Parent Involvement: School Examples

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Dalton Gardens Elementary School, Dalton Gardens, Idaho (Spring 2006)

Dalton Gardens Elementary School's enrollment consists of 411 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Of those students, 55 percent are male. The number of classes for each grade is as follows: kindergarten-two; first grade-two; second grade-three; third grade-three; fourth grade-three; and fifth grade-two. Nineteen percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Ninety-three percent of the students are Caucasian (not Hispanic), with the remaining 7 percent being nearly equally represented by Asian, Hispanic, and African-American students. Fifteen students are served in special education, and one student is an English language learner. Dalton Gardens Elementary's responsiveness-to-intervention model uses the following structure: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and special education.

Jefferson Elementary School, Pella, Iowa (Spring 2006)

Jefferson Elementary School has a total enrollment of 500 students, with two sections each of kindergarten through third grade and six sections each of fourth and fifth grades. Nearly equal numbers of girls and boys attend the school. About 14 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, and about 6.6 percent are served in special education. Five percent of the students are minority students, 95 percent are Caucasian, and six students are English language learners. Jefferson Elementary's responsiveness-to-intervention model uses the following structure: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, and special education.

Tualatin Elementary School, Tualatin, Oregon (Spring 2006)

Tualatin Elementary School enrolls 522 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, with three to four classrooms per grade. Nearly 50 percent (260) of the students receive free or reduced lunch. Sixty-five students are served in special education (15 are identified as having a learning disability), and 160 are English language learners. Tualatin Elementary's responsiveness-to-intervention model uses the following structure: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and special education.