Title I

Providing academic support to help students boost reading and math skills and succeed in the classroom

Title I is a federally funded program that provides instruction for students who need extra academic support. The purpose of the program is to ensure that all children have a fair and equal opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.

Zanewood Community Elementary School offers a schoolwide Title I program, which uses Title I funds to serve all students. Each year, the needs of students schoolwide are assessed, and a plan is created to help meet the identified needs.

Title 1 Information

Title 1 Information

Main Contact

Amy Loken
Zanewood Title I Lead Teacher
763-549-2447
LokenA@district279.org

Schoolwide Title I Plan, 2024-2025 School Year

This plan is a set of goals and strategies determined by the instructional leadership team with input from stakeholders. These goals are the focus of Zanewood Community School’s work to ensure it provides for the learning and social emotional needs of all students.

Goal 1: Strengthen core instruction
Goal 2: Integrate STEAM best practices to ensure consistent and equitable integration and access.

Goal 1: Strengthen core instruction

Strategies to Achieve the Goal:

Monitor PLT process for fidelity
Professional learning regarding core instruction
Provide coaching support for differentiation in the core

Measuring Our Progress:

The percentage of third through fifth grade students scoring proficient or higher in math will increase from 16% to 30% measured by the MCA Math test by June 1, 2025.

The percentage of third through fifth grade students scoring proficient or higher in reading will increase from 20% to 30% measured by the MCA Reading test by June 1, 2025

Goal 2: Integrate STEAM best practices to ensure consistent and equitable integration and access.

Strategies to Achieve the Goal:

Coaches and curriculum coordinator will collaborate to integrate instructional strategies Integrate thinking maps in literacy lessons and other identified best practices Create resources for new and current staff to access

Measuring Our Progress:

The percentage of teachers who regularly incorporate PBL lessons into their weekly instruction will increase from 33.3% to 80% by the spring of 2025 based on the staff PBL survey.

Family Engagement Plan, 2024-2025 School Year

Zanewood Community School is committed to the goal of providing quality education for every child in this district. We want to establish partnerships with parents and with the community. Everyone gains if school and home work together to support high achievement of our children. We can’t do this job alone. Parents and families play an extremely important role as children’s first teachers. Their support for their children and for the school is critical to their children’s success at every step along the way.

This plan was developed in partnership with families and approved on 5/16/2024. Please reach out to Amy Loken at lokena@district279.org or 763-549-2447 if you have any questions about the opportunities below or want to provide feedback on this plan.

Parent and Family Engagement Policy

Legal notices

Parent Notice: Right to Request Teacher Qualifications
Non-discrimination statement

Parent Notice: Right to Request Teacher Qualifications

The following schools receive federal funds for programs that are part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended (2015): Crest View Elementary, Fair Oaks Elementary, Garden City Elementary, Palmer Lake Elementary, Park Brook Elementary, and North View Middle School.

Based on current education law, teachers must have earned State certification and licensure. State certification and licensure is the training required to be a teacher.

You have the right to request information about the professional qualifications of your child’s teacher(s) or paraprofessional(s). A paraprofessional provides academic or other support for students under the direct supervision of a teacher. If you request this information, the district or school will provide you with the following as soon as possible:

If the teacher has met State certification and licensing requirements for the grade levels and subjects for which the teacher provides instruction;
If state certification and licensing requirements have been waived (are not being required at this time) for the teacher under emergency or other temporary status;
If the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline for which they are certified or licensed;
If the teacher has met State-approved or State-recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other comparable requirements. These requirements apply to the professional discipline in which the teacher is working and may include providing English language instruction to English learners, special education or related services to students with disabilities, or both; and
If your child is receiving Title I or Special Education services from a paraprofessional, his or her qualifications.

Our staff is committed to helping your child develop the social, academic and critical thinking he or she needs to succeed in school and beyond. That commitment includes making sure that all of our teachers and paraprofessionals are highly skilled.

If you would like to request information about your child’s teacher(s) or paraprofessional(s), or if you have any questions about your child’s assignment to a teacher or paraprofessional, please contact the principal at your child’s school.

Non-discrimination statement

The school district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs and services. It provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and complaints regarding non-discrimination policies and to coordinate compliance efforts:

Laurel Anderson, Executive Director of Human Resources
11200 93rd Avenue North, Maple Grove MN 55369
763-391-7000

Inquiries or complaints may also be directed to the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue S.W., Washington D.C. 20202, or by calling (800) 421-3481 or (877) 521-2172 (TTY).