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AES Parent Information Night 2014

AgendaSafety/SecurityVolunteersCCLSDASAAIS/Title 1

Safety and Security Procedures

• Must produce a government-issued photo ID visit the school or pick up a student

• Arrival and dismissal 

• Parents are asked to refrain from walking under the awning during arrival or dismissal of students.

– Please avoid last minute changes or frequent changes

– Notes are needed for changes to dismissal arrangements

• If you are driving your child to school, please drop him or her off in front of the cafeteria windows. The front circle by the flagpole is reserved for buses only.

• Secure School

Parent Volunteer Opportunities @ AES

Helping Hands

Centers in Classrooms

Special Events

Volunteer Training Dates:

• Wednesday 9/17 @ 9: a.m.

• Thursday 9/18 @ 5:30 p.m.

• Before the first Helping Hands

• Before Center Time

• By Appointment

• At the October PTSA meeting

Volunteer Registration Form

Volunteer Orientation 

Common Core Learning Standards

• Based on College and Career Readiness Standards• Prepare students to be competitive in a global

economy• Highly rigorous - the bar has been set much

higher

AIS (Title 1)

• Academic Intervention Services– Reading– Math

• Curriculum – Reading – Intensive programs that are aligned to our core reading

curriculum• Sidewalks• Sonday• Orton-Gillingham and Wilson• Individualized techniques based on student need

– Math – hands on strategies based on individual needs of students

• Assessments• New York State ELA and math assessments• Benchmarks for reading• Unit tests in math• AIMSweb measures of reading and math

Communication – Entrance-Exit Letters– School-Parent Compact– Parent-Teacher Conferences– Progress Reports– Activities for Parents to use at home– Parent Portal (high school and middle

school)

Rights of Parents to be Involved

– Student Support Team (SST)– Program Development/Review– Additional Services

• Homeless• Transportation• Pre K• Free & Reduced Lunch• Social Work• ESL Services• Parent Resource Centers

– Parents may review and/or receive a copy of the Parent Involvement Policy

Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)

• New law enacted July 1, 2012To provide students a school environment that is safe, supportive, and free from discrimination, taunting, and harassment (ex. Bullying) on school property, on a school bus or at a school function.”

• Each building has Dignity Act coordinators:– Mrs. Bennett, Mrs Tuholski, – Incidents are reported, investigated, tracked

• Code of Conduct

What is Bullying?

• Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among

school aged children that involves a real or

perceived power imbalance. The behavior is

repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over

time. Bullying includes actions such as making

threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone

physically or verbally, and excluding someone

from a group on purpose.