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FREEHOLD BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

280 Park Avenue

Freehold, NJ 07728

Monmouth County

Office of Curriculum & Instruction

Course Title: Basic Skills Program Guide

Grades: K-5

Board of Education Adoption Date: March 21, 2016

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Freehold Borough Board of Education

Dr. Michael Lichardi, President Mrs. Susan Greitz, Vice President

Mr. Paul Ceppi

Mr. Paul Jensen

Mrs. Annette Jordan

Mr. James Keelan

Mr. Bruce Patrick

Mrs. Margaret Rogers

Mrs. Michele Tennant

District Administration

Rocco Tomazic, Ed. D., Superintendent

Joseph Howe, School Business Administrator

Cheryl Romano, Director of Curriculum & Instruction

Jennifer O‟Shea, Director of Special Programs

Jennifer Donnelly, Director of Technology & Assessment

Cecilia Zimmer, Supervisor of Instruction – ESL, Bilingual & World Languages

Ronnie Dougherty, Principal – Freehold Intermediate School

John Brovak, Assistant Principal – Freehold Intermediate School

Patrick Mulhern, Principal – Park Avenue Elementary School

William Smith, Principal – Freehold Learning Center

Curriculum Committee

Danielle Giambrone

Kara Holler-Perez

Brigid Ippolito

Colleen LaRocca

Natasha Perski

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Freehold Borough School District

District Mission

We will inspire the creativity and imagination of all students and empower them as

knowledgeable, skillful, and confident learners who flourish and contribute willingly in a

changing world.

Core Beliefs

We believe that:

All people have inherent worth.

Life-long learning is basic to the survival and advancement of society.

The primary influence on the individual's development is the family in all its forms.

Valuing diversity is essential to individual growth and the advancement of society.

All individuals have strengths and human potential has no known limits.

Democracy thrives when individuals accept responsibility for their choices.

Being trustworthy builds trust.

Creativity and imagination are essential for society to flourish.

A safe environment is essential for the well-being of the individual and for society to

flourish

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Philosophy

The philosophy for our curriculum is developed with a democratic system of beliefs and values.

Believing that our students deserve the best education, our curriculum is aligned to the most

current New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and current statewide assessments. Our

scope and sequence is vertically and horizontally aligned. The progression of objectives

embraces decades of rigorous research, conducted both independently and at the university level,

and acknowledges that children develop differently and that learning experiences and strategies

for performance are differentiated. Our borough is a diverse community, rich in tradition and

spirit. Knowledge is a fusion balancing authentic experience and content, which language arts

literacy skills are integrated with other content areas. Our curriculum contains common

expectations that are rigorous and student centered, and teachers, who are most proximal to the

children, will use this document as an instrument to ensure student success.

To ensure that our children are successful and receive the best education, this curriculum

document, our staff will continuously collaborate on this living document. We will develop

purposeful and effective formative and summative assessments which measure growth of our

curriculum and inform our instruction. Finally, we will continuously seek to grow professionally

through professional development, which is aligned to statewide regulations, but specifically

geared to benefit our curriculum, school, and children.

General Curriculum & Instruction Objectives

Teachers will employ lessons that are aligned to our curriculum and framed utilizing

current research-based methods and techniques that focus on student achievement

Our lessons will be structured according to statewide and district standards and our

teachers will have flexibility to ensure that lessons meet the needs of all learners

Units and lessons will be differentiated

Curriculum is be student focused on success and balances developmental theory and

psychometric standards

Democratically developed benchmarks and assessments will be utilized to gauge student

and curricular growth. Assessment will be multidimensional and developed according to

student need.

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Freehold Borough Public Schools

Title I Jumpstart to Literacy - Basic Skills

Program Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction……………............................................... 1

District Program Overview………………………….. 2

Basic Skills Program Outline………………………... 3

Instructional Time………………………………….... 4

Program Criteria.…………………………………..... 5

Exiting Criteria….……………………………............ 7

Parent Communication…..…….................................. 8

Progress Reports……………………………………... 9

Title I Basic Skills Parental Permission…...………... 13

Parent Compact……………..……………………….. 15

Parent Meeting Letter……………………………….. 16

Parent Sign-In...…………………………………….... 17

Parental Program Evaluation………………………. 18

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Introduction

The Freehold Borough Basic Skills Improvement Program is a remedial program mandated by

the New Jersey Legislature in amendments to the 1975 “Public School Education Act”. The law

provides that funds will be allotted to districts for remediation of students who fall below the

State Minimum Standards in the basic skills area of communication. In addition, this program

contains a Title I component, providing additional Federal funds for basic skills instruction.

The State Department of Education, through the county offices, is authorized to monitor the use

of Basic Skills Improvement Program and Title I funds. Therefore, numerous aspects of the

Freehold Borough Basic Skills Improvement Program must be documented for this monitoring

process.

The purpose of this handbook is twofold. First, it should make the Freehold Borough Basic Skills

Improvement Program procedures clear to all district personnel and provide a point of reference

when questions arise. Secondly, this handbook contains the forms necessary for the required

documentation.

Note:

All Basic Skills Improvement Program forms, letters, and procedures contained in this

program guide were revised and updated at the time the guide was written. It should be

noted that due to potential changes in state mandates and district practices, these forms,

letters, and procedures may be modified, as needed, to accommodate such changes.

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District Program Overview

What is BSIP?

District-wide supplemental instruction program

Provides students with reinforcement in the areas of reading and language arts

It is not associated with Special Education, ESL, or Bilingual students

How is the Program Funded?

Federal Title I Funds Received Annually – through a federal grant prepared by the district

How are students selected for participation?

See attached criteria

What is the format of the program?

Small group instruction

Meet regularly according to established schedule

Ongoing communication between homeroom teach and BSIP teacher

If you have any further questions, please contact your child’s BSIP teacher.

District BSIP Instructors

District Reading Coach: Natasha Perski

Literacy Specialist: Colleen LaRocca

Park Avenue: Danielle Giambrone and Kara Perez

Freehold Learning Center: Brigid Ippolito and Stanley Krasowski

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Basic Skills Program Outline

Basic Skills Improvement Program staff members design lessons for Basic Skills students based

on information from the following sources:

Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Common Core Curriculum

Standards

Jumpstart to Literacy Program Guidelines

Action Reading

Comprehension Strategies

Reading Strategies

District Assessments/State and Standardized Assessments

BSIP/Classroom Teacher Made Assessments

District Approved Curriculum Guides

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Instructional Time

Basic Skills instruction in grade 1-5 is in addition to the regular classroom teacher‟s instruction.

The Basic skills instructor creates a schedule with students‟ instructional needs as a primary

consideration.

Grade Level Program Time Allotments

First Grade Jumpstart to Literacy 30 minutes/day/5x per

week

Second Grade Jumpstart to Literacy Minimum of (3) 30 min.

sessions per week

Third Grade Jumpstart to

Literacy/Basic Skills

Minimum of (2) 30 min.

sessions per week

Fourth Grade Jumpstart to



sessions per week

Fifth Grade Jumpstart to



sessions per week

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Basic Skills Program Criteria

Step 1: F&P Score

Step 2: 2 out of 3 of Slosson, FRY, and Benchmark

Grade F&P SLOSSON FRY Benchmark

1st Grade C or below

K.2 75/150 Partially

proficient and

below

2nd

Grade F and below 1.2 125/250 Partially

proficient and

below

3rd

Grade J and below 2.2 175/350 Partially

proficient and

below

4th

Grade M and below 3.2 225/450 Partially

proficient and

below

5th

Grade P and below 4.2 275/550 Partially

proficient and

below

If the total number of eligible students exceeds the total number of available seats, the

lowest 10% of the population will be serviced using the criteria above.

In 1st and 2

nd grade if the total number of eligible students exceeds the total number of

available seats, the remaining students will be placed on a Jump Start wait list.

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*If the number of eligible seats is not fulfilled by tier 1 criteria, the following criteria will be

followed:

Grade

F&P SLOSSON FRY Benchmark

1st Grade D and below K.5 17/60 100/150 Partially

proficient and

below

2nd

Grade G and below 1.5 40/80 150/250 Partially

proficient and

below

3rd

Grade K and below 2.5 66/100 200/350 Partially

proficient and

below

4th

Grade N and below 3.5 92/120 250/450 Partially

proficient and

below

5th

Grade Q and below 4.5 116/140 300/550 Partially

proficient and

below

Anyone who is serviced by ESL or Special Education teachers will not be pulled out for

Basic Skills.

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Exiting Criteria

Students will exit the program after attaining an independent reading level as noted below.

Students in grades 1 and 2 may not exit the program until after the completion of the first 12

week cycle.

Grade F&P

Independent

Reading Level

First Level I

Second Level L

Third Level O

Fourth Level R

Fifth Level U

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Parent Communication

The parents of all students participating in the Title I/Basic Skills Improvement Program will be

notified in writing. Parents of first and second graders participating in our Jumpstart to Literacy

Program will have the opportunity to attend a parent information session with the Basic Skills

Teacher.

In grades first and second, progress reports will be sent home every four weeks. These reports

will be prepared by the Basic Skills teacher and will reflect students‟ progress. In grades 3-5

progress reports will be sent home during all four marking periods.

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Jump Start to Literacy

Student Progress Report

Student’s Name: _____________________________________________________________

Student’s Grade: _____________________________________________________________

Jump Start/BSI Teacher: _______________________________________________________

Your child will be tested every four weeks to track their reading, phonics, and fluency progress.

Below you will find the results of the three different tests required of the Jump Start to Literacy

Program/Basic Skills Program.

Slosson Oral Reading

Test

FRY Sight Word

Recognition Test

Fountas & Pinnell

Reading Test

September

November

December

January

Comments:

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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Jump Start to Literacy

Reporte del Progreso Estudiantil

Nombre del Estudiante: _________________________________________________________

Grado del Estudiante: __________________________________________________________

Maestro/a de Jump Start: _______________________________________________________

Cada cuatro semanas, su hijo/a va a hacer un examen de su progreso con la lectura, la fonetica y

la fluidez. Abajo son los resultados de los tres examenes differentes requeridos en el programa

de Jump Start to Literacy/Las Destrezas Basicas.

Slosson Examen de

Lectura Oral

FRY Examen de las

Palabras de Vista

Fountas & Pinnell

Examen de Lectura

Septiembre

Noviembre

Diciembre

Enero

Comentarios:

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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Freehold Borough Schools Grade 3- 5 Basic Skills Progress Report

Student‟s name: _____________________ Grade: _____

Date: __________ Teacher: ____________________

The items checked below will aid you to evaluate the progress of the student in the particular

subjects.

Good Improvement Needed Subject/s Checked ONLY if improvement is needed

Assumes Responsibility ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Attention in class ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Behavior ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Brings Materials to class ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Class attendance ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Completes class assignments ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Completes daily homework

with parent signature ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Cooperation ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Follows directions ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Interest in learning ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Participates in Class ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Respects rules ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Study habits ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Test performance ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

Use of school time ▢ ▢ Reading ▢ Writing ▢ Speaking ▢ Listening ▢

If the school may be of assistance, please contact the teacher.

Comments:

Please sign and return. ▢ Need not be returned. ▢

Parent/Guardian Signature______________________________________

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Reporte de Progreso de clases de habilidades basicas - Grado 3-5

Nombre del Estudiante: _____________ Grado: _____

Fecha: Maestra___________________

Los artículos marcados debajo serán de ayuda para evaluar el progreso del estudiante en la

materia particular.

Bueno

Necesita

mejorar Esta chequeado SOLAMENTE si se necesita mejorar

Asume Responsabilidades Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Atención en clase Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Comportamiento Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Trae materiales para la clase Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Asistencia a clases Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Completa el trabajo de clase Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Completa su tarea con firma

de los padres

Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Cooperación Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Sigue Dirección Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Interés en el aprendizaje Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Participa en clase Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Respeta las reglas Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Habito de Estudios Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Rendimiento de Exámenes Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Uso del tiempo escolar Lectura Escritura Hablando Escuchando

Si la escuela puede serle de asistencia, por favor contacte la profesora o profesor.

Comentarios:

__Por favor firme y regrese. __No necesita ser regresado.

Firma Padre/Tutor : _______________________________________

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Borough of Freehold Public Schools


280 Park Avenue

Freehold, New Jersey 07728

http://www.freeholdboro.k12.nj.us

PHONE (732) 761-2146

FAX (732) 294-7454

Date:

To: Parents/Guardian of:

From: Freehold Borough School District

RE: Title I/Basic Skills Improvement Program

Your child was selected to participate in the Freehold Borough Schools‟ Title I/Basic Skills

Improvement Program. During the regular school day, BSIP students receive supplemental

instruction in reading and language arts. This instruction will be in addition to the regular

classroom instruction and is planned in cooperation with the classroom teacher.

Please sign and return this letter to indicate that you give permission for your child to participate

in the Basic Skills Program.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child‟s Basic Skills Teacher.

I grant permission for ____________________________________to participate in the Basic

Skills Program.

Parent/GuardianSignature:_____________________________________Date:______________

http://www.freeholdboro.k12.nj.us/

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280 Park Avenue



PHONE (732) 761-2146

FAX (732) 294-7454

Fecha:

Padres/Guardián de:

De: El Distrito de Freehold Borough

RE: Programa de Mejora de Habilidades Básicas del Título I

Su hijo fue seleccionado para participar en el Borough Escuelas Freehold 'Título I / Programa de

Mejora de Habilidades básico. Durante el día escolar regular, los estudiantes reciben instrucción

suplementaria BSIP en lectura y artes del lenguaje. Esta instrucción será además de la

instrucción regular de la clase y está planeado en colaboración con el maestro de la clase.

Por favor firme y devuelva esta carta para indicar que usted le da permiso para que su hijo

participe en el Programa de Habilidades Básicas.

Si usted tiene alguna pregunta o duda, póngase en contacto con Habilidades Básicas maestro de

su hijo.

Yo doy permiso para ________________________________________________ que participe

en el programa habilidades básicas.

Firma de Padres/Guardian: _____________________ _______________ Fecha: ____________


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280 Park Avenue



PHONE (732) 761-2146

FAX (732) 294-7454

Date:

To: BSIP Parents/Guardians

From: Freehold Borough Public Schools

RE: Title I School-Parent Compact

As you know, successful students attend schools that have high academic expectations and

provide the necessary resources in order for their students to achieve those expectations. Equally

important is parent involvement in all aspects of the students‟ life including school. The students

who attend Park Avenue Elementary School and Freehold Learning Center are fortunate to

attend a school that works hard to provide them with the best possible education and who have

parents who work collaboratively with the school community.

The federal government also recognizes the benefits of a collaborative working relationship

between the school and parent and requires us to sign the attached compact. You will probably

feel that all of the things listed in the compact have been taking place for years, but in order to

receive federal funds, which pay for basic skills instruction, we need you to make every effort to

abide by the compact.

We appreciate in advance your signature and continued support. After signing the compact,

please have your child return it to his/her basic skills teacher.

Thank you,


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280 Park Avenue



PHONE (732) 761-2146

FAX (732) 294-7454

Date:

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Your child, _____________________ , has been identified to receive Basic Skills services

which will allow him/her an additional reading instruction, with the Jumpstart to Literacy/Basic

Skills teacher.

There will be a Jump Start to Literacy/Basic Skills parents‟ meeting on ____________, in the

Jump Start to Literacy Classroom from ___ to ___ AM where I will be discussing the philosophy

and structure of this program. Your attendance at this meeting will greatly benefit your child‟s

success. By working together, we can help your child receive the additional help that he/she

requires.

Kindly complete the attached form and return it to school with your child by ___________. I

look forward to our meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 732-____

ex. ____.

Sincerely,

Your name: ______________________________________________________

Your child‟s name: ________________________________________________

Yes, I will be able to attend.

No, I won‟t be able to attend.

Return to Jump Start to Literacy/Basic Skills teacher, ___________ _______ .


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Freehold, New Jersey

Jump Start Sign-In Sheet

Parent Meeting

School:

Date:

Teacher:

Parent/Guardian’s Name Student’s Name Grade

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280 Park Avenue



PHONE (732) 761-2146

FAX (732) 294-7454

Parental involvement is a vital aspect of a child‟s academic success. Please complete this

questionnaire about your experiences and suggestions for future services in the Freehold

Borough Public Schools Title I/Basic Skills Program.

STUDENT‟S SCHOOL: ______________________ GRADE: _____ DATE: ______________

1. My child has benefited from participating in the Basic Skills program.

5 4 3 2 1

Strongly agree Agree Agree to some

extent

Disagree Strongly

disagree

2. The Basic Skills teacher assisted my child in having a positive attitude toward

learning.

5 4 3 2 1


extent

Disagree Strongly

disagree

3. The Basic Skills teacher‟s communication through the „mid-year‟ and „end-of-

year‟ progress reports were informative.

5 4 3 2 1


extent

Disagree Strongly

disagree

4. Do you have any comments or suggestions for next year‟s Title I/Basic Skills

Program?


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