How Does Title 1 Work?
The Federal Government provides funding to states each year for Title 1. To get the funds, each state must submit a plan describing what children are expected to know, the high-quality standards of performance that all children are expected to meet, and ways to measure progress. State Educational Agencies (SEAs) send the money to school districts based on the number of low-income families. The Local School Department—called a Local Education Agency or LEA—identifies eligible schools and provides Title 1 resources. The Title 1 School—which includes parents, teachers, administrators and other school staff—works to identify students most in need of educational help (students do not have to be from low-income families to receive help), set goals for improvement, measure student progress using standards set forth in No Child Left Behind (NCLB), develop programs that add to regular classroom instruction, and involve parents in all aspects of the program.
The school’s Title 1 program is reviewed each year by administrators, teachers and parents. If goals have not been met, they revise the plans.
Title 1 can help children do better in school and feel better about themselves, give parents more say in their child’s education, and assist teachers through parental involvement and support. Title 1 promotes students, parents and teachers working together to enable children to succeed.
