Picacho Elementary District

In order to address the academic impact of lost instructional time, the LEA will offer a Summer School Program. Teachers will offer support in Reading and Math to all eligible students through the use of the LEA's Ready Classroom Mathematics program, Into Reading/Literature program, and online instructional tool, i-Ready. To maximize and target instruction, each appropriately certified classroom teacher will be limited to 10 students. Paraprofessionals will be placed in the classrooms with the highest need. Student learning will be monitored by teachers bi-weekly. A pre- and post-assessment, along with participation surveys, will allow administrators to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Summer School will run for 16 days [4 hours a day, 4 days a week, for 4 week].

[20% SET ASIDE] Salary for 4 FTE TIQ summer school teachers in FY22, FY23, & FY24 (8 half day teachers to be paid at a rate of $100 a day for 16 days).
$100 x 16 days = $1600 x 8 teachers = $12,800 x 3 years = $38,400
[20% Set Aside] Benefits for 4 FTE TIQ summer school teachers in FY22, FY23, & FY24. Benefits include Medicare, Social Security, Retirement, and Disability (20.06%).
[20% SET ASIDE] Salary for 1 FTE TIQ summer school paraprofessional in FY22, FY23, & FY24 (2 half day paraprofessionals to be paid at a rate of $62 a day for 16 days).
$62 x 16 days = $992 x 2 paras = $1,984 x 3 years = $5,952
[20% Set Aside] Benefits for 1 FTE TIQ summer school paraprofessional in FY22, FY23, & FY24. Benefits include Medicare, Social Security, Retirement, and Disability (20.06%).

In order to address the social and emotional needs of all students, the LEA will purchase and implement a new program. Second Step is a classroom-based program designed to increase students' school success and decrease problem behaviors by promoting social-emotional competence and self-regulation. Each homeroom teacher will plan and teach a weekly SEL lesson. Each teacher will participate in mandatory training prior to implementation. Program effectiveness will be monitored through observations, data collection, and professional development.

The LEA qualifies for the Community Eligibility Program due to the high poverty rate within the district. Due to this, all students fall into the category of economically disadvantaged students that are highly impacted by COVID-19 and are eligible to participate in the Summer School and SEL Programs. It is this Student Subgroup that is being addressed.