Support at Hamilton - Title I information
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Title I school teams meet with families each year to determine the best ways to work together to make sure all students get the individual support they need to reach and exceed grade level standards. The families and staff at Hamilton Elementary will annually discuss, review and revise the following Title I Schoolwide efforts.
Title I School Improvement Strategies
Hamilton Elementary is committed to providing an atmosphere of learning for all students. We will focus on the following this year:
- Increased achievement in reading and math
- All staff will receive bi-monthly professional development on Catalyst Foundational Skills along with monthly coaching and feedback
- Implementation of Character Strong curriculum
- Engaging families in student learning
Progress on these school efforts will be reported to families through email after each trimester.
In the Classroom
We will be:
- Delivering Tier 1 instruction during whole group, small group learning, and independent structures
- Providing small group instruction that meets students’ needs by their classroom teacher or support staff
- Utilizing data to drive and inform instruction
- Applying strategies to engage students in their learning
- Building collaborative classrooms of learners and problem solvers
At Home
Families can do the following at home to support your 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
Communication
Our school is committed to keeping families informed.
- Grade level expectations and student progress will be explained at fall and winter conferences
- Teachers can also provide information about your student’s learning habits
- Results of MCA, NWEA MAP, and other grade appropriate assessments will be provided at conferences and made available on in the My Student Test Results app on A-H Connect
Find the following information by visiting our school website:
- Volunteer opportunities
- Details about the family events that will be happening at our school
More Information
View the Hamilton Elementary School family engagement plan. (2023-24 school year)
View the annual meeting presentation. (2023-24 school year)
View the Hamilton Title I Family-School Compact brochure. (2023-24 school year)
Events for Families
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Title I Annual Meeting - August 29, 2023 *
Pastries for Parents - September 26, 2023
Veteran’s Day - November 10, 2023
Math & Science Night - November 14, 2023
Reading Night - January 25, 2024
Fine Arts Night - May 23, 2024
Conferences
Fall - October 2, 5, 10
Winter - February 15, 20, 22
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meetings
September 21, 2023 *
October 26, 2023
November 16, 2023 *
January 18, 2024
February 15, 2024 *
March 21, 2024
April 18, 2024 *
May 16, 2023* 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 elementary schools which have over 40% of their students who get free and reduced priced meals receive Title I dollars to help all the students in the school. 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. (2023-24 school year).
View the full version of the Anoka-Hennepin School District family engagement plan (2023-24).
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A-H Title I schools
Title I schoolwide schools:
- Adams Elementary School
- Eisenhower Elementary School
- Evergreen Park World Cultures Community School
- 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. Anoka-Hennepin currently provides services to two nonpublic schools.
Anoka-Hennepin provides services in three areas under ESEA:
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: Epiphany and St. Stephen's Catholic Schools.
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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 (2023-24).
Documents and resources
- Ways families can support their child's education
- Minnesota Department of Education reference links:
