Title I

By funding staff for after school and summer enrichment programs, as well as in-school academic intervention, we ensure there are no financial barriers to receiving the benefits of these programs. For the academic interventions, Rennaisance Learning Accelerated Reader will be used. Programming will focus on serving each major racial and ethnic group, gender and migrant status; economically disadvantaged students, children with disabilities, English learners, students experiencing homelessness and children and youth in foster care.

SUSD will use the 20% set aside funds to ensure we are meeting the needs of our most vulnerable populations. Students will have access to several platforms of tutoring service to accommodate their schedules. Students in grades K-12 will be invited to attend summer school to fill in gaps due to the pandemic. Several programs will be offered including one for our Title I students in K-2. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, our district will hire reading and math specialists to work with students who have the most significant needs.

New intervention with research based curriculums to close the learning loss through implementation of tutoring and curriculum will be used for students due to the impacts of COVID 19 especially to vulnerable populations such as English Language Learners. Students will have after school tutoring with research based curriculum. Additionally, LEA, will hire social worker to work with students and staff individually and in groups to address the social emotional concerns.

The district is addressing the academic impact of lost instructional time and responding to the academic, social, emotional and mental health needs of all students including students from low-income families, students of color, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, and migratory students in the following manner.

Due to the low socio-economic status of our area, all of our students qualify as students from low-income families and have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and will be eligible for additional services such as Summer School and Spring Intercession opportunity as applicable. Supplies will be provided to all students such as notebooks, pencils, paper, manipulatives, books, etc. as needed.

We are confident that our interventions that we will have with the students will benefit them. All schools will have the students come to the summer school portion in order to catch up on their learning. We will provide additional education with academic, social, and emotional health in order to help them in this time of need. The teachers will focus on helping them in their learning and using the curriculum the the team will purchase to help them We are not sure what the outcome will be but are willing to try.

To address the learning needs of our students, we are funding a variety of instructional positions and supplies as well as offering summer school to address learning loss. We have a high number of ELL and racial/ethnic minority students. We have less than 15% SPED students (contracted SPED para and contracted SPED services) and approximately 1% of our students are experiencing homelessness. We are partnering with our community partner, YMCA, to help support our students experiencing homelessness.

Ridgeline Academy will provide every opportunity along with Identifying gaps in student academics and provide intervention opportunities with research-based programs and evidence-based strategies to address lost instructional time, especially for students most impacted by the pandemic including students from low-income families, students of color, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, and migratory students.

LEA will offer an extended day program with an emphasis on Reading and Math to students K-8 who have experienced learning loss and are falling below grade level due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The extended day program will be offered beginning in the Fall of 2022 and end in the Spring of 2023. Ten certified teachers will tutor twice a week for one hour and work with students in small groups while focusing on intense Reading and Math interventions. Students will have the opportunity to get one-on-one instruction during this time.

Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences teacher texts are designed to teach teachers SEL lessons and provide lesson plans that support healthy problem-solving, conflict-resolution, confidence-building, and connecting to the school community as well as the larger community. Lessons can be individually selected for specific situations and can use the activities to build on each other.