Federal Programs - Title I

What is Title I:

Title I is a 100% federally funded supplemental education program that provides financial assistance to local educational agencies to improve educational opportunities for educationally deprived children. Title I programs are designed to help children meet the state content and performance standards in reading, language arts, and mathematics. In buildings with 40% or more poverty, LEAs may use the funds to upgrade the entire curriculum of the school and are School wide Programs. In buildings with less than 40% poverty, programs are designed to help specific children and are targeted assisted programs. LEAs and schools are subject to consequences of school choice and supplemental education services if they do not meet adequate yearly progress as determined by the SEA.

Title I programming at PLSD:

Here at  Purchase Line School District, federal funds go directly to support student achievement through the employment of teachers who are reading specialists.

Elementary School:
There is are two full-time specialists working in the school to assist kindergarten and grades one through six students with reading, writing, and mathematics needs. The elementary school has a school-wide program.

Parent and Family Engagement:

The following steps are taken by Purchase Line to increase parental and family engagement in the district's Title I programming:

• Federal Programs Complaint Resolution Procedures are disseminated annually.
• At the beginning of each school year, participating schools notify parents that they may request, and the district will provide in a timely manner, information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's teachers and any para-professionals providing services to their child.
• Notice will be given when a child has been assigned or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks, by a teacher or person who is not properly certified.
• Notification will be given to all parents of children in any title I building if the school is identified as a Focus or Priority School.
• Notification must be given if the Title I building is identified as a persistently dangerous school or if their child is a victim of a violent criminal offense while on school property.
• A variety of Parent and Family Engagement activities will take place throughout the school year that involves educating parents on Title I interventions and on how to support their children at home.
• Each Title building will annually update their Title I Parent Policies and Parent Compact with parent input into both the building policy and compact.