Area of Focus Data Used Strengths of Weakness Identified Needs Turnovers rate There is a very low Personnel costs are high All Pre-K classrooms need to have a Report of Highly turnover rate for and assistants are not a teacher and an assistant. Staff Quality, Qualified Staff teachers, assistants, and requirement in Pre-K Funding must be found to cover the Recruitment, and LMP vs CV staff support staff. Usually classrooms. However, expense of having assistants in each Research of people only leave when due to instructional, classroom. Retention (Finding and having an they retire or move. social-emotional, and keeping quality staff assistant in the Every teacher holds a behavioral needs, members over time, classroom in bachelor’s degree and assistants play a crucial staffing patterns) addition to the teaching credentials. role in preparing teacher. Assistants are needed students for in each classroom. kindergarten. Frogstreet Calvin Vincent and La Currently LMP classes La Marque students need to attend classes Curriculum Marque Primary Pre-K are half day and CV on a full day basis in order to be equitable Curriculum, KinderMusik, classes use the same classes are full day. to Texas City students and to reap the Instruction, and Handwriting curriculum and Many benefits can be benefits of a full day program. Assessment without Tears classrooms are stocked seen in the full day Funding must be found to cover the (Teaching, learning, Partnerships with similar furniture program vs the half day expense of changing the program structure and assessment Research of full and teaching materials. program. for La Marque Pre-K students to a full day materials and day vs half day Classrooms have been program. resources available) Pre-K programs kept at 22:1 or below. The need to keep classroom sizes at or CLI Engage below 22:1 for best instructional benefits. Calendar of past Family events are well Parents show a desire to Targeted parent training is needed events attended as proven by have training in how to Incentives to get parent participation is Parents meeting sign-in sheets and assist child with needed. Family and goals attendance counts. The academics at home. Funding must be found to pay for Community Sign-in sheets majority of Head incentives and training materials. Involvement Parent Surveys parents meet their (Ensuring that family goals by the end parents are partners of each school year. in their child’s The campus provides education) ample events each year. Area of Focus Data Used Strengths Areas of Weakness Identified Needs
Area of Focus Data Used Strengths of Weakness Identified Needs Staff Quality, Recruitment, and Retention (Finding and keeping quality staff members over time, staffing patterns) Turnovers rate Report of Highly Qualified Staff LMP vs CV staff Research of having an assistant in the classroom in addition to the teacher. There is a very low turnover rate for teachers, assistants, and support staff. Usually people only leave when they retire or move. Every teacher holds a bachelor’s degree and teaching credentials. Assistants are needed in each classroom. Personnel costs are high and assistants are not a requirement in Pre-K classrooms. However, due to instructional, social-emotional, and behavioral needs, assistants play a crucial role in preparing students for kindergarten. All Pre-K classrooms need to have a teacher and an assistant. Funding must be found to cover the expense of having assistants in each classroom. Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Teaching, learning, and assessment materials and resources available) Frogstreet Curriculum KinderMusik, Handwriting without Tears Partnerships Research of full day vs half day Pre-K programs CLI Engage Calvin Vincent and La Marque Primary Pre-K classes use the same curriculum and classrooms are stocked with similar furniture and teaching materials. Classrooms have been kept at 22:1 or below. Currently LMP classes are half day and CV classes are full day. Many benefits can be seen in the full day program vs the half day program. La Marque students need to attend classes on a full day basis in order to be equitable to Texas City students and to reap the benefits of a full day program. Funding must be found to cover the expense of changing the program structure for La Marque Pre-K students to a full day program. The need to keep classroom sizes at or below 22:1 for best instructional benefits. Family and Community Involvement (Ensuring that parents are partners in their child’s education) Calendar of past events Parents meeting goals Sign-in sheets Parent Surveys Family events are well attended as proven by sign-in sheets and attendance counts. The majority of Head parents meet their family goals by the end of each school year. The campus provides ample events each year. Parents show a desire to have training in how to assist child with academics at home. Targeted parent training is needed Incentives to get parent participation is needed. Funding must be found to pay for incentives and training materials. Area of Focus Data Used Strengths Areas of Weakness Identified Needs
Title_I_Committee_Needs_Assessment_Results_and_Improvement_Plan_2018-2019.docx