TITLE I

Title I, under No Child Left Behind, is designed to provide funds to school districts to ensure all children, especially disadvantaged children, receive a high-quality education and meet the prescribed state academic standards in core subject areas.

Approved programs through Title I need to provide additional academic support and opportunities to learn for all children. Funds may be used to extend and reinforce regular school curriculum including, but not limited to:

• Extra instruction in reading and math
• School-wide improvement programs 
• Targeted assistance programs 
• Special preschool programs 
• After-school programs 
• Summer programs

ESEA Waivers and Title I Funding:

Typically waivers are removing the requirement for districts to reserve 20% of Title I funds for Supplemental Education Services and 10% of Title I funds for professional development.  Districts can use these funds for Focus and Priority schools. 

“Priority” schools are the 5% lowest performing schools in the state.   The next 10% lowest performing are considered “Focus” schools.  Districts can identify Focus and Priority schools as a school-wide program and use Title I funds for all students instead of just the students labeled as Title I students.

U.S. DOE ESEA information.

State Flexibility Requests and Approval Letters.

Edmentum solutions provide programs that help schools meet the goals of Title I by:

• Promoting mastery of academic standards for all students through lessons and assessments built from state standards
• Increasing accountability of students and schools by providing detailed reports that show where students, classes, or schools stand in mastery of the required standards
• Providing guidance and opportunities for individualized instruction in reported areas of weakness