Title 1 School Facts
Definition:
A Title one school is an elementary or secondary school in which 40% (82 &11) of the students have enrolled with the free and reduced lunch programme. Enacted in 1965 under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to bridge the achievement gap between lower income students and other students. Costing $7bil per annum.
According to the U.S. Department of Education the purpose of Title 1 funding, “is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education and reach, at minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.”
It is the nations largest and oldest programme of the department of education providing for students across the nation at risk of failure or living near poverty.
Title 1 funds can be used to improve curriculum, instructional activities, counseling, parental involvement, increase staff and program improvement. The funding should assist schools in meeting the educational goals of low-income students. According to the U.S. Department of Education, Title 1 funds typically support supplemental instruction in reading and math. Annually, this program reaches over six million students, primarily in the elementary grades.
Types of students that might be served by Title 1 funds include migrant (23 languages, 66% non white 23%) students, students with limited English proficiency (200/409), homeless students, students with disabilities, neglected students, delinquent students, at-risk students or any student in need. Students can be classified as at-risk for numerous reasons. A few reasons they might be classified as at-risk students include: high number of absences, single-parent home, low academic performance or low-income family.
No Child Left Behind, schools must reach a certain level of progress to continue receiving funds. (We need to help preserve funds, or they will lose money (Did not meet AYP(Adequate Yearly Progress)).)
