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Title I Services

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What is Title I?

• It is the largest federal aid program in our nation's schools
• Requires a high-quality education for every child
• Provides extra help for those students who need it most
• Makes certain Title I schools use strategies proven by research
• Requires teachers to be well trained and highly qualified to teach
• Involves parents in their children's education with ideas for assistance and choice

How do schools qualify for Title I?

• Must have above system average of students living in "poverty"
• Free reduced price lunch is used as the "poverty indicator"

What kind of services does Title I provide?

• Tutorials
• Extra academic materials
• Computer assisted learning
• Parent and Family Engagement activities/training
• Extra Bilingual Aide Support
• Professional development to staff to assure they have the highest qualification possible to help your children to succeed

You have a right as a Title I Parent to:

• Provide suggestions and ideas into the development of the school Title I plan
• Receive information in an understandable format and to the extent practicable in a language you understand
• Conference with your child's teacher, observe or volunteer at your child's school
• Have your student test results explained to you in a an understandable way annually
• An annual Title I Parent meeting
• Meet at other times in the year in a place and time convenient for Title I Parents
• Receive written notice if your child's school is a school in need of improvement including your right to school choice, transportation and supplemental services
• Help design the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Program
• Receive training in how to help your child succeed academically
• Help design teacher training related to helping teachers increase their skills and understanding of working with parents as equal partners
• Receive information on the qualifications of the staff teaching your children
• Provide annual feedback on the success of the Title I Parent and Family Engagement program
• Receive a list of Parent resources

Quality Teachers/Assistants

• You have the right to know whether our teachers meet the state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grades and core academic subjects he or she teaches
• Whether the teacher is under emergency or provisional status because of special circumstances
• The teacher's college major, whether the teacher has any advanced degrees, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree
• Whether teacher assistants provide services to your child, and if so, their qualifications

What can Parents do to help?

• Look at your child's performance and make sure you understand where your child stands in reading and mathematics
• Talk with your child's teacher and principal to find out how you and your school work together to improve your child's performance
• Look for the annual school report card and be aware of your school's performance under ESSA
• Communicate your school's successes to your community and look for ways to support your school in challenging areas