Dumfries Elementary School
Title I
What is Title I?
Title I is a federally funded grant designed to help schools meet the needs of all students and to provide resources to help improve educational success for families.
Every school that receives Title I funds has a Family-School Compact and a Parent and Family Engagement School Policy. Schools that receive Title I funds also host events to provide family engagement and involvement opportunities.
More information on the Title I program can be found on the PWCS Title I webpage.
Dumfries Elementary Title I Staff Contact Information
Pamela Wright
Title I Reading Specialist
[email protected]
703-221-3101
Daneka Hay
Title I Math Specialist
[email protected]
703-221-3101
Title I Family-School Compact
Vision
Dumfries Elementary is a community dedicated to growth and learning throughout our school and beyond.
Mission
Every day, we focus on our goals and encourage each other by making positive choices and working together.
Student Agreement
We will …
- Be kind to others and help those in need.
- Encourage others.
- Practice reading, writing, and math every day at school and each night at home.
- Listen to the teacher and be respectful.
- Be a positive role model and leader in my classroom and in school.
Family/Parent Agreement
We will …
- Communicate with the teacher.
- Practice reading and math during the school year and in the summer.
- Remind my child of the importance of being a good listener.
- Volunteer for and participate in after-school activities such as Parent meetings, Family Fun Nights, and Academic Events.
- Encourage our school community to be more involved.
Teachers/Staff Agreement
We will …
- Communicate with parents.
- Provide a loving and caring environment that respects the diversity of learners.
- Host Family Nights to encourage reading and math.
- Provide resources to students and staff.
- Find ways to relate to students and make school fun.
Title I Parent and Family Engagement School Policy
Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) Title I program is established to improve student achievement so that every student will graduate on time with the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind necessary to create a thriving future for themselves and their community.
Dumfries Elementary School will ensure effective involvement of families and will support a partnership among the school, parents, guardians, and community to improve student achievement in the following ways:
School Family Engagement Policy
- Review the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy which is jointly developed and distributed to parents.
- Provide all parents with information about the schools’ participation in Title I at the Annual Meeting and inform parents of their right to be involved.
- Invite and encourage all parents to attend all Title I Family meetings and events. Inform parents that the school may provide support for them to attend meetings.
- Involve family participation in the planning, review, and improvement of the schools’ Title I Schoolwide/Continuous Improvement Plan
- Provide parents with information about the Title I program, the curriculum, academic assessments, and students’ expected proficiency levels.
- Notify the PWCS Title I Office if the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy is not satisfactory to the parents of participating children.
Shared Responsibilities for High Student Achievement
- Invite parents to volunteer, observe, and/or participate in their child’s class(es) and school.
- Include a schedule for parent-teacher conferences and progress reports.
- Invite parents to participate in events related to academics.
Building Capacity for Engagement
- Assist parents to understand the state’s academic content, achievement standards, and assessments.
- Communicate with families on a regular basis regarding their child’s progress in school; including school performance information and student assessment results.
- Provide materials and training to help parents support their children’s academic progress.
- Develop, in consultation with families, a Family-School Compact, stating how the school and families will share the responsibility for high student performance. Review the Family-School Compact annually with families and school staff.
- Educate teachers, pupil services personnel, principals, and other staff, with the assistance of parents, in the value and utility of contributions of parents, and how to communicate and work with parents as equal partners.
- Coordinate and integrate parent and family engagement programs and activities with other federal and state programs supporting preschool, multilingual students, and students with disabilities.
- Ensure that information related to school and parent programs, meetings, and other activities is sent to parents in a format that is practicable and in a language that parents can understand.
- Distribute annual parent surveys encouraging parents to respond to additional support needed to participate in parent and family engagement.
- Provide opportunities to participate in decision-making at Parent Advisory Council meetings, Parent Teacher Organization meetings, and meetings related to Title I program planning.
Accessibility
- Provide opportunities for the participation of parents with limited English proficiency and parents with disabilities, in a format that is practicable and in a language that parents can understand.
Important Dates and Upcoming Title I Events
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Elementary Schools
- November 3, 2025
- January 26, 2026
Middle Schools and High Schools
- Touch base days will be scheduled by schools
Last Day of Grading Periods
- October 31, 2025
- January 22, 2026
- March 27, 2026
- June 12, 2026