TITLE I

Title I A - Improving the Academic Achievement of Students

Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the largest federal program supporting public education. Funding is allocated to local education agencies (LEAs), who then allocate it to schools with high percentages or high numbers of students from low income families. The central objective of Title I, Part A is to ensure that all children reach challenging academic content standards, specifically in reading and math, by providing supplemental resources to schools that qualify.

Title I has requirements regulating how money is dispersed and used by schools. Such requirements include use of federal funds for increasing parent involvement in their child’s education, providing for educational needs of students considered homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act, and providing supplemental education services (tutoring) and school of choice options for students in schools not meeting standards. Title I also requires schools to have highly qualified teachers.

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Parent Involvement in Title I schools

Research shows that students are more successful in school when their parents are involved in their education. We encourage parents to become involved at many levels. Parent Involvement policies are in place at each school and reviewed each year. 

Parents are encouraged to join committees, work in the classroom, and attend conferences and school events when possible.

The Community-Parent Advisory Council (C-PAC) also gives parents opportunities to take leadership roles. The council meets two times per year to advise on parental involvement in programs supported by Title I and Title III (English Language Acquisition) funds. Parents of students attending Title I schools who express interest on the annual fall Title I Parent Questionnaire receive invitations.

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