As a Title I school we:

• work with parents and guardians to understand and navigate the school system,
• share information about the standards for learning determined by the state, the materials and programs we use to teach those standards, and the tests we use to show how students are progressing, and
• inform you about your child’s academic progress throughout the year.

Communication with parents and community is a focus of our school and we value the different ways parents contribute to the success of their children. To enhance the way parents are already supporting their children’s academic success at home, we will offer materials and ideas that guardians might additionally use.
 

School LAND Trust Program

The School LAND Trust Program provides funding to North Star Elementary based on our enrollment. This funding comes from the interest and dividend income from the State Treasurer's investment of the permanent State School Fund.
 

North Star School LAND Trust Program Funding 2023-2024

Goal: Kindergarten Proficiency By June 2024, 63% of North Star kindergarten students will be reading on grade level as measured by Acadience Reading with a composite score of 145 or better.  Grades 1-3 Proficiency By June 2024, 63% of North Star first thru third grade students will be reading on grade level as measured by Acadience Reading Lexile cut scores. Grades 4-6 Proficiency By June 2024, 63% of North Star fourth thru sixth grade students will be proficient as measured by RI.

Goal: Math K-6 Proficiency Goal By June 2024, 46% of North Star students in grades K-6 will score at or above grade level proficiency on end of year Acadience Math. Math Grades K-6 Growth Goal By June 2024, 60% of North Star students in grades K-6 will make typical or above progress on Acadience Math by end of year. Math Grades 3-6 Proficiency Goal By June 2024, 25% of North Star third thru sixth grade students will be proficient as measured by the RISE Summative.

North Star School LAND Trust Program Funding 2022-2023

Goal: Sixty percent of North Star students will demonstrate typical or better growth as measured by Acadience Reading Pathways of Progress and Acadience Math Pathways of Progress in grades K-6 by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
 

Click here for Teacher Qualifications

We also want to inform you that parents and guardians have the right to request specifics about the qualifications of their child’s teachers. If your child’s teacher is not considered Highly Qualified as defined by the federal government, we will notify you.

Parents will be involved in making school decisions, writing school plans, and assessing the effectiveness of school programs. They will also work with the school to plan Parent Involvement activities. Please contact the front office for more information on how to be a part of this important work. We need your ideas!!

For more information on Shared Governance click on the District’s Shared Governance link found on this page.

Our school has a variety of formal ways to develop the home/school partnership such as Back to School Night, Parent-Teacher Conferences, School Community Council (SCC), Family Math and Literacy Nights, Parent Teacher Association/Organization (PTA/PTO), school newsletters, and other such opportunities. Please know that we also value the informal yet important ways we work together through phone calls, emails, and visiting before and after school. We look forward to working with you this year!! Please download the Home/School Compact which describes the commitments we are making to you, to see your child succeed.

Home/School Compact 2024-2025

We are so excited to tell you that our school made the progress on state testing that we needed to. The hard work of our students, teachers, parents, school personnel, and community members paid off to end last year successfully.

As a Title I school, we are required to show each year that students are progressing in math and reading/language arts. Title I federal funding supports student learning in these areas. The learning expectations grow every year so that each student is ready for middle school and high school to prepare for college and a career. Our students and teachers are now focused on this year’s learning standards to see another year of success.