Title I
The Title I program provides financial assistance through state educational agencies (SEAs) to local educational agencies (LEAs) and public schools with high numbers or percentages of children living in poverty to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic achievement standards.
Tucker County Title I Schools:
Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School
Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School
All Title I Schools in the District follow the School-Wide Title I program design.
School-Wide Requirements:
Comprehensive needs assessment:
The school must identify areas of greatest need.
School-wide reform strategies to include those that:
Strengthen the core academic program
Increase the amount and quality of learning time
Develop strategies for meeting the needs of underserved populations
Address needs of all, but particularly low-achieving students
Instruction by "highly qualified" teachers
Professional learning for teachers
Parent Involvement Strategies
Title II
The purpose of Title II, Part A is to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and districts improve teacher and principal quality and ensure that all teachers are highly qualified.
Title III
Title III is part of the Every Student Succeeds Act that provides additional support for English language learners.
Title IV
The purpose of Title IV is to provide financial assistance to rural districts to assist them in meeting their state's definition of student progress.
The Rural and Low-Income School Program grant may support the following Program Objectives:
Recruitment and retention of teachers, including the use of signing bonuses and other financial incentives.
Professional development for teachers, including programs that train teachers to utilize technology to improve teaching and to train teachers of students with special needs.
Parental involvement activities.
Activities authorized under Title I.
Activities authorized under Title II.
Activities authorized under Title III.
Parents' Right to Know
...to know the professional qualifications of their child's teacher(s) including the degrees and certifications held, and whether the
teacher is certified in his/her respective area of instruction.
...to know the school improvement status of the school.
...to know the level of achievement of their child in each area of the state assessment.
...to know if their child has been assigned, or has been taught for at least four consecutive weeks, by a teacher who does not meet
the highly qualified definition.
...to be involved in the planning and implementation of the parent involvement program in their school.
Parent Involvement Policy
Encourage parent involvement
Promote positive communication
Foster student achievement and success
Disseminate information and resources
Provide training and activities to connect students, parents, communities, and schools
Complaint Procedures
As part of its Assurances within Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) program grant applications and pursuant to Section 9306 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), an LEA accepting federal funds also agrees to adopt local written procedures for the receipt and resolution of complaints alleging violations of law in the administration of covered programs.
McKinney Vento
The McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act is intended to ensure that homelessness does not cause children to be left behind in school.