Warden School District

Title I, Part A

• Title I, Part A is a section of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which provides financial assistance to states and school districts to meet the needs of educationally at-risk students. The goal of Title I is to provide extra instructional services and activities which support students identified as failing or most at risk of failing the state’s challenging performance standards in mathematics, reading and writing. 
• In the Elementary and Middle Schools we have what are called Schoolwide Programs because so many of our students qualify for additional assistance. The educational risk factors that allow us to become Schoolwides are based on free and reduced lunch counts and census data. The Schoolwides allow us to combine funds with other programs to serve more students.  Using the funds in this way allows for smaller class sizes or special instructional spaces, additional teachers and instructional assistants, opportunities for professional development for school staff, and additional teaching materials which supplement a student’s regular instruction.
• Title I pays for most of the professional development that teachers and instructional staff receive each year.  Title I allows us to have Kinder Camp and fund a parenting class called “Get Ready” for Kindergarten.  Mandatory tutoring services are paid for by the Title I program since we are in program improvement.
• Title I - Parent Involvement Policy #4130 - English (Click here for pdf download)

• Title I - Parent Involvement Policy #4130 - Spanish (Click here for pdf download)

Title I, Part C 
Title I, Part C is also a section of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is what we refer to as the Migrant Education Program (MEP).  The goal of the Migrant Program is to ensure that all migrant students complete the challenging state academic standards AND graduate with a high school diploma that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment. 

Children are eligible to receive MEP services if they meet the definition of “migratory child”, and if the basis for their eligibility is properly recorded on a certificate of eligibility (COE). The term “migratory child” is defined as: The child is younger than 22 and has not graduated from high school or does not hold a high school equivalency certificate; the child is a migrant agricultural worker or a migrant fisher, or has a parent, spouse, or guardian, who is a migrant agricultural worker or a migrant fisher; the child has moved within the preceding 36 months in order to obtain (or seek), or accompany, or join a parent, spouse, or guardian to obtain employment in qualifying agricultural or fishing work; such employment is a principal means of livelihood and the child has moved from one school district to another or from one state or country to another.  Their education has been interrupted.

School districts can provide supplemental instructional, support services, free breakfast and lunch program and health service, to enable students to participate effectively in school. Our migrant program includes Maria Soledad Martinez, recruiter and records clerk, Rosemely Muñoz, student advocate and paraeducators. Michele Cram is the program facilitator. 

McKinney-Vento Title X, (Homeless)
The purpose of this grant is to provide funds/services for children and youth who are experiencing homelessness.  The McKinney-Vento Act states that children and youth who lack “a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” will be considered homeless.  Children who are living with relatives or who are “doubled up” are also considered homeless.  It is the responsibility of the school district to designate a liaison for these children, (Jill Massa).  The Act requires liaisons to ensure that “homeless children and youth are identified by school personnel and through coordination with other entities and agencies.”  The purpose of the identification is to offer appropriate services to the family, child, or youth.  Coordination with schools and community agencies is an essential identification strategy, as are professional development, awareness and training activities within the school buildings, school districts, and the community.

The District has received this competitive grant award to support homeless students in their efforts to succeed in school and to meet academic achievement standards.  These funds can be used to provide tutoring, transportation, and linkages to community agencies.  In addition, these funds can be used to purchase school supplies, texts, backpacks, P.E. uniforms, shoes, eyeglasses, hearing aids, etc.  Prior to receiving these funds, counselors, teachers and other staff scrambled to find funds through donations, foundation dollars, or from their own pockets.  There are approximately 7% of Warden School District students who are considered homeless. 

Information is also available at OSPI.

Local Liaison

• Jill Massa
• Phone: 509-349-1825 
• Email: jmassa@warden.wednet.edu
• Warden School District
• 101 W. Beck Way
• Warden, WA 98857  

      
Citizen Complaint Procedures
Citizen Complaint Against a School District or Other School Service Provider

Here is an overview of the citizen complaint process described fully in Chapter 392-168 WAC, Special Service Programs—Citizen Complaint Procedure for Certain Categorical Federal Programs.

     • Find this WAC online: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=392-168.

A citizen complaint is a written statement that alleges a violation of a federal rule, law or regulation or state regulation that applies to a federal program.

     • Anyone can file a citizen complaint.
     • There is no special form.
     • There is no need to know the law that governs a federal program to file a complaint.

For Citizen Complaint Procedures - click here

* Copies of the Citizen Complaint Procedure are available free of charge in all school offices *

Procedimientos de Denuncia Ciudadana
Denuncias contra distritos escolares y otros proveedores de servicios escolares

A continuación se ofrece un panorama general del procedimiento de denuncias que se describe en forma completa en el Capítulo 392-168 del Código Administrativo del Estado de Washington (“WAC”, por su sigla en inglés), titulado “Programas de servicios especiales - Procedimiento para las denuncias respecto de ciertos programas federales categóricos”.

     • El código está publicado en Internet en el sitio: 
       http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=392-168.

Las denuncias son declaraciones por escrito en las que se alega una supuesta violación de una ley o reglamentación federal o estatal aplicable a un programa federal.

     • Cualquier persona puede presentar una denuncia
     • Para hacerlo no se necesita un formulario especial.
     • Para presentar una denuncia no es necesario saber qué ley regula un programa federal.

Para documento de procedimiento de quejas - presione aqui

* Las formas para el procedimiento de quejas están disponibles gratuitas en todas las oficinas de la escuela

MEASUREMENTS OF STUDENT PROGRESS (MSP) 

• The MSP is given to students in grades 3-8 to measure student progress. This test is usually taken during the last month of school. In 2010, our Middle School students took the MSP online.  All students take reading and mathematics tests.  Grades 4 and 7 take a writing test.  A science test is given to 5th and 8th grade students.

High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE)

• This test measures the proficiency of students in high school and serves as the state’s exit exam. Students must pass this assessment or a state-approved alternative in reading and writing in order to be eligible to graduate. The HSPE is given on three dates in March and April.  Sophomores participate in the HSPE.

End-of-Course Assessments (EOC) 

• End-of-course assessments for high school Mathematics are to be implemented statewide by the 2010-11 school year and replacing the Mathematics portion of the HSPE. End-of-course assessments for high school Science are to be implemented statewide by spring 2012 and replacing the Science portion of the HSPE.  Algebra and Geometry EOC assessments will take place in May 2011.

Washington Alternate Assessment System (WAAS)

• The WAAS provides multiple ways for students with an Individual Education Program (IEP) to participate in the state testing system.

Second Grade Fluency and Accuracy Assessment

• Every student is assessed at the beginning of second grade using a grade-level equivalent oral reading passage. In Warden, our second grade students take the DIBELS. 

World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)

• The WIDA annually assesses the growth of the state’s English language learners. Students in grades K-12 are tested in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Classroom-Based Assessments (CBAs) and Classroom-Based Performance Assessments (CBPAs)

• The state supports the development of classroom-based assessments that are based on the state’s learning standards and help guide day-to-day instruction. State curriculum specialists create tasks and questions that model good assessments and provide them to local school districts.

MAP (Measurement of Academic Progress)

• In addition to the state mandated tests, our second through twelfth grade students participate in MAP (measurement of academic progress) testing.  We use the NWEA test for MAP testing.  NWEA adapts to the child in real-time as the test progresses for a detailed picture of student progress.  

Public Notification - Highly Capable Nominations 
 

• Warden School District is committed to identifying and providing for the unique educational needs of all of our students, best preparing them for college and career readiness.  In an individualized educational program, the needs of all children are provided for according to their specific abilities, aptitudes, and their levels of performance. Children who have outstanding abilities are capable of exceptional performance, and therefore, should be provided opportunities that meet their needs.  The most highly capable students require an intensified, accelerated, and/or varied curriculum, as well as an opportunity to share interests and experiences with other students with like abilities.

• Warden School District is soliciting nominations from the community of students that are believed to have a high capacity to learn quickly, deeply, and/or broadly, so that we can better provide an individualized educational service to each of our students.  Students nominated through this process will be considered for services to meet their needs based upon screening and assessment with the permission of their parent/guardian.
• Definition of highly capable students means those students who:
• Perform or show potential for performing at significantly advanced academic levels when compared with others of their age, experiences, or environments.

Learning characteristics include:

(1) Capacity to learn with unusual depth of understanding, to retain what has been learned, and to transfer learning to new situations;

(2) Capacity and willingness to deal with increasing levels of abstraction and complexity earlier than their chronological peers;

(3) Creative ability to make unusual connections among ideas and concepts;

(4) Ability to learn quickly in their area(s) of intellectual strength; and

(5) Capacity for intense concentration and/or focus.

(WAC 392-170-035, WAC 392-170-036)

Forms to make such nominations can be obtained here: English Form or Spanish Form, and in the school office.  Nominations should be returned to the school office.

Notificación Pública – Nominaciones de Alta Capacidad

• El Distrito Escolar de Warden se compromete a identificar y proveer a las necesidades educativas únicas de todos los estudiantes, prepararlos mejor para la preparación universitaria y profesional. En un programa educativo individualizado, se proporcionan las necesidades de todos los niños de acuerdo a sus habilidades específicas, aptitudes y sus niveles de rendimiento. Los niños que tienen capacidades excepcionales son capaces de un rendimiento excepcional, y por lo tanto, se deben proporcionar oportunidades que satisfacen sus necesidades. Los más altamente capaz estudiantes requieren un intensificado, acelerado, y / o currículo variado, así como la oportunidad de compartir intereses y experiencias con otros estudiantes con habilidades similares.
• El Distrito Escolar de Warden está solicitando nominaciones de la comunidad de los estudiantes que se cree que tienen una alta capacidad de aprender rápidamente, profundamente, y / o en términos generales, para que podamos ofrecer un servicio educativo individualizado para cada uno de nuestros estudiantes. Los estudiantes nominados a través de este proceso serán considerados para los servicios para satisfacer sus necesidades basándose en el examen y evaluación con el permiso de sus padres / tutores.
• Definición de estudiantes de alta capacidad significan aquellos estudiantes que:
• Se desempeñan o muestran el potencial para desempeñarse a niveles académicos significativamente avanzados en comparación con otros de su edad, experiencias o entornos.

Las características de aprendizaje incluyen:
(1) Capacidad de aprender con profundidad de entendimiento, para retener lo que han aprendido, y transferir el aprendizaje a las nuevas situaciones;

(2) la capacidad y voluntad de poder trabajar con el aumento de  niveles de abstracción y complejidad antes que sus compañeros cronológicos;

(3) La capacidad creativa para hacer conexiones inusuales entre ideas y conceptos;

(4) Capacidad para aprender de forma rápida en su área(s) de la fuerza intelectual; y

(5) Capacidad de concentración y / o el enfoque intenso.

(WAC 392-170-035, WAC 392-170-036)

Los formularios para hacer las nominaciones para el proceso de designación se pueden obtener en el sitio web del Distrito Escolar de Warden:  www.warden.wednet.edu, y en la oficina de la escuela. Nominaciones deben ser devueltas a la oficina de la escuela.

Developmental Testing

• The Warden School district provides Free Developmental Screenings for children, ages birth through 21, who have suspected development delays. If you have concerns about your child's development, please call Melissa Lopez at 349-2311 ext. 1583 to schedule an appointment

Pruebas de desarrollo

• Proyección Gratuita del Desarrollo: El Distrito Escolar de Warden ofrece exámenes de desarrollo para niños, desde el nacimiento a través de 21 años, que han sospechado retrasos de desarrollo. Si usted tiene preocupaciones acerca del desarrollo de su hijo, por favor de llamar a Melissa Lopez al (509) 349-2311 ext.1583 para hacer una cita.