What is Title 1? *Title 1 provides supplemental federal funding for low achieving children, especially in high-poverty schools. *Title 1 is a program which provides extra academic support and learning opportunities for children farthest from meeting challenging state standards. How Does the Money Get to My School District? *The money travels from the US Government to your school district then to your school building. *Census data are used to determine the amount of Title 1 money your district receives. How Does a School Become a Title 1 School? *The number of students that get free and/or reduced lunch is used to determine the district-wide poverty and school poverty. *Title 1 can serve schools at or above the district-wide poverty average. *Schools with 75% or greater poverty must be served. How Does Title 1 Help Schools? *Title 1 helps your school by SUPPLEMENTING and improving the regular education programs offered at you school to help students meet the State standards. Types of Title 1 Schools *There
are two types of Title 1 Schools - Targeted Assisted and Schoolwide. Will My Child Receive Title 1 Services? *Services are given to students who are in need of academic help, according to the state standards and the collection of the school's data. This is not based on the poverty of the student's family. What Types of Services are Offered? *Services
can be, but not limited to the following. It is up to the individual schools to design a program to help students improve academic achievement to meet the challenging State standards, meet the needs of students, and provide professional development for teachers and parents. Parents are an Integral/IMPORTANT Part of Title 1! *Schools
offer a variety of workshops, to parents, about many topics on how
to help their child. Parent
Information and Resource Centers *
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