Lawhon Elementary

Lawhon Elementary is committed to our vision: Every student matters and serves a purpose. We strive to provide high-quality education individualized for each student by developing and maintaining relationships with families and the community. One way we continue to do this by participating in the Title I, Part A Federal Program. This program provides funding for low socioeconomic schools. In return, we promise to meet the expectations laid out for us by the Texas Education Agency and the United States Department of Education.

Title I funds will be used for implementation of the parent and family engagement program. The district sets aside the required 1% of Title I funds for parent and family engagement. A portion of these funds go to the Smore newsletter software subscription as it provides translation for each recipient into their desired language and has options for visibility needs to increase accessibility. These programs, activities, and procedures will be planned and implemented with meaningful collaboration with families.

All use of funding and activities can be reviewed by the Texas Education Agency upon request to ensure they meet the need of the PFE Program.

Parent Meetings

Parent meetings offer a time for the school and family to communicate necessary information.

As a Title 1 campus, there will be an Annual Title 1 Meeting.

This year, the fall Annual Title 1 program review will be held on August 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM at Meet Your Teacher Night, and a second meeting will be held in October (date TBD) in the Lawhon Cafeteria. Parents will be informed of meetings via Skyward, school webpage, Peek of the Week, Sunday Message, and a flyer in the Wednesday Folder.

Become a member of Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) by reaching out to the Title I Intervention Team

Become a PISD volunteer. [LINK]

Attend Title 1 Family Meetings and family training/activities.

Talk to your child’s teacher about how to help in the classroom.

Lawhon Elementary will provide support and coordination to plan and implement effective family engagement and parental involvement in order to improve student academic achievement.

Activities

Popsicles with Principal

Donuts with Grandparents

Glow Crazy for Learning Family Night- September

Pre-K Information Night

Trunk or Treat

Field Day

Book Character Parade

Veteran’s Day Breakfast

Family Art Night

Bingo Night

Thanksgiving Lunch

Jingle Mingle - Brookside Village Christmas Parade

Field Trips

STAAR Night

World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser

Read-a-Thon

Rockets Read

Space Cowboys Reading Challenge

Summer Reading Program

Other Supports

Meet the Teacher Night

Title I Parent Meeting

District Guidance Services (I Will Ask, Carousel of Resources)

Campus Guidance Resources (LINK)

Communities in Schools (parent trainings, health and community resources) (LINK)

Parent Teacher Conferences

Monthly Newsletters, Weekly Emails via Skyward

Kids with Character Rallies

Character Strong Lessons- District Initiative

PBIS Lessons and Incentives

Social Skills Lessons

RISE Mentoring

PALS Dawson High School Mentors

Other Ways to be Involved

Career Day

Pre-K Career on Wheels

Dolphin Dads

Campus/Classroom Volunteer

PTO Membership

Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)

Curriculum

Lawhon Elementary utilizes high-quality curriculum that supports student success. In all subjects, Lawhon Elementary uses the Texas Essential Knowledge of Skills (TEKS) as the foundation for all classroom curriculum and supports the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test.

Forms of Academic Assessments

Lawhon Elementary has common formative assessments that every teacher gives. All assessments are aligned to the TEKS and are modeled after the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test.

Pre-K

• CIRCLE Progress Monitoring System- a technology tool that enables the teacher to assess a child's progress in a particular skill area.

Kindergarten

• TX-KEA (Texas Kindergarten Entry Assessment)- Provides teachers with a comprehensive understanding of students' learning, enabling them to design differentiated instruction to better meet students' unique needs and share information with families.

K-4th Grade

• BAS (Benchmark Assessment System) A series of texts to identify a student's current reading level and progress along a gradient of text levels over time.
• End of Year Math Assessment- Measure math standard taught throughout the year.

1st -4th Grade

• i-Ready Assessment- Online Program for reading and/or math that will help your student's teacher(s) determine your student's needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the year.

K-4th Grade

• TELPAS - Students who have been identified as emergent bilingual students (EB) take Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)- This assessment is designed to assess the progress that emergent bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English language. K-1st grade is holistically rated observational assessments of listening, speaking, reading and writing. 2nd-4th grade take an online assessment for listening, speaking, reading and writing.

2nd -4th Grade

• District common assessments and benchmarks in Reading and Math.

3rd -4th Grade

• STAAR simulation in Math and Reading Language Arts
• STAAR Math and Reading Language Arts

Expected Achievement Levels on Academic Assessments

The state's performance standards can be found on this website.

Lawhon Elementary tracks each child's growth throughout the year with assessments mentioned above.

Campus STAAR Goals/Areas of Focus:

80% of Lawhon students in grades 3-4 will score Approaches, Meets or Masters on the STAAR Reading test.

80% of Lawhon students in grades 3-4 will score Approaches, Meets, or Masters on the STAAR Math Test.

Area of Focus:

1) Reading Comprehension

2) Math Problem Solving

If you would like to schedule a meeting with the principal, please email Mrs. Rodriguez (rodriguezve@pearlandisd.org) or call 281-412-1445.

To schedule a meeting with your child’s teacher, please email him/her (FACULTY DIRECTORY) or call 281-412-1445.

Lawhon Elementary welcomes any ideas, feedback, and concerns, as we want our school to be a place where everyone feels safe and welcome.

After spring break, the campus will reach out to parents and families to conduct an annual evaluation of the content and effectiveness of the district and campus Parent and Family Engagement Program and Policies. A survey link will be emailed via Skyward to all parents and guardians of all students. Feedback will be used to create a more effective Parent and Family Engagement program for the campus following school year and improve the district and campus Parent and Family Engagement policies.

Lawhon Elementary Responsibilities

· Teach with consideration and understanding of the whole child

· Meet the child’s individual needs through effective instruction and grouping

· Provide effective ongoing 2-way communication with parents and families

· Provide parent training

· Maintain high expectations for all students to achieve

· Seek professional development opportunities that target student learning

· Maximize student potential through challenging curriculum

Family’s Responsibilities

· To help my child attend the entire school day regularly and on time

· Communicate with my child’s teacher through Wednesday folders, phone calls, email, notes, etc.

· Read with my child every day and discuss what we read

· Provide reading materials and discuss current events

· Praise my child’s efforts every day

· Limit distraction and provide guidance and family involvement during homework time

· Monitor my child’s TV, internet, and video-game time and allow time for board games

· Encourage my child to take responsibility for assignments and be prepared daily for school.

· Ensure that my child gets adequate sleep, proper nutrition, and regular medical attention

· Support school and district policies and rules

· Be involved with my child in and out of school

Student’s Responsibilities (Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible)

· Be safe with my words and actions.

• · Follow the student code of conduct and dress code

• Come to school with a positive attitude
• Listen to my teachers

· Be responsible for my school work and materials.

• Pay attention in class
• Work hard to improve my learning
  
• Read at home every day
  
• Attend school events

• Weekly Folders and Newsletters
• Peek of the Week
• Sunday Message through Skyward
• Skyward parent portal for student grades
• Parent-teacher Conferences in the Fall and Spring
• Progress reports every 3 weeks
• Term reports approximately every nine weeks- dates set by District Calendar

Our staff is highly qualified to teach your student. For more information please follow this link.

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