• Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged: Title I is a federally funded grant program, part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. ESEA was reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Title I, Part A provides supplemental funding for resources to help schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families provide a high-quality education that will enable all children to meet the state’s student performance standards. Title I, Part A supports schools in implementing either a schoolwide program or a targeted assistance program. These programs must use effective methods and instructional strategies that are grounded in scientifically based research.

    The program is designed to accomplish four primary goals:

    • Provide supplementary education to students eligible for services;
    • Provide additional funding to schools and districts serving high concentrations of children from low-income families;
    • Focus educators on the needs of special student populations; and
    • Improve the academic achievement of eligible students, reduce performance gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students, and assist eligible students in meeting high academic standards.

    Schoolwide Program
    For a school to qualify as a Title I Schoolwide program, the campus must have a student population of at least 40% or more that are economically disadvantaged (i.e. students who qualify for free or reduced meals).

    Lewisville ISD currently has 26 schools that are served as Title I Schoolwide Campuses. 

    Each of these schools is given an allocation of Title I Part A funds through a specified formula.   The school must spend those funds on strategies that will directly impact student instruction (such as academic interventions, instructional programs, supplemental teachers, etc.), professional training for teachers, and Parent and Family Engagement activities.

    All activities and/or resources paid with Title I, Part A funds must be:

    • Identified in the Comprehensive Needs Assessments, and
    • Included in the Campus Improvement Plan, and
    • Reasonable, necessary, allocable, and allowable, and
    • Meet all EDGAR requirements, and
    • All district policies and procedures must be followed.
  • Parent and Family Engagement Policy
  • Title I, Part C

    This funding provides supplemental resources to support programs that help migrant students overcome the challenges of mobility, cultural and language barriers, and other difficulties associated with a migratory lifestyle. 

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