Support at Mississippi - 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 Mississippi annually discuss, review and revise a Title I Family-School Compact - which is a jointly developed agreement.
Title I School Improvement Strategies
- Student achievement in reading.
- Student achievement in math.
- Catalyst teaching strategies to support student achievement.
- Social emotional curriculum and teaching strategies to support student engagement.
- Supporting English Learners in the mainstream classroom.
Progress on these school efforts will be reported to families at our midyear priorities update parent coffee hour and our spring Parent Advisory Council Title meeting.
In the Classroom
Teachers and staff at Mississippi develop goals to support learning through the following:
- Provide a safe, welcoming, supportive learning environment.
- Foster classroom communities where all students feel seen and connected.
- Monitor student progress and share success and concern with families.
- Foster high academic standards and behavior for all students.
- Provide academic supports and extensions.
At Home
Ideas for families to support students’ success at Mississippi Elementary:
- Support regular attendance.
- Explore, learn and grow with your child by asking them what they are learning in school. Support them in their efforts to succeed.
- Communicate regularly with your child’s teacher.
- Share your ideas, ask questions and get involved at Mississippi by attending school events, volunteering, and coming to a PTO meeting.
Communication
- Grade level expectations and student progress will be explained at fall and winter conferences.
- Results of MCA, MAP, and other grade appropriate assessments will be provided at conferences and made available by logging into My Student Information on A-H Connect.
More Information
View the Mississippi Elementary School family engagement plan. (2022-23 school year)
View the annual meeting presentation. (2022-23 school year)
View the Mississippi Title I Family-School Compact brochure. (2022-23 school year).
Events at the School
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Title I Annual Meeting
September 15, 2022
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Family Events
Math Night: November 3, 2022
Literacy Night: March 2, 2023
Otterpalooza: June 1, 2023 -
Title I Parent Advisory Committee Meeting
May 18, 2023
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Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Meetings
September 15, 2022
October 27, 2022
November 17, 2022
January 19, 2023
February 16, 2023
March 23, 2023
April 20, 2023
May 18, 2023
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. (2022-23 school year).
View the full version of the Anoka-Hennepin School District family engagement plan (2022-23).
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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
- Franklin Elementary School
- Hamilton Elementary School
- Hoover Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts
- Mississippi Elementary School
- Monroe Elementary School - Mathematics, Science and Children's Engineering
- Morris Bye Elementary School
- University Avenue Elementary School - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science
- Wilson Elementary School
Title I targeted assistance schools
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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 1 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 (2022-23).
Documents and resources
- Ways families can support their child's education
- Minnesota Department of Education reference links: