Support at Hamilton - Title I information
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The following information is a jointly developed agreement that explains how family members and teachers will work together to make sure all of our students get the support they need to reach and exceed grade level standards. The families and staff at Hamilton Elementary annually discuss, review, and revise this information. Your student’s needs, progress, and achievements will be shared at fall and winter conferences. For more information about this agreement, contact your student’s teacher.
Title I School Improvement Strategies
Hamilton Elementary School is a Title I Schoolwide building that receives funding to support our students’ academic needs. We have selected these goals to help all students:
- Increased achievement in reading and math
- Implementation of Character Strong curriculum
- All staff will receive bi-monthly professional development on Catalyst Foundational Skills along with monthly coaching and feedback
- Engaging families in student learning progress on these school efforts will be reported to families through the “Hamilton Happenings” email after each trimester and at monthly PTO meetings.
School support for success (in the classroom)
Hamilton Elementary School staff will:
- Deliver Tier 1 instruction during whole group, small group learning, and independent structures.
- Use small groups to meet students’ needs from their classroom teacher or support staff.
- Utilize data to deliver and inform instruction.
- Build collaborative classrooms of learners and problem solvers.
Family supports for success (at home)
Families can do the following at home to support their student:
- Check your child’s backpack daily for learning and practice opportunities.
- Encourage regular attendance.
- Build reading routines at home with your child.
- Explore, learn and grow with your child by asking, “What are you learning at school?” Support them in their efforts to succeed.
- Share your ideas, ask questions and get involved at your child’s school events and volunteering. Consider becoming a member of the PTO or the Title I Parent Advisory Committee.
- Communicate regularly with your child’s teacher
Family resources (communication)
Our school will send out the Hamilton Happenings newsletter on Sunday evenings. It can be translated into other languages.
- Find valuable information through ParentVUE:
- Your student’s results from grade level assessments.
- Your student’s report card.
- Volunteer at your student’s school. Contact the Volunteer Service Coordinator (VSC) or go to ahschools.us/hamiltonvolunteer.
- Find parent resources or ways to help your student learn: ahschools.us/prektograde3.
- Translate the information from this brochure on ahschools.us/hamiltonsupport.
- Communicate with your student’s school in your preferred language. Visit ReachMyTeach.com or download the app.
- Contact your student’s teacher or the school office if you have questions.
More information
View the Hamilton Elementary School family engagement plan. (2025-26 school year)
View the Hamilton fall informational presentation. (2025-26 school year)
View the Hamilton Title I informational brochure. (2025-26 school year)
View the Hamilton Title I Schoolwide Plan summary. (2025-26 school year)
Events for Families
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August 26, 2025 from 4-4:30 p.m.: Title I Annual Meeting*
November 11, 2025 from 9-10 a.m.: Veteran's Day
November 13, 2025 from 5-6:30 p.m.: Stem Night
January 29, 2026 from 5-6:30 p.m.: Reading Night
April 16, 2026 from 5 -6:30 p.m.: Multicultural Night
Conferences
Fall conferences:
October 2 from 7-8 a.m. and 3:40-7:40 p.m.
October 6 from 2-8 p.m.
Winter conferences:
February 12 from 7-8 a.m., 4:10-7:40 p.m..
February 17 from 2-8 p.m.
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) meetings
All meetings from 5-6 p.m.- September 25
- October 23
- November 20
- January 22
- February 26*
- March 26
- May 21*
* Information about Title I funded activities will be shared and your input will be gathered.
Title I
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What is Title I funding?
Title I is a federally funded program that is part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The goal of this law is to help all students meet grade level expectations in reading and math as written in the Minnesota state standards. Our school has extra reading and math intervention teachers who can help the students who are performing below grade level in reading and/or math. This is done to be fair and equitable for all students.
The Anoka-Hennepin elementary schools whose families have the highest economic needs receive Title I dollars to help raise the academic achievement of all their students. We are a Title I Schoolwide school, and so we write goals each year to meet the needs of our school. These goals are written with staff, family, and student voices. The resources and money that come from Title I are used to meet those goals and support student success.
You may be able to help increase the funding that your school receives. If you believe that your family income may be within the guidelines for the program, you may view the application online, request an application from your school or from the school district's child nutrition program by calling 763-506-1240.
View the Anoka-Hennepin School District family engagement plan. (2024-24 school year).
View the full version of the Anoka-Hennepin School District family engagement plan (2024-25).
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A-H Title I schools
Title I schoolwide schools:
- Adams Elementary School
- Eisenhower Elementary School
- Champlin-Brooklyn Park Academy
- Evergreen Park STEM School of Innovation
- Hamilton Elementary School
- Hoover Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Johnsville Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts
- Madison Elementary School
- Mississippi Elementary School
- Monroe Elementary School - Mathematics, Science and Children's Engineering
- Morris Bye Elementary School
- Ramsey Elementary School
- Sand Creek Elementary School
- University Avenue Elementary School - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science
- Wilson Elementary School
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Title I schools [non-public]
Eligible private schools located within the geographic attendance boundaries of the Anoka-Hennepin School District are given the option of participating in equitable services for private school students and staff under the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Under ESEA school districts are required to provide eligible children attending private elementary and secondary schools, their teachers and their families with services or other benefits that are equitable to those provided to eligible public school children, their teachers, and their families. Services, not funding, are provided by the district to eligible students, their families, and staff at the nonpublic school sites.
Title I, Part A
These are educational services that supplement students’ education at the private school so that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. Generally, to qualify for assistance under Title I, a student must reside within the attendance area of a participating public school located in a low-income area and be failing, or at risk of failing, to meet student academic achievement standards.
- The following non-public schools within the Anoka-Hennepin attendance boundaries qualify and accept Title I funding: St. Stephen Catholic Schools and Way of the Shepherd.
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Additional information and documents for families
District parent advisory committee (district PAC)
We welcome feedback from families benefiting from Title I funded programming. If you have suggestions or questions, please contact Beth Engman at 763-506-1136.
Title I Parents Right to Know
As a parent in a Title I funded school, you have the right...
- To know the qualifications of your child's teacher.
- To know when your child has a substitute teacher for more than four weeks and the qualification of the substitute teacher.
- To expect regular communication with your school in a language and format that you can understand.
- To work with other parents and staff to jointly develop, and provide input on the Family-School Compact, Parent Involvement Plan and Family Engagement planning.
For more information or to get involved in the Title I Parent Advisory Committee at your student's school, contact the school's principal.
View the Title I Parents Right to Know document (2025-26)
View the Title I Family Engagement Plan for the Anoka-Hennepin School District (2025-26)Documents and resources
- Ways families can support their child's education
- Minnesota Department of Education reference links:
