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, BAFS scores reading scores Rigby, and FAIR 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. Parents are invited to meet with administration to discuss student achievement results and strategies for improving scores. Suggestions are discussed with staff and considered for inclusion in school wide plans.

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

Karen St. Hilaire - No in the area of Lang Arts 5

Tim Hargrett - No in the area of Math, science 5

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 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 based upon regional perks, "Teach Near the Beach" and opportunities to receive benefits beyond a paycheck. Park 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 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 PLE to grow professionally. We retain highly qualified, certified-in-field, effective teachers in our school by utilizing the New Educator Support System (NESS Liaison), Professional Learning Communities (Reading Coach), District Trainings (District Personnel), School-Based Professional Development (Leadership Team / Team Leaders), Teacher Recognition and Incentives (Administration). The Principal even went "on tour" to the University of Florida to retain qualified graduating 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. Professional Develoment workshop are held often and data driven workshops are taught be best practices and academic coaches based on needs. (reading, math, socail emotional learning,etc)

Parental Engagement is designed to encourage family participation and increase family literacy thorugh interact trainings. 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)

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

This year we have established Foster Buddies to support the students in foster care. The student is assigned a teacher on their grade level if possible to build a relationship and support system.

Title II
(District professional development)

Teachers participate in professional development linked to improved student achievement  and effective instructional practices as related to  the Florida State Standards.

Title III
(ESOL)

ELL students receive reading and developmental language arts instruction by a certified ESOL teacher. Our ELL Support Person ensures that we have resources for these students and obtains what is needed for them to effectively and efficiently learn.

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

The Heart forms were send home in the first day packet. The forms are given to the social worker or guidance counselor and based on the information listed by the parent the  documents are processed.

Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI)

SAI funds will be used to fund enrichment academic clubs and provide assistance to struggling students.

Violence Prevention Programs

Park Lakes Elementry school builds  a prevention culture through classroom instruction in anger management, conflict resolution, bullying prevention and the Broward County adopted character traings.  In addition to the classroom instruction, all teachers and staff member received training on the Anti-Bully policy and school -wide behavior plan "S.O.A.R. modeled after CHAMPS. Classroom guidance is taught daily which addresses the Social -Emotional Learning.

Nutrition Programs

Nutritional programs and health education are an integral part of our Unified Arts Program, specifically through the Physical Educational curriculum. We also foster this through having taste tests of fruits and veggies, holding cafeteria contests and sharing information on the morning announcements.

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

Park Lakes Elementary teachers and counselor teach college and career choices in daily activities. The school counselor provides lessons in classroom focusing on career and technical choices. During October we introduce colleges and career to students and in January will host a Career Day featuring over 50 presenters to our Pre-Kindergarten - 5th grade students which includes are special program students.

Job Training

Through the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and SELECT + (Students Embracing a Learning Environment for Collegiate Training) students work through rigorous curriculum and use technology to build skills and also research and experience different career fields, and colleges and universities.  Students visit different engineering facilities and also participate in Career Day.   Fifth grade students participate in an annual trip to Junior Achievement (JA) Finance Park to explore different career options and receive minor training in selected fields.

Other

Mentoring- P.I.N.K. (Positive Influence Nutures Knowledge) mentoring group for  4th and 5th grade girls which focuses on social skills, community service, and anti-bullying. Park Lakes offers  7 other clubs which are attened after school which include: Soaring Singers, Get Fit, Soccer, Dance, Girl Scouts, Male Mentoring.

This year we have implemented the Save the Promise club.(Sandy Hook Project)

Pre-School Transition

Park Lakes Elementary school services 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 Park Lakes Elementary is to increase parental involvement in school events to at least 30% 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.We have incorporated a P.E.P. Club which is Principal Enhancing Parents. This club meets in the mornings and is lead by the principal and Leadership staff . The club goal is to provide training for parents which is hands -on , on how to assist their child with reading and math. The training will last from October 2018 - March 2019. Social-Emotional Learning will be embedded in the training.