Dear Alderwood Families,
Alderwood is identified as a Schoolwide Title I School. Identified Title I schools are eligible to receive Title I funds if the percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch is at least as high as the district average. Title I schools receive additional financial assistance to help ensure that all students meet our challenging Common Core State Standards. As an identified Schoolwide Title I School, Alderwood has received additional funding to support schoolwide programs and systems of support.
What is a schoolwide program? A schoolwide Title I program can be established in order to improve the overall educational program of the entire school, without having to target a specific group of children as eligible beneficiaries. Although schools are not required to identify “eligible” students, they are required to address the needs of students at risk of not meeting the rigorous academic achievement standards. By implementing a schoolwide program in Irvine schools and at Alderwood, we will shift our focus from identifying individual students and supports, to looking at the overall needs of a school and how Title I funds can support closing the achievement gap for all students.
We will be developing an Alderwood Parent Notification and our Title I Alderwood School and Parent Engagement Policy.
If you have any questions regarding Title I at Alderwood you can contact our Title I Coordinators, Principal, Mrs. Kelli Cheshire, KelliCheshire@iusd.org or Assistant Principal, Mrs. Melissa Zakhar, MelissaZakhar@iusd.org
Sincerely,
Kelli Cheshire
Principal
Alderwood Elementary School
949-936-5405