Reduced absences
Improved behavior

13. Parent Resources Title 1 Brochure Hutsell website Katy I.S.D. website
Katy I.S.D. website