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.

2017-2018 assessment data from the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA); Benchmark Assessments for the Florida Assessments (BAFs); and end-of-the-year 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.

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 of Pasadena Lakes Elementary School's teachers and paraprofessionals are highly qualified.

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 Human Resources and Staff/Talent Development departments, as well as a district level Teacher Recruitment Committee work collaboratively to retain and recruit highly qualified, certified-in-field, effective teachers. The district also has a website used to attract teachers to Broward County. Pasadena Lakes Elementary School’s collaboration with the district is evidenced by participation in Broward Teacher Recruitment Fairs.  Vacancies are filled with candidates interviewed at the recruitment fair, potential teachers referred by the district's instructional staffing department or through local recruitment by schoool staff.  Retention of teachers is a top priority of our school.  Teachers are cultivated and nurtured at Pasadena Lakes Elementary School to grow professionally. We retain highly qualified, certified-in-field, effective teachers in our school by using the New Educator Support System (TIER Liaison), Professional Learning Communities (Team Leaders/Literacy Coach/Math& Science Coach), District Trainings (District Personnel), School-Based Professional Development (Leadership Team / Team Leaders) and 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.

Parental Involvement funds are used to fund frequent 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)

No migrant students have been identified as attending Pasadena Lakes Elementary School.

Title I, Part D
Neglected and Delinquent

Students identified as neglected and/or delinquent will be connected to a school social worker through BASIS by any school personnel, guidance counselor or teacher.  The school social worker will provide support and information regarding community resources as needed. The guidance counselor also supports parents by providing them information or referrals to outside agencies. The guidance counselor also conducts a series of small group sessions amied at helping students cope with behavior, grief and other social emotional issues. Ths School Board of Broward County Discipiine matrix is also utiized to ensure discipline equity amonst all student groups.

Title II
(District professional development)

Teachers participate in professional development linked to improve student achievement on the Florida Standards Assessments.

Title III
(ESOL)

ELL students receive reading and developmental language arts instruction by a certified ESOL teacher. Some ELL students may also receive additional small group support to help students develop language skills needed to be successful within the classroom

Extended Learninng Opportunity (ELO) funding, if provided, will be used to pay a portion of teachers' salaries.  ELO-funded teachers will work with English Language Learner students to increase students' levels of academic achievement.

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

Faculty and staff members are responsible for helping to identify homeless students and referring them to the Homeless Education program offered by the district.  A homeless survey was sent home at the beginning of the year and provided to new students as they enroll throughout the year. Students identified as needing additional services are referred to the Homeless Education Department. The purpose of the Homeless Education Program is to remove barriers to homeless students' education, (including school enrollment), providing them with supplemental academic and counseling case management services, as well as links to their school social worker while maintaining school as the students' stable environment.

Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI)

Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI) funding, if provided, will be used to pay a portion of teachers' salaries.  SAI-funded teachers will work with at-risk and low-performing students to increase students' levels of academic achievement.

Violence Prevention Programs

Pasadena Lakes Elementary School has developed a Violence Prevention Team.  Its mission is to promote pro-social clubs such as  Student Council, Debate and Safety Patrols, to name a few.  School-wide Initiatives such as "Peace- Not Violence", Anti-Bullying Week activities, monthly Character Education nominations and Red Ribbon Week activities help students understand the importance of contributing positively to their school, and to society.

Nutrition Programs

Good nutrition is discussed as part of classroom health and science lessons.  It is also stressed as a part of the physical education curriculum and during the Before and After School Programs.  The cafeteria introduces one fruit and/or vegetables to students to expand their knowledge of healthy alternatives.  The cafeteria encourages students to eat one fruit at each meal.

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 school counselor. A homeless survey was also sent home with students in the beginning of the year to identify families in need of more assistance.

Head Start

Although Pasadena Lakes does not house a Head-Start classroom,  we do have a VPK Program that provides literacy, math, and science curricula that align with the K-3 national standards to improve educational outcomes and school readiness. This connection between curricula and child expectations has contributed to better prepared students, who succeed in Kindergarten.  An end-of-the year Creative Curriculum Continuum report, detailing students’ ongoing assessments, is placed in the students’ cumulative folder to familiarize kindergarten teachers with the Head Start student’s progress in the program.

Adult Education

N/A

Career and Technical Education

Through our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Special, students work through rigorous curriculum and use technology to build skills.
Our fifth graders receive career and technical education instruction through the Junior Achievement Biztown Program.  PreK-2 and 3-5 students particpate in Career Day, which bring our parents and other community stakeholders to our school to showcase their careers. Student also have access to technology on a daily basis and learn strategies on how to conduct research to answer "I wonder" questions, that lead to enriched conversation with adults and peers.

Job Training

Through our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Special, students work through rigorous curriculum and use technology to build skills.

Our fifth grade students all have take-home laptop computers, which assist them in building research skills.  Fifth graders also receive career and technical education instruction through the Junior Achievement Biztown Program.  K-2 and 3-5 students particpate in Career Day, which bring our parents and other community stakeholders to our school to showcase their careers.

Other

Urban Teacher Academy Program (UTAP)- Selected third grade students identified by their teachers as reading between the 2.0 and 2.9 Instructional Reading Level, work with trained high school students for a full school year.  The high school mentors read one-on-one with the third graders for 45 minutes per week, helping to increase reading interest and build skills.  At the end of the school year, each participating Pasadena third grader is given over 30 books for his/her home library.
America Reads/America Counts- Trained college students work one-on-one with selected students identified by the CPST through the RtI process.  The college students work during the school day and during AfterCare, on schedules made by the Literacy Coach.

Pre-School Transition

Pasadena Lakes Elementary's staff provides opportunities for preschool students to visit and tour our school.  We also provide multiple copies of a pamphlet entitled, "What Your Child Should Know:  A Parent's Guide to Student Success in Kindergarten" to local preschools, in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Creole. Our staff and Kindergarten teachers schedule, plan and implement kindergarten orientations for all incoming kindergarten students, their parents and teachers- one in the spring, and another in the fall. Expectant kindergarten students are also provided with summer appointments to test foundational skills and to assist with kindergarten placement in the fall. Parents are also provided with information to assist in preparing their students for a successful kindergarten transition.

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

Pasadena Lakes Elementary School's parents traditionally attend Open House, as well as school performances in which their children perform.  However, parental attendance is low at planned curriculum informational meetings scheduled during the school year.  The school's objective is to increase parental attendance at meetings that are geared toward parents helping their children increase their academic achievement in all curricular areas. New opportuntities for families to come out and find strategies to connect as a family while receving literacy information has been planned to increase parent participation along with alternating PM SAC/SAF meetings. This strategy has hellped with more parents getting involved. We plan to get more parents this school year.