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Title I

 

 

TITLE I

Improving your Child’s Education

 

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. The Office of Basic Skills and Compensatory Education oversees programs in Basic Skills, Gifted and Talented, Career and Technical Education, Family and Community Engagement and the education of students who qualify for services under the McKinney Vento Act.

 

 

Title I...What is it?

Title I is the oldest and largest federally- funded education program in the U.S. Schools and students across the country benefit greatly from Title I program.

Here's what you need to know about Title I:

  • The Purpose of Title I is to provide all children with a fair, equal , high-quality education. Title I programs are especially beneficial for students who are struggling.
  • Title I provides financial assistants to schools and students who need it the most schools with high percentages of disadvantaged students and students who are considered "at risk"
  • Title I schools encourage parent involvement. They understand that while in-school programs can help students a great deal, nothing is more crucial to a child's success than the support of a parent. 

 

How is Title I used in South River?

South River uses this funding to upgrade our entire educational program by focusing on our lowest achieving students. Our schools spend this money by providing supplemental educational resources for students, basic skills teachers, extended school day programs (learning time before/after school and in the summer), and parental involvement initiatives such as family literacy and math nights. To qualify for funding, South River is required to have highly qualified teachers and develop and revise school wide plans for achievement, parent involvement policy and parent/teacher/student compact annually.

 Here are some common ways Title I funds are used to support the academic achievement of all students and improve a school's educational program.

  • Additional Faculty and Staff- Schools can hire additional teachers and /or aides to provide instruction for individuals or small groups.
  • Tutoring and intervention- Title I funds may be used to implement tutoring programs that provide struggling students with extra support.
  • Professional development- Schools can use Title I funds to provide teachers and staff with additional training to enhance and improve their instructional strategies.
  • Extended learning opportunities- Funds can be used for after-school programs, summer school, or extended school-day programs.
  • Supplemental materials- Schools often use Title I funds to purchase educational materials, textbooks, and other resources to meet their students' unique needs and improve the quality of instructions.
  • Parent involvement programs- Title I funds are often used to encourage parent involvement in their child's education, aiming to strengthen the home- school connection.   

 

Parents are an important part of the Title I team!

 

Be Active in your Title 1 School!

  • Attend back to school nights, Title 1 annual meetings and events, parent-teacher conferences, I&RS meetings, and family literacy and math nights. 

  •  Communicate with teachers regularly.

  •  Ensure that your child is getting enough sleep, eating properly, and doing homework.

  •   Ensure that your child attends school every day and on time.

 

 

IMPORTANT LINKS:

https://www.state.nj.us/education/title1/

https://www.nj.gov/education/essanj/

 

 

 

South River Public Schools

Title I School-Parent Compact

This document is an understanding between South River Public Schools and the parents of the students participating in activities, services, and programs funded by Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which outlines how the parents, the entire school staff, and the students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership that will help children achieve the challenging state academic standards.

School Responsibilities
  1. Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment that enables the participating children to meet the challenging State academic standards through rigorous and supportive instruction.
  2. Hold parent-teacher conferences at the elementary level and an annual meeting during which this compact will be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement.  
  3. Provide parents with frequent reports on their children’s progress.  Specifically, the school will provide reports on progress every quarter for the middle and high school and three times a year for the K-5 schools. 
  4. Provide parents reasonable access to staff.  Specifically, staff will be available for consultation with parents on an as needed basis. Parents are also welcome to email staff for updates on their child/children’s progress.
  5. Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their child’s class, and to observe classroom activities which will be communicated to parents in each school through principals’ newsletters and the weekly district announcements via E-Ram. 
  6. Provide information to parents of participating students in an understandable and uniform format, including alternative formats upon the request of parents with disabilities, and, to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can understand.
  7. Provide to parents of participating children information in a timely manner about Title I, Part A programs that includes a description and explanation of the school’s curriculum, the forms of academic assessment used to measure children’s progress, and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet.
  8. At the request of parents, provide opportunities for regular meetings for parents to formulate suggestions, and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions about the education of their children.  The school will respond to any such suggestions as soon as practicably possible.

 

Parent Responsibilities
  1. Monitor and support attendance
  2. Ensure homework completion
  3. Monitor television and social media consumption
  4. Participating, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my children’s education
  5. Promote positive use of child’s extracurricular time
  6. Stay informed about my child’s education 
  7. Serving, to the extent possible, on policy advisory groups, such as being the Title I, Part A parent representative on the school’s School Improvement Team.

 

Student Responsibilities 
  1. Work to improve academic achievement and achieve the state's high standards.
  2. Complete all assignments on time.
  3. Adhere to the school’s five core values of respect, responsibility, kindness, honesty, and service