Mars Area School District's Title I Parent Advisory Council is open to parents with students who can benefit from extra support in reading. The group meets each year and is led by the District's Title I teachers. For more information, call (724) 625-1588.

Mrs. Kelly Bjalobok, Reading Specialist
E-mail: [email protected] 
Ph: (724) 625-1588

Mrs. Sasha Zavacky, Reading Specialist
E-mail: [email protected]
Ph: (724) 625-1588,

Mrs. Kim Gold, Paraprofessional
E-mail: [email protected] 

Mrs. Cindy McCaul, Paraprofessional
E-mail: [email protected]  

Title I Parent Right to Know

Mars Area Primary Center (Grades K-1) receives federal Title I funds to assist students in meeting state achievement standards as required by the Elementary & Secondary Education Assistance (ESEA) [Section 1112(e)(1)(A)] and the Every Student Succeeds Act [Section 1112(e)(1)(A)], the following is Title I Parent Right to Know information:

Instructional Resources

• FUNdations
• Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI)
• Benchmark Education Early Connections - Leveled Text
• Benchmark Education - Reader’s Theater
• Florida Center for Reading Research- Elkonin Boxes
• Sing A Song of Poetry
• Heggerty
• Dloch Sight Words

Additional Resources

The following are additional resource for parents: