Lakeview Elementary Bulldog Bunch is Lakeview Local Schools Title I-A Kindergarten through 3rd grade reading program. The sole purpose of Bulldog Bunch is to help students become successful. We Believe:
- in honoring students where they are in their learning
- creating a safe and caring learning enviornment
- in early intervention
Lakeview Local Schools is committed to the goal of providing quality education for every child. In order to achieve this goal, we know that establishing partnerships with family and community members is key. Everyone succeeds if Lakeview Schools, families, and the community work together to increase student achievement for all children.
Support for children and the school is critical to a child's success. Lakeview staff has a committment to working with family members in all school aspects to help students. One important goal for Bulldog Bunch is to establish and maintain a school-home partnership. We thank all our parents for their help and assistance in working together.
Because Bulldog Bunch is a federally funded program to provide support, there is a process that is utilized to identify and service young leaners.
Eligibility in Bulldog Bunch is based on ranking from multiple criteria: district assessments, state assessments, and teacher recommendations.
District and State assessments occur in the fall (beginning of the year), winter, and spring (end of the year). Please see the section on Assessments for more information.
Criteria:
- District reading assessments. At this time, Lakeview Elementary administers NWEA MAP reading assessments to all students in grades K-4. Bulldog Bunch students are assessed three times a year: fall, winter, and spring.
- Kindergarten students take the Spring NWEA reading assessment.
- 1st - 3rd grade students take the fall, winter, and spring.
- State reading assessments:
- Kindergarten students take the ODE KRA (Ohio Department of Education Kindergarten Readiness Assessment) in late September or early October.
- 3rd grade students take the ODE AIR reading assessment in the fall and again in the spring.
- Teacher Recommendation. Classroom teacher recommendations are an important criteria element. Classroom teachers work with students for extended amounts of time in whole group, small group, and one-on-one settings. They have well-rounded experiences with students and provide important insight into their students that contribute to evaluating students' eligibility.
All students are assessed through the above-mentioned criteria in the spring and fall. Assessment and teacher recommendation data is compiled and students are ranked based on risk of not meeting the state's standards for reading that all children are expected to master at the beginning of the school year. Bulldog Bunch eligibility is based on rank using the compilation of the above criteria at the beginning of each year.
Once students are identified as eligible for Bulldog Bunch, parents will receive a Welcome Letter and a School-Parent Compact. The Home-School calendar lists important school dates as well are Bulldog Bunch parent meetings and opportunities for parent participation in the program and at school.
Regular progress monitoring and parent-teacher conferencing occurs throughout the year. Parents will receive a Bulldog Bunch Reading Student Profile quarterly so parents are kept informed of their child's progress on a regular basis.
In the spring, all elementary students are assessed based on the Lakeview Elementary assessment schedule. At that time, all Bulldog Bunch students are exited from the program. Spring assessment data and teacher recommendations will be gathered and the process cycles again.