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| Highly Qualified Teachers
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| According to the U. S. Department of Education, a highly qualified
teacher, is fully certified, has a bachelor’s degree
and has completed a content area major OR has passed a content
area test in the subject he/she is assigned to teach. In Pennsylvania,
a fully certified teacher must have a bachelor’s degree,
a content area major AND have passed a content area test. In
addition,
fully certified teachers in Pennsylvania have completed pedagogical
course work in education, including student teaching. Every
teacher
in Baldwin-Whitehall meets the No Child Left Behind standards
for Highly Qualified Teachers. |
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Consolidated Program Review Document (pdf)
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| The Baldwin-Whitehall School District participated
in a mandatory review of the Title I, Title II,
Title III and Title V Federal Programs. The monitor
conducted interviews of administrators and teachers
as well as reviewed an abundance of documentation
and supportive data. The Program Document outlines
the area of focus for the review as well as the
monitor’s comments about each program. |
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| *E.S.E.A.
- TITLE I Informational Pamphlet (pdf)
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| The E.S.E.A. Title I Program is a federally funded
project developed to meet the academic needs of
students. E.S.E.A. stands for the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act that was passed in 1965.
The No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law by
President George H.W. Bush on January 8, 2002, reauthorized
E.S.E.A. Title I. The No Child Left Behind Act is
designed to promote educational excellence for all
students. The goal is for all students to achieve
proficiency of the academic standards. |
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| Title I Parent Involvement
Policy |
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| *Title
I Parent Resource Order Form (pdf)
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| The Title I State Parent Resource Center at Midwestern
Intermediate Unit IV maintains a collection of parent
resource materials that provide concise and up-to-date
information on topics that impact children, teenagers,
and their families. |
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| *Title
I Parent Survey (pdf)
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| To allow for student and parent involvement in
the assessment process, we invite you to let us
know how well we are helping your child. |
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| *Policy
917 Parent/Family Involvement (pdf)
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| The Board is committed to the education of students
who are well prepared for work, further education
and training, and family and civic responsibilities.
The staff and parents/guardians share a mutual responsibility
for improving student achievement. The involvement
of parents/guardians in the schools promotes higher
grades and test scores, better attendance and more
completed homework. To have long lasting gains for
students, parental/family involvement activities
must be well-planned, inclusive and comprehensive. |
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| *Policy
918 Title I Parental Involvement (pdf)
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| The Board recognizes that parent al involvement
contributes to the achievement of academic standards
by students participating in Title I programs. The
Board views the education of students as a cooperative
effort among the school, parents/guardians and community. |
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| *School-Parent
Compact (pdf) |
The Baldwin-Whitehall School District, and the
parents of the students participating in activities,
services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA) (participating children), agree that this
compact outlines how the parents, the entire school
staff, and the students will share the responsibility
for improved student academic achievement and the
means by which the school and parents will build
and develop a partnership that will help children
achieve the State’s high standards. |
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