Title I, Part A

Overview

Title I is a federal program that provides funds to school districts and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children who are disadvantaged to support a variety of services. Its overall purpose is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and assessments. The grant contains provisions for ensuring that children who are disadvantaged enrolled in private schools also benefit from the academic enrichment services funded with Title I, Part A funds.

Program Elements

Critical program elements are:

• needs assessment and program plan design,
• Family Engagement,
• services to eligible students enrolled in private schools,
• appropriately licensed teachers,
• coordination of services for students experiencing homelessness, migratory students, and students residing in neglected and delinquent institutions, and
• support for Title I Focus and Priority schools.