COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT of the entire school (including the needs of migrant children) with information about the academic achievement of children in relation to the state academic content standards.
Describe the process utilized to conduct the comprehensive needs assessment for this school.

Prior year assessment data from the FSA sores, BAS Reading Scores, and other internal assessments/diagnostics tests were organized with graphs, tables, and charts. Information was organized to show individual teacher, grade level, and school wide results. Individual student results were given to classroom teachers for their review.

Parents are also a vital part of the process. A parent survey is sent home each spring to gather input concerning curriculum, environment, and communication. Results from this survey are used to help write goals and objectives for the school.

Instruction by HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS in all core content area classes
List instructional staff and paraprofessionals that are NOT highly qualified (instructional staff only).

All staff members are highly qualified at this time. 

ATTRACT HIGH-QUALITY, HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS to the school.
Describe strategies that will be used to attract high-quality, highly qualified teachers.

The district's Talent Acquisition & Operations department, as well as a district level Teacher Recruitment Committee work collaboratively to retain and recruit highly qualified, certified-in-field, educators. Pompano Beach Elementary School’s collaboration with the district is evidenced by participation in ‘Experience Broward’ Teacher Recruitment Fairs. Vacancies are filled with candidates interviewed at the recruitment fair and referred by the district's instructional staffing department. Retention of teachers is a top priority of our school. Teachers are cultivated and nurtured at ABC School to grow professionally. We retain highly qualified, certified-in-field, effective teachers in our school by utilizing district resources, Professional Learning Communities, District Trainings (District Personnel), School-Based Professional Development (Leadership Team / Team Leaders), Teacher Recognition and Incentives (Administration).

Title I, Part A
Title I funds provide additional teachers to assist students, particularly low performing students.

Staff Development funds are used to develop a comprehensive professional training program to improve delivery of instruction through a variety of workshops designed to move teachers to mastery and improve student achievement. Staff development includes: Balanced Literacy, Guided Reading, Interactive Read Alouds, Benchmark Assessment System, Science 4 Us, Calendar Math, and Acaletics. 

Title I, Part C- Migrant
(Migrant-Title I schools have been advised if Migrant students attend their school)

One migrant student has been identified. Collaboration with community agencies will take place to ensure that needed services such as health and nutrition are provided. Remediation and tutoring services will be provided as needed.

Title I, Part D
Neglected and Delinquent

Students identified as neglected and/or delinquent will be connected to a school social worker and provided support and community resources. School also provides assistance through a Food Bank and Clothing Bank open to community and parents.

Title II
(District professional development)

Teachers participate in professional development linked to improved student achievement in the Florida State Standards.  All teachers attended a week of professional development prior to the start of school and encouraged to attend the annual Season's of Learning event. 

Title III
(ESOL)

English Language Learners (ELL) receive reading and developmental language arts instruction by certified ESOL and reading teachers. They receive additional support from an ESOL aide who provide one-on-one and small group language support in mainstream classes.  At our monthly parent nights, district personnel attend to provide language translations and information to parents in their home language.

Title X- Homeless
(Homeless- All Title I schools may complete with this statement)

Teachers and staff members are responsible for helping to identify homeless students and referring them to the Homeless Education program offered by the district. The purpose of the Homeless Education Program is to identify homeless students, remove barriers to their education, including school enrollment, provide them with supplemental academic and counseling case management services as well as linkages to their school social worker while maintaining school as the student's stable environment.

Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI)

SAI funds will be utilized to fund after school and before school tutoring to assist struggling students. 

Violence Prevention Programs

Pompano Beach Elementary School builds a violence prevention culture through classroom instruction in anger management, conflict resolution bullying prevention, and the Broward County adopted character traits. In addition to the classroom instruction, all teachers and staff members received training on the Anti-Bully policy and School-Wide Postive Behavior Plan.

Nutrition Programs

Nutritional programs and health education are an integral part of our school, specifically through the Physical Educational curriculum and federal initiatives of the Broward County Public Schools Food & Nutrition Department.

Housing Programs

Referrals are made to the school social worker, when parents are in need of housing or food.  Additionally, the front office staff takes note of families expressing a need and passes this information on to administration and/or the guidance counselor.

Head Start

To ensure school readiness, the Head Start Program provides literacy, math, and science curricula that align with the K-3 national standards to improve educational outcomes. This connection between curricula and child expectations has contributed to better prepare students to succeed in Kindergarten. An end-of-the year Creative Curriculum Continuum report, detailing students’ ongoing assessment, is placed in the students’ cumulative folder to familiarize kindergarten teachers with the Head Start students’ progress in the program.

Adult Education

Parents and other adults of the community requesting ESOL, GED, or other continuing education programs are referred to the district's community school for services through our school social worker.

Career and Technical Education

Pompano Beach Elementary school embeds technical education throughout the curriculum and across all disciplines.  Students are provided opportunities to explore careers in the field of engineering, science, technology and math through career day. 

Job Training

Students are exposed to various technical careers through career day.  Fifth grade students participate in an annual trip to Junior Achievement to explore different career options and receive minor training in selected fields of interest. 

Other

Pre-School Transition

Pompano Beach Elementary School services one class of Specialized PreK ESE (formerly Preschool Learning Activities Classroom Experience-PLACE), one Head Start class, and one Volunteer PreK class. The teachers conduct vertical articulation meetings during the school year to ensure that the transition from the early childhood programs to kindergarten program is smooth. A Kindergarten Orientation is also held prior to the beginning of the school year. This gives the incoming kindergarten students an opportunity to meet their new teacher and get acclimated to their classroom. Additionally, parents are given an overview of the kindergarten curriculum and expectations.

Parent Involvement Goal:
Based on the analysis of the parent involvement data, identify and define an area in need of improvement.

The goal of Pompano Beach Elementary is to increase parental involvement in school events to at least 50% for the 2018-19 school year.  All parent involvement activities will include engaging activities that offer opportunities to learn about student achievement and available resources.