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Title I

Our school is a Title I Schoolwide Program

What does this mean?


 Title I Schoolwide Program means…


Additional funding for our school

• From the No Child Left Behind Act
• To help all students achieve state standards
• Coordinated and integrated with other programs
• A portion of the funding is reserved to directly

support family engagement activities


 Title I Schoolwide Program supports…


Schoolwide Reform Strategies

• Interventions for struggling students
• Professional development for teachers
• Supplies, materials, & technology

High Quality Teachers

• 100% of teachers are to be highly qualified in the

area in which they teach


 Title I Schoolwide Program supports…


Family Engagement

• Parents’ Right to be Involved

✓Programs & activities for families

• Parents’ Right to Know

✓Information about student’s achievement ✓Notice if taught by substitute teacher for 4 or more weeks ✓Information about professional qualifications

• f student’s classroom teacher (upon request)


 Ways YOU can be involved…


Advise & Support

• Campus Comprehensive Needs

Assessment

• Family Engagement Policy & School-Family

Compact

✓Reviewed & revised annually with parent input ✓To meet changing needs ✓To determine strategies for improvement


 Ways YOU can be involved…


Serve…

• Shared Decision-Making Council
• Family Engagement Initiative (FAME)
• Volunteer
• Mentor