Title IA - Improving Academic Achievement of Disadvantaged
Title I is a federally funded program used to provide supplementary educational services in reading and math to students who are at risk of failing to meet the state testing standards. Jenks Public Schools has Title I programs at East Elementary School and at both East and West Intermediate Schools. The Title I staff consists of highly qualified, certified teachers and reading specialists. Following is a list of staff members:
Debra Ensminger, Title I District Director
Joyce Starr, Title I District Coordinator
| Title I Teacher | Site | Grade | Subject |
| Jennifer Baker | East Elementary | 1st | Reading |
| Gina Carroll | East Elementary | 1st | Reading |
| Michelle Hight | East Elementary | 2nd | Reading |
| Carisa Smith | East Elementary | 2nd | Reading |
| Adrienne Barnes | East Elementary | 2nd | Reading |
| Tina Mason | East Elementary | 3rd | Reading |
| Danielle Cameron | East Elementary | 4th | Reading |
| Susan Hildebrand | East Elementary | 3rd & 4th | Mathematics |
| Deanna Cloud | East Intermediate | 5th | Mathematics |
| Avi Gelfand | East Intermediate | 5th | Reading |
| Ellen Eldredge | East Intermediate | 6th | Mathematics |
| LuAnna Galles | East Intermediate | 6th | Reading |
| Malissa Barker | West Intermediate | 5th & 6th | Reading |
| Mike Gardella | West Intermediate | 5th & 6th | Mathematics |
Parents Right to Know
In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act, parents have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct their children. Federal law allows parents to ask for certain information about their children’s classroom teachers, and requires schools to give parents this information in a timely manner if requested. Specifically, parents have the right to ask for the following information about their children’s classroom teachers:
1. Whether Oklahoma State Department of Education has licensed or qualified the teacher for the grades and subjects he or she teaches
2. Whether Oklahoma State Department of Education has decided that the teacher can teach in a classroom without being licensed or qualifies under state regulations because of special circumstances
3. The teacher’s college major: whether the teacher has any advanced degrees, and, if so, the subject of the degrees
4. Whether any teachers’ aides or similar paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if they do, their qualifications.
To receive any of this information, please call Human Resources at 299-4415, ext. 2305.
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