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Enrichment and Assistance Programs America Reads The America Reads Challenge is a grassroots initiative to improve the reading and writing skills of America's children so they may read well and independently by the end of grade 3. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and schools, libraries, businesses, and educational, youth, and literacy organizations. Together these sponsors have developed and supported projects in communities across the United States to bring reading and writing to children who need extra help. English as a Second Language Limited English Proficient (LEP) students are defined by law as students with a home language background other than English and whose English language skills are not yet well enough developed for them to participate successfully in classrooms where all academic instruction is in English. Students with over a dozen home languages receive ESL services in the district. However, the majority of the students speak Spanish, Kurdish or Vietnamese as their home languages. Students are usually identified by the Home Language Survey, the Language Assessment Battery, the classroom teacher or the ESL teacher. Students must meet the requirements of ESL, and parents must sign a permission slip and return it to the ESL teacher before services are provided to the student. Often the students request the services themselves. The Moorhead School District has nine certified ESL teachers and five paraprofessionals who work with the students in a separate ESL classroom. Students exit the program after it is determined they are proficient in reading, writing, listening and speaking. For more information about the program contact Pat King, compensatory program manager at [email protected] or (218) 299-6257. Kindergarten Programs Besides offering the traditional half-day kindergarten in the morning or afternoon, the Moorhead School District offers several unique kindergarten programs, including several with child care options. Spanish Immersion Program: All children in the Moorhead School District entering kindergarten or first grade in the fall of 1999 are eligible to register for the district's new Spanish immersion program. The program will be at Probstfield Elementary School and district transportation will be provided. The curriculum goals of the immersion program are the same as the goals for all elementary students in the district. The students will learn the same subject content that other students learn in the elementary school setting. The difference is that the classes will be taught in Spanish. Contact Rita Gullickson, program coordinator, at [email protected] or (218) 233-1651 for more information. All-Day Kindergarten Program: George Washington Elementary School's all-day kindergarten program provides an alternative for families with kindergarten-age students who want and/or need a full-day setting. In the all-day program, children will be in a consistent, developmentally appropriate environment that promotes their growth -- socially, emotionally, physically and academically. Teachers have more contact time with each child and can plan instruction to meet individual needs. Students are also able to participate in the total school experience including special events, remedial programs and enrichment activities. Parents should indicate their interest in the program when they register their children for kindergarten. A full-year commitment to the program is required. Payment is required for all days in the school year even if the child is absent. Contact Mary Jo Schmid, Washington principal, at [email protected] or (218) 299-6266 for more information. Edison Kindergarten/Moorhead State University Day Care Program: Edison Elementary School and Moorhead State University Day Care Program offer a kindergarten and day care wrap around program on the MSU campus. Kindergarten students are able to attend one location for both half-day kindergarten and day care. The regular kindergarten class is held from 8:15-10:45 a.m. and the day care wraps around the kindergarten program from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Breakfast and lunch are available for students enrolled in the day care program. Parents should indicate their interest in the program when they register their children for kindergarten. Contact Kevin Kopperud, Edison principal, at [email protected] or (218) 299-6244 for more information. Riverside Kindergarten/Elementary Avenue Day Care Program: The program includes a kindergarten class operated by the Moorhead School District and wrap around child care operated by Elementary Avenue day care. Parents interested in this option will provide transportation to Elementary Avenue and would enter a private agreement with Elementary Avenue for before and/or after school care. Parents should indicate their interest in the program when they register their children for kindergarten. Contact Kerry Sewell, Riverside principal, at [email protected] or (218) 299-6261 for more information Migrant Education The general purpose of the Migrant Education program, which is part of the federally-funded Title I program, is to ensure that children of migrant workers have access to the same free, appropriate public education provided to other children. To achieve this purpose, the Migrant Education program helps state and local education agencies remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance and achievement of migrant children. The Moorhead School District offers a migrant tutor program and a migrant summer school program. Liaisons are used to bridge the home and school connection for migrant families. The two Migrant Education liaisons make home visits to work with students and families on attendance issues besides collaborating with ESL staff and classroom teachers. The migrant summer school program is offered to students in K-12. Evening high school classes and TAAS testing are offered for the secondary students.   For more information about the program contact Pat King, compensatory program manager at [email protected] or (218) 299-6257. Partners in Learning Partners in Learning is a family literacy program that provides Early Childhood Education, English as a Second Language, GED preparation, parenting groups, basic skills improvement, parent as teacher time, work experience, transportation, and meals. The focus of family literacy is to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy, prepare children with the skills needed to enter kindergarten, and reinforce the role of the parent as a child's first and most influential teacher. Participants in the program have children ages 0-7. The participants must have a desire to improve their basic skills or earn their GED, and they must be committed to participating in the parenting groups and all other areas of the program. Collaborators of the program are the Moorhead Public Schools Early Childhood Family Education, Adult Basic Education and Title I programs, Head Start, Clay County Extension (nutrition education), Eventide Nursing Home, and Mentorlink. The guest reader program gets families in touch with others in the community. The program is funded by Clay County Family Services Cooperative. For more information contact Tammy Schatz, program coordinator, at (218) 233-2499. Reading Recovery The Moorhead School District implemented the Reading Recovery program in 1998 as part of the literacy efforts in the district. Reading Recovery, developed by Marie Clay in New Zealand, is an early intervention program designed to help first-grade students who have been determined to be at risk of not learning to read. Using one-on-one tutoring, children develop the strategies that are used by efficient and effective readers. Students are tutored by Reading Recovery teachers who are specially trained and have taken graduate courses in reading. Throughout the individualized program, reading and writing are used flexibly to help children develop effective reading strategies and skills. Instruction continues until the individual child has reached the average level of his or her classroom, developed effective reading strategies, and is able to continue to learn new things while reading without extra help. A student's program typically lasts 12-20 weeks. For more information about the program contact Karla Ziemer, Reading Recovery program manager, at [email protected] or (218) 299-6209. School Readiness Program The School Readiness Program is a collaboration of the Moorhead Public Schools Community Education and Title I programs. The School Readiness Program provides one-on-one instruction to parents of kindergarten and preschool-aged children. The program works to ensure school success by having the teacher, parent and child work together in the home to enhance reading readiness, math and social skills. The program is available free to Moorhead School District families with Title I eligible kindergarten students or preschool-aged children between 3 1/2 and 5 years old. Priority is given to families with both kindergarten- and preschool-aged children. A school readiness teacher visits the home for approximately one hour a week or as needed. The teacher brings games, books and other activities to help parents contribute to school success for their children. For more information about the School Readiness program contact Lincoln Community Education Center at (218) 233-2499 or Pat King, compensatory program manager at [email protected] or (218) 299-6257. Spanish Immersion Program All children in the Moorhead School District entering kindergarten or first grade in the fall of 1999 are eligible to register for the district's new Spanish immersion program. The program was approved by the Moorhead School Board last summer. The immersion program will be located at Probstfield Elementary School, and district transportation will be provided. Space is available for students in two half-day kindergarten classes and two first-grade classes. Children in immersion language programs across the United States enjoy the benefits of learning the regular school curriculum, communicating in another language and appreciating other world cultures. Along with the recognized benefits of being bilingual/biliterate, recent brain research highlights many other advantages to learning a second language at an early age in a program like Moorhead's immersion program. The curriculum goals of the immersion program are the same as the goals for all elementary schools in the Moorhead School District. The students will learn the same subject content that other students learn in the elementary school setting. The difference is that the classes will be taught in Spanish. Besides learning the regular school curriculum, the children will learn to think and communicate in Spanish. Students are exposed to the cultures of Spanish-speaking communities in the United States and around the world. Learning a second language at an early age opens the door to other cultures and helps students understand and appreciate people from other cultures. Many schools report improved standardized test scores and improved English language skills for immersion students after several years in the program. Registration materials are available in the office of any elementary school in the district. Children entering kindergarten in the fall will register at their home school on April 12-13, 1999. The deadline to register a child entering first grade is April 23. For more information contact Rita Gullickson, Spanish immersion program coordinator, at [email protected] or (218) 299-6251 or Anne Moyano, Probstfield principal, at [email protected] or (218) 299-6252. Title I/Assurance of Mastery Through Title I funding provided by the federal government, children in elementary and secondary schools receive extra assistance with academic skills. Students who are served by Title I are those who aren't performing at or near the level of other students their age. The funds are distributed to schools based on the number of low-income students who qualify for free and reduced hot lunch. Assurance of Mastery is a state-funded program designed to ensure that all students meet the state's graduation requirements. Students are eligible to receive services provided with AOM funding if they have not demonstrated progress toward mastering the required graduation standards after receiving instruction related to those standards in the regular classroom setting. Although Title I uses federal funding and Assurance of Mastery uses state funding, the Moorhead School District has merged the programs to better provide assistance to students at risk. In the Moorhead Public Schools, Title I is targeted toward students in kindergarten through grade 8, including students at the private school St. Joseph's. AOM serves students in kindergarten through grade 8 who are most at risk of not meeting the state standards. Title I program schools are able to offer smaller classes, additional teachers and paraprofessionals, extra instruction in reading, math, language arts, and other skills, and a variety of teaching methods and materials. Classroom teachers and Title I teachers work closely together. In Moorhead, hiring Title I teachers and paraprofessionals is a key part of the program. The district has 10 Title I teachers and 25-30 paraprofessionals. The district's Title I program also provides a variety of supplies and materials. For more information about the program contact Pat King, compensatory program manager at [email protected] or (218) 299-6257. Copyright © 1999 Moorhead Area Public Schools, Moorhead, MN 810 4th Ave. S., Moorhead, MN 56560; (218)236-6400 All Rights Reserved. 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