Gazette - School City of Hammond · regular education programs offered at you school to help students meet the State standards. Types of Title 1 Schools There are two types of Title

Dear Parent/Guardian,

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and expenses, our school is participating in our local supermarket’s Apples for the

Students Program.

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your friends and relatives to shop at Strack & VanTil and save every receipt.

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will count the value of the register tapes collected and redeem them for great items

that benefit your child. There will be a box at the VanTil’s located at 2635 169th

Street and in the Main Office for your convenience to drop off the receipts.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

Gavit Middle/High School PTSA

Apples for

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Food and Meals

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Child and Elder Care

Support Groups

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Employment

Legal Aid

Counseling

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colleges for a free application!

What is Title I? 2

Title I Parent Policy 3

Activities in our Community and Family Forums 3

Hispanic Heritage Month 4

College Go Week/Power School 5

Save the Date(s) 5

Counselor’s Corner Back

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T itle 1 is a program

which provides extra academic support

and learning opportunities for children

farthest from meeting challenging

state standards.

How Does the Money Get to My

School District?

The money travels from the

US Government to your school district

then to your school building.

Census data are used to deter-

mine the amount of Title 1 money

your district receives.

How Does a School Become a Title 1

School?

The number of students that

get free and/or reduced lunch is used to

determine the district-wide poverty and

school poverty.

Title 1 can serve schools at or

above the district-wide

poverty average. Schools with 75% or

greater poverty must be served.

How Does Title 1 Help Schools?

Title 1 helps your school by

SUPPLEMENTING and improving the

regular education programs offered at

you school to help students meet the

State standards.

Types of Title 1 Schools

There are two types of

Title 1 Schools - Targeted Assisted and

School wide.

TARGETED ASSESTED

schools serve children who have been

identified of being at risk of not meet-

ing the state's high

standards.

SCHOOLWIDE schools en-

hance the whole educational program

within a school to meet the needs of the

lowest achieving students. They target

the resources on students who are at

risk of not meeting the state's high

standards.

Will My Child Receive Title 1 Services?

Services are given to students

who are in need of academic help, ac-

cording to the state standards and the

collection of the school's data. This is

not based on the poverty of the stu-

dent's family.

What Types of Services

are Offered?

Services can be, but not limited

to the following:

Tutoring

Special teachers (Example: Read-

ing and Math)

Pre-school programs

Extended day/year programs

All Day Kindergarten

Learning Laboratories

Home-school liaisons

It is up to the individual

schools to design a program to help

students improve academic achieve-

ment to meet the challenging State

standards, meet the needs of students,

and provide professional development

for teachers and parents.

Parents are an Integral/IMPORTANT

Part of Title 1!

Schools offer a variety of work-

shops, to parents, about many topics on

how to help their child.

Parents are needed and encour-

aged to help plan/change Title 1 school's

policy, participate in classroom visita-

tions, attend informational meetings,

attend Parent/Teacher conferences, and

to help evaluate the overall program of

the school.

Title 1 helps parents

understand the laws of education.

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What is Title I?

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CENTRAL MIDWEST

COLLEGE FAIR AT

CALUMET COLLEGE

OF ST. JOSEPH—

Whiting, IN

CCSJ is located on 2400

New York Avenue, Whiting, Indi-

ana 46394 in the Rittenmeyer Ath-

letic Center on Tuesday, Septem-

ber 10, 2019, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

For more information, please con-

tact Krystal Johnson at 219-473-

2411 or via e-mail @ kjohn-

[email protected] or you may visit

https://www.ccsj.edu/news/colleg

efair/

CHICAGO NACAC

COLLEGE FAIR AT

McCORMICK PLACE—

Chicago, IL

FREE TO STUDENTS AND

PARENTS! McCormick Place

is located at 2301 S. King

Drive, Chicago, IL. This fair

is on Saturday, October 5,

2019, from 11:00 a.m.-3:00

p.m. For more information,

including parking, contact

via e-mail at col-

[email protected] or via

telephone at 703-836-2222,

ext. 14.

THE URBAN LEAGUE OF

NORTHWEST INDIANA &

INFINITE SCHOLARS

PROGRAM ANNUAL

SCHOLARSHIP FAIR—Gary,

Indiana

This fair will take place on

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

from 9:00-1:00 p.m. at the Cha-

teau Banquets & Catering located

at the Genesis Convention Center,

One Genesis Plaza, Gary, Indiana.

Check I t Out

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D onald E. Gavit Middle/

High School holds the

highest standards, with the belief

that all students can achieve their

full potential. Through the united

efforts of students, teachers, and

parents, the goal of the Title I pro-

gram is to provide assistance so that

students can achieve a high quality

of education. By doing so they will

have the opportunity to master and

surpass state academic standards

and assessments.

The following is in compliance with

No Child Left Behind act of 2001

(PL 107-110, Section 1118).

Annual Open House: was held on

August 21, 2019

explaining:

teacher and paraprofessional

qualifications

how schools are identified for

school improvement

examples of grade level curric-

ulum

proficiency levels

how progress will be measured

encourage parents to assist in

the development of the school

improvement plan

Parent Involvement:

parent/teacher conferences at

least twice a year

use of the agenda book program

monthly newsletter and calen-

dar, with timely notices

school website

report cards every six weeks

volunteering opportunities

availability to reach teachers

through e-mail or phone

expectations of students

Promote a Gavit/Parent partner-

ship for greater student

achievement:

monthly parent meetings for

general discussion or work-

shops to enhance parenting

skills

family workshop, showcasing

student learning

Two (2) “side-by-sides”

focused on math, and reading/

language arts (Parents attend

school to observe curriculum in

these core subjects)

parent/student/teacher Compact

of responsibility

staff development in parent

involvement support for

parental involvement, with

parent’s request.

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Title I Parent Involvement Policy for the 2019-2020 School Year

Whiting’s Wickedly Whit ing

i s b e i n g h e l d o n

Saturday, October 12, 2019

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The School City of Hammond is excited to announce

the deployment of a new online Student

Information System called Unified Classroom. Mrs.

Ondas, Gavit Middle/High School Principal has sent

parent letters home with their students. In this letter,

you will be able to obtain your Access Id and Pass-

word to create your account for students on

Powerschool.

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Hispanic Heritage Month

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Why do we celebrate it? Every year since 1988, in the United States we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, from September 15 to October 15, to recognize the importance of the stories, cultures and contributions that Hispanics and Latino-descendants have made to our society. During these dates, the independence of most Latin American countries is also celebrated. PORQUE LO CELEBRAMOS? / Why do we celebrate it?

Cada año, desde 1988, en Estados Unidos celebramos El Mes de la Herencia Hispana, del

15 de Septiembre al 15 de Octubre, para reconocer importancia de las historias, culturas y

contribuciones que los hispanos y latino-descendientes han hecho a nuestra sociedad.

Durante estas fechas también se celebra la independencia de la mayoría de países latinoame-

ricanos.

Why is it important for our School? According to the last census, in Hammond area, more than 40% of the population de-clares themselves Hispanic or Latino descendants, and our school reflects in its ethnic and cultural diversity a great presence of Hispanic-Latinos from different countries, who contribute to the school community with its cultural and linguistic background, with its joy and effort. It is important because we Hispanics call this school our "second home." PORQUE ES IMPORTANTE PARA NUESTRA ESCUELA? / Why is it important for

our School?

Según el último censo, en Hammond, más del 40% de la población se declara hispana o

latino descendiente, y nuestra escuela refleja en su diversidad étnica y cultural una gran

presencia de hispano-latinos provenientes de diferentes países, que contribuyen a la

comunidad escolar con su bagaje cultural y lingüístico, con su alegría y esfuerzo. Es

importante porque los

hispanos llamamos a esta

escuela “segunda casa”.

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On Saturday, October 5, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Hammond Hispanic Com-

munity Committee will be hosting the 2019 Latino Resource Fair at Irving Elementary School,

4727 Pine Avenue, Hammond, Indiana. There will be FREE resources, food, health clinics, fun,

entertainment, raffles, and more!

Saturday, October 5, 2019 Hammond Hispanic Latino Resources 10:00 am—2:00 pm

Irving Elementary School,

4727 Pine Ave., Hammond, IN

Friday, November 1, 2019 SCH E-Learning Day All Day

Student-Led Conferences To Be Announced

Monday, November 4, 2019 NO SCHOOL—FALL BREAK

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 NO SCHOOL—FALL BREAK/ELECTION DAY

November 25-29, 2019 THANKSGIVING BREAK

Monday, December 23, 2019- WINTER RECESS

January 6, 2020

Latino Resource Fair

The School City of Hammond hosts Family Forums. Family Forums is an opportunity for

the community to come together and learn different things going on around us as well as a

chance to chat with other parents/guardians. Each session is held at 41 Williams, Ham-

mond, Indiana from 8:30-11:30 a.m. A light breakfast is served: Below is the following

schedule:

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Calling All Parents, Guardians, Educators, and Community Members!!!

Friday: October 4th

Pep assembly – 1:45 p.m.

Parade – TBA

Game vs Clark 7pm kick off

Tickets— Adults: $6

Students: $4

Donald E. Gavit Middle/High School

1670 - 175th Street

Hammond, Indiana 46324

SCHOOL CITY OF HAMMO ND

COUNSELORS’ CORNER

Phone: 219-989-7328

Fax: 219-554-4573

"Success through lifelong learning in a spirit of teamwork and high expectations."

FRESHMAN

NIGHT GAVIT HIGH

SCHOOL Tuesday September 24, 2019

5:30 pm—Cafeteria

Lets Talk about: Graduation Requirements

Clubs and Sports

Lockers

Credits

and Much More!

All students who attend will be able to wear jeans to school on Wednesday,

September 25!