Title
I
Overview
Title
I
is
a
federal
grant
program
designed
to
give
educational
assistance
to
students
living
in
areas
of
high
poverty.
The
Title
I
program
originated
in
1965
when
Congress
passed
the
Elementary
and
Secondary
Education
Act,
and
was
re-authorized
in
2001
with
the
passage
of
the
No
Child
Left
Behind
Act.
Title
I
is
one
of
the
oldest
and
largest
federal
programs
supporting
elementary
and
secondary
education
in
existence,
and
over
90%
of
the
school
systems
in
the
United
States
receive
some
sort
of
Title
I
funding.
The
Title
I
program
provides
financial
assistance
through
State
educational
agencies
(SEAs)
to
local
educational
agencies
(LEAs)
and
public
schools
with
high
numbers
or
percentages
of
poor
children
to
help
ensure
that
all
children
meet
challenging
State
academic
content
and
student
academic
achievement
standards.
Title
I
reaches
about
12.5
million
students
enrolled
in
both
public
and
private
schools.
Title
I
funds
may
be
used
for
children
from
preschool
age
to
high
school,
but
most
of
the
students
served
(65
percent)
are
in
grades
1
through
6;
another
12
percent
are
in
preschool
and
kindergarten
programs.
Facts
about
Title
I
School-wide
Program
- Schools must have 40% poverty or greater to implement a School-wide program
- Funds are used to improve the overall academic program of the school
-
A
Title
I
School-wide
team
must
annually
develop
a
School-wide
plan
that
includes
the
following:
- Comprehensive needs assessment
- School wide reform strategies
- Provision for instruction by highly qualified professional staff
- Strategies for increasing parental involvement
- Plans to facilitate transition from preschool to elementary school
- Measures for including teacher input to improve student performance and the overall instructional program
- Provision of assistance to struggling students