 has been recognized by the West Virginia Department of Education as a "Title I Distinguished School" for continuous attainment of the State's high academic standards. Title I is a federally funded program, which provides supplemental services to students at our school. The purpose of the program is to ensure that all children have fair, equal, and significant opportunities to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on achievement standards. Education support is provided in reading, language arts, and math. To deliver these services we have a full-time Title I Reading teacher, a part-time math teacher, and an Academic Coach. Our academic coach provides modeling activities in classrooms, team meetings, and parent training. We also recieve funding for instructional supplies and equipment. We are very proud of being recognized as Title I Distinguished School. Here are some of the reasons our program is a success. In order to insure students are taught by highly qualified personnel, continous professional development training sessions are scheduled to enhance the educational background of our staff. A critical component of the Title I program is parent and community involvement. Together we must share a common vision and purpose if our children are to achieve academic success. Therefore, it is essential that we provide high quality parent involvement sessions. We try to plan them at differet times of the day to include everyone. Most months they are in conjunction with our PTO meeting. We also partner with Bluefield Intermediate School to help include more parents at one time. Please watch for notices of these events coming this year. County Wide Meetings: We offer two county meetings a year. They are held in November and December at the Princeton Seminar Center. Technology Training: Offered once a month for parents at BIS and Whitethorn. Family Reading Night: One in the fall and one in the spring. Open House: November. Special Events:Dr. Kathy Hawks, from Concord University, will present a program for BIS and us on "Make Reading Fun at Home." Special Guests: Cheryl Ware, a West Virginia children's book author, will visit our school in February. She will do a special session just for parents, to help make your children better readers. Don't miss it! Stories and Songs with Karen Vuranch and Julie Adams is coming in April! This is an exciting musical program about character building that also includes a special session just for parents! Please joins us! How can I help? Parents are invited to take part in the planning of our school's Title I program. Together we can build a better tomorrow. Contact the school to find out how you can help.
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