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Wisconsin Title I Association Committees Title I Innovative Project Grant Committee Click to learn more about the Innovative Project Grant Award Wisconsin Title I Association School Grants 2009-2010
Arcadia Elementary School
Contacts: Liz Ziegler (608) 323-7500 zieglerl@arcadia.k12.wi.us Mary Frisch (608) 323-7500 frischm@arcadia.k12.wi.us
Project Abstract: Descript in a few paragraphs the intent of the project. Include information on how the project will enhance your current Title I program; how many students will be involved; and how it will impact Title I students and parents.
The intent of this project is to provide parents with reading strategies that will maximize quality of parent involvement in reading. We desire to build off what we are currently doing to enhance year long involvement. Our goals for this project are: to increase parental skills in reinforcing reading strategies; to expand the program from its current form of a single evening Family Reading Night to one that will support parent involvement throughout the year; and to build parent/child bonds through the love of reading. The number of parents and students involved will be based on past years’ participation in Family Reading Night. We hope to serve at least 82 parents and their Title I students.
Lac du Flambeau
Contacts: Colleen Konicek (715) 588-3838 colleen@ldf.k12.wi.us
Project Abstract: Descript in a few paragraphs the intent of the project. Include information on how the project will enhance your current Title I program; how many students will be involved; and how it will impact Title I students and parents.
The Title I Program and our school’s Reading Specialist have developed a partnership with the Family, Careers and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) student organization. Through a year long pilot effort, FCCLA members led reading related activities and developed their skills working with children. Most of the FCCLA students involved were Title I students while in the primary grades and are now “graduates” from the Title I Program.
Our goal this year was to develop and carry out a Pilot Financial Literacy Project in the school. There is a need for financial instruction as there is a high poverty rate in the community. Lac du Flambeau Public School’s free and reduced lunch rate is 88%. One of the school board members commented that a program such as this is greatly needed in our community. As a result of the need, this pilot financial program was developed. There were letters and information sent home with each student at the Lac du Flambeau Public School explaining this project and when it will occur. Parent participation was encouraged with this Pilot Financial Literacy Project.
Our plan for this year included having FCCLA student members attend the FCCLA Fall Team Training and participate in the Financial Fitness session. At the FCCLA training the students gained an understanding of how to use literature to teach financial concepts to Pre K through Grade 4 students and how to read stories to children. Participating members also learned how to plan the Pilot Financial Literacy Project and communication strategies needed to work with staff and families. After the training, the Title I team, Reading Specialist, and FCCLA Advisor guided our Warrior Chapter Financial Fitness Peer Educators in FCCLA to develop a project working with all Pre-K through Grade 4 students in creating a lesson and practicing the reading books related to money and financial concepts. FCCLA used other grant funds to purchase books with financial fitness themes for each of the Pre-K through Grade 4 grade levels.
There are approximately 254 students in the pre-kindergarten through grade four and approximately 196 in grades five through eight. Wisconsin State Reading Association and Headwaters Reading Council grant monies helped to purchase books containing financial concepts that were used for the Title I/FCCLA Pilot Financial Literacy Project. During the first week of February, Title I and FCCLA co-sponsored a school-wide Pilot Financial Literacy Project. This week long event was entitled “Financial Fitness Week”. It involved the FCCLA Financial Fitness Peer Educators presentations and Wells Fargo Bank presentations. This pilot project was modeled after the Financial Literacy Program which is a national initiative of the FCCLA.
Our intent for subsequent years, with the assistance of this grant, is to continue the Financial Literacy project and provide additional materials to support the math components of this project. This grant will allow Title I to purchase the non-consumable instructional and resource materials for use at each grade level that will enhance financial math instruction and intervention with concrete objects. It is the intent that these materials will be used for intervention purposes. These non-consumables can be used for the present and for years to come. It is the intent to help this project continue to grow. All the objectives with the Financial Literacy units are aligned with the Wisconsin State Math Standards, A, B, D, and E, as well as Wisconsin State Reading Standards A, B, and C. Parents will continue to be encouraged to attend any of the sessions and will be sent newsletters and information.
A long term outcome of the Lac du Flambeau Public School Title I Program/Warrior Chapter Financial Fitness Peer Educators is to impact this community be increasing awareness in financial concepts thus helping families in poverty with developing realistic budgets to extend their use of funds and resources.
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