Federal Programs
Amy Smith
Curriculum & Federal Programs Director
304-636-9150 x138
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Title I Program
What is Title I?
It is the nation's largest federal assistance program for schools.
The program provides extra help to students who need additional help in reading and mathematics by highly qualified teachers.
The goal of Title I is to provide a high-quality education for every child. The program provides extra help to students who need additional help in reading and mathematics.
This program serves children in grades Pre-Kindergarten through five at various Randolph County Schools.
How does Title I Work?
The federal government provides funding to the states.
State educational agencies send the money to school districts based on the number of low-income families.
The local school district, Randolph County Board of Education, identifies eligible schools to provide Title I resources.
Title I schools include parents, teachers, administrators, and other school staff to identify students most in need of additional support.
Administrators, teachers, and parents revise each school's Title I Program each year.
What does Randolph County's Title I Program offer?
additional support in reading and mathematics for students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through five
additional teachers
additional training for school staff
extra time for instruction
a variety of teaching methods and materials
activities and training for parents
extended day and year programs
Types of Programs
Types of Programs
There are two main models for serving students in a Title I school:
Targeted Assistance (TA) - This model provides supplemental services to identified children who are low-achieving or at risk of low-achievement. This school selects "eligible children" from the larger pool of students, by identifying those who have difficulty in reading or mathematics, to meet the state's challenging student academic achievement standards. The school makes this determination based on multiple, educationally related, objective criteria established by the LEA and supplemented by the school.
Schoolwide (SW) - This model funds a comprehensive school plan to upgrade all instruction in a very high-poverty school, without distinguishing between "eligible" and "ineligible" children. Schoolwide programs are justified on the grounds that once poverty reaches a certain threshold in a school, it makes more sense to try to improve the whole instructional program than to provide services separately to some of the students. A school must first be selected by the LEA as a participating school. In addition, the school must meet the required poverty threshold of 40 percent (at least 40 percent of the children are from low-income families). Any eligible school that desires to operate a schoolwide program must first develop a comprehensive plan for reforming the total instructional program in the school.
Our schools provide a variety of programs.
The following schools offer Schoolwide Title I Programs:
Beverly Elementary School
Coalton Elementary School
George Ward Elementary School
Jennings Randolph Elementary School
Midland Elementary School
North Elementary School
Third Ward Elementary School
Federal Programs Information
Federal Programs provides funding to promote student achievement by ensuring access, opportunity and support to meet the diverse needs of all students and helps to ensure all learners meet challenging state academic standards. These programs also provide support to teachers and schools to promote the delivery of high-quality instruction.
Title I: This project provides additional instruction in Reading and Math for elementary students, opportunities for professional development for teachers, and parent involvement activities for parents.
Title II: This project provides additional funding for professional development opportunities for teachers, principals, and school leaders and tuition reimbursement to assist teachers with obtaining required certification. The fund also provides class size reduction teachers to schools.
Title III: This project provides funds to support the academic achievement of English Language Learners.
Title IV: This project provides additional funding for schools to provide students with access to a well-rounded education, improved school learning conditions, and technology.
Title V: This project provides additional funding to rural districts to assist them in ensuring student progress.
Title I Parent Compact
Each Title I School must develop an agreement, or “compact,” that outlines how parents, school staff, and students will share responsibility for improving academic achievement. Compacts describe how the school and parents can work together to help students achieve the state’s standards. Compacts describe activities that directly affect learning in each school and classroom. Compacts will be sent home with each student who is enrolled in a Title I Schol in Randolph County.