Title I
Title I Parent Advisory Committee Meeting, September 25, 2025, at 5:45 PM in the Library.
Title I, Part A:
What is Title I?
Title I is a federal education program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, which was renamed as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2001. Title I, Part A provides Utah with Federal funds each year to help higher poverty schools provide supplemental educational services to meet the needs of disadvantaged students.
Goals of Title I Part
- Helping students achieve proficiency and growth on rigorous State academic standard in Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science
- Providing a well-rounded education for all students
- Engaging parents in helping their children succeed through meaningful, high-quality, evidence-based parent, family, and community engagement activities
- Building teacher capacity through high-quality, on-going, job-embedded professional learning opportunities
- Closing achievement gaps
Parents Right to Know (ESEA Section 1112)
As a parent of a student at a Title I school in the Tooele School District, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child, the services being provided by paraprofessionals, and academic achievement and progress information. Federal law requires the school district to provide you with this information in a timely manner if you request it. Specifically, you have the right to request the following information:
- Whether the student’s teacher—
- has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
- is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived; and
- is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher.
- Whether the child is provided with services by paraprofessionals and, if so, his or her qualifications.
- Information on the level of achievement and academic growth of the student, if applicable and available, on each of the State academic assessments.
- Timely notice that the student has been assigned, or has been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who does not meet applicable State certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.
Parent and Family Engagement Policy
Northlake Elementary
Parent & Family Engagement Policy 2025-2026
All schools receiving Title I funds are required under section 1116 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to develop a written Parent and Family Engagement Policy. This policy, developed jointly with parents, describes how the school will carry out meaningful parent and family engagement.
GENERAL
Parents and family members are engaged in the development of the school parent and family engagement policy. At Northlake Elementary, we engage our stakeholders by reviewing data, setting school goals, and looking at school-wide needs during School Community Council meetings (SCC), PTA meetings, and Guiding Coalition meetings.
POLICY INVOLVEMENT
Annual Meeting: An annual meeting is held each year in the fall. At this meeting, information is shared with stakeholders that consists of an explanation of Title I, how funds are allocated, student performance in literacy and math, intervention and enrichment opportunities for students, and ways that stakeholders communicate with the school.
Flexible Meetings: We offer flexible meeting times for parents and families to participate in decisions regarding their child.
Involve Parents: We collect data from an annual survey, meetings with SCC, and PTA. Once data is collected we review the data and assess needs. We use this information to create a plan with our SCC on how to involve parents. Ways for parents to be involved include but are not limited to,
● Volunteer in classroom or on field trips
● Join PTA and participate in activities.
● Attend community council meetings.
● Attend scheduled family nights.
● Attend math and literacy nights.
● Complete annual stakeholder survey. (Suggestions are used for school improvement.)
● Attend Parent Teacher Conferences
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY - HIGH STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
The Northlake Parent Family Compact is a document that clarifies what families and schools can do to help children reach high academic standards. This compact serves as a reminder of everybody’s responsibility in supporting student success in learning. This compact is a contract between teachers, students, principal, and parents.
BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INVOLVEMENT
To improve academic achievement and to ensure effective engagement of parents to support a partnership with the school, Northlake Elementary School will:
1. Share with stakeholders state and local assessment information and ways parents can monitor their students’ academic success. At Northlake Elementary, we will share this information at a minimum of 4 times per year via grading progress reports, parent-teacher conferences, and community activities. We also provide access to grades through Skyward.
2. Provide opportunity for parents to come to the school and engage with students in meaningful academic and social experiences. At Northlake Elementary, we do this by providing community and school-wide activities. Some examples are Literacy Knight, Math Knight, Science Club, Science Fair, Cultural Night, Choir Performances, and other activities.
3. Coordinate parent engagement programs and activities with other Federal, State, and local programs that encourage and support parents in participating in the education of their children.
Communication
It is the intent that our communication be frequent, timely, and written in an understandable and uniform format. If there is a need for clarification, interpretation, or additional support, contact the office (435-833-1940) for assistance.
School to Parent:
o Yearly calendar (magnet)
o ParentSquare
o School webpage
o Facebook page
o Phone calls home for school-
wide events
o Parent-teacher conferences
o Progress reports
o Phone call from teacher or
school staff
• Parent to school:
o ParentSquare
o Email
o Phone calls
o Notes to teachers
o Scheduled visits
o Parent-teacher conferences
o Sign and return the requested forms
ACCESSIBILITY
To the extent practicable, Northlake Elementary School will ensure that information for parents and family members (including parents and family members who have limited English proficiency, parents and family members with disabilities, and parents and family members of migratory children) in a language that they can understand. This includes grading progress reports and essential school information.
Community Resources
Northlake Elementary is part of a community effort to strengthen home and families through:
● Communities that Care parent training
● Health Department screenings
● Valley Behavioral Health
● Tooele City
● Families First
● Systems of Care
● Juvenile Justice Service
**This document was created in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders and was reviewed and approved by the Title 1 Parent Committee on September 25, 2025
Semester Plan
2025-2026 Semester Plan Template
Principal: Stephanie Lindsay
Team Members: Matt Mecham, Linda Sehlmeier, Sheila Unsworth, Vivian Rose, Emily McRae, Bryanna Johnson
Campus Priority 1:
Annual Goal: By May 21, 2026, 100% of PreK-6th grade will have effective routines for reviewing common grade-level data and how to address the students' needs with specific steps that will be implemented and reported through PLC agendas.
Semester Goal: By December 4, 2025, 100% of PreK-6th grade will have established routines for reviewing common grade-level data and how to address the students' needs with specific steps that will be implemented and reported through PLC agendas.
Objective: Teachers will use PLC Agendas to guide and document the grade-level process of analyzing common data and implementing instruction in the classrooms to address student needs.
Prioritized Key Components: PLC Agendas, Student Data
TCSD Strategic Model Area(s) and AHLP: Teachers, Leaders, Support Staff: Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
Metrics: Weekly PLC Agendas, Acadience Reading and Math Benchmarks and Progress Monitoring, RISE Interim Assessments, CFAs, other student data
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Specific Actions
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Person Responsible |
Resources |
Timeline for Implementation |
Evidence of Successful Completion (what a successful outcome looks like… “how you will know” you’ve accomplished this component). |
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Create a shared evidence documentation sheet to be used by the Priority 1 team as evidence of each action item. |
Linda Sehlmeier |
Previously created action item evidence sheet
Fall 25 semester plan action items and dates. |
September 4, 2025 |
The evidence documentation sheet will be completed with the hyperlink posted here.
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Action A: Create a draft of the PLC agenda with added spaces for data analysis and what we will do next, as well as previously discussed followups for interventions, preventions, and enrichments. |
Linda Sehlmeier |
Current NLES PLC agenda |
September 4, 2025 |
The draft will be in the hands of Semester plan Team 1 and documented as done (Action A) on the evidence documentation checklist. |
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Action B: Review the plan and draft of the PLC agenda with the Priority 1 team members |
Linda Sehlmeier |
PLC agenda draft |
September 4, 2025
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The discussion of the Team 1 plan and PLC draft will be shown as completed (Action B )on the evidence documentation checklist.
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Action C: Team 1 members will review the PLC draft with their grade-level team members and ask for reflections and suggestions. |
Team 1 Grade level reps |
PLC agenda draft |
October 9, 2025 |
The discussion in grade-level PLCs completion (Action C) will be shown on the evidence documentation checklist. |
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Action D: Team 1 grade-level reps will report back to the Team 1 Semester plan the feedback on the draft of the PLC agenda to the Semester plan team. |
Team 1 Grade level reps |
PLC agenda draft |
October 9, 2025 |
The completion of reporting back grade-level feedback on the draft of the PLC agenda to the members of Team 1 (Action D) will be shown on the evidence documentation checklist.
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Action E: The final copy of the PLC agenda will be created and distributed to the Semester Plan Team 1. |
Linda Sehlmeier |
PLC final agenda |
November 6, 2025 |
The final copy of the PLC agenda will be in the hands of Team 1 and shown as completed (Action E) on the evidence documentation checklist.
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Action F: All grade levels (PK-6) will have used their PLC agenda during the month of November using all newly created spaces of data analysis and what we will do next, as well as previously discussed followups for interventions, preventions, and enrichments. |
Team 1 Grade level reps |
PLC final agenda |
December 4, 2025 |
Completed grade-level PLC agendas will be given to the office as well as shown as completed (Action F) on evidence documentation checklist. |
Check-in: Sept 4, 2025
Check-in: Oct 9, 2025
Check-in: Nov 6, 2025
End of Semester Review: Dec 4, 2025
Campus Priority 2
Annual Goal: By May 21, 2026, NLES will reduce the number of students who are chronically absent or on the verge as measured by the attendance dashboard by 10% as compared to SY 2024-2025 by focusing on students and parents, through a focus on parent contact and positive reinforcement with students.
Semester Goal: By December 4, 2025, NLES will reduce the number of students who are chronically absent or on the verge as measured by the attendance dashboard by 10% as compared to SY 2024-2025 by having 90% of teachers with documentation identifying students who are chronically absent or on the verge and will show that they have been making parent contact after every 3 absences.
Objective: Teachers will contact parents of students who are chronically absent or on the verge after every 3 absences. Attendance of chronically absent and on the verge students will be reinforced at the classroom level and with supports from the attendance aide.
Prioritized Key Components: Attendance Data and Tracking, Parent Contact, Attendance Interventions,
TCSD Strategic Model Area(s) and AHLP: Teachers, Leaders, Support Staff: Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
Metrics: Attendance Data, Parent Contact Data via Educator’s Handbook
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Specific Actions
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Person Responsible |
Resources |
Timeline for Implementation |
Evidence of Successful Completion (what a successful outcome looks like… “how you will know” you’ve accomplished this component). |
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2a. Teachers will be retrained on how to enter “Chronic Attendance” contacts in Educator’s Handbook. |
Stephanie Lindsay |
Educator’s Handbook |
September 4, 2025 |
Training will have been provided to teachers on how to document parent contact in Educator’s Handbook, and completion will be shown on the Evidence Sheet |
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2b. K-6 teachers will monitor student attendance and make parent contact after 3 absences, documenting contact in Educator’s Handbook |
Sheila Unsworth |
Skyward, Educator’s Handbook, ParentSquare, Email |
Continuous |
Parent contact will have been made by teachers for student absences and documented in Educator’s Handbook, and completion of check-ins will be shown on 2e of the Evidence Sheet |
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2c. Identify a report for teachers to monitor student absences. |
Susan McDonald |
Skyward |
September 22, 2025 |
A report will have been determined, and completion will be shown on the Evidence Sheet |
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2d. The attendance aide will print the reports weekly and pass them out to teachers. |
Susan McDonald |
Skyward |
Weekly beginning September 22, 2025 |
Attendance reports will have been delivered to teachers weekly and documented on the Evidence Sheet |
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2e. Prior to each check-in date, the counselor will check the status of contacts made and provide an update to administration. |
Sheila Unsworth |
Skyward, Educator’s Handbook |
Wednesday prior to each Check-in Date |
Administration will have a status update prior to each check-in date, and completion will be documented on the Evidence Sheet |
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2f. Attendance aide will identify students who were chronically absent in SY24-25 and implement positive strategies with those students. |
Susan McDonald |
Skyward, Positive Behavior Plan/Budget |
October 6, 2025 |
Interventions will be in place for students who were or are showing signs of chronic absenteeism, and completion will be documented on the Evidence Sheet |
Check-in: Sept 4, 2025
Check-in: Oct 9, 2025
Check-in: Nov 6, 2025
End of Semester Review: Dec 4, 2025
Campus Priority 3A (K-3 Math):
Annual Goal: By May 21, 2026, NLES will increase the percentage of K-3 students with typical or above growth on Acadience Math by 5% from 57.5% at EOY 2024-2025 to 62.5% at EOY 2025-2026 by continuing the implementation of the math intervention plans that were created for the 2024-2025 school year.
Semester Goal: By Jan 9, 2026, NLES will increase the percentage of K-3 students with typical or above growth on Acadience Math by 5% from 57.5% at EOY 2024-2025 to 62.5% at MOY 2025-2026 by continuing the implementation of the math intervention plans that were created for the 2024-2025 school year.
Objective: Teachers will implement math interventions by assessing, reviewing data, grouping students, implementing the intervention, and reviewing to increase students' proficiency and gain growth in math skills.
Prioritized Key Components: Acadience Math Data, Grade Level Math Intervention Plans from 2024-2025, math intervention curriculum
TCSD Strategic Model Area(s) and AHLP: Teachers, Leaders, Support Staff: Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
Metrics: Acadience Math Assessments and Progress Monitoring, Math Intervention Data
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Specific Actions
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Person Responsible |
Resources |
Timeline for Implementation |
Evidence of Successful Completion (what a successful outcome looks like… “how you will know” you’ve accomplished this component). |
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Administer Acadience Math Benchmark testing for K-3 |
Emily McRae (Mariah Swenson) |
Acadience Math |
Aug 25-Sept 19 Jan 5-30 Apr 20-May 15 |
Benchmark testing will be complete. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet. |
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Evaluate the use of Acadience Math progress monitoring and determine use in each grade.
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Emily McRae |
Acadience Math Progress Monitoring |
September 11, 2025 |
A decision will be made on if and how Acadience Math Progress Monitoring can and will be used in each grade. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet. |
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K-3 implement math interventions |
Emily McRae |
Grade-level math intervention plans created in 2024-2025 |
Beginning Sept 15 |
Students are receiving appropriate math interventions. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet. |
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Grade level teams will review Acadience Math Benchmark assessments and establish appropriate instruction and intervention for students based on the data. |
Emily McRae |
Acadience Math, PLC Agenda |
NLT Sept 19, 2025 |
Teachers will have an understanding of students' proficiency and growth on the RISE Winter Interim assessment and have plans to assist students not making appropriate growth. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet |
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Teachers will be trained on how to access and interpret Acadience Math reports |
Emily McRae |
Acadience Math Portal |
September 24, 2025 |
Teachers will know how to access and interpret Acadience Math reports. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet |
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Teachers will monitor student proficiency and growth on assessments during the year and review as a grade-level team. Teachers will regroup for math interventions based on data. Review of data and regrouping recorded on PLC Agenda or turned in with the PLC Agenda |
Emily McRae |
Curriculum assessments, CFAs, PLC Agenda |
continuous |
Students are receiving appropriate math interventions. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet prior to each Check-in |
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Teachers implement Daily Spiral Review, with a focus on areas of concern |
Emily McRae |
Math curriculum |
continuous |
Daily Spiral Review occurs in every K-3rd classroom. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet prior to each Check-in |
Check-in: Sept 4, 2025
Check-in: Oct 9, 2025
Check-in: Nov 6, 2025
End of Semester Review: Dec 4, 2025
Check-in: Jan 22, 2026
Campus Priority 3B (4th-6th Math):
Annual Goal: By May 21, 2026, NLES will increase the percentage of students increasing their cut score at the determined rates by grade level on math RISE testing from SY 2024-2025 to SY 2025-2026 by 11% from 24% to 35% by continuing the implementation of the math intervention plans that were created for the 25-26 school year.
Semester Goal: By December 4, 2025, 100% of grade levels 4-6 will implement math interventions previously developed for implementation in Fall of 2025, with grade level teams assessing, reviewing data, grouping students, and applying interventions 3 times weekly.
Objective: Teachers will implement math interventions by assessing, reviewing data, grouping students, implementing the intervention, and reviewing to increase students' proficiency and gain growth in math skills.
Prioritized Key Components: RISE Data, Grade Level Math Intervention Plans from 2024-2025, math intervention curriculum
TCSD Strategic Model Area(s) and AHLP: Teachers, Leaders, Support Staff: Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
Metrics: RISE Interim and Summative Assessments, Math Intervention Data
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Specific Actions
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Person Responsible |
Resources |
Timeline for Implementation |
Evidence of Successful Completion (what a successful outcome looks like… “how you will know” you’ve accomplished this component). |
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Administer the RISE Math Interim Fall and Winter tests for 4-6 |
Rachel Andrews |
RISE Portal |
August 25-29, 2025 January 5-9, 2026 |
All classes have completed RISE Interim tests during the testing window and completion is noted on the Evidence Sheet |
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Teachers review RISE cut score growth on present and past students and establish plans to reach the cut score growth goal for 2025-2026 |
Vivian Rose |
RISE Cut Score Sheet provided by Stephanie Lindsay |
Sept 24, 2025 |
Teachers will report on their findings and plans on their PLC Agendas and completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet |
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Teachers meet with students to discuss growth goals for RISE testing at EOY |
Vivian Rose |
RISE Cut Score Sheet provided by Stephanie Lindsay |
NLT Dec 4, 2025 |
Students will know their personal goal for RISE math testing and completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet |
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Following RISE Winter Interim grade levels review growth of students in their grade and establish appropriate instruction and intervention for students based on the data.
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Vivian Rose |
RISE Portal, PLC Agenda |
January 12-16, 2026 |
Teachers will have an understanding of students' proficiency and growth on the RISE Winter Interim assessment and have plans to assist students not making appropriate growth. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet |
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4-6 implement math interventions |
Vivian Rose |
Grade-level math intervention plans created in 2024-2025 |
Beginning Sept 15 |
Students are receiving appropriate math interventions. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet. |
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Teachers will monitor student proficiency and growth on assessments during the year and review as a grade-level team. Teachers will regroup for math interventions based on data. Review of data and regrouping recorded on PLC Agenda or turned in with the PLC Agenda |
Vivian Rose |
Curriculum assessments, CFAs, PLC Agenda |
continuous |
Students are receiving appropriate math interventions. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet prior to each Check-in |
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Teachers implement Daily Spiral Review, with a focus on areas of concern |
Vivian Rose |
Math curriculum |
continuous |
Daily Spiral Review occurs in every 4th-6th classroom. Completion will be marked on the Evidence Sheet prior to each Check-in |
Check-in: Sept 4, 2025
Check-in: Oct 9, 2025
Check-in: Nov 6, 2025
End of Semester Review: Dec 4, 2025
Check-in: Jan 22, 2026
School-Parent/Family Compact
School-Parent Compact
Student Agreement
It is important that I work to the best of my ability.
Therefore, I will do the following:
- Attend school regularly and be on time.
- Follow instructions the first time.
- Obey the classroom rules and the school expectations (Be Safe, Respectful, Responsible, and Ready)
- Ask for help from my teacher/family if I am having trouble with my work.
- Read for at least 20 minutes each day and turn in my reading log.
- Do my schoolwork/homework and turn it in on time.
- Give my parents all the notices and information from school.
Teacher Agreement
It is important that students achieve. Therefore, I will do the following:
- Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment.
- Provide information about student progress.
- Keep a safe and inviting learning environment.
- Build a relationship with every student and family in my class.
- Make sure every student gets the help he/she needs.
- Provide high quality curriculum that enables all students to achieve challenging standards.
- Holding high expectations for all students and having the belief that all students can learn
Parent Agreement
I want my child to achieve. Therefore, I will do the following:
- Ensure that my child is at school on time each day.
- Speak with my child about behavior expectations at school.
- Assist my child in completing homework by establishing routines at home.
- Communicate with my child, my child’s teacher and the school regularly so that I know the best ways to support my child and the school.
- Attend all scheduled conferences.
- Support the school and staff in maintaining safety and discipline.
Principal Agreement
I value the success of students. Therefore, I will do the following:
- Ensure that educational services are provided by highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals.
- Provide a safe climate for students to thrive at Northlake.
- Involve parents in the development of goals and expectations through PTA and Community Council.
- Share assessment and evaluation data with parents and/or the public.
- Provide meaningful and ongoing professional development to teachers.
- Provide opportunities for parents to volunteer, observe, and participate in decision making.
Purpose: The School-Parent Compact is a document that clarifies what families and schools can do to help children reach high academic standards. This compact serves as a reminder of everybody’s responsibility in supporting student success in learning. This compact is a contract between teachers, students, principal, and parents.
This compact was reviewed and approved by the Title 1 Parent Committee on September 25, 2025.
