2024 - 2025 Nevitt Forest Title I Initiatives

2024-2025 School Wide Title I Initiatives Nevitt Forest Elementary School
Title I is a federal program which provides resources to identified schools. The identification process includes an analysis of the poverty level within each school. Nevitt Forest Elementary school has been identified as one of eight schools in Anderson District 5 which will receive Title I resources. On an annual basis, the school and district staff analyze data to determine areas of need. The school and district seek input from parents and the community to determine the most effective manner in which to utilize Title I funds. For the 2024-2025 school year, the following initiatives have been identified:
  • Employ a full-time instructional coach position to support high-quality instruction through on-going coaching, modeling, and providing professional development to school staff. This person will also work with students and families to maintain student attendance, positive behavior, academic intervention plans, and more to ensure students receive needed support to be successful in the classroom.
  • Employ a second grade and fourth grade teacher to reduce class sizes beyond district class-size standardized ratios.
  • Employ a full-time certified interventionist to provide ongoing reading and math instruction to help increase student academic achievement.
  • Employ a full-time non-certified interventionist to provide ongoing reading and math instruction to help increase student academic achievement.
  • Employ a full-time STEAM teacher to provide supplemental, hands-on STEAM instruction to help increase student academic achievement.
  • Teachers will be paid to work beyond the structured school day to support a Homework Hero Hub that will provide online and at-school homework/ tutoring support to families Monday-Thursday.
  • Provide stipends for instructional professional development outside of the paid work day.
  • Provide substitutes to support classroom instruction while providing teachers with the opportunity to attend professional development and increase instructional effectiveness.
  • Provide instructional supplies and materials to support ELA, math, related arts, science, and social studies program initiatives that include materials for STEAM, read-aloud / mentor texts, LLI Instruction, classroom consumables, and other evidence-based strategies.
  • A student incentive program will be implemented to encourage achievement of academic and behavioral goals. Purchases may include academic medals and lanyards, certificates, books, brag tags, stickers, as well as related arts academic based incentives such pens, paints, educational art kits, colored pencils, markers, notebooks/journals, and books.
  • Consultants will be used to lead professional development in order for teachers to be able to implement Learning Without Tears, a handwriting program that teaches foundational writing skills, effectively.
  • Provide technology materials and supplies to support and implement technology integrated instruction for student achievement of college and career ready standards.
  • Provide instructional and communication copying services to ensure students have all materials they need to complete hands-on and engaging activities, as well as, providing letters and other materials to parents to keep them informed of school happenings and events.
  • Provide instructional supplies and materials to support parent,family, and community events. These activities will provide stakeholders the opportunity to engage in events at the school that support STEAM, Mathematics, English Language Arts, and more.
  • Provide supplies and materials to support school professional development with certified and noncertified staff to ensure high-quality instruction.
  • Designated teachers and administrators will attend effective strategy conferences and workshops designed to improve student achievement and performance on local and state assessments. Workshop participants will share workshop materials and conduct information/training sessions with colleagues upon return through grade level planning, school-based professional development days, and when applicable, cross-school workshops. Workshops may include: SC Reading Conference , Teaching-Learning-Coaching Conference, SCLME SC Math Conference, SCATA, SC Furman Consortium, SC Learning Forward 2024, online webinars/ trainings, and other relevant workshops and conferences as needs determined through on-going data analysis. Expenditures may include travel, lodging, meals, and workbooks and registration.