Title I

Welcome to MCDS Title I

Mountain Discovery has chosen to use its Title I revenue to implement a reading intervention program which helps students improve their phonics, decoding, and comprehension skills. Students in the program will receive small group or one-on-one instruction Monday through Friday.

At MDCS, we use the UFLI Foundations phonics curriculum for our K-2 students in need of additional reading support. The curriculum targets the specific skills of Phoneme blending and segmentation practice, Accuracy and automaticity of grapheme-phoneme correspondences, Decoding automaticity of words with previously learned concepts, Explicit introduction of new concepts, Decoding and encoding practice, Reading and spelling irregular words, and Reading and spelling connected text. 

In addition to phonics instruction for our lower grade students, third-fifth grade students receive support in reading comprehension through a reading portfolio.

For more information regarding the Title 1 Program at MDCS, please contact Tracy Wharton at twharton@mountaindiscovery.org. 

Professional Qualification and Licensing Criteria of Teachers

As a parent of a student in a Title I school,  MDCS informs parents that they have the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of their student’s classroom teachers. Please contact the Co-directors in writing to request this information, which will be provided in a timely manner.

Testing Transparency and Information, Student Participation in Mandatory State or Local Testing, and Affiliated Policies

Parents have the right to request and be provided with information about any state or local policies regarding student participation in tests or assessments mandated by the state or local educational agency. Click here for more information on the tests that students at MDCS will take each year.

Language Instruction and English Learner Identification Protocols and Services

Not later than 30 days after the beginning of the school year, MDCS will inform parents of an English learner identified for participation in such a program. For those children identified as English learners during the current school year, MDCS shall notify the children’s parents during the first 2 weeks of the child being placed in a language instruction educational program. MDCS shall implement an effective means of outreach to parents of English learners to inform such parents.

Communication will occur in an understandable language and accessible format

Please contact the Co-directors if you have additional requests, questions, or would like to receive more about this information. Also, please refer to the full Parents Right-to-Know and Annual Report Card Notification (Spanish Version) policy for more information.

Parent Involvement Policy

The Mountain Discovery Charter School program is designed to nourish and facilitate the natural and individual abilities of each child in reaching ambitious academic goals in a multifaceted hands-on course of study. For that design to succeed, it must extend beyond the classroom walls to recognize and incorporate the home and family as vital parts of the process. Mountain Discovery Charter School recognizes that:

1. Parent and family participation maximizes student learning.
   2. Early involvement of parents in their child’s education is essential and establishes patterns and practices that will last a lifetime.
   3. Home and community are vital extensions of the learning environment.
   4. Families bring culture, language and values that connect home and school.
   5. Parents are empowered when involved as full partners in ongoing relationships with teachers.
   6. Partnerships between schools and families benefit the child, the family, and the school.

For more information regarding the importance of Parent Involvement, please see the Parent and Family Involvement Guide provided by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction or in the School-Parent Compact.

If you would like further information or to provide feedback, please fill out the survey or email us at admin@mountaindiscovery.org