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Title I Programming
What is Title I? Title I is a federally funded program that is “intended to help ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments” (Every Student Succeeds Act: U.S. Department of Education, 2015).
The focus of Title I is to promote significant improvements in schools and increase instruction time for students. This instructional time is in addition and is supplemental to the time the regular classroom teacher gives to each student. Pull-out as well as push-in class instruction is done with skills groups based on students' needs. Classes consist of a small group setting allowing more individual response time with immediate feedback.
Title I, Part A funds are distributed to school districts based on poverty data. Districts determine which eligible buildings are to participate based on federal requirements and local decisions. The purpose of this funding is to provide supplemental funding to economically disadvantaged districts and some of their eligible schools for improving educational outcomes for students.
Title I Handbook (English)
Parent Involvement
Title I recognizes the importance of parental involvement to assure student success. Parents are encouraged to participate in teacher/parent workshops, curriculum nights, and open houses. These activities help parents to assist their children’s language and reading development at home.
Each Title I school's Parent Involvement Policy and School/Parent Compact outlines how parents, teachers, and students will work together to improve student achievement. These are voluntary agreements between the home and school to define goals, expectations and responsibilities of schools and parents as partners in education. These compacts are sent home and reviewed every year.