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,  reading scores internal assessments and diagnostics test 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.

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

The following teachers are currently Out of Field:
Jessica Demarco - ESOL
Andrea Heighes- ESOL & Elem. Ed.
Rene lennon - ESOL
Jessica Lister- ESOL
Pamela Daly- ESOL
Barbra Santos - ESOL
Ginger Forster - Art
Luz Arevalo - Elem. Ed. 
Astrid, Valenzuela, Cluster Teacher, ESOL & Autism
Wright, Shamequia, Gifted
Boggus, Cynthia, Gifted
 

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

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.

​Parental Involvement funds are utilized to fund monthly academic parent nights that provide parents with new skills to support student learning at home. Improving the frequency and quality of family participation and increasing family literacy are also goals of our parental involvement component. Monies are used to purchase food, supplies/materials and provide stipends for teacher presenters.

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

There are no migrant students at this time, however, we are aware of the community agencies available to utilize once we receive a migrant student.

Title I, Part D
Neglected and Delinquent

Students identified as neglected and/or delinquent will be connected to a school social worker through the Student Services Department who will provide support and community resources.

Title II
(District professional development)

Teachers participate in professional development linked to improved student achievement in the Florida State Standards as well as cover one teacher salary.

Title III
(ESOL)

ELL students receive reading and developmental language arts instruction by a certified ESOL teacher.

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 students stable environment.

Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI)

Upon availability SAI funds will be utilized to fund After School and/or Saturday Academic Camps to assist struggling students.

Violence Prevention Programs

We follow the county's Anti Bullying Process and the Guidance Counselor conducts several student groups including the Mediators. The Local Police Department participates within the school to provide the Gang Resistance and Drug Education (GRADE) program to our fifth graders. A Plantation Police Officer teaches weekly lessons for ten weeks.

Nutrition Programs

Nutrition is taught through health, Science, food service personnel and PE. We also have a school nurse who assists in special cases.

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

Head Start provides funds for the teacher and paraprofessional in the Head Start Class. Preschoolers are accepted based on income. They are taught social skills and readiness skills to prepare them for Kindergarten. 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.

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

The guidance counselor provides quarterly lessons within the classroom focusing on career and technical education.  In addition, all fifth grade students will receive instruction through the Junior Achievement Biztown Program.

Job Training

Through the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), MLE students are participating in a robatic club program that is  embracing a learning environment for collegiate training.  Also, Mirror Lake Elementary will be hosting the National Girl Empowerment Week at our school.  We will be having female engineers from the local community volunteer and visit our school.  They will be speaking to our female students of why it is so important for girls to be involved in this industry.  They will also be doing great STEM activities with them and reading a literature book..

Other

The Mental Health Department provides The I’m Thumbody Program. Volunteers teach lessons on self-esteem and diversity to
Kindergarten and second grade students.
A local pediatric ophthalmology office annually provides vision screenings for early detection annually to students in Kindergarten, first and third grades.

Pre-School Transition

Mirror Lake Elementary services four classes of Specialized PreK ESE and one Head Start 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 Mirror lake Elementary is to increase parental involvement in school events to at least 55% for the 2018 - 2019 school year.  All parent involvement activities will include engaging activities that offer opportunities to learn about student achievement and available resources.