Title I: Jessica Flies
- Welcome
- About Mrs. Flies
- Title I Tidbits Newsletters
- What is Title I?
- How is a student selected for Title I?
- Educational Enrichment Resources
- Parent Links
- Refusal of Title I Services Form
- Reading Apps
- Math Apps
Welcome to Title I at Lester Prairie!
Mrs. Jessi Flies
flies@lp.k12.mn.us
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Click HERE for the Fall 2023 Title Parent Survey!
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Contact:Â Jessi Flies
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Welcome to Title at Lester Prairie!
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Hello! My name is Jessi Flies and I’m excited to be the Title teacher here at Lester Prairie Elementary. I grew up in East Bethel, Minnesota. I went to St. Francis High School, and graduated in 2005. I graduated from St. Cloud State University in 2008 with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and English Studies. In 2014, I graduated from Bemidji State University with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education. I later obtained my Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Governors University in 2020.
This is my 10th year as a teacher. I have taught 2nd grade (6 years), 5th grade (2 years), and kindergarten (1 year). I have taught in schools in Brooklyn Park, Blaine, Milroy, and most recently in St. Cloud.
Right now my husband Nick and I live in St. Cloud with our sassy cat Juniper.
Fall 2023 Newsletter
What is Title I?
Title I (Roman Numeral one!) is a federally funded program which provides money to help districts provide supplemental help to students in Reading and Math, especially in the low income schools in the nation. Â Thus in districts with multiple schools, not all buildings may have a Title I program if there are varying levels of income among the schools. Â It is an attempt to balance the help available to all children throughout the nation. Some schools with a high poverty level are classified as Schoolwide Programs, while others, like Lester Prairie, are considered Targeted Assistance Schools. Â Schoolwide programs receive more funds and can service all of their children.Â
We are always meant to supplement, not supplant, a student’s regular classroom curriculum. Â The Lester Prairie Title I program seeks to stay closely aligned with the classroom teacher’s lesson plans, reviewing and reteaching skills that have been taught, using a wide variety of materials. Â We utilize technology, such as a Smartboard, computers, and iPads, but also manipulatives, supplemental curriculums, games, and many hands-on materials.
The lessons focus on areas which have been identified by assessments, as skills that need to be strengthened.
The Title I Teacher does not give a grade to the students, but sends home test results and communicates with teachers and parents throughout the school year, and summer, via letters, Â this website, and emails.
How is a student selected for Title I?
We use a few sources of information to determine that a student could benefit from supplemental help in Title I. Â
They include teacher recommendations and discussions at the monthly RTI(Response to Intervention) grade-level meetings, as well as STAR Reading and Math Assessments.
The Title I Teacher makes the final determination of whether the student will be scheduled for help, but their decision is made by trying to balance all available information, not just basing it on one “snapshot” of information given by one assessment.
Reading Links
 Story it
 StarFall
 PBS Kids
 Seesaw
Phonics
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Math Links
 IXL
 Math Expressions Think Central
 Math Learning Center Manipulatives
 Prodigy
Math Facts
Printable Math Worksheets
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Reading and Math Resources
 ABC YA!
Reading and Math Printables
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Summer Smarts
Title I Refusal Form
Lester Prairie Schools
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I choose to waive the Title I reading and math support offered to my child, ______________________________, at Lester Prairie Schools. Â I understand that he/she may receive this extra help at a later date, if he/she still qualifies. I agree to accept responsibility for providing extra support for my child at home. Â
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Formulario de Rechazo de Titulo I
Escuela Lester Prairie
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Yo selecciono ceder el apoyo ofrecido por el programa Titulo I en matemáticas y lectura para mi hijo/a, ______________________, en la escuela Lester Prairie. Yo comprendo que mi hijo/a poedria recibir este apoyo en un futuro si califica. Yo me comprometo apoyar a mi hijo/a en casa en su aprendizaje.
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Firma del Padre de familia                     Fecha
Title I Refusal Form
Reading Educational Apps:
  Reading Rainbow
  Bogga Alphabet
  Lego Friends Storymaker
  Scholastic Storia
  ABC Ninja
  ABC Mouse
  Spell Pop
  Raz-Kids
Math Educational Apps:
  Splash Math
  Geoboard by Math Learning Center
  Number Pieces Basic, by Math Learning Center
 123 Ninja
 Angle Asteroids by Sylvan Learning
  Friendly Shapes
  Count Money
  Pattern Shapes